FOD 140 - Incident Safety Officer

2.0 Credits
Assuming the role of Incident Safety Officer. Content includes duties and responsibilities, physiological and environmental hazards, incident operations, incident analysis, and accident investigation. Prerequisite: Fire Department affiliation, placement in ENGL 100. Permit code required.

Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Describe the historical origin, trends, and need for an Incident Safety Officer including duties and responsibilities. [REASON]
Describe the concepts associated with managing emergency scene safety. [REASON]
Identify the key elements to designing an effective Incident Safety Officer system. [REASON]
Identify and describe the factors that commonly affect firefighter safety. [REASON]
Describe the principle elements of the Incident Safety Officer’s action model. [REASON]
Describe the process for evaluating the resources of time, personnel, equipment and effective risk management. [REASON]
Describe the process of evaluating incident operations in the context of managing hazards for the purpose of effective scene safety. [REASON]
Describe the Incident Safety Officer’s process of critical thinking, decision-making, and taking action. [REASON]
Document the process of accident investigation and post-incident analysis. [REASON]