5. Command Flashcards
Developing the ability to command a residential fire starts when ____
you join the fire service and possible much earlier.
Command is not a title based on rank, it’s a ____
fireground position that can be almost any member at any time.
Fireground commanders must have the ability to stand tall, analyze the situation, and ____
must mitigate the incident.
At every incident, someone must be in command who is not involved with ____
hands on tasks such as stretching lines, throwing ladders, or worse, entering the fire building.
Command is a position that requires the ability to ____
analyze what has occurred, what is occurring, and predict what will happen with or without appropriate tactics.
Definitions of strategy
- A careful plan or method for achieving a particular goal usually over a long period of time.
- The skill of making or carrying out plans to achieve a goal.
Definitions of tactics
- The science and art of disposing and maneuvering forces in combat
- The art or skill of employing available means to accomplish an end.
Strategies are ____, and tactics are ____.
- your overall goals
* how you achieve those tasks/goals.
The mnemonic LIP is utilized for remembering the key inputs for strategy.
Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation
Every fire we respond to may not fit the definition of a modern fire, However, each and every fire _____
should be considered to be modern contents until proven otherwise.
The most widely accepted and utilized memory aid for size up is ____
COAL WAS WEALTH
COAL WAS WEALTH stands for ____
Construction
Occupancy
Area and height
Life hazard
Water supply
Auxiliary Systems
Street Conditions
Weather Exposures Apparatus and Personnel Location and extent Time Hazards
Size up is not done once and only once. ____ must perform his or her own size up.
Every arriving member
The incident commanders size up must be ____
a continual evaluation of the incident, what companies are doing, and what progress or lack of progress is being made. This continual evaluation must include how the tactics are affecting the stability of buildings.
Size up comes down to the constant analysis of the incident. Regardless of the model you use, it all comes down to knowing and evaluating the following about the fire:
location, intensity, extension, type, and size.
Location of the fire is extremely important. It affects any ____, ____, and ____. Location will also tell you ____.
- life hazards present, structural stability, and potential areas of extension.
- where the fire has been and where it is going.
It is critical to read smoke to determine ____
where the fire is moving, and its intensity.
Evaluating ____, ____, and ____ of the smoke will assist in the smoke reading assessment.
- volume, velocity, and density
Your analysis of ____ and ____ will help you determine where the fire is traveling and how quickly it will get there.
- the smoke
* identifying flow paths
Knowing the type of fire is critical in ____
assignment of tactics.
Use the fire behavior indicators to better read fire. Those indicators are ____
smoke, air track, heat, and flame (all in the context of building construction)
What mnemonic helps us remember the fire behavior indicators?
B-SAHF
Building (the context) Smoke Air track Heat Flame
The four fire behavior indicators can be used to ____
rapidly assess the stage of fire development and the changes that are likely to occur before, during, and after fire service intervention.
What building factors have a significant impact on fire behavior?
style, construction method, and materials
The temperature in a well insulated room could rise more ____ than a room with poor insulation properties.
rapidly
Modern windows will fail ____ in the incident allowing ____
- earlier
* air to immediately be entrained into the room and creating another flow path, which increases the fire’s energy.
The ____, ____, and ____ of smoke provide valuable information about the location of the fire, its stage (fuel or ventilation controlled), and the stage of the fire in different areas of the building.
- location, appearance, and movement
The ____ and ____ assessment are two pieces of the puzzle that the commanding officer must put together for a successful outcome.
- interior and exterior
What are the visual cues to evaluate to define smoke and air track?
- Height of neutral plane
- Color and thickness
- Volume and location
- Buoyancy and pressure
As the fire develops, how will the neutral plane progress with fire development?
The neutral plane will lower and the thickness of the smoke gases will increase.
A high neutral plane could indicate ____
that the fire is in the preliminary stages of development.
A very low neutral plane could indicate ____
that the fire is on the floor below or there could be a wind condition opposite of the entry, creating a unidirectional flow path.
A sudden rise in the neutral plane could indicate ____
that ventilation has occurred.
A gradual lowering of the neutral plane often indicates ____
a build up in fire gases and progress to flashover
A sudden lowering of the neutral plane could indicate ____
a rapid intensification of the fire.
Dark smoke often indicates ____
rich conditions due to restricted air supply. When flaming or smoldering combustion is occurring, these conditions result in black smoke.
