Chapter 3

Question 1

Challenges for the IC (5)

Answer 1

Incident size and complexity

Managing the safety of personnel, victims, and bystanders

Inadequate resources

Communication concerns

Infrastructure, road systems and mapping

Question 2

IAP includes (3)

Answer 2

Incident priorities

Strategies and Tactics

Assigning Resources

Question 3

5 Steps of Decision making process are

Answer 3

Identify and prioritize the problems

Define the best solution

implement the solution

monitor the results

adjust the plan as necessary

Question 4

To Identify the problems list (5)

Answer 4

Gather facts based on the dispatch report

Check the pre incident survey

Asses your personal observations

Check information relayed

Asses your experiences

Question 5

3 Limits on the alternate Solution

Answer 5

Knowledge of local SOP/Gs

Avai9lable resources

Time available to implement the solution

Question 6

The First arriving emergency services personnel should (3)

Answer 6

Establish the NIMS-ICS

Make decisions

Take actions that will influence the rest of the operations

Question 7

Branch

Answer 7

Organizational level having functional/geographic responsibility for major segments of the incident operations, organizationally located between section and division or group, Branches are identified by roman numeral or functional area such as command or operations

Question 8

Command

Answer 8

Act of directing ordering and or controlling resources by virtue of explicit legal agency or delegated authority also denotes the organizational level that is in command

Question 9

Command Staff

Answer 9

Incident management personnel who report directly to the incident commander, includes the public information officer safety officer and liaison officer

Question 10

General Staff

Answer 10

Incident management personnel who represent the major functional sections

Question 11

Section

Answer 11

organizational level having responsibility for major functional area of incident management includes
-operations
-planning
-logistics
-finance/Administration
-information and intelligence

Question 12

Divison

Answer 12

Organization level having responsibility for operations within a define geographic area, organizationally between branch and singe resources task force or strike team, resources assigned to a division report to that division supervisor

Question 13

Group

Answer 13

Organizational level equal to division having responsibility for a specified function assignment at an incident such as ventilation salvage water supply without regard to specific geographical area

Question 14

Unit

Answer 14

Organization level within the sections that fulfill specific support function such as the resources documentations, demobilization and situation units within the planning section `

Question 15

Crew

Answer 15

Specified number of personnel assembled for an assignment such as search ventilation or hoseline deployment and operations the number of personnel assigned to a crew should be within span of control guidelines a crew operates under the direct supervision of a crew leader

Question 16

Single Resources

Answer 16

Individual pieces of apparatus engine ladder/truck water tender bulldozer air tanker and helicopter and the personnel required to make them functional

Question 17

Task Force

Answer 17

Any combination of resources engines ladder/truck bulldozers assembled for a specific mission or operational assignment all units in the force must have common communications capabilities and a designated leader

Question 18

Strike Team

Answer 18

Set number of resources of the same type engines ladder/trucks bulldozers that have an established minimum number of personnel. all units in the team must have common communications capabilities and a leader in a separate vehicle. unlike task forces strike teams remain together and function as team throughout an incident

Question 19

What is always the preferred method of exchanging information

Answer 19

Face to Face

Question 20

Two basic communications rules

Answer 20

units or individuals must identify themselves in very transmission

the receiver must acknowledge every message by repeating the essence of the message to the sender

Question 21

Span of control

Answer 21

3-7 but optimum is 5

Question 22

3 Common types of PAS

Answer 22

Tag/Passport systems

SCBA tag Systems

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