B501 Incident Reporting (02-01-2013)

Question 1

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What does NFIRS stand for?

Answer 1

National Fire Incident Reporting System

Question 2

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Every unit assigned to an incident must complete an:

Answer 2

Incident report

Question 3

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Who is responsible for the completion of the NFIRS report and supporting documentation?

Answer 3

Incident Commander

Question 4

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Officers for ever AFD resource assigned or self assigned to an incident are responsible for completing an:

Answer 4

Apparatus Responding Report

Question 5

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The apparatus responding report should include:

Answer 5

The specific actions taken by that unit

Question 6

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All incident reports shall be completed following the directions in the:

Answer 6

NFIRS Quick Reference Guide

Question 7

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When is the IC responsible for completing the NFIRS report?

Answer 7

When the incident is brought under control

Question 8

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If the NFIRS report is completed by someone other than the IC, Where should it be documented?

Answer 8

In the NFIRS report Authorization section

Question 9

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For working structure fires, IC should write the NFIRS report and each company officer should write a:

Answer 9

Unit narrative in the Apparatus Responding Report

Question 10

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All incident reports should normally be completed when?

Answer 10

The same shift

Question 11

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Who must approve AT for completing a report?

Answer 11

BC

Question 12

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Who do you contact for a replacement quick reference guide?

Answer 12

AFD TEXFIRS Analyst/Custodian of Records

Question 13

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The actual type of incident found on scene is documented in what field?

Answer 13

Incident type field

Question 14

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If an incident is not the type of incident that was dispatched, do not change what field in the report?

Answer 14

Alarm type field

Question 15

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What parts of the report are used for compiling data?

Answer 15

Code fields

Question 16

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Avoid which codes when completing the report?

Answer 16

Codes ending in 00 or 0 and UU or UUU codes

Question 17

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Any firefighter injury on an incident requires the completion of what 2 items?

Answer 17

1. IOJ paperwork
2. Fire Service Casualty Module

Question 18

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Any civilian casualty requires the completion of what?

Answer 18

Civilian Fire Casualty Module

Question 19

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Any fire incident that causes a secondary fire requires an:

Answer 19

Exposure report

Question 20

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What should NFIRS narratives not contain?

Answer 20

Medical info

Question 21

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Where should medical info be documented?

Answer 21

In a Patient Care Report

Question 22

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Any fire incident with property damage incurred should be documented in the NFIRS report by entering:

Answer 22

The dollar loss in section K of the NFIRS Basic Module

Question 23

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The dollar loss cannot be entered into what section of the report as it will display what was entered in section K?

Answer 23

G2

Question 24

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When selecting the Contact Type, if Owner is chosen, it will allow for the entry of what in regards to property damage?

Answer 24

Property damage and content loss

Question 25

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When selecting the Contact Type, if Occupant is chosen, it will allow for the entry of what in regards to property damage?

Answer 25

Only Content loss

Question 26

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What section of the NFIRS Basic Module is used to document if mutual aid was given or received, as well as automatic aid given or received?

Answer 26

Section D

Question 27

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In regards to Auto and Mutual Aid, what kind of report is required if the aid was GIVEN?

Answer 27

Shortened NFIRS report unless the department receiving the aid did not respond to the incident

Question 28

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In regards to Auto and Mutual Aid, what kind of report is required if the aid was RECEIVED?

Answer 28

Full NFIRS report

Question 29

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In regards to reporting Auto and Mutual Aid, the full NFIRS report can be made available by:

Answer 29

Checking the box for “Include Optional NFIRS” in section A of the NFIRS Basic Module

Question 30

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What section should be completed when entering any type of occupied structure fire code for the Incident Type?

Answer 30

The Smoke Detector Section

Question 31

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What sections should be completed in the Structure Fire Module to document the presence and operation of fire protection systems?

Answer 31

Sections L and M in the Structure Fire Module

Question 32

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What 2 fields are very important for AFD performance measures documentation and AFD research and planning?

Answer 32

1. The Incident Type (Basic Module, Section C)
2. Action Taken (Basic Module, Section F)

Question 33

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Who must complete an Apparatus Response Report?

Answer 33

Every AFD resource assigned or self-assigned to the incident, even support operations (air techs, etc), that is not completing the NFIRS narrative

Question 34

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If completing the NFIRS narrative, a separate Apparatus Responding Report is not required, rather the phrase, “____ ______” may be used:

Answer 34

“See NFIRS”

Question 35

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The NFIRS narrative should describe:

Answer 35

The overall incident and include the individual company’s actions

Question 36

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Incorrect or missing CAD times must be corrected in which report?

Answer 36

Apparatus Responding Report

Question 37

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What are the 3 CAD times that may need adjusting in the reports?

Answer 37

1. On-Scene time
2. Staging time
3. Clear time

Question 38

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When changing the time field to your best guess of the correct time, round the minutes to the nearest:

Answer 38

Half minute

Question 39

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What 2 additional steps are required when changing the On-Scene time?

Answer 39

1. Change the “Visinet on scene correct” field to “NO”
2. In the ARR, briefly state why the time was incorrect

Question 40

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The fields for _______ Code, _________ Status, and Order of AFD _______ are all very important for AFD data collection

Answer 40

• Response code,
• Cancellation status
• Order of AFD Arrival

Question 41

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State law requires municipalities to account for what in regards to the water system?

Answer 41

All water usage

Question 42

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AFD calculates the water used from hydrants based on the info entered in what field of the ARR?

Answer 42

Un-metered water field

Question 43

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Who will report the water usage when multiple apparatus are connected to 1 hydrant?

Answer 43

The pumping apparatus supplying from the hydrant

Question 44

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Water used to refill the booster tank in this manner should not be entered in the un-metered field:

Answer 44

With the hose at the station

Question 45

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The narrative is a _______ document of the department’s actions at an incident:

Answer 45

Legal

Question 46

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RMS spell check should be used before:

Answer 46

Locking the document

Question 47

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What info of the incident should not be included in the narrative?

Answer 47

1. Medical or patient info
2. Opinions or assumptions

Question 48

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Under the Austin Information Tab, what 2 fields must be completed even though they are not marked in yellow?

Answer 48

1. Alarm to Agent Application
2. Primary Method of Extinguishment