Chapter 5: Strategy

Question 1

What does the Acronym LIP mean?

Answer 1

Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property Conservation

Question 2

____________ is always the first priority.

Answer 2

Life safety

Question 3

____________ Is the process of controlling the fire.

Answer 3

Incident stabilization

Question 4

Incident stabilization can also result in_______do a rapid fire tech that prevents the extension of a fire in to unburned compartment or areas of the structure.

Answer 4

Property conservation

Question 5

Traditionally,_____________starts off as Savage or loss control activities.

Answer 5

Property conservation

Question 6

As a fire and emergency services responder, you are expected to take calculated risks to provide for?

Answer 6

(LIP)
Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation

Question 7

But I see has direct effect on personal safety based on a number of decisions, including:

Answer 7

• Making the initial size up
• Having accountability in place beyond passport and key cards
• having a sound IAP
• assigning division and group supervisors where appropriate
• having a rapid intervention crew or team in place
• Having a safety officer in medical/rehabilitation resources

Question 8

Firefighters life safety is affected by a number of criteria, including:

Answer 8

• using the correct PPE properly
• assigning tasks based on the ability of the personnel and having sufficient resources
• applying a risk benefit analysis model
• Following the local SOP’s/G’s for fire ground operations
• Maintaining discipline on the fire ground
• Using tools and equipment correctly

Question 9

Risk lives to save?

Answer 9

Lives

Question 10

Risk tools to save?

Answer 10

Property

Question 11

Wrist nothing to save?

Answer 11

Nothing?

Question 12

What are the two Shatagee is that the fire service uses?

Answer 12

Offensive and defensive

Question 13

The_________used at a structure fire usually means that resources are deployed for Interior operation to accomplish incident priorities.

Answer 13

Offensive strategy

Question 14

Based on the latest research from (NIST), Traditional offensive strategy should now include the option to apply water from the exterior of the structure as Crews advance into the interior. This is known as?

Answer 14

Transitional attack

Question 15

The decision to operate in a_______is indicated when no threat to occupant life exists, occupants are not solvable, or when the property is not salvageable.

Answer 15

Defensive strategy

Question 16

A_________ is usually an exterior operation that his children because of insufficient resources or an interior attack is unsafe.

Answer 16

Defensive strategy

Question 17

Defensive strategic operations are justified in the following conditions involving a structure fire;

Answer 17

Volume of fire
Structural deterioration
Risk outweighs benefit
Vacant or abandon occupancy

Question 18

ICs must conduct personal accountability reports (PAR) to check on the welfare of every firefighters at ___________.

Answer 18

Predictable intervals such as:
•On scene every 10 to 20 minutes
•In accordance with your departments SOP/G

Question 19

When a situation rapidly changes, the IC needs to be prepared to________the operation from an offensive to a defense of strategy.

Answer 19

Transition

Question 20

As the first arriving officer, you have several options for command, including the following three command options available:

Answer 20

• Investigation option (nothing showing)
• Fast attack or mobile option
• Stationary command (incident command post) option

Question 21

When the problem generating the response is not obvious to the IC, he or she Should establish command and announce that?

Answer 21

Nothing is showing

Question 22

If the incident is one in which the direct involvement of the company officer will impact the outcome, a __________ should be utilizes.

Answer 22

Fast attack or Mobile Command

Question 23

The first arriving unit has the responsibility of assuming __________ of the incident.

Answer 23

Command

Question 24

What command option, does the company officer remain on the mobile radio in the apparatus, assigning tasks the other unit personnel, communicating with other responding units, expanding the NIMs-ICS as the complexity of the incident requires.

Answer 24

Stationary command (Incident command post) option.