Bk 93 - Expanded Operations Flashcards
Expanded Command:
The _________ is the official responsible for ADMINISTERING POLICY for the Department. On expanded incidents will specify the “footprint” of the tactical area for the Area Command.
Agency Administrator
(Each Geographic Bureau Commander is the Agency Administrator for all incidents in their Bureau.)
Expanded Command:
Agency Administrators (Bureau Commanders) supervise and provide policy direction to ________ Commanders.
Area Commanders
Expanded Command:
__________ is an expansion of the incident command function primarily designed to manage a complex or large incident/event or area that has multiple incident management organizations assigned.
Typically, these types of incidents compete for the same resources.
Area Command
Area Command manages incidents by working directly with designated Zone Commanders (Batt Chiefs).
Expanded Command:
The ________ provides an intermediate level of command between the Incident Commander and the Area Commander.
Zone Commander (ZCDR)
Zones Commander (Battalion Chiefs) are established to reduce span of control for Area Commands.
Expanded Command:
If one or more of the incidents within the Area Command is MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL or multidiscipline, a ________ should be established.
Unified Area Command
The Department Operations Center (DOC) is a physical location that is staffed on an AS-NEEDED basis. It is the department’s CITY-WIDE Command Post.
Staffing in the DOC consists of a rotation of how many Incident Management Teams (IMTs)?
Three
The _______ is a physical location that is staffed on an as-needed basis with representatives from all key City departments. The staff provides coordination between City departments to fulfill the resource needs of each department.
Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Routine communication between Area Command and the EOC is routed through the LAFD Department Operations Center to the EOC Fire Branch Director.
Expanded Command:
Who is responsible for determining the area of evacuation that may be needed?
LAPD
However, LAPD works closely with LAFD’s IC to make the determination.
A NOTIFICATION AREA is a geographic area identified by the Area Commander in which the Area Command AND Metro COORDINATE the dispatching of resources.
Notification Areas are typically seen in ________ where resources have been pre-deployed and are under the command of the event’s Incident Commander.
Planned events
A _______ area is geofenced in the dispatch system as belonging to the Area Command and MFC WILL NOT dispatch resources directly to incidents within the Area.
This Area is set up by the AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR.
Tactical Area
(MFC will provide dispatch information to the Area Command, which will dispatch its own resources to manage the incident.)
When activated, the Department Operations Center (DOC) works closely with ______ to deconflict competing resource requests from Area Commands.
They will also determine the status of “dark” or “dry” stations, reconcile resource status, and approve and transmit mutual aid requests for outside resources.
MFC
(This information is updated to the Fire Chief and command staff)
Criteria for activation of an Area Command may include, but is not limited to:
• SEVERAL MAJOR or COMPLEX incidents that are in CLOSE PROXIMITY to each other
• Critical human or property values at risk when multiple incidents are COMPETING for LIMITED resources
• Difficulties with inter-incident resource allocation and coordination are encountered
• The ABILITY of MFC to dispatch and track resources is COMPROMISED
Who has the ability to activate an Area Command?
Fire Chief
Emergency Operations Commander (EOPS)
Bureau Commander
Separate from the Area Command process, the Incident Commander at an Active Shooter incident may establish a Tactical Area perimeter that is the same as, or ______(smaller or larger?) than the perimeter of the Cold Zone
Larger
(This allows the Incident Commander to control any Fire Department responses into what could be designated as a Warm Zone.)
Resources assigned to Area or Zone Commands by MFC may come as Strike Teams, Task Forces, or _________.
Single resources
A ______ is a group of resources (other than a Strike Team) with a leader, temporarily assembled for special missions.
This can be ANY number of ANY kind and ANY type of resources
-Task Force
A Task Force can be comprised of any configuration of resources that will assist with meeting the operational objectives of the incident. (3 Engines or Engine/RA/800 or Truck/Engine/RA ect)
Task Forces formed from single resources by Area, Zone or Incident Commanders shall be designated in accordance with the _________ Resource Designation System
FIRESCOPE
(Note that Task Forces do not have a letter designator in the way that Strike Teams do.)
For consistency, each geographic bureau has been allotted the following designators:
• OCB 1031 – _____
• OSB _____ – 1050
• OWB 1051 – _____
• OVB _____ – 1070
• OCB 1031 – 1040
• OSB 1041 – 1050
• OWB 1051 – 1060
• OVB 1061 – 1070
(They each get NINE)
In situations where MFC has passed the responsibility for command and control of resources to Area Commands, resources will relay Still Alarm information to?
The Area Command.
MFC should still control incident creation and incident number assignments if the CAD is operational.
However, Area Command has the ability to create Still Alarm incident numbers from a predetermined chart. This info will be updated to MFC when time allows.
Area and Zone Commanders must ensure that Incident Commanders are documenting each incident’s activities on an F-666, and that Strike Team and Task Force Leaders and single resource bosses are documenting each resource’s activities on an ICS Form _____.
ICS FORM 214
• Incident Number (as assigned by Zone or Area Command)
• Time of Dispatch (by Area or Zone, or resource, if a still alarm)
• Time on Scene
• Resource Assignments at the Incident and Actions Taken
• Time Available
• Time Incident Complete
Expanded Command:
Members in charge of each resource shall document activities in the Station Journal (F-2). Officers shall complete NFIRS reports once all incident information is reconciled in the CAD.
Who will notify officers that NFIRS is ready to accept entries?
MFC will publish an Official Notice on the Intranet notifying officers when NFIRS is ready to accept report entries.
ICS Chart info
Expanded command:
Depending upon the timing of a Causative Event, the Department will move into one of three phases of planning and deployment.
What are the three phases?
Phase 1: Notification
Phase 2: Preparation
Phase 3: Activation
Causative Event for expanded command :
When information gleaned from Phase 1 activities is to be disseminated to the field, it will be posted as an _______ on the LAFD Intranet.
Official Notice
Causative Event for expanded command:
Which Phase begins when the Department is notified, or becomes aware, that conditions are building toward a Causative Event?
Phase 1- Notification
(Phase 1 activities normally occur AT or ABOVE the Bureau level.)
In unsafe, or potentially unsafe environments, EMS intervention prior to transport should be limited to treatment necessary to save a life.
How should any treatment beyond immediate life saving measures be performed?
While en route to a hospital OR Patient moved to a safe location.
