Chapters 1-3 Flashcards
A hint or suggestion that might lead you to a conclusion or answer
Clue
An indicator red flag or sign that
Cue
Has a high degree of certainty and has been developed based on experience in Lessons Learned and Association with situations or conditions
Cue
They fire officer who has been around the block and one has responded to and worked a large number of fires and other instance
Expert
What is the key to effective decision making under emergency conditions
Experience
What is the next step after training?
Simulation
According to the National Fire Academy fire flow formula, what are you fireflow needs per floor?
600 GPM on floor 1 and 150 GPM to check extension to the second floor
Incident scene decision makers use what two primary methods to reach conclusions?
Classical method and naturalistic method
What is considered the more time consuming process in which to make decisions
Classical
What is considered the more rapid process in which to make decisions
Naturalistic method
When and where do the naturalistic method begin?
1990s in the army
In the cleaning associate study what percentage of cases did the instant commanders use their previous experience to directly identify the situation?
80%
The previously encountered situation or a synthesis of me situations similar enough to a current situation to indicate effective courses of action
Prototype
A piece of critical information upon which we base our decisions
Cue
When should decision makers rely on the classical method?
Training mode
When will you use the classical method at an actual incident scene?
When you realize you have little or no training in or experience with that specific type of incident
What are the steps in the classical methodology command sequence?
Gather information
Analyze the information
Determine the problem
Determine and prioritize solutions
Select tactics
Issue directives
What is another name for the classical methodology of decision-making?
Command sequence
What are the incident priorities in the command sequence?
Life safety, incidents to stabilization, property conservation
What are the three action steps of the command sequence?
Size up,
Strategy and tactics,
Action plan
The process of gathering and analyzing incident information that affects our decision making?
Size up
What are the three phases of size up?
Pre-incident information,
Dispatch through unseen size up,
Ongoing size up
What is the size up technique that list a 13 point acronym?
WALLACE WAS HOT
Command officers must view an incident scene as what?
Pessimists
The goal of size up is what?
Problem identification
Broad statements of guidance and Direction necessary for the selection of appropriate strategies and Tactical direction of resources
Incident objectives
What does SMART stand for in relation to Incident Objectives?
Specific
Measurable
Action Orientated
Realistic
Time Sensitive
The overall plan that will be used to control the incident?
Strategy
The specific operations that must be completed successfully to accomplish the strategies goals?
Tactics
The part of the process that allows you to prioritize the actions that must be taken in order to bring the incident to a successful conclusion?
Strategy
Lloyd Layman’s seven factors for developing strategy?
RECEO VS
Determining strategies and selecting tactics enables the command officer to do what?
Develop an action plan
What five things must the action plan include?
Who, where, when, communication plan, and medical plan
When and where was ICS created?
Southern California in the late 1960s, early 1970’s
Who was ICS developed by?
FIRESCOPE
What are the five major subsystems of nims?
Ics,
Standardized training,
Certifications,
Publication management,
Tech support
Which presidential directives was Nims enacted through?
Presidential directives 5 and 8
A group or unit of interrelated parts or functions designed to achieve a common goal
System
ICS is based on a span of control of?
Five
Generally, the parameter range for a span of control is
Two to seven
What cues should drive the IC to expand the organization?
Increase in complexity, increase number of resources additional management concerns
What are the five major management functional areas of the ics?
Command
Operations
Planning
Logistics
Finance/Admin
What functions cannot be delegated to other major functional areas and are considered Command Staff functions and Reporting directly to the incident command?
Safety officer, information officer, liaison officer
What are the four general staff positions?
Operations,
Planning,
Logistics,
Finance/Admin
A group of resources with common Communications and a leader
Task force
Five of the same type and kind of resource with common Communications and a leader
Strike Team
A hand crew Strike team is composed of how many personnel
30 Personnel Plus a liter
Staging must be located no more than _____ minutes or less away
3
Operations may break the incident areas into smaller segments for management purposes. These segments are referred to as?
Branches
_____ is the IC Or operations section Chiefs tool for correcting a span of control problem created by too many divisions or groups.
Branches
______ gathers information, analyzes data, develops projections, and provides alternative Solutions.
Planning Section
Operational periods may be as short as ____ hours in length, but should not be longer than ____ hours.
2
24
What are the five major elements of an IAP?
Objectives,
Organization,
Assignments,
Support material,
Safety message
What are the five units or responsibilities under the planning section?
Resource unit
Situation unit
Documentation unit
Demobilization unit
Technical specialist
What is the section responsible for ordering and maintaining essential personnel, facilities, equipment, and supplies necessary to meet the needs of the incident?
Logistics section
What two branches May the logistics section be divided?
Service branch and support branch
The finance and administration section consists of what four units
Time unit
Procurement unit
Compensation unit
Cost unit
What percentage of incident commanders had simultaneous comparisons or the relative evaluation of two or more options according to a study by client and associates?
13
What is considered to be the first objective of size up
Problem identification
