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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Having a good _________is of primary importance in the development of strategy and tactics.

A

Communication system

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2
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The meaning of words in a communications process is based on:

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Prior understanding and knowledge.

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3
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_________May depend on geographic areas or Training received within an individual department.

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Fire ground terminology

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4
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This term is seldom used in East Coast departments

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Loom up, the column of smoke produced by a fire

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5
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During a wildland fire, some responders may find that an engine is not a class a pumper, but instead something the firefighters would commonly called:

A

A brush truck

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6
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These___should be replaced by a system of plain language

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Codes or signals, often 10 codes

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7
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6 step communications model

In step one, the sender:

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Formulate an idea to be conveyed to others.

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8
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6 step communications model

An appropriate means of communication must also be considered. Radio, face-to-face, and written our possibilities. Which step is this?

A

Step one

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6 step communications model

Step two in the communications model is the sender actually:

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Sending the message

The sender must first get the receivers attention and then conveyed the information

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6 step communications model

Step three is the message being transferred through a:

A

Medium

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6 step communications model

The medium can be:

A

Oral, visual, or written

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12
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6 step communications model

Step four is the receiver:

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Receiving the message, which immediately leads to step five

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13
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6 step communications model

What is step five?

A

Message interpretation

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14
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6 step communications model

Step six is the receiver providing feedback to the center that insures that the message has been:

A

Received and understood

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15
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6 step communications model

In essence, during step six the receiver becomes:

A

A sender at step one

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16
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Can’t be defined as a step toward solving a problem in which information is gathered.

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Size up

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17
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It is an evaluation of critical factors that can begin before the incident and continue throughout

A

Sizeup

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18
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All the information needed for size up Can fit neatly into three areas:

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The environment in which the incident occurs,

the resources available,

and the conditions or the situation

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19
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Incident priorities

These functions should be the driving force for all incidents and the first items considered by the IC

A

Life safety, incident stabilization, property conservation

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20
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The first priority at Any incident is:

A

Maximizing life safety

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21
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Broad, general statements of what we are expected to accomplish

A

Strategic goals

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22
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Goal systems

REVAS:

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Rescue, evacuation, ventilation, attack, salvage

23
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Goal systems:

RECEOVS:

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Rescue, exposure, confinement, extinguishment, overhaul, ventilation, salvage

24
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REEVAS

A

Rescue, evacuation, emergency care, ventilation, attack, salvage

25
Q

Nine goals must be considered at every fire incident to ensure that the incident priorities are satisfied:

A 
Firefighter safety. 
Search and rescue. 
Evacuation. 
Exposure protection. 
Confinement. 
Extinguishment. 
Ventilation. 
Overhaul. 
Salvage.
26
Q

The action plan must be fully communicated to all personnel at the scene. This can be accomplished by several means:

A

Face-to-face communication.

Use of aids or runners.

Radio communication.

Written plan.

27
Q

In developing the action plan, the icy must consider not only the goals and objectives required but also:

A

Department SOG’s

28
Q

The___model implies that a fire ground commander in almost 9 out of 10 cases does not make a decision based on selection of choices, but rather based on previous experience

A

Recognition primed decision making. RPD

29
Q

This decision making process is concerned with how real or ideal decision makers make their decisions

A

Naturalistic decision making. NDM

30
Q

This model is used when ICs are confronted with a situation they have not experienced in the past

A

Classical decision making

31
Q

ICs must then use their ability to identify recognizable cues in their procedural knowledge base to make strategic and tactical decision

A

Classical decision making

32
Q

The classical decision making model is based on the four step process by which ICs can make their decisions:

A
  1. Aim
  2. Factors
  3. Courses
  4. Plan (action plan)
33
Q

Goals:

In this case the extinguishment goal would satisfy both incident stabilization and life safety?

A

A fully involved house fire

  • it may not be possible to implement the strategic goal of search and rescue at a fully involved house fire
34
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While strategic goals are designed to meet the incident priorities, these are more specific functions that are designed to meet the strategic goals

A

Tactical objectives

35
Q

Whereas strategic goals are broad statements of actions needed to solve the problem, these are much more specific and have measurable results

A

Tactical objectives

36
Q

The strategic goals should all be given consideration at every fire; however, the_______could change based on the size up and situation

A

Tactical objectives

37
Q

These satisfy tactical objectives

A

Tactical methods

38
Q

Many of these procedures are taught as part of basic firefighter training

A

Tactical methods

39
Q

Measurable results ?

A

Tactical objective

40
Q

Tasks employed to reach the objective

A

Tactical method

41
Q

This is developed after the size up or information gathering process, and gives consideration to the strategic goals and tactical objectives that have been identified

A

Action plan

42
Q

This organizes the course of action designed to bring the incident to conclusion

A

Action plan

43
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This process was developed out of research that considered hell fire ground commanders, military commanders, and other high pressure time sensitive decision makers make decisions

A

Recognition prime decision making. RPD. Researched by the Klein association

44
Q

The RPD process is being replaced in the fire service curricula by what the NFA teaches in it’s command and control curriculum as?

A

Naturalistic decision making

45
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This theory is concerned with identifying the best alternative to take and assumes the decision-maker is fully informed, rational, and able to compute the information at hand

A

Naturalistic decision making

46
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The incident commander relies on his or her ability to recognize signs such as smoke movement in color, type of structure, and visible location of the fire to begin the decision making progress. Which progress is this?

A

Naturalistic decision making

47
Q

This theory is that the I C will use information based on sight, sound, and odor to assist in identifying what is occurring

A

Naturalistic decision making

48
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CDM:

1._______ what the ICU wants to accomplish, based on the incident priorities in size up

A

Aim

49
Q

CDM:

  1. _______ or anything that affects the decision-making process. Critical fire ground factors include trapped people, rapidly spreading fire, frozen hydrants, and so on. The list of factors may be long, and the IC must determine which factors by the most importance and should be addressed first
A

Factors

50
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CDM:

3.________Are the options and I C has to accomplish that name. Based on the factors considered, and incident commander must determine the strings and weaknesses of each course of action

A

Courses

51
Q

CDM:

4._________Is the course of action that best fits the situation. It also details how to implement the plan based on the resources on scene and in staging

A

Plan, action plan

52
Q

A model of how people make quick, effective decisions when faced with complex situations

A

Rpd

53
Q

A decision making model used when the incident commander is confronted with a situation that he or she has not experienced in the past

A

Classical decision making

54
Q

A framework that studies help people actually make decisions and perform cognitively complex functions and demanding situations

A

Naturalistic decision-making

FF Strat & Tactics Enhanced 3rd Edit (7 decks)

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