Chapter 16 Fire Officer II

Question 1

Formal postincident critiques should be held if:

Answer 1

The incident involves interjurisdictional response

Question 2

Which of the following is the MOST important reason to complete a post incident analysis?

Answer 2

It gives a foundation for strengthening the organizations emergency response activities

Question 3

How many Incident Commanders should there be on an incident?

Answer 3

One

Question 4

As an Incident Commander, transferring command should:

Answer 4

Be done in person

Question 5

What is one name for the practice that is designed to motivate change in policies and procedures that may be outdated or ineffectual?

Answer 5

Post incident analysis

Question 6

In complex emergency situations, it may be helpful to _____ in order to reduce the Incident Commander’s span of control.

Answer 6

Create tactical-level Divisions/Groups

Question 7

In large scale incidents, _____ is/are required in order to manage multiple alarms.

Answer 7

Additional apparatus and personnel

Question 8

For incidents with small numbers of units, the basic organization of Command structure requires only _____ levels.

Answer 8

Two

Question 9

Post incident analysis should focus on:

Answer 9

Participant activities

Question 10

When are informal post incident critiques MOST likely to be held?

Answer 10

Immediately after the termination of the incident

Question 11

When should the operational plans be developed at an emergency incident?

Answer 11

During the actual incident after the first operational period

Question 12

Which of the following types of incidents are MOST likely to require a post incident analysis?

Answer 12

Those involving line of duty injuries or deaths

Question 13

An additional alarm, such as a second or third, that is a call for additional resources is known as?

Answer 13

Multiple alarm

Question 14

Using Divisions/Groups to help the Incident Commanders manage operations:

Answer 14

Reduces the overall amount of communications

Question 15

Which of the following BEST describes how command organization should develop?

Answer 15

Continuously and at a pace that stays ahead of tactical deployment of resources

Question 16

Which of the following BEST describes who should be included in an interjurisdictional post incident critique?

Answer 16

Representatives from each agency or jurisdiction involved

Question 17

When demobilizing resources at an incident, at which time should the company officer inspect units to ensure they are ready to return to service?

Answer 17

Before leaving the incident

Question 18

Which question is MOST likely to be on a post incident analysis checklist under the Initial Attack category?

Answer 18

Was initial assessment adequate to mitigate the incident

Question 19

In fast-moving complex operations, a span of control of no more than _____ Divisions/Groups is recommended.

Answer 19

Five

Question 20

Increase in complexity of an incident _____ the complexity of the incident command system.

Answer 20

Increases

Question 21

Company Officer II responsibilities as Incident Commander include actions such as setting incident priorities, which occur at the _____ level.

Answer 21

Strategic

Question 22

The accumulated achievements of tactical objectives during an incident should:

Answer 22

Accomplish the strategy outlined in the Incident Action Plan

Question 23

Who generally supervises task level activities during an incident?

Answer 23

Company officers

Question 24

Which of the following BEST describes a factor that an Incident Commander should consider when assigning Divisions/Groups?

Answer 24

If a situation involves a number of units or functions beyond the IC’s span of control

Question 25

Tracking and accountability systems should be used to manage resources at the scene of an incident. These systems are MOST likely to include:

Answer 25

Having a way of identifying the location of each unit and all personnel on scene

Question 26

Into which branches may incident Groups and Divisions be organizationally subdivided?

Answer 26

Single Resources, Task Forces, or Strike Teams and the Branch

Question 27

Division is the incident organizational level that has responsibility for:

Answer 27

Operations within a defined geographical area

Question 28

Developing and conducting post incident analysis and critique is:

Answer 28

Required of Company Officer II

Question 29

As the IC on scene, the Company Officer II has initially:

Answer 29

Assigned task responsibilities for the incident

Question 30

Locating, contacting, deploying, and reassigning units at an emergency incident are accomplished through _____ that assign personnel or single resources to crews.

Answer 30

ICS procedures

Question 31

When demobilizing resources at an incident, decontamination:

Answer 31

Must be done in accordance with local policy and NFPA 1581

Question 32

Once the checklist questions for post incident analysis are answered, the Company Officer II should:

Answer 32

Develop recommendations

Question 33

When the IC postpones establishing Divisions/Groups the result is _____ for personnel.

Answer 33

Increased risks

Question 34

As an incident progresses, the Company Officer II acting as IC must:

Answer 34

Plan the release of resources once the incident is mitigated

Question 35

What is the proper way to perform transfer of command for Division/Group leaders at an incident?

Answer 35

Follow regular transfer of command procedures

Question 36

When span of control is exceeded, the IC should:

Answer 36

Establish Branches or Operations Section

Question 37

Which of the following is a responsibility of Divisions/Group supervisors?

Answer 37

The tactical deployment of assigned resources

Question 38

Information compiled into the incident report should be:

Answer 38

Chronological

Question 39

Which of the following resource allocation considerations involves announcing and establishing an effective Incident Command Post

Answer 39

Assume command

Question 40

The task level in the command structure refers to activities assigned to specific resources that result in:

Answer 40

Accomplishing tactical requirements

Question 41

Personnel accountability systems should be employed at which type of incidents?

Answer 41

All types of incidents

Question 42

Which of the following should a Company Officer II focus on the MOST when completing post incident analysis?

Answer 42

Identifying effective procedures for future emergency operations

Question 43

Which of the following BEST describes when demobilization should occur?

Answer 43

When the IC determines that certain resources are no longer needed

Question 44

Once a transfer of command to a new IC has been completed properly, the recipient:

Answer 44

Is ready to accept control of and responsibility for managing the incident

Question 45

Tracking system visual aids used to manage resources at an emergency incident should be:

Answer 45

Easy to use and contain all necessary information

Question 46

What should happen when a post incident analysis identifies new service demands?

Answer 46

They should be categorized, documented, and reported

Question 47

NFPA 1021 requires the company officer to _____ in order to ensure that assigned resources and assignments mitigate the incident while complying with safety protocols.

Answer 47

Develop operational plans

Question 48

An informal post incident critique should:

Answer 48

Be positive in nature

Question 49

Which level in the ICS command structure involves the overall command of the incident?

Answer 49

Strategic level

Question 50

Which of the following resource allocation considerations involves rapidly evaluating the situation?

Answer 50

Situational awareness

Question 51

What is one component of operational plans that occurs once size-up is completed?

Answer 51

Establish tactics for meeting strategy

Question 52

The IC directly handles _____ level(s).

Answer 52

Both strategic and tactical

Question 53

The greatest failure of a post incident analysis or critique process is the:

Answer 53

Failure to learn from and apply results and recommendations