Ch. 1 Incident Management System

Question 1

ICS vs IMS

Answer 1

Both roots in military
Both from FIRESCOPE.
Older (ICS) vs Newer (IMS).
Division (ICS) vs Sector (IMS).
IMS is as much an attitude as a tool.
-IMS demands communication and information

Question 2

Standard method of operating at every incident that a fire department responds to

Answer 2

IMS

Question 2

IMS makes _____ out of _____.

Answer 2

Thinkers.

Commanders.

Question 3

Two types of fire department operations

Answer 3

Preincident and Incident-specific

Question 4

Also called “Concurrent operations”.
Used by many LARGER departments.
Initial crews responding given assignments by PROCEDURE.
Companies procedurally given assignments by order in which they arrive.
Crews given the ability to complete other tasks but must inform command as soon as practical

Answer 4

Preincident assignment

Question 5

“Sequential foreground operations”.
Probably MAJORITY of departments.
Used in smaller departments.
Not all things can be accomplished at once.
Command must prioritize initial and subsequent actions

Answer 5

Incident-specific assignment

Question 6

Most chatter is conducted over the radio with _____________ because command dictates assignments of all responding units and this must be conveyed via radio.

Answer 6

Incident-specific assignments

Question 7

Incident specific.
_____________assignments should be kept to a minimum INITIALLY at routine fires and _______ assignments should always be backed up with a subsequent and confirming _________.

Answer 7

Face to face.
Face to face.
Radio transmission.

Question 8

Is a tool used to define the role and responsibility of every person who responds to a fire.

Answer 8

Incident management

Question 9

As units respond, they either:

Answer 9

Assume command-remainder of crew can and should be used in some firefighting task.
Are given an assignment-only name should change until next assignment. Once assignment given, officers should turn to EVOLUTION-BASED operations.
Stage - stage in an appropriate location.

Question 10

_____ has an assignment. ________ know’s ________ else’s assignment.

Answer 10

Everyone

Question 11

Eliminates multiple commanders

Answer 11

IMS

Question 12

IMS is _______ and command is the ______.

Answer 12

Tool belt.

Hammer

Question 13

Command’s responsibility is to ____, ____, and _____.

Answer 13

Determine the objectives.
Convert those objectives into strategy.
Assign crews to tactically carry out the strategy

Question 14

Multiple/conflicting strategies can ______ and _____.

Answer 14

Burn down buildings.

Kill firefighters

Question 15

IMS is not designed as _______________ although IMS does define the ________________ who responds to an incident.

Answer 15

A vehicle to place blame.

Roles and responsibilities of everyone

Question 16

At a complicated house fire, an ___________ becomes a necessity.

Answer 16

Operations chief

Question 20

Crews assigned something and see something else that needs to be done.
Remember two things:

Answer 20

Command can only see what one person can see
-tell command and then let command decide.
Command should have bigger picture
-interior officers may get a myopic view.
Bottom line-let command know what you are doing if it all DEVIATES from the assignment OR the norm

Question 21

The backbone of wildland firefighting

Answer 21

I-C-S

Question 22

IMS is built on _______. It’s “_______________”.

Answer 22

Focus.

Divide and conquer

Question 23

Only freelancing if you don’t tell command is:

Answer 23

2nd rule of freelancing

“Command OK” no longer freelancing

Question 23

Completing tasks other than what you are assigned is:

Answer 23

Assigned freelancing

Question 23

Acting without authority

Answer 23

Freelancing

freelancing kills

Question 23

It is the job of the ________ to ensure that company officers do their job.

Answer 23

Battalion chief

Question 24

Is responsible for operations, planning, logistics and admin.

Answer 24

Command. "General Staff"

Question 25

Safety, Liaison and Information officers are _____.

Answer 25

Command's Staff

Question 26

Command's general staff and command staff are referred to as _______. What command can't or doesn't want to handle should be passed off to a _____, _____ or ______.

Answer 26

Sections. Subordinate. Peer. Superior

Question 27

Command should ______________ to fill a staff or general staff position. They are filled when __________ arrive at the incident.

Answer 27

Rarely if ever take firefighters from the fight. | Additional crews and chief officers

Question 28

Responsible for handling the emergency. Directing crews assigned to fight the fire. Reports directly to command. Should work at command post. If established, Staging reports to this position

Answer 28

Operations

Question 29

Responsible for assessing what has happened. What is currently happening. And what could happen in the future. Documenting resources on scene and current assignment -in other words, accountability.

Answer 29

Planning

Question 30

Responsible for getting the necessary tools and equipment to the incident. SCBA bottles, canteen, etc. In vast majority of house fires, command can handle this. Larger apartment fires, command may designate

Answer 30

Logistics

Question 31

Responsible for handling the administrative requirements of the incident. In world of wildland fires, established very early. In world of structural, probably the LAST section to be established if established AT ALL.

Answer 31

Administration

Question 32

Three staff positions, referred to as OFFICERS, that command must fill at EVERY incident: _____, ______, and ______.

Answer 32

Safety. Liaison. Information officer

Question 33

Command general staff positions are referred to as _____ and the individual positions are referred to as ______.

Answer 33

Sections. | Chiefs

Question 34

Responsible for assuring the safest fireground possible. At working residential fire, this is an essential staff position WHEN STAFFING ALLOWS. Located wherever problems are evident at the specific fire. When this section is established, a LOT of pressure is REMOVED from the incident commander

Answer 34

Safety

Question 35

Provided continuity in fireground operations and management.

Answer 35

I-C-S (older version)

Question 36

Office keeper of the command post in structural firefighting. A luxury for residential fire. Communicate w/outside entities and persons who have an interest without bothering command. May use police officer (short on staffing)

Answer 36

Liaison

Question 37

Provides information to media, victims, families of victims, AND fire personnel. Vacant house fire, command can fill. Multiple alarm = assign. Working apartment fire = INFORMATION to displaced occupants -help make arrangements for temporary housing (p. 10 Logistics?)

Answer 37

Information officer

Question 38

The _________ must be filled all the time and at every incident. Someone has to be ACCOUNTABLE for the incident.

Answer 38

Command function

Question 39

Someone needs to be able to change the play and call an audible.

Answer 39

Incident commander

Question 40

All of the other boxes (planning, safety, liaison, etc.) are

Answer 40

A luxury

Question 41

Needs to be used in determining WHAT other, if any, boxes get filled at any fire?

Answer 41

Policy. Common sense. Circumstances

Question 42

Dictates WHEN command and any other section might get filled?

Answer 42

Policy

Question 43

One of the first rules in accountability is that any accountability system should ________.

Answer 43

Not interfere with initial operations

Question 44

_____ is not a tool that should distract, it should ______ the incident.

Answer 44

iCs. | Enhance

Question 45

First priority of first-in crew should be ______, _______.

Answer 45

Firefighter and civilian safety. | NOT to fill command structure

Question 46

P. 13 In the world of structural firefighting, RARELY is a ______ section required. Most of structure fires a dept. encounters last _________.

Answer 46

Finance. | 12 hrs or less

Question 47

Let the _______ and ______ dictate what boxes to fill.

Answer 47

Incident and its nuances (aka circumstances)

Question 48

Members of Command Teams required to have : (2)

Answer 48

Standards of qualification. | Hands on time in specific area of expertise at real incidents

Question 49

Red card

Answer 49

Issued from state verifying qualifications

Question 50

Four types of command

Answer 50

Informal. Formal. Unified. Area

Question 51

Types of command used is dependent on two or more factors:

Answer 51

Number of units of OFFICERS responding. | Number of ENTITIES formally represented at the command posts

Question 52

Only one officer responds to incident "still box". Traditionally one officer on single unit. Command does not have to formally establish or announce in charge. Officer SHOULD give an initial on-scene report, stating unit is on scene and initial conditions

Answer 52

Informal

Question 53

Used whenever more than one unit responds. Officer assuming command announces over radio. PROCEDURE should dictate when and how command should be transferred.

Answer 53

Formal

Question 54

Used at large, multijurisdictional incidents. Allows for more than one individual to be command and establishes think-tank (more than one to be command!). Individuals will share the burden of decision making and responsibility. When used, MUST be 1) announced over radio and 2) documented. BEST to appoint command lead agency. WMD incident, health department - lead agency

Answer 54

Unified

Question 55

Newer type of command -Establish to oversee management of MULTIPLE incidents each handled by IMS organization. OR. -Oversee the management of large/multiple incidents in which several INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS have been assigned. Becomes unified area command when incidents are multijurisdictional

Answer 55

Area command

Question 56

_____ command is established, announced over radio with initial scene report. Transmission is how everyone knows ____________. This fact is _________.

Answer 56

Formal. From whom to take direction. Vital

Question 57

First officer on scene announces fact he or she is command and from that time on, only officer to _________.

Answer 57

Make strategic decisions at the fire

Question 58

Officers. | Not only do they need to know how to make strategic decisions, they also need to _____________.

Answer 58

Inform incoming crews of their objectives

Question 59

One individual needs to prioritize and direct even the smallest house fire, coordinate resources and take responsibility for the incident. That someone

Answer 59

Incident Commander

Question 60

IMS consists of ____ PARTS. (CSS)

Answer 60

3. Command - roles, relationships and responsibilities. Staging - placement of uncommitted apparatus. Sectorization - divides into manageable units OR task-oriented assignments

Question 61

IMS establishes a __________________ at every emergency scene.

Answer 61

Universal form of communication

Question 62

Everyone responding is given an assignment that is _______________ on scene and those listening.

Answer 62

Specific and known to all

Question 63

With ____________, only certain officers should speak directly to command, and command should speak only to certain officers.

Answer 63

Command-to-control radio communications

Question 64

In emergency operations under IMS, the span of control DROPS to ________ subordinates. When using IMS, this _______ should not be violated unless absolutely necessary. ____________ MUST PREVAIL HERE.

Answer 64

1:3-7 ("drops"). 1:5 figure (not be violated). COMMON SENSE

Question 65

One rule cannot and should not be created that ____________ that one person can manage.

Answer 65

Dictates the number of subordinates

Question 66

Span of _______ is another factor that needs to be considered. The span of _______ is defined as the number of subordinates one person can _________ with effectively. Again, this is _________. Chief officer at CP = _____, officer crawling down a hall ____.

Answer 66

``` Communication. Communication. Communicate. Situational. 5,6 or 10. Hard time with 2 or more ```

Question 67

IMS has given us the opportunity to _____________ and to identify _____________.

Answer 67

See who has good strategic concepts. | Identify areas of weakness

Question 68

IMS has given us the opportunity to see who has _________ and to ___________.

Answer 68

Good strategic concepts. | Identify areas of weakness.