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Command operations Flashcards

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Planning Section

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Responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination and use of information about the development of the incident as well as the status of resources.

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The levels of scene organization are as follows

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Strategic, Tactical and Task

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3
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What is required when there is more than one agency with incident jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions

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Unified Command

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4
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Established by the I.C. and is the person in charge at the incident.

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The Command Function

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Incident command General Staff Positions

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Operations Section, Planning Section, Logistics Section and Finance-Admin Section

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Command Staff

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Safety Officer, Public Information Officer and Liaison Officer

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7
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Command Staff: There are normally three positions in this staff

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Safety Officer, Public information Officer, and Liaison Officer

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The ICS shall be implemented with the arrival of ___________________ and remain in effect until emergency response resources are released from the scene.

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The fire department officer

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9
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The ICS is comprised of the following five functional areas

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Incident commander, operations section, planning section, Logistics Section, Finance/Admin section and information and intelligence function.

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Primary Goals of ICS major component functions

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Reduce duplication of efforts and resources.
Saves lives protect property.
Reduce duplication of efforts and resources
Increase inter-jurisdictional flexibility
Provide a predictable coordinated effective and acceptable response
Provide for ongoing safety accountability

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11
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Span of control with incident management supervisory responsibility should range

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Three to Seven subordinates

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12
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The ICS offers a flexible

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Modular based organizational structure

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13
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IC and Operations Chief must ensure that all resources are cognizant of

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The mode of operations; whether it is offensive or defensive

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14
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The effective IC must be

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Assertive, decisive, objective, calm and a quick thinker

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15
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The IC must have the capability

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To delegate positions appropriately for the incident

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16
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Sections

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Responsibie for managing a primary segment of incident operations

(Operations, planning, Logistics and Finance/Admin)

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17
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Branches

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The branch level is the organizational level having functional or geographical responsibility

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Divisions

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Divisions are the organizational levels having total responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area

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Groups

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Groups are established to divide the incident into functional areas of operations

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The Division or Group Supervisor reports to

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The next higher level of supervision currently in place. This may be the Branch Director, Operations Chief or the IC.

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21
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Is comprised of a set number of the same type single resources

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Strike Team

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22
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Combination of resources, made up of several different type companies

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A task force

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What is the leadership position called in a division or group?

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Supervisor

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What level of scene organization is it when IC and Command staff are responsible for command functions

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Strategic

25
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What organizational level is where strategic and tactical objectives are accomplished, I.e where the work is actually done?

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Task

26
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____________ is the organizational level where branch, division, or group directors and supervisors manage the tactical activities for the assigned area or function

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Tactical

27
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How should the incident command system be built

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From the bottom up

28
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Which of the following is not a major responsibility for the IC

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Gather intel in regards to the event

29
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Which of the following is not a command staff position

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Intelligence

30
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What level is organizationally between the branch level and the IC

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Section

31
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Who does the IMT (incident management team) consist of?

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IC, Command Staff, and General Staff

32
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The _________________ level is the organizational level having functional or geographical responsibility. This level is between section and Division/Group

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Branch

33
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Branch directors communicate directly with the _____________ under whom they are assigned to operate.

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Section Chief

34
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Routine communications inside a division can be accomplished more effectively how

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Face to Face

35
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What is a group

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Assigned functional areas of operations

36
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Who is responsible for achieving tactical objectives

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Divisions, groups and single resources

37
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The Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Commission (VOSH) enacted legislation that

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Establishes parameters for minimum staffing levels during initial firefighting operations

38
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The _____________ Section chief, Figure 16, is a member of the ICs General Staff and is responsible for 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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Finance/administration

39
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The ____________ is responsible for providing an organized response to the rehabilitation needs of the personnel operating on an incident

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Medical Unit leader

40
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The ____________ is responsible for providing facilities services and materials in support of the incident

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Logistics section

41
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The ___________ chief shall be responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating information on an incident

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Planning Section

42
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Who reports to the EMS branch director and supervises Triage Unit Leader, Treatment Unit Leader and Medical Supply coordinator

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Medical Group Supervisor

43
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The _______________ shall report of the operations section chief or to the IC and is responsible for the development of the emergency medical plan for the incident and shall direct all aspects of EMS operations

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EMS Branch Director

44
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The _____________ assists with the formulation of the incident action plan and is responsible for the management of all incidents tactical activities that are applicable to the primary mission

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Operations Chief

45
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_____________ is two or more individual incidents located in the same general proximity assigned to a single IC or Unified Command to facilitate management

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Complex Command

46
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What document provides a coherent means of communicating the overall incident objectives in the contexts of operational and support activities

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Incident action plan (IAP)

47
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Where should members store their name tags when not in use?

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Under the brim of their helmets

48
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The designated Safety Channel throughout Northern Virginia is?

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“O”

49
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A minimum crew shall be considered

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Two people and a portable radio

50
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Par checks for members operating in the hostile environment are intimated how often, routinely?

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20 minutes and the 20 minutes thereafter

51
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When does the event timer start?

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When the first unit arrives on the incident scene

52
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Unless an exception has been announced by the dispatch center, the passport drop off shall be

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The first arriving suppression unit drivers door

53
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Progress reports shall

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Be given on the command channel once that is established

54
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The second priority at every incident is

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Incident control

55
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When assigning command, the name for command should be based on

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The geographic location of the incident

56
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Spam of control identifies the number ______ as the ideal number of elements/resources

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5

57
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What is the location of the initial passport drop off point

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1st Engine Drivers door

58
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The aide to the tactical commander should carry _________ for team safety

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Forcible entry tool

59
Q

Wings of a building can be identified as

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Sectors

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