Ch. 27 - NIMS/ICS (Test 4) Flashcards
(Command and Control) General
Day to Day operational control is maintained through:
- Federal, State, and Local Law
- ______________
- ______________
- Standard Operating Guidelines
- Rules and Regulations
- ______________
- Established paths of communication
- ______________
- Policies
- Procedures
- Delegation of Supervisory Authority
- Chain of Command
(Emergency Scene Operations)
All emergency scene operations are controlled through the use of the _____________________ or then Incident Command System as it is commonly known.
National Incident Management System
(Command and Control) A Brief History
In fact, so many lives were/are lost that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ranks ______________ as the ______________ contributing factor to the death of firefighter during emergency response.
- A lack of incident command
- number one
(A Brief History) 1972
This patchwork of command and control remained in place until the command system known as ______________ was developed in response to several devastating wildfires that ravaged the state of California.
Firescope
(A Brief History) 1985
Chief Alan Brunacini of the Phoenix Fire Department (AZ) releases his emergency management model entitled ___________________.
Fireground Command
(A Brief History) 1991
____________________________________ is formed. Their sole purpose is to develop a universal management system for emergency incident response.
National Fire Service Incident Management System Consortium
(A Brief History) 1991
Representatives from ____ fire service organizations.
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(A Brief History) 1991
Merged the ____________________ of FIRESCOPE with the ___________________ Fire Ground Command. (1993)
- organizational design and structure
- tactical and procedural components
(A Brief History) 2003
- __________ - Signed by President George W. Bush, February 28th, 2003.
- Established NIMS as the only incident management system to be used within the ___________________
HSPD-5
National Response Framework
There are 14 essential characteristics that make NIMS universally functional:
- ________________
- ________________ (Scalable)
- ________________ Management
- ________________
- Adherence to ________________
- ________________
- Ability to form/function with a ___________
- Manageable ________________
- Ability to utilize ________________
- Ability to effectively ______________
- ________________
- ________________
- Ability to ________________
- ________________
- Common Terminology
- Modular
- Objective Driven
- Reliance on Incident Action Plans
- Chain of Command
- Unity of Command
- Unified Command
- Span of Control
- Pre-designed incident locations/facilities
- Manage resources
- Management of information/intelligence
- Integrated Communications
- Transfer Command
- Accountability
(Objective Driven Management)
Objectives should be:
S - \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ M - \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ A - \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ R - \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ T - \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-Sensitive
Manageable Span of Control:
Range of _________ with _________ being optimal.
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Command Procedures are designed so that:
Responsibility for control of the incident is fixed on a _______________ by using a standard ID system that considers the:
- Skills
- Capabilities
- Arrival sequence of members, companies, and officers
specific individual
An effective ________________ is established that defines the __________________ of the IC and others
- incident organization
- activities and responsibilities
(Command Procedures)
A system is provided to process information in support of:
- ________________
- ________________
- ________________
- Incident management
- Planning
- Decision making
A system for transfer of command to ___________________ is clearly defined.
subsequent arriving officers
Command is responsible for the completion of the following priorities:
__________________
—> Civilian and Responder
__________________
—> Mitigation of threats
__________________
—> Minimize incident impact and _________
- Life Safety
- Stabilization of the Incident
- Conservation of Property
- provide for recovery
To achieve the priorities of life safety, stabilization of the incident, and conservation of property, the IC must define:
______________
______________
______________
- Incident Objectives
- Strategy
- Tactics
To be effective, the Incident Commander must complete a few critical functions on every
incident he/she oversees. Those functions include:
__________________ and establish operating command post
Rapidly _____________ or receive a briefing from the previous Incident Commander
Initiate, maintain, and __________________
_____________________
_____________________
_______ and declare initial/ongoing _______
______________________
___________ to enact the tactics necessary to accomplish the Incident Objectives
________________ necessary to control the incident and maintain a tactical/command worksheet
- Assume and announce command
- size up the situation
- control the communication process
- Conduct a Risk Assessment
- Determine Incident Objectives
- Establish
- strategies
- Develop an Incident Action Plan
- Deploy resources
- Develop the ICS structure
Every incident _______ have an Incident Commander
must
The position of Incident Commander belongs, initially, __________________ to arrive on scene
to the first FD member or Officer
This individual must establish Command and maintain the position and structure until either the _____________ or command is __________ to another person.
- incident is stabilized
- transferred
To establish command the FD member must:
___________________
Broadcast an initial radio report
Declare Command Mode:
______________
______________
______________
- Investigation
- Fast-Attack
- Command Post
