Chapter 2 Notes Safety

Front 1

Appropriate safety measures must be applied ______ and consistently

Back 1

routinely

Front 2

During serious incidents,________ are responsible for evaluationg the hazards of various situations and recommending appropriate safety measures to the incident comander

Back 2

safety officers

Front 3

Each year, approximately ____ fire fighters are killed in hte line of duty in the United States

Back 3

100

Front 4

These deaths occur not only at emergency incident scenes, but also in the ______, during ______ and while ______ to or returning from emergency

Back 4

station
training
responding

Front 5

The leading cause of fire fighter death is ________, both on and off the fire ground

Back 5

heart attack

Front 6

Vehicle collisions are a major cause of fire fighter fatalities. For every 1000 emergency response, there is ____ vehicle collision involving an emergency vehicle

Back 6

one

Front 7

_____ percent of the fire fighters who died in where not wearing a seatbelt

Back 7

39%

Front 8

The NFPA estimates that ____________ were injured in the line of duty in 2005

Back 8

80,100

Front 9

A successful safety program must have four major components

Back 9

Standards and procedures
Personnel
Training
Equipment

Front 10

____ is a nationally recognized plan to establish command and control of emergency incidents

Back 10

ICS

Front 11

Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program

Back 11

NFPA 1500

Front 12

The federal agency that regulates worker safety and, in some cases, responder safety. This agency is part of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Back 12

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Front 13

Strains and sprains _____
Soft tissue injuries ______

Back 13

44%
18%