Company Officer Chapter 13 Flashcards
A situation in which the first arriving officer elects to take immediate action and to pass command onto another officer
Attack role
And organize course of action that addresses all phases of incident control within a specific period of time
Action plan
Significant points in the emergency event usually making the accomplishment of one of the three incident priorities life safety, incident stabilization, or property conservation.
Benchmarks
A situation in which the first arriving officer takes command until relieved by senior officer
Command roll
An activity required to prevent Fire from extending to an uninvolved area or another structure
Confinement
Actions intended to control fire by limiting it spread to a defined area
Defensive mode
Any situation to which a fire department or other emergency response organization response to deliver emergency services
Emergency incident
Factors like weather that impact on firefighting operations
Environmental factor
That part of the incident management system that is responsible for facilitating the procurement of resources and for tracking the costs associated with such Pro Kerment
Finance section
A tool for dealing with emergencies of all kinds
(ICS) incident command system
The person in overall command of an incident
(IC) incident commander
An organized system of roles, responsibilities, and standard operating procedures used to manage an emergency operation.
(IMS). Incident management system
As part of the IMS incident safety management that person responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards and ensuring personal safety.
Incident safety officer
As part of the IMS, that person who acts as the contact between IC and the news media, responsible for gathering and releasing incident information.
Information officer or PIO public information officer
A vivid but brief description of the on scene conditions relevant to the emergency
Initial report
As part of the incident management system, the contact between the incident commander and agencies not represented in the incident command structure.
liaison officer
That part of the incident management system that provides equipment services, material, and other resources to support the response to an incident
Logistics section
Assistance provided by another fire department or agency
Mutual aid
That part of the incident management system that focuses on the needs of the citizens who are directly or indirectly affected by an incident
Occupant services sector
Fire fighting operations that make a direct attack on a fire for purposes of control and extinguishment
offensive mode
Division in the incident management system that oversees the functions directly involved in rescue, fire suppression, or other activities within the mission of an organization.
Operations section
