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1
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  1. What’s the difference between:
    Strategy
    Tactics
    Task
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Strategy-goals, priority’s; objective put fire out
Tactics- needs to get things done, fire truck with water
Task- crew L-6 puts fire out

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What are fire ground sectors?

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geographic function area

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Five specific levels of unit command?

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Command, Fiance/Admin, Logistics, Planning, Operations

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What is Size up?

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The decision making process that starts before the incident.
(Allows firefighter or IC to gather info and develop strategies, also what you see and do; assignments, resources, conditions, structure, and environment)

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Definition of a size up?

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Info gathering, starts with initial dispatch info

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Fire incident priority?

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FF Safety, Life safety, incident stabilization, property conservation

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Define strategic goal?

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Needs to be done, what we expect to do. Goals, priorities,objectives

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What is an action plan?

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Well thought out organized course of events developed to address all phases of incident control with in a specified time. Needs to be completed in the least amount of neg action

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9
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NFPA 1500 and Comm 30 rule regards what?

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two in two out

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What time frame is a par done at?

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every 10-15 mins

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11
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Size up starts?

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with a good preplan

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12
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Operations sector does what in the command structure?

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Controls the incident

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13
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What is NFPA 1561

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Incident Management System

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14
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For fires you must?

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Locate, confine, and Extinguish

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15
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What system has an accelerator?

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A dry pipe sprinkler system

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16
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List the three types of stand pipe systems 1,2,3

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Standpipe 1- Class 1 used by the fire dept. trained for heavy streams

Standpipe 2- Class 2 primarily use by building occupants hose cabinet on wall

Standpipe 3- Class 3 use by the FD, those trained at handling heavy streams, building occupants may use this too. Fire dept. needs to turn the pressure reducer valve on to have heavy fire streams.
standpipes are limited to 275 ft above that height they need FD to connect into the FDC

Class 3 remember that number (pressure reducer valve on it)

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17
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Should be a concern if you are using this type of Standpipe?

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Class 3 beware if the system has a pressure reducing device on the sytem

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18
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Spanification means what?

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Chemical+grease=soap like product

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19
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What does demobilization mean?

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Incident termination, returning to service (quarters)

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20
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What concerns are there using a standpipe system?

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reliable water source, adequate pressure, and volume

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what is P.I.A.

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post incident analysis- incident review that focuses on operations, and saftey

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22
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what is defusing?

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(onsite 24 hrs) Debriefing (24-72)

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23
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Most fire deaths happen between what hours?

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11pm-6am with 2am-5am the deepest sleep

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24
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What is the percentage of fire deaths?

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70%

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25
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In a car fire, who is the IC

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Company Officer

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26
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Keep this current for all members of the team

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Team profile

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27
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Interaction between labor and management in confrontational view each other as competitors

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Underlying distrust between the two
Win/lose driven
Grievances are encouraged
Leaders take advantage of each other in bad times

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28
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Interaction between labor and management armed truce

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Labor and management leaders are rigid
Some constructive communication
Relationship is fragile
Meetings are issue driven
Grievances are frequent
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29
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Interaction between labor and management in interactive

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Labor and management accept each others role
Both parties stress providing quality services of product to external customer
Service quality to its members
Forgiveness exist excuse and forget problems
Periodic grievances

30
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Interaction between labor and management in cooperative

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Cooperative relationship with labor and management
Works for whats best for the organization
High level of trust and respect
Focus on the quality of services
Management shares authority making decisions
Labor accepts the decisions
Regular meetings for problem solving
Greivances are rare

31
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Organizational anchors developed to enhance the change process

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Anchors are critical to improving overall effectiveness, help support staff to line personal, help support management to firefighters, and help support performance to positive out comes

32
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The most important strength labor and management have for the future is

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the relationship that the leaders have with each other

33
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Management shares the authority and

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labor shares responsibility or the process will simply not work

34
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Quality customer service provides a joint focus for labor and management

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the organizational focus must be on the internal and external customers

35
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What is RBO

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Relationship by Objective
Developed by the federal mediation and concilation services in 1970, brings labor and management together to work on mutual objectives, discuss area of disagreement,create action plans, and doesn’t take the place of formal negotiations process

36
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The RBO over site team is co-chaired by?

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The fire chief and labor leader

37
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RBO major teams are

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the senior manager and the leader of the labor group

38
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RBO task group have

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special knowledge/skills on specific topics

39
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RBO team meetings are held

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Quartely

40
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RBO ten step process

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ID the issue
Assign the issue
Analyze the issue
Make decision
Educate
Implement plan
Review for effectiveness
Revise
Complete the process
Regroup
41
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The biggest strength labor and management have is?

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The relationship with each other

42
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Meeting and agendas need to be

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Posted and announced to the whole dept.

43
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Conflict is not to be avoided but?

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Processed ASAP

44
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The five L’s

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Learn, laugh, Love, Leave, Labor

45
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Selection

A

Hire someone who will work well in the organization

46
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What is MAP

A

Mental Aspect Perspective

gary mack, improve skills during stress

47
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What is the stool for?(3 legs and 4 supports)

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The seat= Fire life safety mission
Legs=Public ED, Response Fire/EMS, Fire prevention
Supports=Training preparation, infrastructure equipment, partnership politics, and members system support

48
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Stool provides what?

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System designed around central??????? needs more answer

49
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Purpose of an instructor?

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To be a role model for young firefighters

50
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What are anchors for in a bubble?

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Mission, values, training, finacial

51
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If you drift outside the circle

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will be outside the dept. norms

52
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Hazmat entry cannot go in if?

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Heart rate <150/100

53
Q

How much time in rehab post bottle fill?

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10 mins

54
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Hazmat 8 Step process

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Site control
Product ID
Hazard risk assessment
PPE
Info resource coordination
Control Measure
Decon
Termination
55
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Backing out of a building

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is because of safety concerns

56
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Functions of command are

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IC, Set up strategy, develop an action plan

57
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Sides of a buildng are called what w/MFD policy

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Exposures, A, B, C, D

58
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Secor officers job is what?

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Direct the crews

59
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Command options are?

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Offensive, defensive, marginal attacks, fast attacks

60
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First thing that happens in the IAP (Incident action Plan)

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ID strategy,goals, objectives, support activities

61
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What are Tactics

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Measurable in time and performance

62
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What is Fast attack

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Last a few mins, direct fire attack, over when incident is stabilize

63
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Define, Division, Group, Branch, Sectors

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Division- IMS responsible for operations with in a specific assigned geographic area.
Group- IMS responsible for operations of assigned functions (Example- rescue group)
Branch- IMS maintain a manageable span of control over a division, sector or group
Sectors- IMS geographic area or function for a purpose

64
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What is an Incident action plan

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IAP is a well though out organized course of events developed to address all phases of incident control with a specified time,
including Strategic responsibilities, tactical objectives, and support activites

65
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What is the reason for Division, groups, and sectors

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Firefighter safety

66
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The primary function of communication

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Division, groups, and sector crews to perform tasks

67
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Unified Command is used when?

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Jurisdiction, multiple agencys are involved

68
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RIT reports to

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RIT sector (Chiefs Aide, until another chief officer takes over

69
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Division of labor means

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Break large jobs down into smaller tasks which are assigned to specific individuals

70
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Discipline means

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Setting the limits and boundaries for expected performance and enforcing them

71
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What is scalar organization

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Chain of command, decisions are directed down from the top

72
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What is Maslows needs

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Survival food, water shelter air
Safety savings account, insurance policy, investments, retirements
Affiliation influence, interactions, threat of exclusion
Esteem ego fulfillment, individual professional acheviement, recognition, respect peer
Self actualization people have found their niche, work becomes their life

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