Fire Command Flashcards
Assumption of command at the very beginning eliminates the _______ caused by un-command confusion, roving or freelancing, multiple commander and free enterprise.
zero impact period
IMS development has created the capability to proactively, ahead of the event, build a set of _________ that creates a consistent organizational command plan.
standard operating procedures
A well-designed __________ should lead the IC through the considerations and decisions and be a memory jogger and record the following; resource status, resource assignment, resource tracking, personnel inventory, a brief description of the IAP, and the completion of benchmarks.
tactical worksheet
The major topics involved in size up, decision making, initiating operations, and review and revision are: the customer profile, fire, time, occupancy, non fire hazards or problems, actions, special circumstances, life hazard, __________, the building, arrangement, resources, and personnel safety.
accountability
Establishing ________ is the typical method the IC uses to cover the entire incident and to organize, manage, and maintain an effective span of control.
geographical and functional sectors
What type of problem is it? How big is or will the problem get? How severe is or will the problem get? How long has or will the problem go? The preceding are the questions used to do a ____________
quick situation evaluation
The IC must continually translate the incident conditions into tactical needs and objectives and then connect those needs and objectives in the standard ____________.
assignment of resources
The overall strategy establishes if the inside or the outside operations will be used. The IAP describes the tactical details and work plan that the incident problems present. The basic order of development is _________ and ________.
strategy-incident action plan
The _______ describes how we are going to actually attempt to solve the customers problem.
IAP
Every incident can be broken down into three basic organizational levels, ____________.
strategic, tactical, and task
The ________ section is responsible for managing rehab, managing staging, and providing food.
logistics
Standard actions matched to standard conditions produce___________.
standard outcomes
The quickest way to trigger the response of the closest help, provide for moveups, and indicate to everyone in the system that the IC has expanded the response to an incident is to request __________.
a standard greater alarm
The IC considers the following major factors when deciding how to provide continuing command; incident type, life safety characteristics, fire area profile, incident conditions, firefighter safety and __________.
special factors
The standard command functions that are critical in providing continuing command are command positioning, incident communications, strategy, attack planning, and ___________.
incident organization
