BOOK 92 Flashcards
The “Tactical Alert Operations Manual”, Department Library Book No. 92, was developed as a result of what?
The April 29, 1992 Los Angeles civil disturbance.
What is a Tactical Alert?
A state of preparedness for response to incidents involving civil disturbance, man made or natural disasters, or other large-scale emergency incidents
Tactical alert procedures are divided into ______ phases. What are they?
3 phases
- Phase I: preplanning in anticipation of an event, or based on information received by any of the primary agencies
- Phase II: the implementation of tactical operation plans that will involve re-deploying / pre-deploying resources, as identified in the tactical plans
- Phase III: the commitment of resources, on missions / incidents in a tactical area, as a result of civil disturbance or other tactical operations as determined by the responding agency(s).
What is a Spontaneous Event?
Any unexpected event, whether a civil disturbance situation or a natural disaster, which has the potential of severely taxing Department resources. These resources may or may not require police escorts
A Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid system is a statewide system to provide fire and rescue resources to local fire jurisdictions. This system is managed by who?
The State Office of Emergency Services (OES)
The OES Fire and Rescue Division is accessed by local authority through a designated Area Coordinator or Region Coordinator. The City of Los Angeles is in Area ___ of Region ____.
Area A of Region I. The Los Angeles County Fire Chief is the Region I Coordinator and the Los Angeles Fire Department Chief is the Area A coordinator.
What is the difference between Allocated Resources and Assigned Resources?
Allocated Resources are resources dispatched to an incident that have not yet checked in to the incident. Assigned Resources are resources checked in and under the direction of the Incident Commander.
There is only ____ “Base” per incident.
One “Base”
What is a Medical Task Force?
A group of resources with common communication and a leader temporarily assembled for specific medical missions. An LAFD Medical Task Force is normally comprised of one engine, two rescue ambulances (one paramedic and one EMT if available), one Department officer (Medical Task Force Leader) which may be the engine company officer
What is a Medical Strike Team?
A group of assembled resources with medical treatment capability having common communication and a leader. An LAFD Medical Strike Team normally consists of two engines, three Rescue Ambulances (preferable that two have ALS capability), one Battalion Chief (Medical Strike Team Leader) and one EMS Captain
What is a Staging Area?
A temporary location where incident personnel and equipment are assigned and on a ready to be deployed status
In what order is the Department Commander position filled?
- Fire Chief
- Designated Deputy Chief (Deputy Department Commander)
What are primary requirements for Department Command?
Space and security are primary requirements. Ideally, an outer room for all the support functions and an inner room for meetings
An Area Command is an organization established to:
1) Manage resources for multiple Tactical Areas that are each being managed by independent Command Teams
2) To oversee the management of a very large incident
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the City of Los Angeles is located ____________.
Adjacent to MFC
Where should the location of Area Command be, to the extent possible?
Should be located in close proximity to the incidents under its authority
What are Area Commands primary functions?
- Provide agency or jurisdictional authority for all assigned incidents
- Ensure a clear understanding of agency expectations, intentions and constraints related to the event amount Tactical
Area and Incident Commanders - Establish critical resource use priorities between various incidents based on incident needs and agency policy and direction
- Handle the dispatching of all resources into an identified tactical area
- Establish with MFC, a tactical area delineated by streets, fire station districts, Battalions, Divisions, or Citywide
- Ensure appropriate personnel assignments and organizations for the kind and complexity of the incidents involved
- Maintain contact with officials in charge, assisting and cooperating agencies and other interested groups
- Coordinate the demobilization or reassignment of resources between assigned incident
The Area Commander has the authority and the responsibility to complete the following tasks for incidents within the Area Command:
- Set overall objectives
- Establish priorities
- Allocate/reallocated critical resources
What are the minimum resources necessary to implement Area Command?
- (1) Task Force
- (1) EMS Supervisor
- (1) Battalion or Division Command Team
During a Tactical Alerts, normally, the Deparrtment will deploy resources as ________, ________, and/or ________.
Strikes Teams, Task Forces and/or Medical Task Forces
A Tactical Task Force will normally be comprised of what?
- (3) Engines
OR - (1) Light Force
- (2) Engines
A Tactical Task Force will have a _____-digit identification.
Four-digit identification
A Medical Task Force will normally consist of what?
- (1) Engine
- (2) Rescue Ambulances ((1) ALS and (1) BLS if available)
- (1) Department Officer
When a single incident occurs requiring the need to establish strike teams, Task Forces, or Medical Task Forces, at the scene of the incident, the IC shall use a number sequence starting with _____ with the approval of MFC.
1,031
When MFC forms strike teams, Task Forces or medical task forces, they will use a number sequence between ____ and ____.
1,000 and 1,030
TRUE OR FALSE: During Tactical Alert, personnel should not be used on the ladder pipe. Ladder pipe shall be secured or operated by ropes
TRUE
A possible location for a base location is Dodger Stadium. This facility is a large baseball stadium with a capacity of approximately ______ people and parking for ______ vehicles
56,000 people; 17,000 vehicles