Fire Flashcards
Establish, Confirm and Position Command: 202.01
Who will establish command upon arrival?
The first Fire Suppression unit or Officer to arrive at the scene will establish command and use the address/occupancy to name the command.
Establish, Confirm and Position Command 202.01
The initial incident commander will remain in command until?
Command is transferred, a superior officer assumes command or the incident is stabilized or terminated.
Establish Confirm and Position Command 202.01
The first arriving unit or officer who will establish command will broadcast a BIR. What is a BIR?
A: Unit Designation (Who am I)
B: Incident Location (Where am I)
C: Establish, name and locate command: (What and where is command)
D: Brief situation description (What do I have)
E: Action being taken and strategy taken (What am I doing)
F: Any immediate needs (What do I need)
G: Provide a follow up report if necessary.
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What does a Fire Ground Report consist of?
- Situational update
- Resource determination
- Any immediate Safety concerns
- Clarify command mode, strategy and IAP if not stated in BIR
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What status category must units fall into?
- Command: establish or assume
- Staged
- Assigned
- Join the IC and become part of the Command Team
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What are the three Command modes?
- Investigative / nothing showing mode
- Fast attack mode
- Command mode
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What are the crew options for an initial company officer assuming command?
- Assign company personnel to another company officer.
- Assign personnel to staff (aide)functions to assist the IC.
- Assign personnel to exterior tasks that can be supervised by the IC.
Situation Evaluation 202.02
What are the four basic tools used by an IC?
- Previous experience
- Visual
- Reported/reconnaissance
- Pre-incident planning
Situation Evaluation 202.02
What are the EIGHT Standard Critical Incident Factors?
- Building
- Fire
- Occupancy
- Life Hazard
- Arrangement
- Resources
- Actions
- Special circumstances
Situation Evaluation 202.02
What are significant pieces of information that have great effect of incident outcome, firefighter safety and survival?
Red Flags
Situation Evaluation 202.02
What are some common red flags?
Active fire with multiple start points, fires that don’t react to standard attack actions, large fire floor areas, one way in and out situations, present fire but it can’t be located, poor/no ventilation, sagging, leaning or bulging construction members, extended firefighting time periods.
Situation Evaluation 202.02
What is the Risk Management Plan?
- Risk a lot for savable lives
- Risk a little for savable property
- Risk nothing for lives or property already lost
Communications 202.03
What are the forms of incident communications?
- Face to face
- Radio
- Electronic Support
Communications:
What does a Roof Size up consist of?
- Type of roof(flat, pitched, tile, shingle)
- Are smoke and heat vents present and operating
- Conditions on roof(stable, unstable, venting, pressurized smoke)
- Concentrated Loads(HVAC)
- Firewalls or partitions if present
- Basic blueprint if unusual
- Action being taken
- Truss type and direction
Communications 202.02
What does a triage report consist of?
- The number and severity of patients
- Is mechanical extrication going to be necessary
- Which patient goes first
Communications 202.02
When will a roll call report be required?
- Any change from offensive to defensive
- Any report of a missing or trapped firefighter
- Any sudden hazardous event at the incident
- Any time that command decides it is necessary
- When the withdraw order is given
- When the abandon the building is given
Communications 202.02
What is a CAAN report?
Conditions: fire, smoke, color, density
Actions
Air Supply
Needs
Communications 202.02
What are COMPLETION and EXCEPTION reports?
Completion: When tactical objectives or benchmarks are completed
Exception: When an assigned tactical objective or benchmark cannot be accomplished
Communications 202.02
What are the Strategic Benchmarks?
- Primary all clear
- Fire knockdown
- Secondary all clear
- Loss stopped
Communications 202.02
What are the Tactical Benchmarks?
- Water supply
- Water on fire
- Utilities secured
- Ventilation complete
- Personnel in structure
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How is Emergency traffic utilized?
Personnel will repeat EMERGENCY TRAFFIC twice, state the company/division/group call sign and state the emergency.
Activate Alert Tone Two from dispatch
Communications 202.02
In a May-Day situation what does a LUNAR report provide?
Location Unit ID Name - your name or names of personnel Assignment Resources needed for rescue(air supply)
Communications 202.02
What does withdrawal from a building mean?
Once this order is given the Officer gather his crew, tools and equipment to promptly exit to a safe location
Communications 202.02
What does abandon the building mean?
Immediate exit or interior personnel is paramount for their safety.
Deployment 202.04
What is and Event Profile?
- What do I have
- Where is it going
- How do I stop it
Deployment 202.04
What is a response profile?
- What resources are on scene
- When will the responding resources arrive on scene
- What additional resources are are required
Deployment 202.04
What is alarm level I?
Level I - One (1) Engine
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Alarm Level L?
Level L - One (1) Engine, One(1) Truck
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Alarm Level M?
Level M - Three (3) Engines, One(1) Truck, One(1) Rescue, One(1) BC
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Level H?
Level H:
Four Engines, One Truck, One Rescue, One HR/CBRNE, Two BC’s, One EMS Coordinator, One Air Resource
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Level S?
Level S: 5 Engines, 2 Trucks, 2 Rescues, 1 HR/CBRNE, 2 BC’s, 1 EMS Coordinator, 1 Air Resource
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Request for Second Alarm or greater is?
4 Engines, 1 Truck, 1 Rescue, 1 BC
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What is a High Rise Response?
Any structure that is 5 stories, or 55 feet or taller.
High Rise Response is a Level S Response
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What is a second alarm High Rise response?
4 Engines, 2 Trucks, 2 Rescues, 1 HR, 1 BC and 1 Air Resource
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What is a Third Alarm in a High Rise Response?
3 Engines, 1 Truck, 1 Rescue, 1 BC
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What is an initial Medical Alarm?
Is a Medical Task Force - 3 Engines, 2 Rescues, 1 Truck, 1 BC, 1 EMS Coordinator and 2 Appropriate Private Ambulances
Deployment 202.04
What is an Ambulance Strike Team?
5 Private Ambulances and 1 Private Ambulance Supervisor. Or, 5 Fire Department Rescues and 1 EMS Coordinator.
Deployment 202.04
What is Level I Staging?
- First Officer goes directly to scene, establishes command and investigates.
- Other units don’t drive directly to the scene
- Stage about 1 block away
- Identifies primary and secondary water supplies.
- Announce you are staged
- Stay staged until you receive orders
- Listen and look at what is going on; pay attention
Deployment 202.04
Engine, Truck and Rescue considerations when responding?
Engine: Position unit allowing space for other units especially the truck
Truck: Consider setting up ladder or defensive operations; leave room for an engine
Rescue: Place where you will. Not be blocked by others. Must be prepared to TX.
What is the risk management plan?
Risk a lot for savable lives, risk a little for savable property, risk nothing for lives or property that are already lost.
What is the fire scene risk benefit tool?
Value, time and size.
What is a marginal situation?
A situation where our risk management plan indicates that it is acceptable to take a big risk in a highly calculated manner to protect savable life.
Incident priorities =?
Strategic benchmarks
What are fire ground priorities?
Firefighter safety rescue fire control property conservation customer stabilization
What are strategic benchmarks?
Primary all clear
knockdown
secondary all clear
loss stop
Incident scene organization must?
- be put into action the moment we are dispatched
- expand at a pace that matches the deployment of required resources
- be designed around our local limitations and capabilities
- be used on every incident
- have a place for mutual auto aid agencies to fit into the unified command
If operating in the hazard zone how many units can a division or group supervisor manage?
Between two and three
What are the three basic organizational levels on any incident?
Strategic
task
tactical
Who manages branches?
Branch director’s
Who manages sections?
Section chiefs
What is the standard objective of command?
To provide enough command to manage the resources until they complete the strategic objectives of: firefighter safety life safety incident stabilization property conservation customer stabilization.
Who establishes command?
The first arriving suppression unit or officer will establish and maintain command until relieved by a ranking officer command is transferred or command is terminated.
When transfer of command happens what will be communicated?
Incident conditions, incident action plan, completion of tactical objectives safety consideration, deployment and assignments of operating companies, appraisal of needs for additional resources.
Who manages groups and divisions?
Group and division supervisors
All personnel assigned to standby team or RIT team shall be responsible for?
Remaining in a constant state of readiness to conduct a rapid intervention operation whenever a firefighter down or missing firefighter situation is reported.
When established the incident safety officer becomes part of?
The command staff and reports directly to the incident commander.
