Chap 19 After the incident

Question 1

The process of returning personnel, equipment, and apparatus after an emergency has been terminated.

Answer 1

Demobilization

Question 2

Whether large or small, termination requires what for demobilization?

Answer 2

Organized planned sequence of actions

Question 3

This standardization is useful for situations in which crews must use another crew’s apparatus. The apparatus that has exactly the same operation and layout of other similar apparatus in a department.

Answer 3

Standardized apparatus

Question 4

What must the IC factor into the demobilization plan?

Answer 4

FF fatigue. Maybe should moved to First in, First out

Question 5

What must be done personally when arriving back to the station or even starts while on scene?

Answer 5

Proper Decontamination

Question 6

Whose responsibility is it to ensure that the apparatus, equipment and personnel are ready and capable of going back into service?

Answer 6

Company Commander

Question 7

Critical review of the incident after it occurs; should focus on improving operational effectiveness and safety? Sometimes called the critical review.

Answer 7

Postincident analysis (PIA)

Question 8

Components of PIA should focus on:

Answer 8

Personnel

Equipment

Resources

Operational Effectiveness

Question 9

Purpose of a PIA?

Answer 9

Focus on reinforcing the most appropriate and effective strategies.

Question 10

When should be company level PIA be done?

Answer 10

After every type of response. Each incident provides an opportunity to learn and communicate ideas.

Question 11

An incident that has a high potential to produce critical incident stress. (incidents involving children, family members, or coworkers)

Answer 11

Critical Incident

Question 12

A process for managing the short and long term effects of critical incident stress reactions

Answer 12

Critical incident stress management (CISM)

Question 13

How many types of CISM?

Answer 13

Four

Question 14

A type of critical incident stress management in which a trained person from the same discipline talks to emergency responders after a critical incident. Purpose is to allow emergency responders to talk about their feelings about the event in a non threatening environment.

Answer 14

Peer Defusing

Question 15

The four types of CISM

Answer 15

Peer defusing

On site defusing

Defusing takes place after demobilization

Formal Debriefing