book 100 chapter 1 HIGH RISE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM Flashcards
the _____ ______is responsible for the management of all incident operations… plans and directs the overall strategy for control of the incident and establishes the organizational elements necessary to deal with the incident.
The Incident Commander
During the initial phase of an escalating high rise incident, after the arrival and transition of command to the first arriving Assistant Chief, the first Battalion Chief may be used to assist in this capacity to assist the Incident Commander with the management on various command and tactical radio channels.
Deputy Incident Commander
reports to the Incident Commander and is responsible for the recon and assessment of hazardous or unsafe situations such as fire behavior changes to assure personnel safety.
Safety Officer
The Incident Commander shall be immediately notified by the Safety Officer if any changes impact _______ or _____ operations.
accountability or tactical
Until a Safety Officer is assigned, the ______ ______has the responsibility for monitoring incident safety.
incident commander
provides liaison between the media and the Incident Commander, consults with the Incident Commander regarding any constraints on the release of information and prepares press briefings.
The Public Information Officer
the _____ ______provides a point of contact for assisting/cooperating agencies and identifies current or potential inter-agency needs. Note: Safety Officer, Public Information Officer, and _____(same as above underline) Officer can have Assistants.
Liaison Officer
The ______ _______ Chief assists the Incident Commander in planning the overall strategy for containment of the incident. This person supervises and coordinates the activities of the Situation Status Unit (SIT/STAT), the Resource Status Unit (RE/STAT), the Documentation Unit, Technical Specialists, and the Demobilization Unit Leader
Planning Section Chief
The _______ ______ Unit creates and maintains a display of current situation status and maintains a record of command personnel
Situation Status Unit
The _______ _______Unit creates and maintains a current roster of the companies assigned to the incident of their status. As the Incident Commander is responsible for overall personnel accountability for an incident, this unit shall initiate an accountability and inventory worksheet (F-666) at the very beginning of company deployment and shall maintain that system through completion of the incident.
The Resource Status Unit
The _________Unit shall be activated for major fires or unusual incidents to provide a comprehensive, chronological record of incident activities.
the documentation unit
Large-scale incidents may require the assignment of _______ _______ to augment the Planning Chief’s staff. These individuals would have specific technical areas of responsibility and may be LAFD members, e.g., Fire Prevention Inspector, or specialists not associated with the Department such as building engineers and building management personnel
Technical Specialists
The ________ Unit Leader within the Planning Section is responsible for the preparation of the Demobilization Plan which includes cause determination and overhaul, and assisting the Incident Commander in ensuring that an orderly, safe, and cost effective movement of personnel and equipment is accomplished in de-escalating the incident. In addition, the Unit Leader may be assigned the responsibility for re-entry of occupants to retrieve necessary personal items, i.e., medicine, clothing, and family pets, etc.
The Demobilization Unit Leader
When implemented, the ______ ______ Chief manages all tactical operations involving primary fire suppression, search, rescue, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operations. This officer reports to and consults with the Incident Commander regarding the overall strategy and tactics to be employed.
the Operations Section Chief
The Operations Section Chief _____ and ______ Fire Attack, Staging, Division Supervisors, Group Supervisors, Rapid Intervention, and Air Operations. The Operations Chief normally operates at the _____ _____
assigns and supervises
command post
The first company on scene shall be the _____ _____Team. The responsibility of this team is to enter the building, determine a safe means of ascent, and locate the emergency. Once they have found the emergency, the officer MUST COMMUNICATE THE _______, _____ AND _____ OF THE PROBLEM TO THE INCIDENT COMMANDER.
fire attack
LOCATION, NATURE, AND EXTENT
Fire Attack is also responsible to check ___ floors below the fire floor for the suitability for _____. If there is an actual fire, the Fire Attack Team can then initiate fire attack. In this situation the officer now becomes a _____ ______ and remains in charge of the floor until relieved. The Officer should provide the Incident Commander with progressive reports on their location and fire conditions.
2
staging
division supervisor
The Division is identified by the _____ number on which that company is operating
floor
A company or companies designated to standby in a state of readiness to perform a rescue effort of Department members is?
Rapid Intervention Company
This Group Supervisor is a functional position with the responsibility for supervising companies involved in the search and rescue, and the evacuation of building occupants to the ground level.
search group supervisor
This Group Supervisor is a functional position with the responsibility of the control and safety of building occupants from the ground level to an assembly level outside of the building.
Evacuation Group Supervisor
The _____ level is organizationally between Section and Division/ Group in the Operations Section, and between Section and Units in the Logistics Section.
the branch level
_____are identified by the use of roman numerals or by functional name, i.e., Medical, etc.
branches
The ______ ______ reports to the Incident Commander/Operations Chief and is responsible for fire suppression and rescue activities within a geographic area, usually a specific floor.
the division supervisor
A _____ ______ reports to the Incident Commander/Operations Chief and is responsible for the performance of a specific function, and is not limited to a geographic area. Typical functional assignments would be Ventilation Group, Salvage Group, Rapid Intervention Group, Search Group, Elevator Group, Medical Group, or Evacuation Group.
group supervisor
The ____ _______ _____ Director reports to the Incident Commander/Operations Chief and supervises and coordinates air operations as directed. The Air Operations Director is normally located on the ground in the area of the _____.
air operations branch director
helispot
The ______ ________ is responsible for coordinating all helicopter tactical operations at the incident. The Helicopter Coordinator is normally airborne and will be either the ____ _____ or the ___ ___ at the incident.
helicopter coordinator
chief pilot
senior pilot
When extended helicopter operations are anticipated a ____ ______ Unit will be established, and normally staffed by Helitac Personnel. The ___ ______ _____ Supervisor will establish and maintain the helispot and coordinate overall support functions for the helicopters. This officer will report to the ____ _______ ______ Director.
helicopter support unit
Air support group supervisor
air operations branch director
The ___ ________ ______ (Recon) Officer reports to the Incident Commander/Operations Chief. The position is normally assigned to a Chief Officer to provide the incident command with a continuous and accurate assessment of fire activity which is provided by airborne observation.
the air renaissance
The ____ _____ Chief supervises and coordinates the activities of Lobby Control, Systems Control, Base, Ground Support, Supply Unit, Communications Unit, and Medical Unit. Requests from Staging for ______ and _______ will go through the Logistics Section Chief to Base or Ground Support.
logistics section chief
equipment and supplies
The Lobby Control Officer reports to the
logistics section chief
This Officer is primarily responsible for notifying the Incident Commander of the number of floors in the building and that the elevators have been recalled, maintaining personnel/company accountability for all building entry and exits, accessing information from the fire control room, controlling vertical access of personnel to known safe routes, operating elevators (when determined to be safe), controlling the air handling system, pressurizing the stairwells, and coordinating the movement of supplies between Base and Staging.
The Lobby Control Officer
If needed, a _____ _____ Unit can be implemented to assist Lobby Control with monitoring and maintaining the buildings built-in fire control, life safety, environmental control, communications and elevator systems.
systems control unit
The _____ _______ _____ is responsible for providing transportation for personnel, equipment, and supplies; providing refilling of SCBA cylinders and maintenance of SCBAs; provide fueling, service and maintenance of vehicles and portable power equipment and tools; and implementing the ground level traffic/movement plan at the incident including marking safe access routes and zones and coordinates the transport of equipment via the stairwells.
ground support group
_____ may be established by available Engineer(s) from the first alarm assignment.
Base
Base shall be established a minimum of___ feet away from the incident structure.
200
base is the point where the primary logistical functions are ______ and ______.
coordinated and administered
