201.01 Command Proceedures Flashcards
Command procedures are designed to?
- Fix responsibility of command on a certain individual.
- Ensure a strong, direct, and viable command from the onset of the incident.
- est effective organization defining responsibilities and activities assigned to the ic.
- Provide a system to process info and support the incident management, planning and decision making
- Orderly transfer of command
- Seamless transition from type 5/4 to 3/2/1
Who is senior advisor on first alarms or greater?
Deputy chiefs
Who is ic for first alarm or greater?
Bc
Who is responsible for the tactical objectives?
The ic
What are the tactical objectives in order of priority?
Which is ongoing?
Remove endangered occupants and treat the injured
Stabilize the incident and provide for life safety
Conserve property
Provide for safety, accountability, and welfare of personnel. Ongoing
What is used to facilitate the completion of tactical objectives?
Incident command system
What are the functions of command defined as?
Standard activities that are performed by the ic to achieve tactical objectives
What are the 8 functions of command?
- assume and announce command and est command position
- Size up
- Initiate, maintain and control communications
- Provide resources
- Identify strategy, make IAP, assign companies accordingly
- Sectorize
- Review and revise strategy and iap
- Provide continuity, transfer or terminate command.
What 4 things are in a follow up report?
Immediate safety concerns
Accountability location
Disposition of resources add/hold/ return
IRIC
Why should you add a command officer to a sector and how many companies should be in the sector working when you do so?
Improves safety Decreases the span of control Improves communications Improves accountability Improves management of the sector
Who can effect change in incident management in extreme safety situations?
Anyone
Who starts the ICS process?
The alarm room
Who shares the responsibility for starting the ICS process by virtue of being the highest ranking officer on duty?
Deputy/ shift commander
Who does the command team consist of?
Ic
Support officer
Senior advisor
What is the goal of the command team?
Quickly provide enough command and control to rapidly bring a significant incident under control.
It is the responsibility of the _____ to perform the functions of command to achieve the tactical
Objectives
IC
What are the roles and responsibilities of the support officer?
- Define, evaluate and recommend changes for the iap
- Provide direction relating to tactical priorities and fireground factors
- Become ISO
- Evaluate resource needs
- Assign logisitcial responsibilities
- Assist with tactical worksheet
- Evaluate span of control
- Other
What are the roles of the senior advisor?
- Evaluate IAP and make changes
- Ongoing review of incident big picture
- Review org structure change or expand to meet needs
- Sectorize or branch
- Provide liaisons
- Forecast and react to effects on neighbors, public and staffing
- Prepare transition to long term operations
- Provide briefing for incoming IMT
Advantages to sectorizing are?
Reduce span of control
Improve communications
Logical system to divide large geographical incidents into effectively sized units
Provide an array of major support functions
Improve safety
What three things should the ic tell the sector officer when assigning them a sector?
Tactical objective
Radio designation
Resources in their sector
Who runs the following levels? Strategic Coordination Tactical Task
IC
Branch officers
Sector officers
Companies
When should a branch officer be used?
When span of control with sectors is maxed or the incident involves two different major components. Is fire and medical
If an incident becomes large enough they are divided into 4 sections. What are they?
Logistics
Planning
Operations
Administrative
What is logistics section responsible for?
They are like resource. Radios Equipment Food Fuel Repairs ect..
