Fire Department Incident Safety Officer
Provides a Detailed, Street-Tested Approach to Working as an Incident Safety Officer (Fire Officer)

First Edition
Author: David W. Dodson

This book provides a detailed, street-tested approach to working as an incident safety officer. (Fire Officer)

It is divided into two key sections. The first provides a solid foundation of key topic information as well as a guide to developing an effective fire department safety incident officer program.

Section Two presents an action model that will help incident safety officers make a difference at the incident scene. Sample checklists and standard operating procedures are also included

• a six-step building analysis process is presented for incident safety officers to better predict building collapse
• a complete section dealing with hostile fires helps the reader gauge the fire and predict events before they happen
• covers the lost art of reading smoke - a tool to help predict fire behavior
• appendix material will help the reader create checklists and standard operating procedures

Contents:

PREPARING THE INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER:
Introduction to the "Safety Officer" Role.
Safety Concepts.
Designing an ISO System.
Knowing Your Nuts & Bolts.
ISO Triggers, Traps, and Incident Commander Relations.

ON-SCENE EFFECTIVENESS - THE FDISO ACTION MODELl:
The FDISO Action Model.
Incident Resource Evaluation.
Reconnaissance - Evaluating the Environment.
Reconnaissance - Evaluating the Operation.
Risk Evaluation & Management.
Reporting Conditions & Taking Action.
Post-Incident Responsibilities of the FDISO.

APPENDICES:
Sample Standard Operating Guidelines.
Sample FDISO Checklist.
Glossary.