Chapter 3

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Successfully terminating a rescue incident depends on the organization of scene support operations.

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Question 2

Scene support operations include controlling responder and civilian access to the incident providing the resources needed to perform a variety of tasks at the incident, and documenting all incident activities.

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Question 3

Effective scene management should limit access to only those responders who have a specific operational assignment in order to reduce congestion and confusion.

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Question 4

Implementing an Incident Action Plan to guide the actions of responders helps to ensure that operational priorities and objectives are met.

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Question 5

Effective management of the scene is important to reduce the possibility of responder and bystander injury.

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Question 6

The establishment and maintenance of effective incident communications among all responders is another important aspect of scene management.

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Question 7

Scene security is required for both the management of personnel resources and the protection of responders and civilians.

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Question 8

Controlling responder access allows the incident commander to assign personnel and units and to keep track of them within the control zones.

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Question 9

Crowd control is essential to managing a well organized rescue operation.

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Question 10

If bystanders were involved in, or witnessed the event, it may be appropriate to separate them form each other in order to preserve the integrity of their statements.

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Question 11

After it has been determined that evacuation is necessary, the IC identifies the area to be evacuated and then creates an evacuation group to accomplish this objective.

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Question 12

The key to a successful evacuation is preincident planning.

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Question 13

Contingency plans should be established for small, medium, and large scale evacuations.

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Question 14

The most common method of organizing any emergency incident scene is to establish control or operating zones as required by the hazards at the incident.

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Question 15

The hot zone is the area where the rescue takes place.

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Question 16

If decontamination of victims or rescuers is necessary, the decontamination corridor or station should be established in the warm zone, contaminated victims and rescuers should not move from the warm zone to the cold zone.

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Question 17

Red/white chevron tape should be used to mark and identify a no-entry zone.

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Question 18

It should be noted that most collapses usually involve brick and masonry block and may be structural components or veneer.

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Question 19

A collapse zone must be established adjacent to any exposed exterior walls of the structure.

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Question 20

Because the collapse zone extends the full length of all of the affected walls, the safest location for defensive operations is at the corner of the building.

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Question 21

During an evolving incident, boundaries may need to be updated to reflect current conditions.

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Question 22

Supervisors should ensure that each responder at a rescue incident understands the communication plan.

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Question 23

Good management strategies must be employed in order to handle both small and large incidents and the use of an ICS to assign functional groups makes the tasks easier.

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Question 24

Within limits of span of control, the IC is responsible for the actions and coordination of these groups and divisions.

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Question 25

On relatively small, incident, the IC should stay in frequent contact with group and division supervisors to ensure that both performance and interaction with other supervisors meets expectations.

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Question 26

On larger, more complex incidents, branches may be created and an operations section chief should be appointed to coordinate the operations of the various branches, groups, and divisions.

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Question 27

The group supervisor is also responsible for coordinating, through the chain of command, with the incident commander and with other functional groups.

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Question 28

Within the ICS, each functional group has specific responsibilities in accordance with the IAP.

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Question 29

The responsibilities of the rescue group vary with the type, magnitude, and complexity of the situation.

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Question 30

The responsibilities of the treatment group are to perform triage and begin initial treatment of the victims.

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Question 31

Operations section Chief - Person responsible to the incident commander for managing all tactical operations directly applicable to accomplishing the incident objectives.

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Question 32

The transportation group is responsible for taking stabilized victims to the appropriate medical facilities.

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Question 33

Every prolonged rescue operation, and especially those that are conducted in less than ideal weather conditions, should include an established rehabilitation station for rescue personnel.

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Question 34

The frequency with which crews will need to be rotated during a rescue operation will depend upon the atmospheric conditions, the type of PPE that rescuers are wearing, and the types of activities in which they are engaged.

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Question 35

Ideally, rehab areas are established out of sight of incident operations and the public.

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Question 36

NFPA 1584, standard on the rehabilitation process for members during emergency operations and training exercises.

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Question 37

Resource availability is an essential factor in the management of resources.

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Question 38

Managing and tracking resources including personnel and tools will be aided by early initiation of an ICS and personnel accountability system.

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Question 39

Proper placement of apparatus at emergency scenes is an important aspect of safe and effective rescue operations.

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Question 40

At a technical search and rescue incident, rescue vehicles should be positioned as near to the operation as is practical and safe to ensure that rescue tools and equipment are readily available.

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Question 41

When large numbers of apparatus are responding to an incident, the IC should consider establishing an apparatus staging area.

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Question 42

Resource caches are collection points for resources that will be needed at an incident, arranged in a way that makes the resources easy to identify and access.

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Question 43

Lighting equipment can be divided into two categories: portable and fixed.

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Question 44

The two types of power plants that are commonly used to provide power at incidents are vehicle mounted inverters and generators.

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Question 45

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

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Question 46

Generators can be portable or fixed to the apparatus, and they are among the most common power sources used for emergency services.

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Question 47

Vehicle mounted generators usually have a larger power generating capacity than portable units and generally have 110 and 220 volt capacities.

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Question 48

Grounding - reducing the difference in electrical potential between an object and the ground by the use of conductors.

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Question 49

In the event of computer failure, forms should be available that can be completed on paper as a backup plan, such as a unit log of significant actions.

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Question 50

Many rescue agencies review incident reports as part of an after action review or post incident analysis process that identifies aspects of the incident that worked well and those that need improvement.

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Question 51

After action review - Learning tool used to evaluate a project or incident to identify and encourage organizational and operational strengths and to identify and correct weaknesses.

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Question 52

Post incident analysis - general overview and critique of the incident by members of all responding agencies, should take place within two weeks of the actual incident.

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Question 53

No matter how chaotic or emotional the rescue incident scene is, proper organization and support of the response can create an environment that fosters success.

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