Ch. 1 Incident Management System Flashcards
ICS vs IMS
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
Standard method of operating at every incident that a fire department responds to
IMS
IMS makes _____ out of _____.
Thinkers.
Commanders.
Two types of fire department operations
Preincident and Incident-specific
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
Preincident assignment
“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
Incident-specific assignment
Most chatter is conducted over the radio with _____________ because command dictates assignments of all responding units and this must be conveyed via radio.
Incident-specific assignments
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 _________.
Face to face.
Face to face.
Radio transmission.
Is a tool used to define the role and responsibility of every person who responds to a fire.
Incident management
As units respond, they either:
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.
_____ has an assignment. ________ know’s ________ else’s assignment.
Everyone
Eliminates multiple commanders
IMS
IMS is _______ and command is the ______.
Tool belt.
Hammer
Command’s responsibility is to ____, ____, and _____.
Determine the objectives.
Convert those objectives into strategy.
Assign crews to tactically carry out the strategy
Multiple/conflicting strategies can ______ and _____.
Burn down buildings.
Kill firefighters
IMS is not designed as _______________ although IMS does define the ________________ who responds to an incident.
A vehicle to place blame.
Roles and responsibilities of everyone
At a complicated house fire, an ___________ becomes a necessity.
Operations chief
Crews assigned something and see something else that needs to be done.
Remember two things:
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
The backbone of wildland firefighting
I-C-S
IMS is built on _______. It’s “_______________”.
Focus.
Divide and conquer
Only freelancing if you don’t tell command is:
2nd rule of freelancing
“Command OK” no longer freelancing
Completing tasks other than what you are assigned is:
Assigned freelancing
Acting without authority
Freelancing
freelancing kills
It is the job of the ________ to ensure that company officers do their job.
Battalion chief
Is responsible for operations, planning, logistics and admin.
Command.
“General Staff”
Safety, Liaison and Information officers are _____.
Command’s Staff
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 ______.
Sections.
Subordinate.
Peer.
Superior
