201.05 BASIC SECTORS Flashcards
Fire departments in the Phoenix Regional Automatic Aid Consortium (the consortium) manage safety by using what two different but inter-operable systems?
the single dedicated Incident Safety Officer (ISO), and the Incident Safety Officer System (ISOS).
An _________ is described as “any emergency situation that threatens life, safety, or property”.
incident
TRUE/FALSE: The IC has overall responsibility for the safety of responders working at an emergency scene, unless that responsibility is delegated.
That responsibility cannot be delegated.
The position within ICS that supports the IC and functions as the Incident Safety Officer in the ISOS until command van operations are commenced and a Safety Officer is assigned is known as?
Support Officer
The position within ICS that is assigned to a geographical area or particular function and manages units assigned to these areas during incidents is known as?
Sector Officer
The member of the Command Staff responsible
for monitoring and assessing safety hazards or unsafe situations and for developing measures for
ensuring personnel safety.
Safety Officer (SOFR)/ Incident Safety Officer (ISO):
An individual appointed or assigned at an incident scene by the Incident Commander (IC) to assist the ISO in the performance of ISO functions.
Assistant Incident Safety Officer (AISO):
Temporary two-person team assigned at the outset of a working fire to allow a two-person team to enter the structure to perform primary search and rescue
when information indicates a potential life hazard situation that can be resolved by rapid search and
rescue.
Initial Rapid Intervention Crew (IRIC):
Four-person crew fully equipped on site, in a ready state, to
immediately react and respond to rescue firefighters.
Rapid Intervention Crew (RIC):
Hazard control strategies developed by the ISO to address the incident action plan and the type of incident encountered.
Incident Safety Plan:
The initial IC/ISO maintains responsibility for overall safety until?
Command is transferred or the incident is terminated.
For incidents such as a still assignment or car fire, and one or two company response to an EMS call,
the ______________ maintains the role of IC and ISO.
company officer
The ________________ may be utilized to determine the specific primary and secondary
response requirements per Nature Code for an individual jurisdiction.
RSPREQ command
Regarding structure fire assignments, IC #1 has 2 roles. What are they?
Command and Incident Safety Officer.
One member of the IRIC must monitor the tactical radio channel and both members must be prepared to do what?
assist the interior portion of the crew if needed
If the first arriving BC does not have a FIT, and assumes Command, he/she assumes both Command and ISO responsibilities until…
a support officer/ISO is assigned.
It is the Responsibility of the IC to perform the Functions of Command to achieve…
the Tactical Objectives.
The second arriving BC can be assigned _____ when appropriate or assigned to?
Recon……..the most critical
Sector/Division or Group.
Once assigned to a sector, the BC assumes the responsibilities’ of a Sector Officer as described in
Command procedures. The BC’s FIT becomes the __________________ and an AISO for the incident.
Sector Safety Officer
On Deck provides the IC with the ability to move companies from Level I or Level II staging to a __________ __________ providing a tactical reserve on the fire ground.
forward position
When cars 957 north and south or BC152 are dispatched on all first alarm or greater incidents, what role will they fill?
the role of a mobile AISO, to provide an additional layer of safety.
If C957 or BC152 feels there is a need to enter the hot zone, what must they do?
he/she must team up with the second C957 and
communicate with Command to describe conditions, the reason to enter the hot zone, and their plan. The C957/BC152 team will not enter the hot zone until the IC approves their plan.
When transitioning to the CV the IC and support officer/FIT retain their positions as the IC and the
Support Officer/ISO. The IC and Support Officer now join who in CV? The three of them
become what?
the Senior Adviser….. the Command Team
The Incident Safety Officer (ISO) function operating in the Command Van (CV) works under the
direction of who?
Senior Advisor
The presence of an ISO enables Command to set up a _____________________________ that can communicate location, accountability, resource needs, and sector safety concerns to the command team without using valuable radio time from the tactical channel.
tactical safety channel
Tactical safety channel should not be used for tactical reports or resource requests unless ?
contact on the tactical channel is unavailable and the report or need is critical in nature.
Who decides that the scale, complexity, and duration of an incident warrants the use of an IMT?
The authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)
When it is determined that a IMT is needed, who will participate with the Command Team in an interagency briefing?
the ISO
Departments in the consortium using the single ISO model either dispatch an ISO or assigns the ISO
position to who?
a qualified Command or Company Officer during incidents.
Once the IC assigns an ISO they will be identified as what on the tactical channel?
SAFETY
Single ISO’s shall remain out of the hot zone unless ?
they are paired up.
SAFETY INTERVENTION at scene operations involves how many approaches? What are they?
3…..First is for life threatening situations, the
second is for non-life threatening situations; the third approach occurs in the on-going incident planning process.
In obvious life threatening situations that do not allow time for Command’s intervention, who shall immediately stop any action, or countermand any order, under these circumstances? How?
the Safety Sector/Section……by DIRECT
and IMMEDIATE intervention
WHO MUST BE IMMEDIATELY ADVISED OF ANY DIRECT INTERVENTION BY THE SAFETY SECTOR/SECTION?
COMMAND
_____________________ SHOULD BE USED FOR ANY CRITICAL EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS/
ALERTS REQUIRED AT THE INCIDENT SCENE!
EMERGENCY TRAFFIC
The second safety intervention approach is for ___________________________ and involves a more “one on one” correction of safety problems with individual firefighters, company officers, and/or sector officers (i.e. require SCBA, correct ladder position) and often does not affect incident strategy.
non-life threatening situations
The third safety intervention approach occurs during?
the on-going incident planning process.
In the Incident Command System, the Resource Sector is assigned under what Section Officer ?
Logistics
Whose responsibility is it to make an early determination of situations requiring the
establishment of the Logistics Section or the Resource Sector?
Command
Once the determination that the Logistics Section or Resource Sector needs to be established, Command must ensure what?
Contact the Resource Officer on call and make sure they are responding to the incident.
Prior to the arrival of the Resource Officer, Command may assign who to establish a Resource Sector?
an individual or company
Whose responsibility is it to provide the designated personnel and response capability to meet the requirements Logistics Section or the Resource Sector?
Resource Management Deputy Chief
Who will coordinate the response of additional Resource personnel and make assignments to provide for completion of assigned responsibilities?
The Resource Officer
The Resource Officer will remain at the Command Post and respond to any particular needs identified
by Command or ?
the Logistics Officer.
For major incidents the Resource Management Deputy Chief will respond to the incident to
manage the Sector. Other Resource Management Division Officers and Section heads will respond to
the scene of all _______ alarm incidents or greater.
second
Which sector is used to control access to a building or area during fires, hazardous materials
incidents, rescue operations or any other situation where it is necessary to control and maintain
accountability for the entry and exit of personnel?
Lobby Sector
In the case of a technical operation, the perimeter shall be defined by HAZARD ZONE tape with what identified?
an entrance/exit point
The __________________ is the only location where personnel shall enter or exit from the controlled area in order to maintain full accountability.
Lobby Sector
Regarding all personnel entering and exiting
a controlled area, the Lobby Sector will record what?
the names, times, and assignments
When beginning operations at at high-rise fires and other situations where control of access is necessary, how many firefighters from the
initial arriving companies should be left to establish a Lobby Sector?
one
