Chapter 3

Question 1

the ________________ is the area where the rescue takes place.

Answer 1

hot zone

Question 2

NIMS-ICS organizational subunit responsible for a number of individual units that are assigned to perform a particular specified function (ventilation, salvage, water supply, extrication, etc..)

Answer 2

group

Question 3

person responsible to the Incident Commander for managing all tactical operations directly applicable to accomplishing the incident objectives

Answer 3

Operations section chief

Question 4

person in charge of a group within the ICS

Answer 4

group supervisor

Question 5

specialized unit of people and equipment dedicated to performing rescue and extrication operations at the scene of an emergency

Answer 5

rescue group

Question 6

group within the incident command system responsible for triage and the initial treatment of patients

Answer 6

triage group

Question 7

system of sorting and classifying people with injuries to determine priority for medical treatment

Answer 7

triage

Question 8

group within the ICS responsible for seeing that all patients are transported to the appropriate medical facility

Answer 8

transportation group

Question 9

2 categories of lighting

Answer 9

portable

fixed

Question 10

_________ are step up transformers that convert a vehicle’s 12 or 24 volt DC current into 110 or 220 AC current

Answer 10

Inverters

Question 11

__________________ usually have a larger power generating capacity than portable units and generally have 110 and 220 volt capacities

Answer 11

vehicle mounted generators

Question 12

ICS form that is a unit log of significant actions

Answer 12

ICS 214 form