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Company Officer Ch. 13 Flashcards

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What are three staff positions that the incident commander may fill

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Safety officer
Information officer
Liaison officer

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Who should the incident safety officer be

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Experienced company officer

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What is the last of the major incident management system components responsible for accounting

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Finance

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Logistics support branch can be expanded to include what three additional positions

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Supply, facilities, and ground

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Logistics service branch can expand into what three additional positions

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Communications, medical, food

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5
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What are the two different branches of logistics

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Service and support

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This section is responsible for obtaining the resources needed at the event

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Logistics

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Four units that planning can be expanded to

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Resource
Situation
Documentation
Demobilization

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This section is responsible for collecting, evaluating, and disseminating appropriate information

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Planning

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These are used when the number of divisions or groups exceeds the span of control

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Branches

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This is a set number of like resources that operate with a common communications and a single unit leader

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Strike team

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This is a combo of mixed resources with a common communications and a single unit leader

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Task force

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12
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The terms ____ and _____ are tactical level management groups that command individual companies, task force, or strike teams

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Divisions and groups

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13
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What is the first general staff position that should be delegated

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Ops section

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14
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Where should an IC operate from

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A fixed vantage point

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What is the one position of the IMS that must be staffed at every alarm

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Incident commander

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16
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What type of system is I am S, rather than a ranked oriented system

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Performance oriented

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17
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What kind of organization is IMS

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Modular organization

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18
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Two characteristics that make IMS work

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Use of plain language and common terminology

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19
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NFPA 1561

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Standard on emergency services IMS

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20
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What is the most familiar mechanism by which the federal government may provide support to state, travel, and local governments

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Stafford act

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21
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This is the activity or phase that involves restoring all systems to normal

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Recovery

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22
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This refers to activities that actually eliminate or reduce the chance of occurrence or the effects of a disaster

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Mitigation

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This includes the collection and analysis of info, development of policies, procedures, mutual aid agreements, strategies, and other arrangements to perform critical missions and tasks

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Planning

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24
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Who does disaster declaration start with

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The local county emergency manager

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25
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This refers to any government responsibilities and capability for managing all types of emergencies and disasters by coordinating the actions of many organizations and agencies

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Comprehensive emergency management

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26
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Who are the best person to gather info for post incident analysis

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Incident commanders

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27
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What should be conducted to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the response and lessons learned at the event

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Post incident analysis

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28
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Your organization should establish a protocol of command authority based on what three things

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Rank structure
Assignments
Qualifications

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29
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When should IMS be applied

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Every incident from arrival of first individual until termination

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30
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What is the purpose of the NIC

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Strategic direction and oversight of NIMS

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31
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NIC

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NIMS integration center

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32
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What are six essential activities for responding to an incident

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Plan, organize, train, equip, exercise, evaluate, and improve

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33
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What communications during an incident are essential

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Standardized

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34
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What are the ICS five standard functions

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Command
Ops
Planning
Logistics
Finance/administration
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35
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What time frame is the IMS designed to work

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Time of alarm until incident is concluded

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36
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This is an all risk all situation emergency management concept

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IMS

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37
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Success of operation is usually directly related to what two factors

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How well command is established and how effective communications are handled

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38
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_____ defines how the management of an incident starts and progresses

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IMS

39
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Who should clearly establish command function

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First arriving Unit

40
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This defines the principles, rolls, and structures that organize how we respond as a nation

A

National response framework

41
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At the largest incidents you will operate under what

A

National response framework

42
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What is the focus of IMS

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Managing people and resources

43
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_____ Implies that every aspect of controlling an incident is accomplish in and orderly and logical way

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IMS

44
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This early management system focused on command procedures, resource management, terminology, and communications

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Firescope

45
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First two versions of incident command system’s were

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Firescope and Phoenix fire ground command

46
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Prior to what decade, the concept of incident commander was pretty much a local function

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1970s

47
Q

This must be a part of a continuing effort that seeks to reduce life loss by education, engineering, enforcement, and emergency response

A

Firefighting

48
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Jim Crawford suggest that emergency response is the fourth E in the fire prevention triad. What is the Triad

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Engineering, enforcement and education

49
Q

What are the most critical minutes at an emergency scene

A

First five

50
Q

Three things one must understand to be effective in fire control

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Fire behavior, building construction, fire flow requirements

51
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Fire control includes what two things

A

Confinement and extinguishment

52
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This means to cut off the fire from further advance, to keep it from spreading and doing any further damage

A

Confinement

53
Q

When possible free burning fires should be fought with what attack

A

Offensive

54
Q

The most common fires encountered are considered in what stage

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Free burning

55
Q

Hey preestablished, understood, and practiced ____ procedure should be implemented

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Evacuation

56
Q

What allows companies to operate without direction upon arrival

A

Standard operating procedures

57
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When should a progress report be given

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Anytime there is a sudden change in conditions, you have change levels, you have completed a task, or you need additional resources to complete assignment

58
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Where is the place to build firefighter confidence

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In training

59
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What does the incident commander do for the company officer by assigning tactics

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Determines tasks that best accomplish required action

60
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It is critical that what communications model be followed

A

National communications order model

61
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When strategy is well defined what can all personnel do

A

Understand the tasks and focus efforts

62
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Chief Layman’s seven basic strategy for firefighting

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Rescue
Exposures
Confinement
Extinguishment. Ventilation
Overhaul. Salvage

63
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This is the overall plan that is used to gain control of an incident

A

Strategy

64
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When coordinating the efforts of several companies you should think of your actions as what

A

Slices of time

65
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This is an organize course of action that addresses all phases of into the control with in a specified timeframe

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Action plan

66
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Two things certain to change on the fire ground

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Situation and resources needed

67
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What two things do good fireground commanders keep everyone informed of

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Progress and plans

68
Q

When should size up be done

A

Throughout the event

69
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OSCAR acronym

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Occupancy
Size
Condition
Actions
Resources
70
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Four questions initial report should address

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What have I got? What am I doing? What do I need? Who is in charge?

71
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This should paint a concise but vivid oral picture of the conditions you observe as well as a quick summary of your intentions and needs

A

Initial report

72
Q

If command is passed a second time on fire scene, general rule is that it must be passed to who

A

A chief officer

73
Q

When you select attack role on first due assignment what should you do with command

A

Pass on to the next officer

74
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When first arriving officer decides to immediately go into action he has chosen what role

A

Attack

75
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The first arriving officer elects to maintain control of the incidents coordinates the activities of the first arriving companies. This officer has selected what mode

A

Command

76
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What are the three modes of command

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Command, attack, combination

77
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When operations are changing from offensive to defensive

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Transitional mode

78
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Operations are conducted exterior and focus on containment instead of extinguishment

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Defensive mode

79
Q

When lives are unsavable or insufficient resources on hand to mount interior fire attack go to this mode

A

Defensive

80
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Operations in this mode are conducted in and aggressive interior attack mode taking the attack to the fire

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Offensive attack

81
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Three modes of operation at a fire

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Offensive, defensive, transitional

82
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What are the two main reasons for using an incident command system and some form of checklist

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Firefighter safety and to maintain accountability

83
Q

COAL WAS WEALTH is an acronym for keeping track of what

A

Fire ground factors

84
Q

Three questions to ask your self when initiating size up

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What have I got, where is it going, how can I stop it

85
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When should a standardized accountability system be initiated

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On every scene

86
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What four things should be included in your knowledge of your first due area

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Response route, natural barriers, human made barriers, all significant hazards

87
Q

Officers should know enough about their first do area to know what six things

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Construction, access points, water supply, probable fire behavior, and safety concerns

88
Q

About how far upstream should the second blocking apparatus be on the highway

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Half a mile

89
Q

What type of apparatus is the preferred as the second company blocking truck on highway

A

Tandem axle ladder

90
Q

What type of roadway has killed the most emergency workers

A

Limited access highway

91
Q

When you are working as a firefighter on the highway what are you considered

A

A highway worker and you fall under DOT standards and regulations

92
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This is the process of gathering and analyzing information that is critical to the outcome of the event

A

Size up

93
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Three steps of the command sequence

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Size up, develop action plan, implement action plan

94
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What includes protecting the occupants, removing those who are at risk, and searching for those who may not be able to help themselves

A

Rescue

95
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Who is expected to take command, provide leadership, identify problems, establish priorities, allocate resources, coordinate activities, and protect the safety of firefighters

A

Company officer

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