200s Accountability

Question 1

What is the hot zone?

Answer 1

Any area that requires an SCBA, a charged hose line, and PPE, and has the risk of becoming lost trapped or injured

Question 2

Who will ensure that the daily CAD roster, and PASSPORTS, and Helmet tags reflects the members on the truck?

Answer 2

Company Officer. It is also their responsibility to makes sure their crew stays intact on an incident

Question 3

Crews arriving on scene should remain intact. What is a minimum crew size and what must each member have?

Answer 3

2 or more members / A radio

Question 4

Crews will go in together stay together and come out together. What must all crews have to enter a hot zone?

Answer 4

A Supervisor

Question 5

If a radio or PPE fails while in the hot zone all crews must exit unless they have what?

Answer 5

Another working radio.

Question 6

Who may be an Accountability Officer?

Answer 6

1: Engineer
2: Sector Officer
3: A Designated Accountability Officer

Question 7

The first arriving company will announce accountability location in a follow up after the on scene report. THis report includes what?

Answer 7

1: The accountability unit ID
2: Geographic Location
3: Initiation of the accountability system

E203 is North Accountability

Question 8

What must command give in addition to an assignment to later arriving crews in regards to accountability?

Answer 8

An accountability location

Question 9

Where will the PASSPORT be located

Answer 9

1: At the dash of the company officer
2: Drivers door

Question 10

Where is the blue bag with unit IDs kept?

Answer 10

Engineer Compartment

Question 11

Where is the 8x11 status board for PASSPORTS located?

Answer 11

Inside door of engineer

Question 12

The Company officer should remove any tags from the PASSPORT of members not entering hot zone. Where may they place them?

Answer 12

Velcro on the helmet, or pocket

Question 13

All PASSPORTS helmet ID tags are considered safety equipment and should be inspected how often?

Answer 13

Quarterly

Question 14

What is a PAR for a Company Officer and a Sector Officer?

Answer 14

Company Officer: visual confirmation that members are present
Sector Officer: Accounting for all crew members of all companies operating in their sector. Should be conducted face to face when possible

Question 15

When is it required to obtain a PAR?

Answer 15

1: Any report of missing or trapped firefighter
2: Any change from offensive to defensive
3: Any sudden hazardous event (flash over collapse)
4: When an “All Clear” is declared
5: Every 30 minutes of elapse time
6: At report of “Fire Under Control”
7: Anytime command feels necessary

Question 16

Where is the initial accountability location and who is the initial accountability officer?

Answer 16

1: The first engine on the geographic side of the incident or point of entry
2: The Engineer

Question 17

When will Sector officers manage PASSPORTS?

Answer 17

Only if they are NOT entering the Hot Zone

Question 18

As the incident escalates to a level that Accountability Officers are assigned Command should implement an Accountability Sector that reports to Safety Section to manage Accountability Officers. They will operate on their own radio channel. What are Accountability Sector responsibilities?

Answer 18

1: Develop and implement a plan to track and account for all members in hot zone
2: Ensure that each Sector has an accountability officer
3: Request and manage resources as needed
4: Provide progress reports to command
5: Initiate PARs on benchmarks or as needed

Question 19

As members arrive for duty what must they immediately do? Also what is the Firefighters responsibility on an incident?

Answer 19

1: Update PASSPORT and helmet tags
2: Stay with the crew at all times

Question 20

What are the RULES OF THUMB for PASSPORTS?

Answer 20

1: PASSPORTS NEVER enter the hot zone
2: PASSPORTS must me maintained at the point of entry of the hot zone
3: PASSPORTS must reflect only members in the hot zone
4: Crews must turn in PASSPORTS when entering and retrieve when leaving

Question 21

Where can the PASSPORT for the first engine of each geographical side remain?

Answer 21

Attached to the dash

Question 22

What is the distance park at where you can leave your PASSPORT at your truck and the Engineer tracking accountability will pick them up?

Answer 22

50 feet, any crew parked greater than 50 feet must hand deliver

Question 23

If the initial ladder company is parked that would not permit easy delivery of PASSPORTS what can they do?

Answer 23

May leave it on the dash of their apparatus

Question 24

What if a Ladder is assigned to a Sector?

Answer 24

Then they must deliver their PASSPORT to an accountability location for that sector

Question 25

What if a crew exits at a different location than they went in?

Answer 25

They must immediately notify the Accountability officer and retrieve their PASSPORT

Question 26

What if a crew cant retrieve their original PASSPORT and is being reassigned?

Answer 26

They must make a “make up” PASSPORT

Question 27

Where will crews deliver PASSPORTS in a high rise event

Answer 27

Same manner as other event types until the creation of LOBBY Sector, then they mus deliver it there

Question 28

Once Resource Sector is established at a high rise event, what is their responsibility with accountability?

Answer 28

Resource collects all PASSPORTS of companies in fire combat positions and assign an Accountability Officer to each point of entry and stairwell

Question 29

Who manages PASSPORTS for support sectors at a high rise event?

Answer 29

Sector officer

Question 30

When can the PASSPORT system be terminated?

Answer 30

At the ICs discretion after “Fire Under Control” and a PAR has been obtained

Question 31

When must Command initiate a RIC Crew

Answer 31

All “Working” situations and or operations that pose a special hazard

Question 32

What must be the assumption for a absent member of any crew?

Answer 32

That they are lost or trapped in the Hot Zone. Company Officers must immediately declare a “Mayday”

Question 33

What must Command do following a “Mayday”

Answer 33

The next greater alarm with a medical component. Then they must initiate an immediate PAR of all crews in the hot zone. The RIC team will then be deployed to the last know location of the member. IC must adjust the strategy making search and rescue a priority.

Question 34

What are the responsibilities of the Sector Officer, Accountability Officer, and Accountability Sector officer in regards to Accountability?

Answer 34

Sector Officer: Responsible for all crew in there sector and knowing their exact location

Accountability Officer: Teaming up with Sector Officers and managing accountability of that Sector

Accountability Sector Officer: Manages Accountability Officers and the Accountability system

Question 35

What is Command responsibility in regards to Accountability?

Answer 35

Tracking the location of all crews, and must advise later assigned crews of their accountability location