Ch. 8: Reading Risk Flashcards
Firefighters make choices about the dangers they face.
That is RISK TAKING.
Firefighter’s action approach to get results exposes them to dangers that they may not appreciate.
Because many firefighters are “arbitrarily aggressive.”
Instead of arbitrarily aggressive, we should be __________ aggressive.
intellectually
What is required to be intellectually aggressive?
Being able to recognize predictable dangers and taking steps to reduce risk taking by our fellow responders.
You can acquire the perspective of intellectually aggressive by front-loading what two things?
The understanding of defined risk-taking values and the increased ability to achieve situational awareness.
What is perhaps the most difficult decision that the ISO has to make at the incident scene?
Determine the appropriateness of risk taking.
Physical property whose loss will cause harm to the community.
valued property
What must the ISO consider when determining an acceptable or unacceptable risk?
What is commonplace and accepted by their departments in terms of acceptable risks.
What is the foundation for risk taking established by?
Defined values
In order to establish defined values, why must one be keenly dialed into the incident?
In order to have situational awareness.
The degree of accuracy by which one’s perception of the current environment mirrors reality.
situational awareness
The ability to accurately read potential risks and recognize factors that influence the incident outcome.
situational awareness
What approach can help you “read risk,” instead of using a size-up model?
situational awareness
Situational awareness is actually a measurement of __________.
accuracy
A series of “gauges” to help an IC understand hazard severity. Each gauge included a green-yellow-red scale of relative dangers to responders.
The Brunacini Approach
What are all the three methods that have been developed to help you “get” the risk being taken on and help apply situation awareness to reading risk at an incident?
- The Brunacini Approach
- Value-Time-Size Method
- ISO’s Read-Risk Approach
How is the Brunacini’s Situational Evaluation factors rated?
Each of the factors is “gauged” 1-5 with 5 being the highest risk.
What is a quick risk-versus-benefit evaluation that offers a way to think through the appropriateness of risk taking?
Chief Stewart Rose’s Risk-Versus-Benefit Evaluation that evaluates value, time, and size.
What factors are paramount in making risk decisions?
Knowledge, sound judgment, experience, and wisdom.
What is one way to prepare for situational risk decision making?
Read the many accident investigation reports generated for firefighter duty-deaths.
What is defined as learning from the mistakes of others?
vicarious learning
Which approach consists of a collection of the information and questions?
“read-risk” approach
What are the steps to the ISO’s Read-Risk Approach?
Step 1: Collect Information
Step 2: Analyze
Step 3: Judge Risks
[CAJ]
What is used to measure situational awareness?
Degree of accuracy
What is it called when firefighters make choices about the risks they take?
Risk taking
What was the size-up like in the nineties?
27-point
Who should the ISO consult with if he is not comfortable
with the risks being taken but cannot quite justify his
concern?
Incident commander
Which is NOT part of the first step in collecting
information?
Read the principle hazard
What is vicarious learning?
Learning from the mistakes of others
What are considered factors that reduces situational
awareness?
- Insufficient communication
- Fatigue and stress
- Task overload
- Task underload
- Group mind-set and biases
- “Press on regardless” philosophy
- Degrading operating conditions
Which is NOT a factor in Stewart Rose’s
Risk-Versus-Benefit Evaluation model?
Location
What are the factors in Stewart Rose’s Risk-Versus-Benefit Evaluation model?
Value-Time-Size
How many factors are included in the Brunacini’s Situational Evaluation Approach?
16
What are the evaluation factors in the Brunacini’s
Situational Evaluation Approach biased towards?
Structure fire
What is it called when the ISO is keenly dialed into the
incident?
Risk/benefit analysis
What is the second step in the ISO’s read-risk approach?
Analyze [CAJ]
What is physical property whose loss will cause harm to
the community?
Valued property
Which is NOT a statement about acceptable risk to be taken by the firefighter?
Perform in a predictable, practiced manner to save all
property
