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Chapters 1-3 Flashcards

1
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A hint or suggestion that might lead you to a conclusion or answer

A

Clue

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2
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An indicator red flag or sign that

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Cue

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3
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Has a high degree of certainty and has been developed based on experience in Lessons Learned and Association with situations or conditions

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Cue

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4
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They fire officer who has been around the block and one has responded to and worked a large number of fires and other instance

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Expert

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5
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What is the key to effective decision making under emergency conditions

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Experience

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6
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What is the next step after training?

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Simulation

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7
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According to the National Fire Academy fire flow formula, what are you fireflow needs per floor?

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600 GPM on floor 1 and 150 GPM to check extension to the second floor

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8
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Incident scene decision makers use what two primary methods to reach conclusions?

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Classical method and naturalistic method

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9
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What is considered the more time consuming process in which to make decisions

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Classical

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10
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What is considered the more rapid process in which to make decisions

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Naturalistic method

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11
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When and where do the naturalistic method begin?

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1990s in the army

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12
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In the cleaning associate study what percentage of cases did the instant commanders use their previous experience to directly identify the situation?

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80%

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13
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The previously encountered situation or a synthesis of me situations similar enough to a current situation to indicate effective courses of action

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Prototype

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14
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A piece of critical information upon which we base our decisions

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Cue

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15
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When should decision makers rely on the classical method?

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Training mode

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16
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When will you use the classical method at an actual incident scene?

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When you realize you have little or no training in or experience with that specific type of incident

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17
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What are the steps in the classical methodology command sequence?

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Gather information
Analyze the information
Determine the problem
Determine and prioritize solutions
Select tactics
Issue directives

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18
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What is another name for the classical methodology of decision-making?

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Command sequence

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19
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What are the incident priorities in the command sequence?

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Life safety, incidents to stabilization, property conservation

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20
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What are the three action steps of the command sequence?

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Size up,
Strategy and tactics,
Action plan

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21
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The process of gathering and analyzing incident information that affects our decision making?

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Size up

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22
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What are the three phases of size up?

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Pre-incident information,
Dispatch through unseen size up,
Ongoing size up

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23
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What is the size up technique that list a 13 point acronym?

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WALLACE WAS HOT

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24
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Command officers must view an incident scene as what?

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Pessimists

25
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The goal of size up is what?

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Problem identification

26
Q

Broad statements of guidance and Direction necessary for the selection of appropriate strategies and Tactical direction of resources

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Incident objectives

27
Q

What does SMART stand for in relation to Incident Objectives?

A

Specific
Measurable
Action Orientated
Realistic
Time Sensitive

28
Q

The overall plan that will be used to control the incident?

A

Strategy

29
Q

The specific operations that must be completed successfully to accomplish the strategies goals?

A

Tactics

30
Q

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?

A

Strategy

31
Q

Lloyd Layman’s seven factors for developing strategy?

A

RECEO VS

32
Q

Determining strategies and selecting tactics enables the command officer to do what?

A

Develop an action plan

33
Q

What five things must the action plan include?

A

Who, where, when, communication plan, and medical plan

34
Q

When and where was ICS created?

A

Southern California in the late 1960s, early 1970’s

35
Q

Who was ICS developed by?

A

FIRESCOPE

36
Q

What are the five major subsystems of nims?

A

Ics,
Standardized training,
Certifications,
Publication management,
Tech support

37
Q

Which presidential directives was Nims enacted through?

A

Presidential directives 5 and 8

38
Q

A group or unit of interrelated parts or functions designed to achieve a common goal

A

System

39
Q

ICS is based on a span of control of?

A

Five

40
Q

Generally, the parameter range for a span of control is

A

Two to seven

41
Q

What cues should drive the IC to expand the organization?

A

Increase in complexity, increase number of resources additional management concerns

42
Q

What are the five major management functional areas of the ics?

A

Command
Operations
Planning
Logistics
Finance/Admin

43
Q

What functions cannot be delegated to other major functional areas and are considered Command Staff functions and Reporting directly to the incident command?

A

Safety officer, information officer, liaison officer

44
Q

What are the four general staff positions?

A

Operations,
Planning,
Logistics,
Finance/Admin

45
Q

A group of resources with common Communications and a leader

A

Task force

46
Q

Five of the same type and kind of resource with common Communications and a leader

A

Strike Team

47
Q

A hand crew Strike team is composed of how many personnel

A

30 Personnel Plus a liter

48
Q

Staging must be located no more than _____ minutes or less away

A

3

49
Q

Operations may break the incident areas into smaller segments for management purposes. These segments are referred to as?

A

Branches

50
Q

_____ is the IC Or operations section Chiefs tool for correcting a span of control problem created by too many divisions or groups.

A

Branches

51
Q

______ gathers information, analyzes data, develops projections, and provides alternative Solutions.

A

Planning Section

52
Q

Operational periods may be as short as ____ hours in length, but should not be longer than ____ hours.

A

2
24

53
Q

What are the five major elements of an IAP?

A

Objectives,
Organization,
Assignments,
Support material,
Safety message

54
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What are the five units or responsibilities under the planning section?

A

Resource unit
Situation unit
Documentation unit
Demobilization unit
Technical specialist

55
Q

What is the section responsible for ordering and maintaining essential personnel, facilities, equipment, and supplies necessary to meet the needs of the incident?

A

Logistics section

56
Q

What two branches May the logistics section be divided?

A

Service branch and support branch

57
Q

The finance and administration section consists of what four units

A

Time unit
Procurement unit
Compensation unit
Cost unit

58
Q

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?

A

13

59
Q

What is considered to be the first objective of size up

A

Problem identification

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