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Ch. 11: Triggers, Traps, and Working Within Incident Command Systems Flashcards

1
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What is the element that tips the scale toward making a difference?

A

The ability to communicate clearly and appeal to the safety sense tat can be sidestepped during working incidents.

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The failure to work in harmony with the IC is also a failure in:

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firefighter safety.

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The basic approach of an ISO to help firefighters work more safely.

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Work safe triggers

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Basic guidelines for ISOs working alone:

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  • Always be in sight of another responder.
  • Always be within shouting distance of another responder.
  • Let somebody know where you are going if you are taking a tour of the incident scene.
  • Don’t walk into, or breathe, smoke.
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an intervention to make crews, command staff, and general staff aware that a hazard or injury potential exists.

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soft intervention

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Safety issues requiring intervention can be classified as:

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imminent threats or potential concerns.

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What is required if a threat is imminent?

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Immediate intervention

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Often a _______ ________ is all that is needed to prevent an injury.

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simple reminder (soft intervention)

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What is the use of humor, subtle reminders, information sharing, and “peer-talk” examples of?

A

soft interventions

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What should not be used to stop, alter, or suspend actions or operations?

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soft intervention

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An intervention to immediately stop, alter, or suspend an action or operation due to an imminent threat.

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firm intervention

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An activity, condition, or inaction that will most certainly lead to an injury or death.

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imminent threat

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What should the ISO immediately do anytime a firm intervention is used?

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Immediately relay the concern to the incident commander.

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14
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Matching the intervention to the degree of concern is essential to achieving buy-in with the person or crew in question.

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Matching the intervention to the degree of concern is essential to achieving buy-in with the person or crew in question.

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Trigger safe behaviors.

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  • Visibility
  • Example
  • Soft intervention
  • Firm intervention
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ISO “traps” that can wreck the program.

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  • The Bunker Cop
  • The CYA Mode
  • The Worker
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The ISO who spends too much time looking for missing, damaged, or inappropriate use of personal protective equipment.

A

The Bunker Cop

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The SIO who spends an inordinate amount of time ensuring that they are not held personally accountable for incident scene actions.

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The CYA Mode

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How can the ISO avoid the CYA label?

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Practice “good intent” and “personal concern.”

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Which trap approach is the ISO who is constantly citing CFRs, standards, and other numbered requirements as the reasons for bringing up safety concerns?

A

The CYA Mode

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The ISO who pitches in and helps crews with their tasks falls into which trap?

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The Worker trap

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Who holds the responsibility for the safety of responders in virtually all incident management systems?

A

The Incident Commander

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What key concepts should the ISO embrace to avoid trouble with the IC and to work toward a safe incident scene?

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authority, communications, and a solution-driven approach

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The assigned ISO must yield to the IC’s authority

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Not pursue any argumentative approach to correcting tactics or strategies that the IC has implemented.

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The IC-ISO relationship should be dynamic,

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just like the progression of the fire or incident.

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A vast majority of multifirefighter fatality incidents fault communication failure, most of which fall into one of three categories:

A

1) not enough communication
2) incomplete or fractured communication
3) a lack of communication prioritization (too much “chatter”)

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What are the two primary means of communication typically used by the ISO?

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Radio and face-to-face.

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What should radio use be limited to for the ISO?

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The communication of significant safety messages, hazards, and firm interventions.

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While radio communication is often essential, which method is most effective in communicating with the IC and outside crews?

A

face-to-face

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30
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As a rule, the ISO should have face-to-face communication with the IC:

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every 15 minutes at routine incidents and more frequently if conditions or factors change.

31
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What approach should ISOs embrace, not only to present themselves as partners to the incident commander, but also to enhance their credibility?

A

the solution-driven approach

32
Q

What communication steps does the standard solution-driven approach consists of?

A

1) Here’s what I see (factual observation)
2) Here’s what I think it means (your judgment about the hazard)
3) This is what I would do (your solution)
4) What do you think?

33
Q

A trained overhead IMS team with specific expertise and organized to deploy to incidents for management functions that exceed those available at the local level.

A

incident management team (IMT)

34
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IMT Types

A 
Type 5: Local, agency, or jurisdiction specific
Type 4: Multiagency or jurisdiction
Type 3: Regional
Type 2: State
Type 1: National
35
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What should the ISO do when they are involved in unusual, prolonged, or a technically complex incident arises and become overwhelmed?

A

Request the assignment of an assistant safety officer (ASO).

36
Q

What is the manageable span of control for the ISO?

A

A ration of five ASOs to one ISO.

37
Q

Technically competent incident safety officers are only as effective as their ability to trigger safe behavior.

A

These triggers can be classified as passive or active.

38
Q

Which unit can be created for the ISO that contains
specialists with the training, certification and/or
expertise to help address responder safety issues?

A

Technical safety

39
Q

What title should be given to the assistant safety officer

at a confined space incident?

A

ASO-rescue tech

40
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Which type of intervention is used to make crews, command staff and general staff aware that a hazard of injury potential exists?

41
Q

What type of approach should the ISO strive for to avoid

trouble with the IC?

A

Solution-driven

42
Q

What element tips the scale toward the ISO making a

difference?

A

Communication ability

43
Q

Who should the ISO relay the concern to anytime a firm

intervention is used?

A

Incident commander

44
Q

Which would have the greater capability under the classic wildfire typing system?

A

Type 1 widget

45
Q

What is the basic approach of an ISO to help firefighters

work more safely?

A

Work safe triggers

46
Q

How often should the ISO have face to face communication with the IC at routine incidents as a rule?

A

15 minutes

47
Q

What is useful when making soft interventions?

A

Interjecting humor

48
Q

Which IMT type includes automatic and mutual aid

responses?

49
Q

Which IMT type is on a state level?

50
Q

What is presented to the IC that is a factual observation?

A

Here is what I see.

51
Q

What is the last step in the solution-driven approach of

communicating a concern to the IC?

A

What do you think?

52
Q

Which is NOT a correct statement of guidelines following

the ISO when working alone?

A

Walk quickly if you must be in smoke

53
Q

What should be used to identify the ISO during radio

communication?

A

“Safety”

54
Q

Which type of intervention is used to immediately stop an

action or operation due to an imminent threat?

55
Q

Which IMT type is capable of functioning in an IMS that
involves the utilization of significant numbers of federal
level resources?

56
Q

What is the hands-on responder management part of NIMS?

57
Q

Which did Albert Schweitzer say?

A

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

58
Q

What trap is the ISO avoiding by staying mobile and

observant?

A

The worker

59
Q

What should be used when a soft intervention is not

effective in bringing about change?

A

Stern advisory

60
Q

How many assistants is considered a manageable number for

the ISO?

61
Q

After what amount of time on scene should the ISO make

sure he eats something?

62
Q

What purpose does the wearing of a safety vest serve on

the incident scene?

A

Visibility

63
Q

Which trap causes the ISO to miss the big picture?

A

Bunker cop syndrome

64
Q

Which is one of the more common methods of communication

between the ISO and IC?

65
Q

Which is NOT something the ISO should be very concerned about?

A

Skill issues

66
Q

Which is considered to be the most effective method for

the ISO to communicate with the IC and outside crews?

A

Face to face

67
Q

Which corner of the incident scene should the ISO start
from if no partner is available when performing
reconnaissance?

A

Bravo-Charlie

68
Q

What should the ISO practice to avoid the CYA label?

A

Personal concern

69
Q

Organizationally who does the ISO typically report to?

A

Incident commander

70
Q

Who should the ISO request an ASO from when he is not able

to perform all of the safety functions at an incident?

A

Incident commander

71
Q

Which should NOT be done by the ISO when making a concern

known to the IC?

A

Argue his point continuously

72
Q

Which IMT type is on a regional level?

73
Q

Which IMT type is local, agency or jurisdiction specific?

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