FO Chp15

Question 1

FIRESCOPE

Answer 1

Firefighting resources of southern california organized for potential emergencies

Question 2

____ allows for effective, efficient, and collaborative incident management across all emergency management and incident response organizations

Answer 2

NIMS

Question 3

NIMS has 5 components:

Answer 3

Preparedness
Communication and information management
Resource management
Command and management
Ongoing management and maintenance

Question 4

For emergency operations, the recommended span of control is _____ reporting to one supervisor

Answer 4

3-5

Question 5

The overall direction and goals are set at the _____ level

Answer 5

stragetic

Question 6

_____ level objectives define the actions that are necessary to achieve the strategic goals

Answer 6

tactical

Question 7

Tactical assignments are usually defined by:

Answer 7

geographical area

functional responsibility

Question 8

Branches are stablished to:

Answer 8

group tactical components

Question 9

_____ level assignments are the actions required to achieve the tactical objectives

Answer 9

Task

Question 10

Who is responsible for the management of all incident operations

Answer 10

IC

Question 11

The first arriving company level officer has three options when arriving at the incident and assuming command:

Answer 11

investigation
fast attack
command mode

Question 12

While the initial IC remains outside, the rest of the company members should do one of the following:

Answer 12

Initiate fire suppression or emergency action with one member as the acting CO
After the initial IC assigns them, remaining company members work under another CO
Stay with the IC to perform staff functions that assist command

Question 13

9 functions of command

Answer 13

Determine strategy
Selecting incident tactics
Setting action plan
Developing ICS
Managing resources
Coordinating resources
Providing for scene safety
Releasing information about incident
Coordinating with outside agencies

Question 14

What 3 functions must be completed as part of the first arriving officer’s size up and plan?

Answer 14

determining strategy
selecting incident tactics
setting action plan

Question 15

Command staff:

Answer 15

IC
PIO
Safety officer
Liaison officer

Question 16

The ______ is responsible for the management of all actions that are directly related to controlling the incident.

Answer 16

operations section

Question 17

The ________ is responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of information relevant to the incident. Updating the IAP

Answer 17

planning section

Question 18

_____ is a comprehensive, national, all hazards approach to domestic incident response that describes specific authorities and best practices for managing incidents

Answer 18

National Response Framework (NRF)

Question 19

______ are tactical level management elements that are used to assemble companies and resources for a common purpose

Answer 19

Divisions, groups, and units

Question 20

A ____ represents a functional operation

Answer 20

group

Question 21

A _____ represents a geographical opreation

Answer 21

division

Question 22

A ____ is a generic term that can be applied to either a geographical or functional component

Answer 22

unit

Question 23

A _____ is a supervisory level established in either the operations or logistics function to provide an appropriate span of control

Answer 23

branch

Question 24

____ refers to a standard procedure to manage uncommitted resources at the scene of an incident

Answer 24

staging

Question 25

There are 3 levels of command in the ICS:

Answer 25

strategic
tactical
task