Ch. 9 Mission of Command Flashcards
Actions of crews need to be prioritized. Four initial priorities are:
FF safety.
Civilian safety.
Stop the problem.
Conserve property
There may be times when an IC would ______________. These events usually arise from ________________.
For a short term, become a hands-on person.
Low staffing, and they should be the exception, not the rule
human body can only tolerate
Dry heat =
Moist heat =
200/2 rule =
Dry = 160. Wet = 130. 200/2 = At 200F, more than 2 breaths, chance of survival is minimal
Our fire gear is only rated at a little over ______ for around ____ seconds. Flashover occurs at between ____ and _____.
500F.
45 seconds.
700 to 1400F
3 scenarios for Plan B
FF CANNOT safely and effectively enter.
FF can safely/effectively enter but due to smoke/fire, no civilians could be ALIVE.
FF cannot effectively enter and no SAVABLE people.
FF can enter/likelihood of savable people, aggressive FFing - PLAN A
Human body can survive how long with 15% or less oxygen?
4-6 minutes
Command’s mission should be carried out making every effort to ________________from effects of fire and other emergencies.
Protect life and property
Plan A is ______ and Plan B is _______.
Aggressive interior firefighting.
Changing fire conditions or waiting till conditions change
Good aggressive FFing is what constitutes Plan A.
Operations depend on: (3)
Fire conditions.
Number of FF’s on scene AND
Their training and abilities
We go appropriately to Plan A at approx. ____% of fires and ____% of fires handled with one line.
75%.
Over 90%
You pull up and Plan B, then: (2)
Either change fire conditions OR
Wait for fire conditions to change themselves
Changing fire conditions can happen: (4)
Deck gun.
Elevated master streams.
Vertical ventilation.
Handlines
Activities that lessen likelihood of FF becoming injured: (3)
Initial vent efforts.
Laddering upper stories where ops will commence.
Darkening fire from exterior.
Plan B consists of fighting fire on _____ terms. With heavy life-hazard involvement, it may be justified to fight fire on ____ terms.
Our.
(w/o taking any steps to lessen likelihood of FF becoming part of problem).
It’s.
After Plan A or Plan B, our next step is to:
Stop the problem
Last, we need to _____________ for the citizen while conducting the first three priorities.
Conserve as much property
Once command’s initial priorities have been reviewed, the next step in making your initial assignments at a fire is ______________. ________ define ________.
To determine what your objectives are.
Objectives define outcomes!
Most incident commanders are ______ at defining their initial objectives, that is to say “__________” their actions.
Very weak.
“Verbalizing”
Once you review 4 initial priorities (FF safety, civ safety, stop problem, cons. property) and determine initial objectives, you need to make specific assignments based three things:
Picture in FRONT of you (IC can develop objectives).
Command’s initial priorities (First 2 most important).
-(After picture in front of you and answering questions-FF can enter/savable people, INITIAL ASSIGNMENTS made)
Availability of personnel and apparatus (IC needs to know what it takes to accomplish specific assignments - tools, personnel)
Size-up.
____________ is the most important factor determining what needs to be done first at an incident. OR
_________ is the most important factor in determining what the first on-scene crew’s activities (and as such, their objectives) will be.
First view of the structure (what needs to be done). First view (first crews activities).
_______ is when the officer rapidly evaluates the whole picture to determine the incident activities (or to-do list)
Size-up
Size-up is influenced by: (ESOEA)
Extent of fire and smoke. Structure type. Occupancy. Exposure potential. Actions of occupants/bystanders
Picture in front of you is the __________ in determining what needs to be done.
Most significant factor
Command priorities __________. The to-do list ___________.
Remain constant.
Can change from incident to incident or minute to minute
