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COMMAND OFFICER OPERATIONS Flashcards

1
Q

ICS is comprised of the following five functional areas ____ -______ ______ _____ ____ and a sixth is ______

A

Incident Commander

Operations Section

Planning Section

Logistics Section

Finance/Administration Section

Information and Intelligence Function

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The primary goals of all major ICS component functions are to

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Save lives and protect property

Reduce duplication of efforts and resources

Increase inter-jurisdictional flexibility

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3
Q

The levels of scene organization

A

Strategic

Tactical

Task

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4
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What is unified command

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When there is more than one agency with incident jurisdiction,

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5
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The span of control consists of __ to __ people with __ being ideal

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3-7
5

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6
Q

Command Staff is comprised of 3 positions
______
______
______

A

Safety Officer
Public Information Officer
Liaison Officer

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7
Q

General Staff not to be confused with Command Staff is comprised of

__________
__________
__________

A

Operations
Planning
Logistics
Finance/Administration

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8
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Incident with a working fire on the fourth floor of a ten-story building, the IC will typically place all units operating on that floor under the direction and supervision of a

A

Division Supervisor

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9
Q

_______ are composed of resources assembled to perform a special function not necessarily within a single geographic division

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Groups

Example: Ventilation Group

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10
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______ _______ is comprised of a set number of the same type single resources

A

Strike Team

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11
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An EMS Task Force is made up of

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5 EMS transport units, two suppression units,

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12
Q

True or False
The designated name of command should not change during
an incident.

A

True

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13
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When staging, units assigned should be positioned to reach the incident with _ minutes.

A

3

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14
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Staging Manager shall remain on the command channel, but must also monitor the _____ _____

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Tactical Channel

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15
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Procedure for Units adding to calls

OIC of the unit adding to the call will request to the responding command officer over the incident channel of their intention and ____

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location they are responding from and where they anticipate arriving in the run order.

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16
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What are the 2 offensive modes

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Investigating or attacking

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17
Q

When transitioning from an interior offensive attack to an exterior defensive attack, the IC shall conduct

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PAR check of units in the IDLH

18
Q

What are the 3 considerations of Risk Benefit analysis performed by the IC

A

Life Safety (First Priority)
Incident Control ( Second Priority)
Property Conservation (Third Priority)

19
Q

Elements of the 360 Lap

A

Elevation of structure (front vs. rear) Presence of basement and location of access Location of fire
Label the floors
Any hazards observed
Presence of exposures
Status of occupants
Access and egress points

20
Q

Incident Command procedures shall be initiated and initial fireground communications (on scene report, command statement, etc.) made when _____ or more companies are actively engaged in operational tasks

A

3

21
Q

____engine company officer to arrive at the staging area shall assume or assign the role of Staging Manager

A

First

22
Q

FYI Investigative Mode On scene report

Engine 423 is on the scene, side Alpha of a two story single family dwelling, nothing showing from all four sides, and investigating with a crew of three, establishing command.

A
23
Q

Progress reports are given at least every __ minutes or more frequently as necessary.

A

10 minutes

24
Q

FYI:

E408 on scene, Side Alpha of a 2 -story end unit townhouse, main entrance door will be on Side Bravo of the structure.

A
25
Q

When the numbers of divisions exceed the recommended span-of-control for the Operations Section, a ______-____ _____

A

When the numbers of divisions exceed the recommended span-of-control for the Operations Section, a

26
Q

___________are the organizational levels having total responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area.

A

DIvision

FIYI

incident with a working fire on the fourth floor of a ten-story building, the IC will typically place all units operating on that floor under the direction and supervision of a Division Supervisor. This supervisor’s designator would be Division 4.

27
Q

A _______ team is comprised of a set number of the same type single resources.

A

Strike

Example: 5 Engine

28
Q

Units assigned to staging should be positioned to reach the incident within _____ minutes.

A

3

29
Q

The IC shall determine the welfare of all members operating in the IDLH environment at the first 20-minute

A

PAR check, and at every 20-minute interval thereafter

30
Q

A ______ light or flags should be used to identify the Command Post.

A

Green

31
Q

the dispatch center shall activate the evacuation signal for __ seconds.

Apparatus drivers shall sound there horns for __ simultaneously

A

15, 15

32
Q

Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)

A
33
Q

The transfer of command is complete when it is ______ and announced

A

Confirmed

34
Q

Staging

This would include parking units on ______ along one side of the street to allow for easy egress, and to keep a travel lane open

A

Diagonals

35
Q

If the second arriving engine company officer has command assign them under the supervisor of the initial attack line

A
36
Q

Who has overall authority and control of their assigned area or function.

A

Tactical Commander

37
Q

The _________ _________ has overall authority and control of their assigned area or function.

A

Tactical Commander

The TC is responsible for managing and coordinating activities in their area of responsibility; not to perform them.

38
Q

The incident ________ ________ allows for tracking of resources, notation of operational tasks, (i.e. water supply, first hoseline deployment, and search, etc.), tracking on any patients, incident benchmarks for maintaining awareness of air supply and PAR checks.

A

Command board

39
Q

Emergency Evacuation of personnel
Personnel shall not re-enter the structure or evacuated area until given the ____ _____ signal by the command post

A

All Clear

40
Q

A minimum crew shall be considered ___ people and a portable radio.

A

Two

Lieutenant (24 decks)

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