How should incident safety and risk assessment be managed during the initial size-up?

• A. Postpone safety considerations until a later phase to maintain focus on containment.
• B. Rely solely on equipment checks without considering human factors.
• C. Identify hazards, determine risk to responders and the public, implement control measures quickly, assign a safety officer, and document risk decisions in the IAP.
• D. Assume conditions are safe and proceed without a safety officer.

Answer: (C)