Ch 1 Introduction to technical search and rescue

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application of special knowledge, skills and equipment to safely resolve unique or complex rescue situations

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technical rescue

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individual who has been trained to perform or direct a variety of unique and complex rescue situations

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technical rescuer

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an organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirement of a code or standard or approving equipment, an installation, or a procedure.

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Authority having jurisdiction (AHJ)

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Statement that describes the performance required for a specific job

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Job performance requirement (JPR)

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System described in NFPA 1561, Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System that defines the roles, responsibilities, and standard operating procedures used to manage emergency operations.

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Incident Management System (IMS)

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Rule for how personnel should perform routing functions or emergengy operations

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Standard operating procedure or guideline (SOP/SoG)

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written or unwritten plan for the disposition of an incident.

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Incident Action Plan (IAP)

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person in charge of the incident command system and responsible for the management of all incident operations during an emergency

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incident commander (IC)

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ongoing evaluation of influential factors at the scene of an incident

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Size-up

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In the incident command system, a shared command role in which all agencies with geographical or functional responsibility establish a common set of incident objectives and strategies.

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Unified Command

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location at which the incident commander and command staff direct, order and control resources at an incident

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Incident Command Post (ICP)

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system of barriers surrounding designated areas at emergency scenes

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hazard-control zone

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method for identifying which emergency responders are working on an incident scene

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Personnel accountability system

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two or more firefighters designated to perform firefighter rescue

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Rapid intervention Crew (RIC)

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Description of any atmosphere that poses an immediate hazard to life or produces immediate irreversible, debilitating effects on health

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Immediately Dangerous to Life and Heath (IDLH)

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situation where the victim is determined to be dead, and the goal of the operation is to recover the body

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Recovery

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saving a life from fire or accident; removing a victim from an untenable or unhealthy atmosphere

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rescue

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to operate independently of the incident commanders command and control

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freelance

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perception of one’s surrounding environment, and the ability to anticipate future events

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situational awareness

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reciprocal assistance from one fire and emergency services agency to another during an emergency, based upon a prearranged agreement; generally made upon the request of the receiving agency

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mutual aid