Command Manual Flashcards
Responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination and
use of information about the development of the incident as well as the status of
resources.
Planning Section
There are normally three command staff positions, they are?
Safety Officer, Public Information Officer and Liaison Officer
The organizational levels having total responsibility for operations within a
defined geographic area.
Division
Organizational levels composed of resources assembled to perform a special function not necessarily within a single geographic division.
Group
When activated, the service branch director is under the supervision of whom?
Logistics Section Chief
Units assigned to staging should be positioned to reach the incident within_____minutes
of receiving an assignment.
3
Units in staging will remain on the_______channel until deployed to
operational areas:
Command channel
Unit officers shall report to their designated supervisor when assignment is completed, unable to complete an assignment, there is a safety problem, and:
Additional resources are required to complete assignment
________enacted legislation that establishes parameters for minimum staffing levels during initial firefighting operations.
Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Commission
________ is the foundation of incident management:
Size-up
What does the second “E” in RECEO stand for?
Extinguishment
_________ shall be given prime consideration on every incident.
Safety and accountability of personnel
The first progress report should be given at approximately _____ minutes into an operation.
10
The interior of buildings shall be divided into quadrants, starting at the:
Left front of the building
The Command Aide has primary responsibility in support of the IC in three functional
areas: Resource Status, Situation Status, and:
Command Post Communications
A______llight or flags should be used to identify the Command Post.
Green
Within the ICS, the span of control of any individual with incident management supervisory
responsibility should range from______, with______ being ideal:
3-7, 5
A ____ is comprised of a set number of the same type of single resources.
Strike Team
The ____________ is responsible for providing an organized response to the
rehabilitation needs of the personnel operating on an incident.
Medical Unit Leader
Incident Command procedures shall be initiated and initial fireground communications made when ____ or more companies are investigating an incident or actively engaged in operational tasks.
3
The staging manager reports to the _____ chief, while Base reports to __.
Operations, Logistics
When transitioning from an interior offensive attack to an exterior defensive attack, the IC shall conduct a ________ for the units that were in the IDLH.
PAR Check
What does the “C” in RECEO stand for according to the Command Officer Operations manual?
Confinement
In cases where a second alarm has been transmitted, the ___ channel shall be assigned when the additional alarm has been transmitted.
Command