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201.01 Command Proceedures Flashcards

1
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Command procedures are designed to?

A
  1. Fix responsibility of command on a certain individual.
  2. Ensure a strong, direct, and viable command from the onset of the incident.
  3. est effective organization defining responsibilities and activities assigned to the ic.
  4. Provide a system to process info and support the incident management, planning and decision making
  5. Orderly transfer of command
  6. Seamless transition from type 5/4 to 3/2/1
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2
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Who is senior advisor on first alarms or greater?

A

Deputy chiefs

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3
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Who is ic for first alarm or greater?

A

Bc

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4
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Who is responsible for the tactical objectives?

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The ic

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5
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What are the tactical objectives in order of priority?

Which is ongoing?

A

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

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What is used to facilitate the completion of tactical objectives?

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Incident command system

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7
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What are the functions of command defined as?

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Standard activities that are performed by the ic to achieve tactical objectives

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What are the 8 functions of command?

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  1. assume and announce command and est command position
  2. Size up
  3. Initiate, maintain and control communications
  4. Provide resources
  5. Identify strategy, make IAP, assign companies accordingly
  6. Sectorize
  7. Review and revise strategy and iap
  8. Provide continuity, transfer or terminate command.
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9
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What 4 things are in a follow up report?

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Immediate safety concerns
Accountability location
Disposition of resources add/hold/ return
IRIC

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10
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Why should you add a command officer to a sector and how many companies should be in the sector working when you do so?

A 
Improves safety
Decreases the span of control
Improves communications
Improves accountability 
Improves management of the sector
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11
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Who can effect change in incident management in extreme safety situations?

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Anyone

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12
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Who starts the ICS process?

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The alarm room

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13
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Who shares the responsibility for starting the ICS process by virtue of being the highest ranking officer on duty?

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Deputy/ shift commander

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14
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Who does the command team consist of?

A

Ic
Support officer
Senior advisor

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15
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What is the goal of the command team?

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Quickly provide enough command and control to rapidly bring a significant incident under control.

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16
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It is the responsibility of the _____ to perform the functions of command to achieve the tactical
Objectives

A

IC

17
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What are the roles and responsibilities of the support officer?

A
  1. Define, evaluate and recommend changes for the iap
  2. Provide direction relating to tactical priorities and fireground factors
  3. Become ISO
  4. Evaluate resource needs
  5. Assign logisitcial responsibilities
  6. Assist with tactical worksheet
  7. Evaluate span of control
  8. Other
18
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What are the roles of the senior advisor?

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  1. Evaluate IAP and make changes
  2. Ongoing review of incident big picture
  3. Review org structure change or expand to meet needs
  4. Sectorize or branch
  5. Provide liaisons
  6. Forecast and react to effects on neighbors, public and staffing
  7. Prepare transition to long term operations
  8. Provide briefing for incoming IMT
19
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Advantages to sectorizing are?

A

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

20
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What three things should the ic tell the sector officer when assigning them a sector?

A

Tactical objective
Radio designation
Resources in their sector

21
Q 
Who runs the following levels?
Strategic
Coordination
Tactical
Task
A

IC
Branch officers
Sector officers
Companies

22
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When should a branch officer be used?

A

When span of control with sectors is maxed or the incident involves two different major components. Is fire and medical

23
Q

If an incident becomes large enough they are divided into 4 sections. What are they?

A

Logistics
Planning
Operations
Administrative

24
Q

What is logistics section responsible for?

A 
They are like resource. 
Radios
Equipment
Food
Fuel
Repairs ect..
25
Q

What is planning section responsible for?

A 
They work with IMT
recommend IAP changes
Forecast outcomes
Gather info
Do after action report
26
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What does operations section do?

A 
Coordinate activities with IC 
Make assignments to sectors or branches
Provide tactical objectives to branches or sectors
Provide for accountability 
Provide for life safety
Request resources

They basically become the IC

27
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What does the administrative sector do?

A

Evaluated and managed risk and financial requirements
Liaison for EPA OSHA DOT FBI
Serve as EOC rep

Captains Test 2018 (47 decks)

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