Command Flashcards
When arriving on an incident to be the staging officer, you should communicate on the…
Command Channel
The initial unit officer arriving at an incident and plans to transfer command is still in command until…
Transfer has been confirmed
At this benchmark the IC should know the progress of the search and what progress is on the objective.
Ten Minutes Timer
If a unit is using a remote entry point to enter the IDLH their passport drop off would be the…
Drivers door of the apparatus at the remote entry point
The IC shall determine the welfare of crew members operating outside of the IDLH
40 minutes timer
A ______ shall be completed before commencing defensive operations.
PAR Check
This component of the ICS is responsible for providing facilities, services and materials.
Logistics
The roles of safety, Liaison and Public Information fall under this position in the ICS.
Incident Commander
In the ICS the span of control in a individual’s management responsibility should range from…
3-7
The leadership position assigned to a division or group is known as…
Supervisors
In the levels of scene organization, a branch, division or group responsible for a piece of the incident.
Tactical
When there is more than one agency with incident jurisdiction or political boundaries this is required…
Unified Command
Direct tactical and operational responsibility for managing an incident rest with the…
Incident Commander
All incidents, regardless of size or complexity, will have a ______?
IC
What are the five functional areas in the Incident Command System?
Incident Commander, Operations Section, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration
Span of control should range from _____ to _____ subordinates.
3, 7
This is the level of organization having functional or geographical responsibility.
Branch
This is an organizational level having total responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area.
Division
These are established to divide the incident into functional areas of operations. It is composed of resources assembled to perform a special function not necessarily within a single geographic division.
Group
This is comprised of a set number of the same type single resources.
Strike team
At a high-rise fire this is the area where Apparatus is parked.
Base
When shall Incident Command procedures be initiated and a command statement be made?
When three or more companies are investigating an incident or activity engaged in a operational risk
What term is used to advise communications that the ICS has been implemented?
Command
In most cases while in the investigative. Mode, the officer should ____ command.
Retain
Who should assume or assign the role of staging manager?
The first engine company officer to arrive in staging
When responding on mutual boxes what shall the unit officer confirm?
Response (dispatch) order
What are the three strategic modes?
Offensive, Defensive, Transition
Water supply information is one element of the _____ report.
On-Scene
This type of report provides information on the evolution of an incident.
Progress
In the phonetic alphabet the letter “O” is stated how?
Oscar
This is the process of gaining information for decision-making.
Size-up
What radio channel(s) should all greater alarm units monitor?
Tactical and Command
This is an expansion of the ICS to manage a large incident that has multiple management teams.
Area of Command
There are _____ major operational components that make up the incident command system.
5
It is extremely important to remember that on the majority of incident the ICS should be built from…
Bottom up
The Safety Officer, Liaison Officer and PIO make up the…
Command staff
This level of command has a geographic or functional responsibility.
Branch
The staging manager on an incident request or release resources through the request of the _____.
Operations Chief
Incident command procedures shall be implemented when ______ or more units are on an incident.
3
Each team member must have what equipment with them at all times?
Portable radio
What radio channel(s) should units assigned as the RIT monitor?
Safety and Tactical
These procedures enhance the safety of firefighters operation on emergency incidents?
Accountability
This is a “2 by “4” piece of Velcro that is attached to either the dash or the officer’s door of every unit?
Unit roster
Normally where is the passport drop of location?
Drivers door of the first due engine
The IC shall determine the welfare of all members operating in the hostile environment at the first ______ minute PAR check and at every _____ minute interval thereafter.
20, 20
How many minutes into the incident shall ALL members on the incident scene be accounted for?
40
A minimum crew is considered what?
Two people and a radio
How long should air horns be sounded during the evacuation of an IDLH environment?
15 seconds
