5. Emergency Services Delivery Flashcards
NFPA __________ assigns emergency services delivery duties to level III and level IV chief officers. (p. 139)
1021
The __________ defines the levels of performance for all services provided by a fire and emergency services organization. (p. 140)
standard of cover (SOC)
NFPA __________, standard on continuity, emergency, and crisis management. (p. 140)
1600
NFPA __________, is a guide for structural fire fighting. (p. 140)
1700
NFPA __________, is the standard for the organization and deployment of fire suppression operations, emergency operations, and special operations to the public by career fire departments. (p. 140)
1710
The SOC is adopted by the community through baseline performance statements that reflect actual performance during the preceding year(s). __________ statements are considered performance goals and reflect the community’s willingness to accept the defined level of service, the associated risks, and costs (p. 140)
benchmark
The chief officer should understand the __________ and the authority to participate in mutual/automatic aid as directed by their AHJ. (p. 141)
national incident management system (NIMS)
What does NIMS stand for? (p. 141)
national incident management system
During an __________ response, resources from participating jurisdictions are dispatched to an agreed-upon staging area near the incident scene. (p. 141)
automatic aid
While organizations are out of their usual location during an __________ response, personnel and apparatus from another station are moved into the facilities where these resources assume the responsibility for incidents in an agreed upon area. (p. 141)
mutual aid
A large metropolitan fire and emergency services organization may have a contract to provide recruit training to candidates from surrounding smaller suburban organizations. This approach is both economical and ensures operational consistency when mutual aid is needed. What is this called? (p. 141)
joint training
What does IMT stand for? (p. 141)
incident management team
An __________ is a verbal or written plan for the safe and efficient resolution of an incident. It establishes the strategic decisions, assigned tactical objectives, and support requirements for an incident involving the management of multiagency planning, deployment, and operations. (p. 142)
incident action plan
The __________ must create an action plan and communicate it to those who will implement it. (p. 142).
incident commander
What is the basis for the development of an IAP? (p. 142)
tactical worksheet
What serves as an initial action worksheet? (p. 142)
incident briefing (ICS 201)
Identifies specific unit tactical assignments divided by branch and division. (p. 142)
assignments (ICS 204)
Information concerning personnel safety at the incident; may also be part of the incident safety plan developed by the incident safety officer. (p. 144)
safety message (ICS 208)
What is the first step in IAP development? (p. 145)
understand the situation
Incident personnel must function within the IAP’s scope; actions taken outside the IAP’s scope are called __________ and may place responders in jeopardy and reduce operational effectiveness. (p. 145)
freelancing
ICS form __________, provides the incident briefing. (p. 145)
201
ICS form __________, provides the incident objectives. (p. 145)
202
ICS form __________, is the organization assignment list. (p. 145)
203
ICS form __________, provides the assignment list. (p. 145)
204
ICS form __________, is the incident radio communications plan. (p. 145)
205
ICS form __________, displays the communications list. (p. 145)
205A
ICS form __________, develops the medical plan. (p. 145)
206
ICS form __________, provides the incident organizational chart. (p. 145)
207
ICS form __________, delivers the safety message plan. (p. 146)
208
ICS form __________, provides the incident status summary. (p. 146)
209
ICS form __________, delivers the resource status changes that occur. (p. 146)
210
ICS form __________, is the incident check-in list. (p. 146)
211
ICS form __________, provides the general message. (p. 146)
213
ICS form __________, is the operational planning worksheet. (p. 146)
215
ICS form __________, is the incident action plan safety analysis. (p. 146)
215A
Following most emergency incidents, a __________ of the event is made to determine the operational strengths and weaknesses of the incident response. (p. 146)
post incident analysis
What does USFA stand for? (p. 146)
United States Fire Administration
The __________ PIA or debriefing is normally held at the company level, although multiple units may be involved. (p. 146)
informal
The __________ PIA is a detailed review and analysis of large-scale or tactically challenging incidents. (p. 147)
formal
Disseminating notice of the PIA policy and procedures is the __________ step in the implementation process. Members of each organization that are subject to the policy must be informed of its development and its effective data. (p. 148)
first
The second step in the [PIA policy] implementation process is to provide __________ to the personnel who will use the analysis policy. (p. 148)
training
The __________ __________ gathers information to re-create the events that took place. Evolution of the incident. (p. 148)
chief officer
According to NFPA 1500 and NFPA __________, the ISO is responsible for collecting safety related information for a PIA. This officer collects the data from witnesses, participants, reports, incident action and safety plans, and communication logs and tapes. (p. 149)
1521
The organizations health and __________ officer also evaluates the use of personal protective equipment, the personnel accountability system, rehabilitation operations, hazardous conditions, and any other issues that pertain to personnel safety at the incident. (p. 149)
safety
The __________ provides an opportunity to review the effectiveness of actions and the organizations procedures. All aspects of the incident should be analyzed to include: incident command, objectives, strategy and tactics, dispatch and communications, emergency medical, safety, apparatus and other resources, and mutual-aid assistance. (p. 149)
critique
__________ reports provide a basic description of the event. They include detailed information such as dispatch, arrival and return to service times, unit assignments, fireground descriptions, and command decisions. (p. 150)
incident
Informal __________ records are based on the individual unit discussions that the company officers have gathered. Include a description of crew members actions and their observations of the event from their location and perspective. (p. 150)
debriefing
What does FEMA stand for? (p. 150)
federal emergency management agency
What is initiated when a state submits a request for assistance to the federal emergency management agency (FEMA) regional director at the time a threat of major disaster exists? (p. 150)
fire management assistance declaration process
The fire management assistance grant program provides a __________ percent federal cost share and the state pays the remaining percentage for actual costs. (p. 150)
75
In the event of a release (or threatened release) of hazardous substances, __________ may reimburse local governments for expenses related to the release and associated emergency response measures. (p. 151)
environmental protection agency (EPA)
The local governments reimbursement (LGR) program provides a “safety net” of up to __________ per incident to local governments that do not have funds available to pay for response actions. (p. 151)
25,000
According to section II of the __________, “each fire service that engages in the fighting of a fire on property which is under the jurisdiction of the United States may file a claim with the administrator of FEMA for the amount of direct expenses and direct losses incurred by such fire service as a result of fighting such fire.” (p. 151)
federal fire prevention and control act of 1974
Two types of reports are made on the PIA: results of the __________ and effectiveness of the PIA policy and recommendations for any changes. (p. 151)
analysis
