Command of Initial Emergency Operations

Question 1

What is NFPA 1561?

Answer 1

Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System and Command Safety

Question 2

What are the three levels of Command?

Answer 2

Strategic - overall directions and goal

Tactical - Actions necessary to achieve goals

Task - Assignment of actions to be taken

Question 3

What is the only position that is always filled at an incident?

Answer 3

Incident Commander

Question 4

What dictates how a scene will run for the next hour?

Answer 4

What the first arriving officer does in the first 5 minutes

Question 5

What does management of an incident require of an officer?

Answer 5

Developing strategies and tactics, Determine resources and their use

Question 6

What is span of control for emergency operations?

Answer 6

3-5

Question 7

What are the three strategic priorities of the IC?

Answer 7

Life Safety

Incident Stabilization

Property Conservation

Question 8

What are three other responsibilities of IC?

Answer 8

Building a command structure that matches the organizational needs of the incident

Translating the strategic priorities into tactical objectives

Assigning resources required to perform tactical assignments

Question 9

What are the three initial operational modes?

Answer 9

Investigation

Fast Attack

Command

Question 10

What three situations will end fast attack mode?

Answer 10

Situation is stabilized

Situation not stabilized and officer must withdraw to exterior and establish command post

Command is passed to another officer

Question 11

What are the nine functions of Command?

Answer 11

Determine strategy

Select incident tactics

Establish IAP (Incident Action Plan)

Developing ICS organization

Managing resources

Coordinating Resource activities

Providing for scene safety

Releasing incident information

Coordinating with outside agencies

Question 12

What three command functions are immediate and must be completed during size-up?

Answer 12

Determine strategy, Select tactics, Establish IAP

Question 13

What is the two in/two out rule?

Answer 13

Minimum 2 FF in IDLH atmosphere, 2 FF staged just outside IDLH atmosphere who can account for other crew and be capable of rescuing the other team

Question 14

When are PAR checks required?

Answer 14

Every 20 minutes

The incident drastically changes

A FF is unaccounted for

Question 15

What are the four differences between Modern and Legacy homes (pre-1980)?

Answer 15

Larger homes (up to 2x)

Open concept

Increased fuel loads

New construction materials

Question 16

What are the “Incident Commander’s Rules of Engagement for Firefighter Safety”?

Answer 16

Obtain 360 size-up

Determine occupant survival profile

Conduct initial risk assessment and implement safe action plan

If proper resources aren’t available, consider defensive

High Risk, High Reward/Low Risk, Low Reward

Limited risk for saveable property only

Vigilant and measured risk to protect and rescue saveable lives

Act upon reported unsafe practices and conditions that can harm FFs. Stop, Evaluate and Decide

Maintain frequent 2-way comms and keep interior crews informed of changing conditions

Obtain frequent progress reports and revise action plan

Ensure accurate accountability of every FF

If after primary, little/no fire progress achieved, consider defensive

Always have RIT

Always have REHAB

Question 17

What is size-up?

Answer 17

Systematic process of gathering and processing information to evaluate the situation and then translating that info into a plan.

Question 18

When does size-up begin?

Answer 18

Initial call receipt

Question 19

What is involved in a comprehensive evaluation of a situation?

Answer 19

What can be seen

Reasonable assumption of what can’t be seen

Anticipation of what is likely to happen

Question 20

When can a plan be adjusted?

Answer 20

When more information becomes available

Question 21

What is one of the most significant factors in size-up?

Answer 21

Visualization

Question 22

What is “softening a target”?

Answer 22

Applying water for 30-90 seconds into the compartment to slow fire progress and improve conditions

Question 23

What is crucial with ventilation?

Answer 23

Evaluating fire conditions and co-ordinating with interior crews.

Question 24

What smoke consideration should be given with new construction?

Answer 24

Fire may have become ventilation limited when no smoke showing or very slight smoke. Should increase officer’s caution and awareness.

Question 25

What is the 5 Step Size-up process?

Answer 25

Facts

Probabilities

Situation

Decision

Plan of operations

Question 26

What is the National Fire Academy (3-step) Size-up process?

Answer 26

Preincident info

Initial Size-up

Ongoing Size-up

Question 27

What is RECEO-VS?

Answer 27

Rescue

Exposures

Confinement

Extinguishment

Overhaul

Ventilation

Salvage

Question 28

What is SLICE-RS?

Answer 28

Size-up

Locate

ID and control flow path

Cool space from safest location

Extinguish

Rescue

Salvage

Question 29

What is OVEIS?

Answer 29

Oriented-Vent-Enter-Isolate-Search

Question 30

Which direction are sides labeled A,B,C,D?

Answer 30

Clockwise

Question 31

What incidents may cause a firefighter to have to disrobe at a call?

Answer 31

Asbestos exposure

Hazmat/Drug labs

Chemical/Bio Weapon exposure

Question 32

Who is in the initial rapid intervention team?

Answer 32

Two members from first attack crew, when situation dictates

Question 33

What is the standard of procedure for Pass Command?

Answer 33

Officer assuming command communicates over Radio or face-to-face preferably when possible.

Initial IC briefs new IC

Command is only transferred when new IC is briefed

New IC is communicated to dispatch and all units onscene