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Command and Control Flashcards

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Command and Control..

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multiple dwellings
taxpayers
brownstones
(all building with exception of CLASS 2/ CLASS 1 HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS )

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Important concept in strategy …

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TWO CHIEF OFFICERS AT INCIDENT COMMAND POST WHENEVER POSSIBLE

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Incident Commander may have a …

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Deputy IC (Deputy may have BC as “DEPUTY IC”

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DC/BC

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DC-strategy guy

BC-carry out tactics

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FIRST TO ARRIVE BC..

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IC and establish ICP in proximity to front of fire building…OUTSIDE COLLAPSE OPS /FREE OF SMOKE

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in RARE instances where IC needs more intelligence…

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make a brief ‘SORTIE’ into fire building, if it will NOT IMPEDE return to ICP, do not engage in firefighting activities.

brief sizeup

EVERY SECTOR CHIEF MAKE A BRIEF SORTIE

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FIRST TO ARRIVE BC…

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“DEPUTY IC” or OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF

Both DC and FIRST ARRIVING BC should operate together at ICP AND REMAIN AT INCIDENT COMMAND POST

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CRITICAL role of FIRST ARRIVING BC…

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monitor HT 1 FOR MAYDAY/URGENTS AND ENSURE TIMELY RESPONSE

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The BATTALION FF assigned to first BC…

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SHALL SUPPORT CHIEF AT ICP AND BE PREPARED TO DON HIS GEAR (only AIDE THAT DOES NOT HAVE TO HAVE HIS GEAR ON)

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2ND BC TO ARRIVE…

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designated FIRE SECTOR SUPERVISOR , after exchanging information with IC (if Deputy is on scene, report to DC….if not, it is first arrive BC)

IC informs all units FIRE SECTOR has been established

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FIRE SECTOR…

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FIRE FLOOR AND FLOOR ABOVE

-Fire Sector supervisor location outside IDLH
A.public hallway of fire floor
b. stairwell below fire floor
c. floor below
d. outside fire building

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FIRE SECTOR CHIEF …

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CHANNEL 1 / TACTICAL

AIDE–COMMAND / CHANNEL 2

(progress reports from fire sector to command on AIDE CHANNEL 2) COMMAND CHANNEL )

in an emergence CHIEF can call COMMAND on HT 1

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Fire Sector CHIEF ….

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can be FAST GROUP SUPERVISOR
Provide progress reports to command in REGULAR INTERVALS

(ALL SECTOR CHIEFS can be FAST GROUP SUPERVISOR )

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DEPUTY communicates with

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MEDICAL BRANCH AND OUTSIDE AGENCIES

FIRST TO ARRIVE BC(DEPUTY IC) TALKS TO EVERYONE ELSE…FIRE SECTOR SUPERVISOR, FAST UNIT…ETC.

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BATTALION FF (aide) shall be in

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PPE AND READY (exception : fire to arrive BC —PREPARE TO DON GEAR)

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15
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If IC changes INCIDENT strategy…

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can have BC (deputY IC) inform units
(also MAYDAY/URGENTS)
TWO THINGS DC can delegate

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9 row frames …

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you don’t need 9 BCs

sector supervisor can have multiple buildings under his control

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2ND ALARM…

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 1st BC is designated as a Sector/Group Supervisor (2nd Alarm Chief)
 2nd BC is designated the Resource Unit Leader (RESL)
 3rd BC is designated the Safety Officer
Note: Upon arrival of the Safety Operating Battalion, the 3rd BC is designated the
Assistant Safety Officer or reassigned as determined by the Incident
Commander

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3RD ALARM

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 1st BC is designated as a Sector/Group Supervisor (3rd Alarm Chief)
 2nd BC, if assigned, is designated the Staging Area Manager
Note: Only assigned if none responding with the Field Communications Unit
 3rd BC is designated the Air Reconnaissance Chief

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AIR RECON RESPONDS 1,2.3

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-10-60-1
2ND ALARM DOUBTFUL (HIGH RISE)
3RD ALARM DOUBTFUL (ALL BUILDINGS)

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4TH AND 5TH ALARM

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Fourth Alarm:
 BC is designated as a Sector/Group Supervisor (4th Alarm Chief)
Fifth Alarm:
 BC is designated as a Sector/Group Supervisor (5th Alarm Chief

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TRANSMISSION OF 2ND ALARM

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DC shall ensure the Portable Command Post (PCP)
is deployed at the ICP. At this time, the IC shall evaluate the current location of the ICP and if necessary, have the PCP set up at a more ideal location.

IC AND DEPUTY IC (BC) remain at portable ICP

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FIRST INCIDENT IN BOROUGH THAT ESCALATES TO 7-5 STATUS ….ALL HANDS

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ALL HANDS GIVEN FIRST , GETS CHANNEL 1 (TACTICAL)

23
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Bringing POST radio to Command post…

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DEPUTY job (not BC)

24
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Deputy ensure COMMAND channel at following incidents..

5 INSTANCES

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2nd or greater alarm
10-60
10-66
HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS (10-76)
10-77, needs a command channel when MORE THAN ONE SECTOR IS ESTABLISHED

-DEPUTY established command channel (even if BC gives 2nd alarm)

dispatcher must be notified
Deputy will notify units via HT 1

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When COMMand channel is established…
IC shall ensure RESOURCE UNIT LEADER CONDUCT ROLL CALL VIA HT COMMAND CHANNEL 2…

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REsource unit leader conducts this roll call on CHANNEL 2 (BATTALION AIDES switch to Channel 2)

SECTOR GROUP SUPERVISORS ON CHANNEL 1 , AIDES ON CHANNEL 2

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SECTOR/GROUP SUPERVISORS PROVIDE PROGRESS REPORTS to Command

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VIA AIDE HT CHANNEL 2 (COMMAND CHANNEL)

27
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5 CHIEFS operate on CHANNEL 2 (COMMAND)

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“CHRIS”
-COMMUNICATIONS UNIT LEADER
-HIGHRISE ROOF CHIEF (AUC 269)
-RECON CHIEF
-INCIDENT COMMANDER (DC)
-STAGING AREA MANAGER

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When sectors/groups have been established, Sector/Group Supervisors must ensure that non-urgent transmissions do not bypass the Sector/Group Supervisor. I

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If a nonurgent message is transmitted to “Command” or “Operations,” the Sector/Group Supervisor, or the RESOURCE UNIT LEADER must acknowledge the message and inform the member that
a sector/group has been established. He/she must then inform the member that all future non-urgent transmissions are to go through their assigned sector/group

29
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Channels 4-8

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SECONDARY COMMAND

Queens- 4
Brooklyn- 5
Manhattan- 6
Bronx -7
Staten Island- 8

30
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Transitioning to exterior attack
DEPRESS EAB
MUST BE AN URGENT “URGENT, ALL UNITS BACK OUT , WE ARE TRANSITIONING TO AN EXTERIOR ATTACK”

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ORDERLY WITHDRAWAL NOT EMERGENCY EVACUATION

IC contacts each unit INDIVIDUALLY!!!

IC will ensure ROLL CALL

31
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Coordinate Ladder, Rescue , Squad withdrawal with coordination of ENGINES OPERATING HAND LINES…

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The withdrawal of specific sectors may be delegated to a Sector Chief, (e.g. Roof Sector Supervisor, Exposure 2 Sector Supervisor, etc.). The IC will confirm the Sectors are transitioning to an exterior attack.

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Contact the Roof Sector Supervisor to ensure members on the roof are in the process Of withdrawing.

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If there is no Roof Sector Supervisor assigned, then the IC should
make contact with other member(s) operating on the roof to ensure they are withdrawing

33
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The IC may withdraw members briefly in order to quickly knock down fire utilizing an exterior stream to gain control of the fire and/or to protect life followed by a reinstatement of the interior attack. In these situations, the IC should determine if
members can remain in the building in safe areas.

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If members are left in the building,
their location must be clearly identified and communicated via HT to the IC and/or Sector Supervisor before any exterior attack begins.

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Battalion Chief (15 decks)

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