Chapter 5

Question 1

the __ is the most important position on the fireground

Answer 1

incident commander

Question 2

commanding a __ __ begins long before you stand in front of your first fire as a commanding officer

Answer 2

residential fire

Question 3

at every incident, someone must be in command who is __ __ with hands on tasks such as stretching lines, throwing ladders, or worse, entering the bldg

Answer 3

not involved

Question 4

command does not start on the..

Answer 4

fireground

Question 5

__ starts in the firehouse during day to day operations and responses

Answer 5

command

Question 6

commanding a residential fire will be a __ __ of how you carry yourself and perform each and everyday

Answer 6

direct representation

Question 7

wrong decisions are nothing more than an..

Answer 7

opportunity to learn

Question 8

there is only an issue when we make the __ __ __ a second time

Answer 8

same wrong decisions

Question 9

being in command requires those under your command to __ and not __ __ your decisions

Answer 9

trust
second guess

Question 10

1. a careful plan or method for achieving a particular goal usually over a long period of time
2. the skill of making or carrying out plans to achieve a goal

Answer 10

strategy

Question 11

1. the science and art of disposing and maneuvering forces in combat
2. the art or skill of employing available means to accomplish an end

Answer 11

tactics

Question 12

LIP

Answer 12

life safety
incident stabilization
property conservation

Question 13

once the command has determined the ___, he must begin to analyze the incident to determine the ___

Answer 13

strategy
tactics

Question 14

the most widely accepted and utilized memory aid for size up is..

Answer 14

COAL WAS WEALTH

Question 15

COAL WAS WEALTH

Answer 15

Construction
Occupancy
Area and height
Life hazard
Water
Aux Systems
Street conditions
Weather
Exposures
Apparatus/Aux appliances
Location and extent
Time
Hazards

Question 16

__ arriving member must perform his or her own __ __

Answer 16

every
size up

Question 17

size up comes down to the constant __ of the incident

Answer 17

analysis

Question 18

it all comes down to knowing and evaluating the following about the fire:

Answer 18

location
intensity
extension
type
size