3.1.4.1 Command Procedures

Question 1

ICS shall be the basis for operations involving localized emergencies that do not require establishment of more than what?

Answer 1

Operations Division/Group

Question 2

Widespread operations will be structured using what?

Answer 2

National Incident Management System

Question 3

Who is normally designated as Command?

Answer 3

Ranking employee on scene, or first arriving officer when equal rank

Question 4

Can the ranking officer defer command to a subordinate if they believe it is prudent to do so?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

When the first arriving officer goes interior, they should/should not pass command to another officer or engineer?

Answer 5

Should

Question 6

Is it necessary to announce the transfer of command to all personnel?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

Does the arrival of a ranking officer automatically initiate a transfer of command?

Answer 7

No

Question 8

Transfer of command report should include what (4)?

Answer 8

Fire location and extent
Present strategic goals
Effectiveness of tactical efforts
Deployment of companies operating and staged

Question 9

If the IC wishes to transfer command to a ranking officer, is the ranking officer obligated to assume command?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

Where is the most desirable location for a command post?

Answer 10

In an vehicle equipped for such purposes.

Question 11

What principle should be the basis for expanding the command structure?

Answer 11

Unity of Command

Question 12

What is the maximum span of control per SOG’s?

Answer 12

5

Question 13

What level of staging automatically applies to all multi-unit responses unless otherwise ordered by command?

Answer 13

Level-1 Staging

Question 14

In Level 1 staging, where do the first two responding units go?

Answer 14

Directly to the scene

Question 15

In level 1 staging where does the third arriving unit go?

Answer 15

~1/2 block from scene

Question 16

In Level 1 staging, fourth and later arriving units will stage where?

Answer 16

Short of the scene in a tactically advantageous position.

Question 17

What level of staging is used when fire conditions make it probable that additional resources beyond the first alarm assignment will be necessary?

Answer 17

Level 2 staging

Question 18

If Level 2 staging is ordered, what position must Command assign to be filled?

Answer 18

Staging officer

Question 19

From whom will units arriving after level 2 staging has been declared receive the staging location?

Answer 19

Dispatch

Question 20

The staging officer should coordinate with whom to block streets, intersections, and other access required for the staging area?

Answer 20

Police Department

Question 21

What form should the staging officer collect from all units in staging?

Answer 21

Mutual Aid Staging Forms

Question 22

At what level of engines and ladders should the staging officer advise command?

Answer 22

Two engines and a ladder