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Command Officer Operations Flashcards

1
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What are the five primary areas of ICS and the one additional that may be added if needed?

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  • Incident Command
  • Operations Section
  • Planning Section
  • Logistics Section
  • Finance/Admin Section
  • Intelligence
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What roles shall remain a command function at all times?

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Safety, Liaison, and PIO

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What are the three levels of scene organization?

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Strategic-IC and Command Staff operate, and are responsible for command functions
Tactical-Branch, Division or Group Officers manage the tactical activities for their assigned area or function
Task-The level where strategic and tactical objectives are accomplished

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When is Unified Command required?

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When there is more than one agency with incident jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions

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Multi-Agency Coordination Systems (MACS)

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A combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures and communications integrated into a common system with responsibility for coordinating and supporting incident management activities
-may contain an EOC

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Joint Information System

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Encompasses all PIO related to an incident, allowing an organized, integrated and coordinated mechanisms to delivery information

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Is the JIC a physical location or just an organization?

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physical location where PIOs from organization involved in incident management activities can collocate

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Area Command?

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Expansion of the IC function primarily designed to manage a very large incident that has multiple incident management teams assigned.

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Area Command organization is normally small with personnel assigned to:

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  • Command
  • Planning
  • Logistics
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What type of command structure requests resources to an established “base” where they (Command) then prioritizes calls and assigns units as necessary.

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Area Command

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What components are referred to as the General Staff?

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  • Opeartions
  • Planning
  • Logistics
  • Finance/Admin
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12
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On the majority of incidents the ICS should be built from?

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The bottom up

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13
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The command staff consists of?

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  • Safety Officer
  • PIO
  • Liaison Officer
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The Liaison Officer is the point of contact for?

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Assisting and cooperating with other agencies (such as police, red cross, public works, etc.)

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Section Level?

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Organizationally between the Branch level and the IC. This management level is a member of the IC’s General Staff

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The Incident Management Team Consists of?

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  • IC’s Command Staff

- General Staff

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A Deputy is?

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fully qualified individual who, in the absence of a superior, can be delegated the authority to manage a functional operation or perform a specific task. A deputy can act as a relief for a superior and therefore must be fully qualified in that position

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Branch Level?

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Organizational Level having functional or geographical responsibility. The Branch Level is between Section and Division or Group in the Operations Section and between Sections and Units in the Logistics Section

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Divisions?

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Organizational levels having total responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area. Routine communications within a Division can be accomplished more effectively in a face-to-face mode

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Groups?

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Are established to divide the incident into functional areas of operations. Groups are composed of resources assembled to perform a special function not necessarily within a single geographic division.

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Where do Groups fall in the ICS structure?

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Between Branches and individual companies in the Operations section

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Should groups operate in the same area when divisions are already operating?

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Not advised

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Strike Team?

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comprised of a set number of the same type single resource, under the supervision of a Strike Team Leader

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Task Force?

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A combination of resources under the supervision of a Task Force Leader

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Single Resource?

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an individual unit that retains its own unit identification

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Operations Chief does?

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assists with the formulation of the incident action plan and is responsible for the management of all incident tactical activities that are applicable to the primary mission
-requests or releases resources as needed through the staging manager

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Medical Group vs Medical Unit?

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Medical Group is part of the Operations Section and deals with patients.
Medical Unit is part of the Logistics Section and is responsible for medical treatment/rehab for emergency workers on the incident scene

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28
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What is the Command Hospital?

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Fairfax Hospital

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The Planning Section Chief is responsible for?

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Collecting, analyzing and disseminating information on an incident. Also responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination and use of information about the development of the incident and status of resources.

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30
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What is the Resource Unit Leader (RESTAT) responsible for?

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maintaining the status of all assigned resources at an incident scene (reports to Plans)

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Situation Unit Leader (SITSTAT) is responsible for?

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the analysis of the situation as it progresses and reports to the Planning Section Chief

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Logistics Section Chief responsibilities?

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providing facilities, services and materials in support of the incident. This component secures all resources that are not a normal requirement of the FD

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Service Branch Director responsibilities?

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the management of all service activities at the incident, the operations of communications, medical and food units.

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The communications unit leader is under the direction of?

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The Service Branch Director of the Logistics Chief

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The Lead Chaplain reports to?

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The logistics section chief

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The Support Branch Director supervises?

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The operations of supply, facilities and ground support units

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Supply Unit Leader?

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responsible for ordering personnel, equipment and supplies, receiving and storing all supplies for the incident; maintaining an inventory of supplies; and servicing non-expendable supplies and equipment

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The Facilities Unit Leader is responsible for?

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the layout and activation of incident facilities, such as Base and the Incident Command Post. The unit provides sleeping and sanitation facilities for incident personnel and manages base operations.

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Base Manager

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Is responsible for stockpiling and cataloging resources (personnel, apparatus, tools and equipment) necessary, but not immediately available, for incident operations

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Ground Support Unit Leader is responsible for?

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support of out-of-service resources, transport of personnel, supplies, food and equipment; fueling, servicecs, maintenance and repair of vehicles and other ground support equipment; implement the traffic plan for the incident.

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Welfare/Customer Service Branch Director

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Responsible for providing an organized response for the physical well-being of civilian evacuees on an incident

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Finance/Admin Section Chief Responsibities

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Addressing any and all documentation needs, overseeing record keeping and documentation for potential cost recovery efforts or litigation on an incident

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43
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Does the physical location of the command post need to be communicated?

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Yes

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Prior to assuming command what information shall be obtained from the initial IC?

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  • What was the situation?
  • What is the current situation?
  • What are the strategy and tactics?
  • What units are committed and where?
  • What units are available?
  • Any obvious safety concerns
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If the first arriving officer initiates an offensive attack and plans to transfer command is he still in command?

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Yes, they are still in command until the transfer of command has been confirmed

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If initial actions call for an aggressive attack, the first officer will advise the chief what?

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Of the need to transfer command, typically via the radio

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47
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When is the transfer of command complete?

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When it is confirmed and announced

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48
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Staged units shall be located so they can reach the incident scene within ___ minutes of receiving an assignment.

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3

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49
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Who shall serve as Staging Managers?

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Only Engine Company Officers or crew members

50
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The Staging Area Manager shall be on what radio channel?

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Command Channel but also monitor the tactical channel.

51
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When a unit comes out of rehab who do they contact for another assignment?

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The Staging Manager

52
Q

Unit officers shall report to their designated supervisor when:

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  • Assignment is complete
  • Unable to complete assignment
  • There is a safety problem
  • Additional resources are required to complete assignment
53
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What are the four status conditions that shall be used to describe resources?

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  • Assigned–performing active function
  • Available–ready for assignment
  • Out-of-service–not ready for assignment
  • In Transition from one location to another
54
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When responding on a mutual box units shall confirm?

A

Their response order

55
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When first alarm units mark on scene they should?

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Do so verbally indicating position and function

56
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What are the three incident strategy modes?

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  • Offensive
  • Defensive
  • Transition
57
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When operating in the offensive mode the officer will either be?

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investigating or attacking

58
Q

When the first unit requests to transfer command will is automatically be transferred to the second due engine?

A

No

59
Q

In what strategic mode will command typically not be transferred except on the arrival of the chief?

A

Defensive mode

60
Q

During a transition from offensive mode to defensive mode what must be completed prior to commencing defensive operations?

A

PAR check

61
Q

Who is the initial IC?

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first due officer

62
Q

What company should routinely handle the incident command responsibilities and why?

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Engine Company due to the limited number of rescue and truck companies responding

63
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Can command be transferred to an officer who is not on the scene?

A

no

64
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How many times can command be transferred at the command officer level?

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Only once

65
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Elements of the on-scene report:

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  • water supply info
  • unit identification and location
  • description of the incident conditions including:
    • building height, occupancy type and constuction
    • hazmat event (include staging position and hot zone)
    • multi-vehicle accident with number of vehicles
    • incident condition (fire showing)
    • what assignment your unit is taking
66
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Elements of the Initial Situation Report:

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  • size-up the situation
  • describe the extent of the problem
  • give a brief description of actions that you will be taking and orders for other units arriving on scene IF conditions require a change from standard assignments
  • initiate requests for additional resources or greater alarm as determined through the size-up
  • Announcement if command will be retained or transferred
67
Q

Progress Reports should be given?

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-First progress report at approximately 10 minutes into the operation, given on the command channel

68
Q

In situations where the building location of configuration is unusual, the officer shall designate the sides of the building by?

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using a landmark

69
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How can wings of a building be identified?

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As quadrants or sectors

70
Q

Sub-floors will be designated as?

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The actual name of the sub-floor

71
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Tactical Command?

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A function on an incident that is assigned to provide close supervision and direction to a group of companies assigned to a particular function or area. Group or division supervisors typically operate at the tactical level of command

72
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It is recommended that a tactical commander get an aid, it is required when?

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The tactical command assignment will require entry into a dangerous or IDLH environment

73
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In addition to the same safety equipment that the Tactical Commander carries the aid should also carry?

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A forcible entry tool

74
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Upon arrival at the assigned area of responsibility the TC must give?

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An initial report. Additional reports should be given when significant changes occur, major problems are encountered, or benchmarks are met

75
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When communicating with their units TC should use?

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face-to-face communications

76
Q

Where should the location of the command post be?

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Where the IC can see the fire building or incident scene

77
Q

The command aide has primary responsibility in support of the IC in what three functional areas?

A
  • resource status
  • situation status
  • command post communications
78
Q

Who sets up and manages the accountability system?

A

The aide

79
Q

Who is responsible for tracking members and units who are operating as well as those in staging?

A

the aide

80
Q

When a higher ranking chief arrives on scene and it preparing to assume command who briefs them?

A

the aide

81
Q

If the higher ranking chief chooses not to assume command of the incident he/she may act as a?

A

senior advisor to the IC

82
Q

The initial incident board allows tracking for up to and when shall it be used?

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two alarms of dispatch and should be used prior to the setup of the command area by the aide

83
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A command channel should be requested and utilized once the command post is established and staffed, however under what circumstance will the command channel be assigned prior to this?

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when a second alarm is transmitted

84
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Who is the communications link for the IC and second alarm units?

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Staging manager

85
Q

Should members operating in the IDLH wear a vest?

A

NO

86
Q

What members require identification vests?

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  • IC
  • PIO
  • SO
  • Section Chiefs
  • Branch Directors
  • Staging Officer
  • Senior Physician
  • Treatment Unit Leader
87
Q

Lights or Flags should be used to identify the following areas:

A
  • Command Post
  • Staging Area
  • Treatment Area
  • PIO Area
88
Q

Green Light

A

command post

89
Q

Blue vest?

A

IC

90
Q

Green Flag

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Staging area

91
Q

Green vest?

A

staging officer

92
Q

Orange flag/light

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Treatment area

93
Q

white with one orange stripe vest?

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Treatment unit officer

94
Q

White flag

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PIO Area

95
Q

White vest?

A

PIO

96
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Red Vest?

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SO

97
Q

In accordance with NFPA standard 1561 what three primary channels will be used for incident dispatch and management?

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dispatch, tactical and command

98
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What communications are carried out on the command channel?

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requests for additional resources, progress reports, and other necessary communications

99
Q

If a tactical function calls command on their assigned channel and does not get a response they shall?

A

call command on the command channel

100
Q

When is the personnel accountability system initiated?

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When the first unit arrives on the scene and continues until the IC determines it is no longer necessary

101
Q

When nametags are not in use members should store them?

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Under the brims of their helmets

102
Q

Helmet Shield yellow:

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Identifies: FMO, Safety, OPS, TRNG, and Support Staff

-All support staff will have yellow background with white letters

103
Q

The primary passport?

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2”x4” velcro with one removable and one permanently affixed designator tag

104
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Unit Rosters

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2”x4” pieces of velcro that is attached to either the dash or the officers door of every unit. It will have one designator permanently affixed and one removable unit identification tag. The unit roster will contain the names of all members who are assigned to staff that particular unit.

105
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Where is the apparatus passport drop-off point?

A

drivers door of first arriving suppression unit

106
Q

The Personnel Accountability System shall be implemented on all emergency incidents where?

A

members are operating in the IDLH, hazardous area, when using SCBA, or at the discretion of the IC

107
Q

The order of nametags attached to the unit rooster/passport goes:

A

OIC
Driver
Crew
Crew

108
Q

If a unit’s identifier is upside down on the command board it means?

A

That unit is in transition to that location

109
Q

If units must enter a hazardous area remote from the initial passport drop of point where shall they place their passports?

A

driver’s door of the first unit at the remote entry point

110
Q

Dispatch will announce the duration of the incident every?

A

10 minutes

111
Q

When does the event timer begin?

A

When the first unit arrives on the incident scene

112
Q

On what channel is the timer announcement made on?

A

command channel

113
Q

The IC shall determine the welfare of all members operating in the hostile environment every?

A

20 minutes

114
Q

The IC shall account for all members on the incident scene including those operating in non-hostile areas every?

A

40 minutes

115
Q

Who is responsible for the welfare of units/members not assigned to a Branch/Division/Group?

A

The IC

116
Q

If units were not accounted for during the PAR check what happens?

A
  • Recall the missing units, this should be done on the assigned tactical channel as well as on the safety channel
  • No success still? Deploy RIT
117
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If a unit doesn’t answer during PAR does the PAR check stop until that unit is located?

A

No-PAR check continues but IC can assign a resource to check on the unaccounted crew

118
Q

Situations in which a PAR check must be done are:

A
  • report of a member or crew missing or trapped
  • when a unit/crew cannot be contacted in the hazard zone after three consecutive attempts at radio contact
  • sudden hazardous change on the incident scene
  • incident conditions deteriorate to a point that evacuation is ordered
  • a change from an offensive to a defensive mode
  • when the incident is declared under control
119
Q

If an evacuation is ordered how long shall dispatch sound the evac tones?

A

15 seconds

120
Q

While the evac tone is being sounded all staffed apparatus shall

A

sound their airhorns continuously for 15 seconds

121
Q

After the evac tone and air horns have stopped dispatch shall

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repeat the evac message

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