Command Procedures Flashcards
MP # 201
Customer service management
What does CALSSRC stand for?
Central Arizona life safety system response council (Automatic Aid system)
what does CALSSRC define a customer as?
Any person who receives our services and anyone with who our members have dealings
MP# 201.01
Command procedures
What rank are shift commanders and what are their roles?
Deputy Chief
• manage battalions and supervise battalion chiefs.
• occupy the position of senior advisor on the command team during first and greater alarm incidents.
What are the roles and responsibilities of battalion chief in the ICS?
• manage companies and supervise company officers.
• Occupy the position of IC when appropriate.
•Occupy the position of sector officer when appropriate.
•Occupy the position of IC on the command team at first and greater alarm incidents.
What are the roles and responsibilities of a company officer in the ICS?
• Occupy the position of IC when appropriate.
• occupy the position of sector officer when appropriate.
• manage task level activities, and supervise firefighters.
What are the main responsibilities of the IC?
•Rescue
•fire control
• Property conservation
What do the functions of command define?
The standard activities that are performed by the IC to achieve tactical objectives.
What are the functions of command?
- Assume and announce command and establish effective initial command position (command post).
- Rapidly evaluate the situation (size up).
- Initiate, maintain and control effective incident comms.
- Provide and manage a steady, adequate and timely stream of appropriate resources.
- Identify the incident strategy and develop an incident action plan (IAP).
- Develop an effective incident, organization, including sectors/divisions/groups to decentralize and delegate geographic and functional responsibility.
- Review and revise (as needed) the strategy to keep the IAP current.
- Provide for the continuity, transfer, and termination of command.
What is the order of the strategic decision-making model (SDM)?
First unit arrives> size up of critical factors> Risk management> strategy> IAP> Tactical objectives>size up
What must always be occurring during an incident utilizing the SDM?
Forecasting
What SHALL the first Fire dept member/unit do when arriving at the scene of a multiple unit response?
Assume command of the incident.
What are the steps of an on scene report?
- Clear alarm
- Unit designation/on the scene
- Building/area description
- obvious problem/conditions
- Action taken
- declaration of strategy.
- Command confirmation with name.
What are examples of building/area descriptions?
• occupancy
• size (small, medium, large)
• height (assumed single story, unless otherwise reported)
What are examples of obvious problems/conditions to be reported in an on scene report?
• nothing showing (Indicates checking)
• smoke showing (amount and location)
• fire showing (Amount and location.)
• working fire
• Fully involved
What are the two strategies that are to be declared in an on scene report?
Offensive or defensive
What is to be included in a follow up report?
- Any immediate safety concerns.
- Accountability started (announce the initial accountability location).
- Disposition of resources (hold/add/return)
- Disposition of IRIC/on deck.
If a chief officer, member, or unit without tactical capabilities, initiates command what should be the top priority?
The establishment of a command post
In fast attack mode, the IC must initiate and continue command until what occurs?
A command officer arrives and the transfer of command is complete
If a situation is not stabilized quick enough, and there is no command officer on scene what should the fast attack IC do?
Move to an exterior (stationary) command position and convert to command mode.
If the fast attack IC must exit the structure and establish a stationary command post. What are some things that must be considered regarding whether or not to withdraw the remainder of the initial crew?
• crew capability/experience
• safety concerns
• Ability to communicate with the crew
If the command officer needs to immediately establish a stationary exterior command post (command mode) what three options are available with regards to the assignment of the remainder of the crew?
- “Move up” an acting officer within the company.
- Assign crewmembers to perform staff functions for the IC.
- Assign remaining company personnel to another company to create a larger work party.
What is the purpose of transferring command?
To improve the quality of the command organization
In a situation where transfer of command is to go from a company officer to a command officer, who is designated IC#1/IC#2?
1 is the initial fast attack company officer
#2 is the arriving command officer that command is transferred to
What are the benefits of an upgraded command post?
• provide provides IC #2 with a support officer
• establishes an incident, safety officer(FIT/ISO)
• IC#2 has a wider view of the fireground
• Improves communication
• Creates a well lit, warm/cool, dry environment for IC #2 to operate in
In certain situations, it may be advantageous for the first arriving IC Co. officer to transfer command to the next company officer on scene, when would this be indicated?
• When the initial commitment of the first arriving company requires a full crew and another company/command officer is on scene.
• when a chief officer arrives on scene at the same time as the initial company officer, the chief officer should assume command of the incident.
What is the preferred method to transfer command?
Face-to-face
What is the procedure to transfer command?
- IC#2 will communicate with the person being relieved (IC#1).
- IC1 will brief IC2 on general situation status, deployment, and assignments of operating companies and personnel, and need for additional resources.
- when an incident becomes so large that an IMT is requested, command will not transfer the IMT (type I/III) unless a formal written delegation of authority has been signed by both the JHA and the IMT.
What is an IMT?
Incident management team
Should a situation occur where a leader arriving company/command officer cannot locate or communicate with command. (after several attempts) what will be done?
The later arriving company/command officer will assume and announce their assumption of command and initiate whatever actions are necessary to confirm the safety of the missing crew
What are examples of a general situation status within the procedure of transferring command?
- Incident conditions (fire location, and extent, hazmat, spill, or release, number of patients, etc.)
- Incident management plan. Completion of tactical objectives.
- Safety considerations.
If a ranking officer determines that the current IC is competently controlling an incident and elects to not take command from the IC, what role will the arriving ranking officer assume?
A supportive role in the overall command organization
Command should consider adding a command officer to any sector with how many companies operating within it?
Three or more companies operating
What are five benefits to strengthening the command organization on an incident?
• improves safety
• decreases the span of control
• improves communication
• improves accountability
• Improves management and supervision of the sector
When a first arriving unit is a command officer efforts should be directed towards what automatically?
Establishing a command post and fulfilling the command functions
Where should staff personnel report to notify IC of their availability to assume incident duties?
Directly to the Command post if it’s been established
When there are no working incidents, who is responsible for initiating the ICS?
The alarm headquarters and it’s supervisors
What does the “command team” consist of?
Incident Commander, support officer, and senior advisor
What is the definition of a command team?
A command team is an organizational response to quickly provide enough command and control to rapidly bring a significant incident under control
On an incident that is preparing to transition to long-term operations who is responsible for advising the assistant chief of operations and what will be advised to him?
The senior advisor (shift supervisor) will be advising the assistant chief of operations to the potential need of an all hazards incident management team (AHIMT), state or federal assistance.
Who is responsible for providing a transitional briefing to the incoming IMT if one has been assigned to the incident?
The senior advisor
The basic configuration of command includes what three level levels?
• strategic level – overall direction of the incident
• tactical level – objectives assigned to sectors
• Task level – task objectives assigned to companies
What is the first management “subdivision” of incident scene organization?
Tactical
Who is responsible for the tactical deployment of assigned resources, evaluation, and communication with the IC?
Sector officers
What is the definition of a sector?
A sector is a smaller, more manageable unit of incident scene organization. Sectoring is a standard system of dividing incident scene command into smaller units or pieces.
Span of control is usually ___ sectors and should never exceed ___ sectors?
5/7
Sectors may be assigned by what indicators?
Geographic location or function
Divisions are assigned by what?
Geographic location
Groups are assigned by what?
Their respective function
When the number of sectors exceeds the span of control that the instant Commander can effectively manage, the organization should be divided into what?
Branches
When establishing a sector the incident, Commander will assign each sector officer what?
- Tactical objectives
- A radio designation (roof sector, east sector, etc.).
- The identity of resources assigned to the sector.
When an incident has our geographic boundaries, what designations should be used for sectors?
Alpha, bravo, Charlie, Delta.
Alpha would denote the street side of the front of the building and the sectors would go clockwise around the building in alphabetical order
When a command officer is assigned sector responsibilities, the FIT/ISO becomes what?
The sector safety officer
The branch level of the organization is designed to provide what?
Coordination between the sectors and command
What two pieces of information need to be included when advising sector officers of their new branch officer supervisor?
•What branch the sector is now assigned to
• The radio channel the branch (and sector) is operating on
The fire departments involvement and needs at the incident can be divided into what 4 SECTIONS?
• Logistics
• planning
• operations
• Administrative
What section is considered to be the support mechanism for the organization?
The logistics section
What are the roles and responsibilities of the logistics section?
• provide rehab
• manage staging
• Provide and manage supplies/equipment
• forecast/obtain future resource needs
• Provide needed comms equipment
• provide fuel/needed repairs for equipment
• obtain specialized equipment or expertise per command
• provide food/supplies
• Secure, any fixed/portable facilities
• Provide any other logistical needs
• collect/provide info for after action review
• Supervise assigned personnel
What section is responsible for gathering, assimilating, analyzing, and processing info needed for effective decision-making?
The planning section
What are the roles and responsibilities of the planning section?
• Evaluate current strategy/plan with IC
• Refine/recommend any changes to plan
• Evaluate incident organization span of control
• forecast possible outcomes
• evaluate future resource requirements
• Utilize tech assistance as needed
• Evaluate tactical priorities, factors, safety
• Gather, update, improve, and manage information with a standard systematic approach
• facility after action review/report
• Liaison with any outside agencies for planning needs
What section is responsible for tactical priorities, accountability, safety, and the welfare of the personnel working in the its section?
Operations section
if the operations officers located out of the command post at a forward position, what will be the radio designation?
Operations
What section is responsible for evaluating and managing the risk and financial requirements for the fire departments involvement in the incident?
The administration section
