Chapter 4 Incident Command Flashcards
(20 cards)
List and describe the ten Command functions (from the review questions)
- Assume an effective command position and confirm operations.
- Rapidly size-up the situation.
- Initiate, maintain and control the communications process.
- Identify the overall strategy and develop an attack plan and assign crews.
- Develop an effective fire ground organization.
- Provide continuing command within the framework of department standard operating procedures.
- Coordinate the transfer of command as required.
- Review, evaluate, and revise attack plan as required.
- Request and assign additional crews as required.
- Terminate operations/command and return crews to service.
List and describe the three sources of information Command uses during a Size-up.
- Visual factors – what the officer sees upon arrival
- Reconnaissance factors – smoke, heat, fire conditions, and safety conditions relayed to Command by the sectors
- Pre-fire assessment factors – information gained and recorded on fire inspections by fire crews.
List the five things the first arriving officer should communicate to Dispatch and other incoming units upon his or her arrival at the emergency scene.
- Unit identification.
- Size Up - description of the building, occupancy and emergency scene.
- Summary of fire/emergency conditions.
- Initial Plan of action
- Identification of officer in Command and their location (A,B,C,D)
List and describe the three strategic choices Command may use on the fire ground to address the responsibilities of rescue, fire control, salvage, and personnel safety.
Offensive interior attack
Defensive exterior attack
Shelter-in-place strategy
List and describe the three organizational levels of an effective fire ground organization.
- Strategic levels – these are command functions
- Tactical levels – these are sector functions (sector Captains)
- Task levels – these are the tasks of the fire fighters within a sector.
How should command be transferred if possible?
Command should be transferred Face to Face.
List and describe the two types of crews formed within Level 2 staging.
Major crew is an officer and two or more firefighters.
Minor crew is an officer and one firefighter.
Explain the purpose of an Accountability Worksheet.
It provides a structured, organized flow chart depicting the sequence of events involving the resources at an incident. It also provides documentation and accountability of the following:
Accountability
Plan of attack
Progress
Available resources
Transfer of command
Final report
What does PAR stand for and what constitutes it?
A Personnel Accountability Report (PAR) is intended to be a formal accounting system for the location, status, and condition of each crew assigned to an incident.
Personnel Accountability Report – PAR is when you can see, touch and/or hear your crew members.
On the Accountability Worksheet what are the four benchmarks Command must achieve and
document on the fire ground?
1 - Primary search complete
3 - Secondary search complete
2 - Fire under control
4 - Fire out
The first arriving Officer at an emergency or event ______ _______ ______
must assume command.
What is the Incident Command System (ICS)
The ICS is a model for the command, control, and coordination of personnel and resources both responding to and on scene during an emergency.
what are some examples of emergency situations that ICS applies to
- Medical responses
- Alarms ringing
- Motor vehicle collisions
- Structural and non-structural fires
- Hazardous material responses
- Technical rescues such as: Tunnel 7. rescues/High angle rescues/Structural collapse
- High-rise fires
- Aircraft accidents
- Wildland fires
At an EFRS fire event, there are four benchmarks that must be met for an emergency to be considered complete. They are:
- Primary Search Complete
- Fire Under Control
- Secondary Search Complete
- Fire Out
What are 5 Advantages of ICS
- Flexible for any size emergency
- Systematic approach lessens confusion
- Allows for informed decisions
- Deployment of resources are easier
- Provides accountability for all resources
Definition of Incident Commander
The Incident Commander is the person with the overall responsibility and authority for the management of a second or multiple alarm incidents. The I.C. is responsible for supplying resources to assist the Fire Commander
Definition of Fire Commander
The fire commander is the person with the overall responsibility to manage dispatched resources at an emergency event. This person is also responsible for developing the initial strategy, determining tactical priorities, and assigning personnel to sectors for the successful mitigation of the emergency.
List and describe the 2 modes of Command.
- Command Mode – Involves the first arriving officer remaining staged at the apparatus, assuming incident command, assigning tasks to unit personnel, communicating with other responding units, and adapting the Incident Action Plan as needed by the complexity of the incident.
- Mobile Command/Fast Attack mode (First Alarm) The first arriving officer assuming incident command directs their personnel in an offensive attack to bring the fire quickly under control. The fast attack mode remains until one of the following:
When is PAR given? (3 points)
● When entering a building
● When exiting a building
● Whenever Command asks for it
1.______ __ ______ ______ ______ and confirm operations.
2. Rapidly ______-___ the situation.
3. Initiate, maintain and control the _______ process.
4. Identify the overall ______ and develop an attack plan and assign crews.
5. Develop an effective _____ ______ ______.
6. Provide ______ ______ within the framework of department standard operating procedures.
7. Coordinate the ______ __ ______ as required.
8. ______, evaluate, and revise attack _____ as required.
9. Request and assign ______ ______ as required.
10. ______ operations/command and return crews to service.
- Assume an effective command position
- size-up
- Communications
- Strategy
- Fire ground organization
- Continuing command
- Transfer of command
- Review, Plan
- Additional Crews
- Terminate
