FG Command - Ch 1

Question 0

What is the basic agreement among the response team that gets IMS going?

Answer 0

-first arriver automatically becomes IC #1

Question 1

What is the major goal of assumption, confirmation, and positioning of command?

Answer 1

To quickly establish and confirm a single IC and place that individual in the most effective initial command position.

Question 2

Identify the three modes of command

Answer 2

1. Nothing showing
2. Fast attack
3. Command

Question 3

The first-arriving responder who assumes the role of IC should advise dispatch of

Answer 3

initial radio report including the unit designation, arrival, assumption of command, conditions, and the name and location of that command post.

Question 4

What makes up a good, standard command position for the Incident Commander?

Answer 4

• stationary one, inside a command vehicle or a piece of response apparatus
• good view of the scene and surrounding area
• somewhat remote from the action, in front of the scene (side one)
• should NOT interfere with apparatus movement.
• ideally, it would also offer a vantage (view) point of two sides of the situation (generally the front and most critical side).