Blue Card™ I Flashcards
1
Q
- The Blue Card program is dedicated to the memory of ___.
A
Alan V. Brunacini
Retired Phoenix Fire Department Chief
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2
Q
Under the National Incident Management System, incidents are classified into (1.) — types. Type (2.) — and (3.) — events (where local incident management operations are supported solely by the Authority Having Jurisdiction [AHJ]) represent more than 99% of all fire department incident activity.
A
- 5
- 4
- 5
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3
Q
- When was the Blue Card IC training and certification program launched?
A
- 2008
Memory Aid: This was the year I became a 1st Class Firefighter.
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4
Q
- What does NIMS stand for?
A
- National Incident Management System
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5
Q
- What command system was created and mandated by the US federal government following 9/11, in an effort to place all incident responders under a single command system in the event of a large-scale natural disaster or WMD event?
A
- National Incident Management System (NIMS)
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6
Q
NIMS Type I and II incidents are managed at the (1.) — level. Type III incidents are managed at the (2.) — level. Type IV and V incidents are managed at the (3.) — level.
A
- Federal
- State
- Local
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7
Q
- What are the five major sections / functional areas of NIMS?
A
- Command
- Operations
- Planning
- Logistics
- Finance / Administration
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8
Q
- Blue Card is designed to provide a functional incident management system for operations up to (1.) — alarm incidents.
A
- 5
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9
Q
- What does IMT stand for, with respect to NIMS?
A
- Incident Management Team
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10
Q
A local command system exists to solve the (1.) — problem while ensuring all (2.) — safety.
A
- Customer’s
- Responders’
Blue Card, Introduction
11
Q
The entire Blue Card Type 4 and 5 IC Training and Certification Program is based on the Textbooks (1.) — and (2.) — written by Alan Brunacini.
A
- Fire Command
- Command Safety
Blue Card, Introduction
12
Q
- What are the eight basic Command Functions?
A
- Deployment management
- Assume, confirm and position command
- Situation evaluation (size up)
- Strategy development / incident action planning
- Incident communications
- Incident organization
- Review and revision
- Continuation, support and termination of command
Blue Card, Introduction
13
Q
Eight Basic Command Functions
(1.) — procedures describe the amount of resources needed to solve the customer’s problems.
A
- Deployment
Blue Card, Introduction
14
Q
In most situations, the first-arriving company officer will work and operate on all three organizational levels ((1.) —, (2.) — and (3.) —).
A
- strategic
- tactical
- task
Blue Card, Introduction
15
Q
(1.) — is always the number one Critical Fireground Factor.
A
- Fire
Blue Card, Introduction
16
Q
The (1.) — strategy entails entering the hot zone (structure) to perform (2.) — and to fight the fire using handlines (1-3/4”—2-½” attack lines).
A
- offensive
- search and rescue
Blue Card, Introduction
17
Q
The ultimate benchmark of whether the IC is in control of an incident operation is whether they have control over the (1.) — and (2.) — of all resources.
A
- position
- function
Blue Card, Introduction
18
Q
Operating in the proper (1.) — and keeping the (2.) — current is the major strategic-level safety responsibility, impacting responder safety more than any other single issue.
A
- strategy
- IAP
Blue Card, Introduction
19
Q
The three organizational levels create a complete organizational approach that connects direct supervision of work activities ((1.) — level), mid-management direction ((2.) — level) and overall command ((3.) — level).
A
- task
- tactical
- strategic
Blue Card, Introduction
20
Q
Amongst the three organizational levels, which is the most important?
A
- task
The strategic and tactical levels are there to support the task-level workers operating in the hazard zone, not the other way around.
Blue Card, Introduction
21
Q
The (1.) — organizational level is where the IC in a strategic command mode and the command team live.
A
- strategic
Blue Card, Introduction
22
Q
What are an IC’s five major responsibilities?
A
- Provide for responder safety and survival
- Protect, remove and provide care to endangered customers
- Stabilize the incident problem
- Conserve property and the environment during and after incident operations
- Provide short-term services that stabilize and begin to normalize the customers’ lives.
Blue Card, Introduction
23
Q
What are the five distinct command levels for a local command system?
A
- IC #1 (AKA, Mobile Command, i.e., a Company Officer IC)
- IC #2 (AKA Strategic Command, i.e., an IC working in a Command Post [CP])
- IC #2 - Supported with a Command Team (Support Officer & Senior Advisor)
- Sections (i.e., Operations, Logistics, Planning, etc.)
- Activation of an Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Blue Card, Introduction
24
Q
What does the acronym SDG stand for within the Blue Card system?
A
- Sector, Division, Group
Blue Card, Introduction
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# Command Functions
**(1.) ---** is the most "functional" of the Command Functions.
1. Deployment
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Function
After IC1 has arrived on-scene, **(1.) ---** Staging goes into effect. Later arriving engine companies should not pass their last **(2.) ---**; ladder compnaies should not pass their last **(3.) ---**.
1. Level 1
2. water source (i.e., last tactical option / objective)
3. access point into the incident site (i.e., last tactical option / objective)
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
The basic objective of **(1.) -Command Function-** is to provide a steady, adequate stream of appropriate resources (i.e., people, equipment and systems) to the fire occupancy at the right time, in the right place and performing correct, standard actions.
1. Deployment
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
Level 1 Staging procedures are automatically activated when the officer of the initial arriving unit gives their **(1.) ---** and assumes **(2.) ---**.
1. Initial Radio Report (IRR)
2. Command
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
Level **(1.) ---** Staging is a centralized staging location, adjacent to the incident scene where we assemble later-arriving resources.
1. 2
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Function 1: Deployment
Generally speaking, the **(1.) ---** is the resource allocator for the incident and is responsible for accounting for all resources assigned to the incident and managing the position and function of all assigned resources in the hazard zone.
1. Incident Commander (IC)
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
Generally speaking, the **(1.) ---** is the resource allocator for the incident and is responsible for accounting for all resources assigned to the incident and managing the position and function of all assigned resources in the hazard zone.
1. Incident Commander (IC)
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
The concept of TLO (Task, Location, Objective) is known as the **(1.) ---** Model.
1. Order
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
At no time will a unit auto-assign itself into the hazard area without notifying the IC; that is defined as **(1.) ---**, and it is absolutely prohibited.
1. freelancing
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
A strategically placed IC (in a Command Post) manages accountability with a **(1.) ---**. A tactical-level supervisor will use an **(2.) ---** and **(3.) ---**, and a task-level worker will use either **(4.) ---, ---, --- or ---** (e.g. another member or on a handline) to manage their accountability.
1. Tactical Worksheet
2. Accountability Board
3. Passports
4. voice / vision / touch / radio
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
What does TWS stand for in the Blue Card system?
1. Tactical Worksheet
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
Once the IC has covered all of the key tactical positions around the hazard zone and has backed up the most critical positions, they need to resist the temptation to assign other resources as soon as they report they’re staged. The wise IC will always hold a little back, maintaining a **(1.) ---** of available units.
1. tactical reserve
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
The following are the "Task Level Safety RULES":
Follow **(1.) ---**
Get into the **(2.) ---** properly
Manage crew’s **(3.) ---**: voice, vision, or touch
**(4.) ---** ticket in hazard zone
All members stay on **(5.) ---**
Max distance inside; **(6.) ---** feet
Manage crew’s **(7.) ---** cycle
Always keep crew **(8.) ---**
Always exit with a **(9.) ---**% air reserve
1. SOPs
2. game
3. accountability
4. Round trip
5. hoseline
6. 175
7. work
8. intact
9. 33
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
The **(1.) ---** is the designated "safety" officer for their crew.
1. company officer
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
What is the maximum depth that units are allowed to deploy inside a hazard zone?
1. 175'
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
A 4,500 psi SCBA bottle will give the wearer approximately **(1.) ---** min of air during physical exertion on the fireground. Taking this into account, a firefighter should spend no more than **(2.) ---** min inside the Hazard Zone.
1. 18
2. 12
This complies with the 1/3rd Air Management Strategy.
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
**(1.) ___** is defined as a forward staging position located just outside the immediate Hazard Zone, safely distanced from the entrance of a tactical position S/D.
1. On-Deck
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
For a typical working structure fire, a company should be assigned On-Deck only after **(1.) ---**.
1. all immediately-critical Tactical Priorities have been assigned sufficient resources
*Keep in mind that WAC () mandates a 2-in / 2-out rule.*
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
**(1.) ---** is defined as a timely and efficient means of air replacement and re-hydration of companies while maintaining their SDG assignment.
1. Recycling
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
Companies being relieved and recycled will remain in their assigned SDG, refill their **(1.) ---**, re-**(2.) ---** and then **(3.) ---** to their SDG officer or the IC that they are ready to go back to work.
1. air supply
2. hydrate
3. report
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
Rehab is an assignment to a formal rehab location (close to the emergency scene in the **(1.) ---** zone) where Units will be medically evaluated, rehydrated, and replenished.
1. Cold
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
**(1.) ---** is a deployment model where an IC always has a steady stream of workers for the required tasks. Workers in the **(2.) ---** Zone represent the first of the three layers of this model. Rapidly-assignable resources and SDG support in the form of **(3.) ---** companies represent the second layer. Crews located in **(4.) ---**, meant to replace On-Deck or Hazard Zone crews, represent the third layer.
1. Three Deep (i.e., Three Deep Deployment Model)
2. On-Deck
3. Staging
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 1
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# Command Functions
What does ZIP stand for, with respect to Blue Card?
Zero Impact Period
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 2
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# Command Functions
Command must be assumed on every **(1.) ---** response.
1. multi-unit
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 2
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# Command Functions
In the cases where a Command Officer is delayed getting to the scene, the initial Company Officer IC should remove themselves from the hazard area and continue to run the incident from **(1.)---**.
1. their apparatus
*When assuming or transitioning to the command position, the company officer has three options for dealing with their crew: 1) They can select a member of their crew to act as the company officer and give them an assignment; 2) They can assign their crew to another company officer; or 3) They can use their crew at the initial command post to act as administrative assistants and help them operate as the IC.*
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 2
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# Command Functions
The entire response team coming in behind a mobile IC must realize the initial IC is in a **(1.)---** position, not a command position. We accept this trade-off because many times, the initial front-end “hit” is enough to stabilize the incident’s problems.
1. tactical
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 2
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# Command Functions
Command must be transferred in a standard manner (per SOPs) that ensures the second IC has verified and documented the **(1.)---** and **(2.)---** of all resources located in the hazard zone.
1. position
2. function
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 2
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# Command Functions
The **(1.)---** Command Position is defined as a command position that is stationary, remote, outside of the hazard zone and inside of a **(2.)---**.
1. Strategic
2. vehicle
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 2
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# Command Functions
The information-management phase, known as **(1.)---**, involves the systematic, rapid and deliberate consideration of all critical incident factors.
1. Size-Up
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
The first thing the officer should check after getting on the rig is that the **(1.)---**.
1. radio is on the correct channel
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
**(1.)---** provide a job list for incident operations; they are the reason our customers call us.
1. Tactical Priorities
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
What does USA stand for on a Blue Card Standard Tactical Worksheet?
* Unit
* Staged
* Assignment
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
A mobile IC shouldn’t be expected to manage more units than they can track off the top of their head. In most cases, this is between **(1.)---** and **(2.)---** units.
1. two
2. three
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
The **(1.)---**-minute rule the fire service has been used for decades (if the fire has been burning uncontrolled for **(1.)---**-minutes, abandon the structure) must include burn time prior to when we get there. As a note of interest (and survival), for many structures, the **(1.)---**-minute rule is quite out of date. That time is growing shorter as lightweight structural materials keep getting lighter, the new rule should be around **(2.)---** minutes.
1. twenty
2. five
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
Standard conditions are identified as the incident's current **(1.)---**.
1. Critical Factors
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
Name the five components of the Strategic Decision Making Model.
1. Critical Factors
2. Rick Management Plan
3. Strategy
4. Incident Action Plan (IAP)
5. Tactical Priorities
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
Name the eight Critical Factors.
1. Building
2. Occupancy
3. Arrangement
4. Fire
5. Life Safety
6. Action
7. Resources
8. Special Circumstances
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
Name the three fixed Critical Factors.
1. Building
2. Occupancy
3. Arrangement
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
Name the five variable Critical Factors.
1. Fire
2. Life Safety
3. Action
4. Resources
5. Special Circumstances
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
A fully extended regulation flag equals an approximate **(1.)---** mph wind speed. This is a example of a Special Circumstance amongst the Critical Factors.
1. 20
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
Consistent wind speeds of **(1.)---**-**(2.)---** mph will overpower most mechanical ventilation (using a fan).
1. eight
2. ten
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
A fully extended regulation flag equals an approximate **(1.)---** mph wind speed. This is a example of a Special Circumstance amongst the Critical Factors.
1. 20
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 3
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# Command Functions
Overall operational strategy is divided into only two categories: **(1.)---** or **(2.)---**.
1. Offensive
2. Defensive
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
The strategy defines the positions the troops will operate from: offensive is **(1.)---**, defensive is **(2.)---**.
1. inside
2. outside
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
An hazardous incident scene is comprised of three distinct zones:
1. Cold Zone
2. Warm Zone
3. Hot Zone
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
What are the five general Blue Card Offensive Tactical Priorities?
1. Fire Control (F/C)
2. Life Safety - Primary and Secondary "All Clear(s)" (A/C)
3. Loss Control / Property Conservation - "Loss Stopped" (L/S)
4. Post Fire Control Firefighter Decontamination (Decon)
5. Customer Stabilization - Short Term
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
The term “**(1.)---**” indicates a situation that will at least require the commitment of all initially responding companies. This report advises dispatch that the companies will be engaged in tactical activities and will be held at the scene for an extended time period.
1. Working Fire
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
The term “**(1.)---**" indicates that the main body of fire has been controlled in a unit’s assigned geographic work area, but the 7 sides of the fire have NOT been validated for any fire extension.
1. Knockdown
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
The term “**(1.)---**" will be transmitted when the main body of fire has been extinguished and all seven (7) sides of the fire have been confirmed as having no fire extension (or when extension has been controlled) in an assigned unit’s geographic / operational area.
1. Fire Control
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
The term “**(1.)---**" will be transmitted when all areas exposed to the products of combustion report fire control, primary and secondary all-clears, and no other resources are required to complete the remaining tactical priorities.
1. Under Control
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
Once fire knockdown has been achieved, fire control crews must continue to reduce the interior temperatures of the structure to below **(1.)---** degrees F to improve occupant and firefighter survivability.
1. 200
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
Maximum operating distance inside a structure should be limited to **(1.)---**-to-**(2.)---** feet.
1. 100
2. 200
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
Generally speaking, once the Fire Control benchmark has been achieved and transmitted, the operation must switch its primary focus to **(1.)---** the structure to maximize occupant tenability and firefighter safety.
1. ventilating
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
"**(1.)---**" is a term for the life safety tactic of leaving people indirectly exposed to a fire compartment behind their barrier of protection while Fire Control is achieved and the fire area ventilated.
1. Protect in place
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
**(1.)---** is / are performed in the immediate fire area in conjunction with Fire Control and are for the purposes of locating victims directly exposed to the products of combustion (very lethal).
1. Primary Searche(s)
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
**(1.)---** is / are performed after Fire Control has been achieved and the atmosphere has been properly ventilated. This involves the process of opening barriers and searching any survivable compartments directly exposed to the fire area, along with a secondary, more thorough search of the original fire compartment.
1. Secondary Searche(s)
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
NO TACTICAL VENTILATION SHALL BE PERFORMED PRIOR TO FIRE CONTROL (unless **(1.)---**).
1. hydraulic
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
Place the following potential victims into the standard rescue order:
* The remainder of the fire area/structure
* The most endangered
* The exposures
* The largest group
1. The most endangered
2. The largest group
3. The remainder of the fire area/structure
4. The exposures
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
What are the four (4) Blue Card Defensive Strategy Tactical Priorities and their corresponding completion benchmarks?
1. Define the Hazard Zone
2. Establish Cut-offs – Forward progress stopped
3. Search exposures - Primary and Secondary “All Clears”
4. Protect exposures - “Fire Control” - Loss Stopped
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
When operating in the Defensive Strategy, small diameter handlines not directly protecting **(1.)---** should be shut down.
1. exposures
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 4
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# Command Functions
The following is an outline of the **(1.)---** Model of communication:
1. When the sender is ready to transmit a message, they call the receiver to determine if they are ready to receive the message.
2. The receiver then acknowledges the sender.
3. When the sender receives the readiness reply, they transmit the message.
4. The receiver then gives a brief restatement of the message to acknowledge the receipt of the message.
5. The sender confirms proper receipt or restates the message.
1. Order
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
The **(1.)---** ensures the receiver is listening and is ready to receive the message before the message is sent. It also ensures that the receiver understands the message.
1. Order Model
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
An **(1.)---** must include the following reporting elements:
Clear Alarm, announce your arrival on the scene
Building/area description
Describe the problem
Action being taken – Initial I.A.P.
Declaration of the Strategy
Resource Determination
Assuming and Naming of Command
1. Initial Radio Report (IRR)
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
During an IRR, after clearing the air, all building descriptions should be stated in this order: 1) the building's **(1.)---**; 2) the building’s **(2.)---** and 3) the building's **(3.)---** type.
1. size
2. height
3. occupancy
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
During an IRR, the building/area description should always begin with the size of the structure. What are Blue Card's four suggested options?
1. small
2. medium
3. large
4. very large / huge / gigantic / mega / etc.
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
During an IRR, we should base our size description on the areas we can cover with a **(1.)---** foot handline and the maximum depths we can safely achieve inside the structure.
1. 200
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
During an IRR, we should base our size description on the areas we can cover with a **(1.)---** foot handline and the maximum depths we can safely achieve inside the structure. Members working in an IDLH atmosphere are totally dependent on the air they take with them into the hazard zone. Therefore we must base our operations around our **(2.)---** realistic working times.
1. SCBAs'
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
During an IRR, an occupancy should be described as "**(1.)---**" if a 200' line can access 100 percent of the fire area/occupancy. This applies to all occupancy types—from houses to warehouses.
1. small
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
During an IRR, an occupancy should be described as "**(1.)---**" if a 200' line can access up to 75% percent of the fire area/occupancy. This applies to all occupancy types—from houses to warehouses.
1. medium
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
During an IRR, an occupancy should be described as "**(1.)---**" if a 200' line can access up to 50% percent of the fire area/occupancy. This applies to all occupancy types—from houses to warehouses.
1. large
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
During an IRR, an occupancy should be described as "**(1.)---**" if a 200' line can access 25% or less of the fire area/occupancy. This applies to all occupancy types—from houses to warehouses.
1. very large / huge / gigantic / mega / etc.
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
According to Blue Card, "...**(1.)---** meant for some buildings to burn down. We shouldn’t get in his/her way."
1. God
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
For the purposed of an IRR, tilt slab buildings should be considered **(1.)---**-story buildings, whether they are comprised of either one or two floors.
1. single
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
Name the five major building types which are used in the evaluation of students completing the Blue Card Type 4 & 5 Command Certification Program.
1. single family
2. multi-family
3. commercial
4. strip mall
5. big box
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
During an IRR, well-known structures should be called by their **(1.)---** name.
1. most-common
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
Name the four (4) Blue Card standard narratives to describe fire conditions.
1. nothing showing
2. light smoke showing
3. working fire
4. defensive fire conditions
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
What are the names of the four (4) sides of a building according to the Blue Card model?
1. alpha
2. bravo
3. charlie
4. delta
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
In the Blue Card model, what side of a building is typically designated as side alpha?
1. the address side
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
Blue Card terminology:
* Fire knockdown and all seven (7) sides verified for absence of fire extension = “**(1.)---**”;
* Primary and secondary searches complete = “**(2.)---**”;
* All salvage and overhaul completed = “**(3.)---**”
1. Fire Control
2. Primary / Secondary All Clears
3. Loss Stopped
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
No matter the size of a basement’s lookout windows, firefighters must **(1.)---** use them for basement entry.
1. not
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
Consider basement involvement whenever smoke/fire are showing on or from the first floor. The initial IC must confirm basement conditions prior to making entry into the structure. If the 360 size-up identifies/confirms basement involvement, the IC must adjust the IAP to **(1.)---**.
1. directly attack the basement fire
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
**(1.)---** are highly engineered, and under normal conditions, are structurally sound. However, they contain much less “mass” than conventional construction. This lack of mass, combined with the gusset plates, glues and various fasteners used to hold them together, means they don’t perform well under fire conditions.
1. trusses
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
According to NIST studies, floor assembly failure times for a **(1.)---** basement averaged more than 20 minutes from ignition.
Floor assembly failure times for an **(2.)---** basement averaged less than seven (7) minutes from ignition.
1. finished
2. unfinished
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
The following nine (9) items MUST be transmitted before ANY UNIT ENTERS THE **(1.)---**:
1. Building description;
2. Problem description;
3. Initial IAP;
4. Incident strategy;
5. Command assumption
6. Resource determination;
7. Results of 360;
8. Confirmation of the incident's strategy and
9. Accountability location.
1. HAZARD ZONE
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
What are the three components of the Assignment Model?
1. task(s)
2. location
3. objective(s)
## Footnote
Blue Card, Function 5
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# Command Functions
The following items fall within the **(1.)---** category of a CAN report:
Where you are;
Tactical Priorities completed
Obstacles to completing objectives;
Smoke conditions;
Interior visibility;
Fire conditions;
Heat conditions;
Interior layout;
Fire separation;
Fuel loads;
What’s burning; and
What’s not burning.
1. conditions
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# Command Functions
The following items fall within the **(1.)---** category of a CAN report:
Search progress;
Fire-control progress;
Can’t find the fire;
Checking for extension;
Concealed-space information;
PARs;
All-clears;
Fire controls; and
Loss stopped.
1. actions
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# Command Functions
The following items fall within the **(1.)---** category of a CAN report:
Reinforcement;
Relief;
Support work (ventilation, forcible entry);
Tools or equipment;
Cover other areas; and
Urgent help.
1. needs
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
What are the four (4) major types of portable radion communicadtions to the IC?
1. Routine radio traffic
2. Status Changes
3. Roof reports
4. Priority traffic
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
Blue Card uses a **(1.)---** reporting system. This leaves the airwaves open for critical information such as priority traffic and Mayday announcements.
1. no good news
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# Command Functions
A **(1.)---** is defined as: moving from an assigned work location to a different geographic work location or exiting the structure to recycle or rehab.
1. Status Change
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
These transmissions should be structured as **(1.)---** reports and they MUST be transmitted as soon as the information is obtained:
* Unable to complete a critical assigned task/tactical objective
* Urgent need to be reinforced/backed-up to complete an assigned task/tactical objective
* Victims encountered
* Working concealed space fires not easily controlled by the locating unit
* A roof report that includes: attic fire, unsafe roof structure, imminent collapse threat
* Sudden, significant incident events (flashover, back draft, collapse)
1. Priority Traffic
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
The **(1.)---** is the only person who can initiate an emergency traffic report.
1. IC
*Companies operating in and around the hazard zone will contact the IC with a priority traffic report and the IC will determine the need for emergency traffic and the corresponding tones.*
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
The Mechanics of a **(1.)---**:
* Contact Dispatch/Alarm and ask for emergency traffic.
* Dispatch/Alarm will give tones.
* Transmit, “Command to all units on the fireground: We are shifting to a defensive strategy.” Repeat this statement, then state, “All units exit/abandond the structure. Report PARs upon exiting.”
* Dispatch/Alarm repeats back using the order model.
1. Strategic Shift
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
Tactical subdivisions on NIMS Type 4 and 5 incidents are typically called **(1.)---**, **(2.)---**, or **(3.)---**.
1. sectors
2. divisions
3. groups
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
A **(1.)---** is a geographical subdivision of the incident site, and a **(2.)---** describes a functional work group that is not necessarily tied to a specific location. **(3.)---** are interchangeable with divisions and groups, applied and used in the exact same manner.
1. division
2. group
3. Sectors
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
**(1.)---** is the maximum number of units a well-supported SDG officer operating outside the hazard zone can manage in a forward position.
1. five
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
The IC should upgrade an SDG with a command officer when it has **(1.)---** or more units assigned to it, or if high hazards are present.
1. three
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
An SDG officer should position themselves just outside of the **(1.)---** zone, in the **(2.)---** zone, in their assigned sector.
1. hazard
2. warm
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
Once a fire has been contained and knocked down, what must be verified and checked before final "fire control" is achieved?
1. complete fire extinguishment in all seven sides of the fire area (top, bottom, all four sides and the surfaces and interior of all these sides)
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
Offensive incident operations usually begin with a company officer IC operating in the **(1.)---** command position. This ends when the incident problem is **(2.)---** or when command is transferred to an IC who will operate in the **(3.)---** command position.
1. Mobile
2. solved
3. Strategic
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# Command Functions
**Incident conditions + **(1.)---** profile + incident **(2.)---** + **(3.)---** priorities = **(4.)---** taken**
1. Risk Management Plan (RMP)
2. strategy
3. tactical
4. action
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# Command Functions
A strategically positioned IC requires the support and reinforcement of a command team. The team members include:
1. **(1.)---**
2. **(2.)---**
3. **(3.)---**
1. Incident commander (IC)
2. Support officer (SO)
3. Senior advisor (SA)
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
The **(1.)---** is normally the highest-ranking member of the command team.
1. Senior advisor (SA)
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# Command Functions
As incident operations escalate in time, size and complexity, the strategic-level responsibilities can overwhelm the command team. To avoid this command “overload,” we can quickly expand the incident organization by assigning **(1.)---**-level positions. These positions include:
1. **(2.)---**
2. **(3.)---**
3. **(4.)---**
4. **(5.)---**
5. **(6.)---**
1. Section
2. Logistics
3. Planning
4. Operations
5. Administration / Finance
6. Safety
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
Sometimes on the local level, but not very often, an incident may require most, if not all, of a community’s resources (and the neighbor’s community as well). These big-time, major incidents can quickly overwhelm command with multiple SDGs. The next subdivision between command and SDGs is a **(1.)---**.
1. Branch
## Footnote
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# Command Functions
Branch officers operate on the coordination level and manage **(1.)---** officers that command assigns to them.
1. Sector / Division / Group (SDG)
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# Command Functions
Branch officers operate on the coordination level and manage **(1.)---** officers that command assigns to them.
1. Sector / Division / Group (SDG)
## Footnote
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