FOG Guide—2018 Flashcards
How many levels of USAR are there?
4 levels
Who provides information regarding the MACS function?
They also operate an information center to serve the print and broadcast media and other governmental agencies.
Information Unit
(SCKN) stands for what?
Status/Check In Recorder
**keep track of all resources checking in with “T” cards. Provide information to the Resource Unit Leader periodically or as needed.
How many Liason’s for an incident?
One; including incidents operating under the Unified Command and Multi-jurisdictional incidents
When are Area Command’s established?
When an incident is close enough that oversight is required among incident Management organizations to ensure conflicts do not rise.
Incident objectives should be what?
Broad, Measurable, and follow an ordered sequence of events
Who does the MIX MASTER (MXMS) report to?
Helibase Manager
Provide water and fire retardant to the helicopters
COML
What does it mean and who do they report to?
Communication Unit Leader (prepare and implement the communication plan)
***reports Service Branch Director or Logistics
The planning process works best when what?
The incident is divided into logical geographical and/or functional units.
10
What are the TEN STANDARD FIRE ORDERS?
Fire Behavior
Fireline Safety
Organizational Control
10 Fight fire aggressively, safety first
FIRE BEHAVIOR:
- know the weather conditions/forecasts
- know what your fire is doing at all times
- ALL actions are based on current/expected behavior of the fire
FIRELINE SAFETY:
- ID Safety Zones and Escape Routes
- Post lookouts
- Situational awareness
Who coordinates air tanker operations at the incidents?
Air Tanker/Fixed Wing Coordinator (ATCO)
**reports to the ATGS—Air Attack Group Supervisor
Incident Commander responsibilities?
Assess the situation and/or obtain a briefing from the prior IC
Determine the Incident Objectives and strategy
Establish the immediate priorities
Establish an ICP
Consider the need for Unified Command
Ensure planning meetings are scheduled
Approve and authorize the implementation of an IAP
Ensure “SAFETY” and “ACCOUNTABILITY” are in place
Order resources as needed and release resources as needed
Authorize release of information to the news media
Complete ICS Form 209
Order Demob of the incident
Complete an ICS 214 (Unit Activity Log)
Can an Area Command be a single or an Unified Area Command?
Yes, either
When should Unified Command be implemented at Hazmat incidents?
When multiple agencies or jurisdiction with statutory or political authority and financial responsibilities are involved.
What type of safety plans does the Structure Protection Specialist develop?
Structure protection plan based on the IAP
Fires run up hill fast where?
Chimneys, gullies, draws and steep slopes
FSC1 or FSC2
Stands for what?
Finance Section Chief or Admin
True or False?
Not all incidents require “written plans” under the planning process?
True; they do not all require a written plan. The needs of a written plan is based on incident requirements and the decision of IC.
Spot fires or low ground fires can be fought with hose lines if heavy smoke or flame is not within ___ feet of the power lines.
100
When can you have more than one Incident Commander?
When it becomes multi-jurisdictional, usually under an Area Command
How do they select the Incident Commander?
Qualifications and Experience
What’s the symbol or abbreviation for “The Operational Planning?”
“P”
What’s the Area Command Aviation Coordinator’s responsibility?
Ensures the effective use of critical aviation resources among multiple management teams
FBAN?
What does this stand for?
Fire Behavior Analyst
Three horizontal strands of red-and-white life hazard tape or barrier tape will be affixed to ________________________?
Two vertical uprights
Who does the Operations Branch Director report to?
Operations
Prior to the Incident Planning Meeting, Agency Incident Commanders, should have reviewed what?
The purposes and agenda items (capabilities, limitations, functional and jurisdictional responsibilities)
What portion of the IAP is “Operations” responsible for?
Develops the operational portion of the IAP
Complete the Operational Planning Worksheet
The Situation Assessment Unit is AKA?
Intelligence Unit
True or False?
A complex may be in place with or without the use of Unified and/or Area Command.
True
How many sets of objectives for a Unified Command?
One set
What should the Deputy IC have to be a Deputy IC?
The same qualifications as the IC
Functions of MACS:
Evaluate new incidents
Prioritize incidents:
- Life threatening situation
- Real property threatened
- High damage potential
- Incident complexity
Who does the Task Force Leader or Strike Team Leader report to?
The Division or Group Supervisor
The symbol to mark the life hazard zone on the incident map is a ______________________
Red octagon (stop sign) with three white horizontal lines and the description beneath
*****THREE STRIPES AND YOU OUT! Slogan to remember it
Who may fall under the Unified Command structure for WMD/Terrorism?
LE (Local, State, and Federal)
Environmental Health
Civil Support Team
What is the STL or STEN responsible for?
Responsible for performing tactical assignments assigned to the strike team
Depending on the complexity of the interface between the incidents, specialists in other areas such as ____________________________________?
Aviation
Hazmat
Environment
Finance
____________________serves as a facilitator in organizing and accomplishing the mission, goals, and direction of the mac group.
MAC Group Coordinator
Structure protection should start with?
Determination of an exit strategy
Maintain a __ foot distance from transmission lines.
35 foot
“ATGS” Air Tactical Group Supervisor responsibilities?
They coordinate aircraft operations when fixed and/or rotary-wing aircrafts are operating on an incident.
- manage air tactical activities based upon the IAP
- they communicate with ATC with pilots, AOBD, Helicopter Coordinator, Air Support Group, Helibase Manager
- control the air space with incident and non-incident flights
- inform AOBD of tactical recommendations affecting the air operations portion of the IAP.
Within the ICS organization chart, what does the dotted line mean -vs- solid line?
Dotted line means = to coordinate with
Solid line means = Status reporting
What’s the difference between Level 1 and Level 2 decon on Swiftwater/Flood incidents?
Level 1 - standing or moving slow water with some contaminants possibly. No large release of hazmat.
Level 2 - anytime hazardous material are present or likely to be present. (Should not be entered)
What’s more accessible in a WUI environment?
TRA or Safety Zone
TRA
What’s the end result of the planning process by the Agency Incident Commanders?
A single Incident Action Plan (IAP) that addresses multi-jurisdiction or multi-agency priorities and objectives.
Why do we use TRA’s?
In the event that an emergency egress to an established safety zone is compromised.
***don’t require a fire shelter
Upon arrival of an incident, where can you check-in?
Base or Camps
ICP
Staging area
Helibases
**if you are reporting directly to a line assignment, check in with the division or group
LIFE HAZARD ZONE:
Deploy barrier tape in the following manner to prevent entry and identify the hazard zone. The optimal tape would be _____________________________________?
Red-and-white striped or chevron barrier tape that states “Life Hazard-Do Not Enter”
Level 2 decon:
What should we spray the equipment with and how long should it sit?
How do you make the solution?
Bleach solution and let it sit for 15 minutes.
2 tbsp of bleach; (1) gallon of water
**will yield the 20,000 ppm
What’s the function of an Area Command?
Develop broad objectives for the impacted area and coordinate the development of individual incident objectives and strategies.
- Set priorities for the use of critical resources allocated to the incidents assigned.
Authority who approves a status change is responsible for reporting it to?
The resources unit
On a wild land fire always have a ___________ site available?
Deployment
FEMT
Stands for what?
Fire line EMT
Responsible for basic life support for those working on the fire line
**reports to Medical Unit Leader or Logistics
What is (WOBS)
Weather Observer
** responsible for the weather report and providing it to the Situation Unit Leader, Meteorologist, and Fire Behavior Analyst.
Upon arrival of an incident after checking in, what should you be doing?
Receive briefing from supervisor
Acquire work materials
Conduct tasks utilizing the accepted risk analysis methods
Brief subordinates (maybe as a group)
Assigned frequencies of your area (know), do a radio check
Fill out the ICS forms necessary and submit to Documentation Unit
Respond to Demob Orders and brief subordinates on demob
On an incident, who is responsible for getting a declaration of the restricted air space area?
Air Ops Branch Director (FAA Regulation 91.137)
Who is responsible for collecting information from incident management teams
Asst. Area Commander—Planning
The morgue manager (MCMM) reports to who?
Triage Unit Leader
What is the Area Commander responsible for?
Direction of the incident management teams assigned to the same incident or to incidents in close proximity.
What is a (STAM)
Staging Area Manager
Who will evaluate helibase locations?
AOBD (Air Operations Branch Director)
What is the form to capture the Transfer of Command?
Incident Briefing, ICS Form 201
Can a PIO have an assistant PIO?
Yes, and they may represent agencies or jurisdictions.
What should you request to suspend the air traffic above the incident?
A Temporary Flight Restriction (From FAA)
Who does the PIO report to?
The IC (to determine any limits on information release)
What’s the (FOBS) Field Observer’s job?
To collect situation information from personal observation at the incident and provide it to the Situation Unit Leader .
Patient transportation can be upgraded from a _____ to a ________based on the size and complexity of the incident.
Unit to a group
All personnel exposed to a level 2 decon situation should a medical check when?
One hour, twelve hour, and a twenty-four hour medical check following the exposure.
What is a Single Resource in charge of?
A person in charge of a single tactical resource
Upon dispatch of a strike team, what should one receive from ECDC or agency?
Job Assignment (Strike Team designator, overhead position)
Resource order number and request number
Reporting location
Reporting time
Travel Instructions
Communications plan enroute (travel frequency) develop a text group among the strike team
Completed forms and reports get sent to?
Documentation unit
Many agencies require a written_____________________to be given to Incident Commanders prior to their assuming command on larger incidents.
Delegation of Authority
What is an “AOBD” and their responsibilities?
Air Operations Branch Director
—developing the air operations portion of the IAP
In many multi-jurisdiction incidents, an agency or jurisdiction will send a _________________to assist in coordination efforts.
Agency Representative
What is a “Complex” in Firescope?
Two or more individual incidents located in the same general proximity assigned to a single IC or Unified Command to facilitate management.
What does the Logistics Section Chief supervise?
Branches/Units
_________________is responsible for providing facilities, services and material at the Area Command level?
Asst. Area Commander—Logistics
What two documents are used to support the incident’s planning process?
The Operational Planning Worksheet and the Incident Safety Analysis
How many colors for T-Cards and what is the use?
(10) colors and they denote kinds of resources
Leaders Intent:
Of structure protection?
To keep the firefighters and civilians safe
***once that is done, we will work to keep the fire from the homes.
What does the Operational Planning Worksheet and Incident Safety Analysis provide the IC, Command and General Staff?
To identify division and group assignments, develop specific tactics, identify available and needed resources, and address safety considerations.
Who provides the information regarding the MACS function?
Information unit
___________________if activated in a Multi-Agency Coordination Center, maintains summary information by agency on critical equipment and personnel committed and available within the MACS area of responsibility.
Resources Unit
What form is the Incident Medical Plan?
ICS Form 206
What time is the Operations Briefing?
0600 or 1800 (depending wether on a 24 hour or 12 hour)
Who gets selected to be the spokesperson for the Unified Command?
Could be the person with the most experience
Typically, the agency with the highest resource commitment or most visible activity on the incident
Who does the Area Command Aviation Coordinator coordinate with?
Incident Air Operations Branch Directors, dispatch, FAA, DOD, and local aviation authorities and administrators to ensure that Temporary Flight Restrictions are in place
The blasts of air from low flying helicopters and air tankers have caused what on fires?
Flare-ups
Agency Reps report to whom?
Liaison officer or Command Staff
When should a Unified Command be established?
When multiple agencies or jurisdictions with statutory, political, or financial responsibility are involved.
Co-located
Single ICP to ensure effective communications, coordination of resources, and operational management
What does “typing” reflect?
Identifies operational capabilities based on specialized training, skills, and equipment
What’s the unit activity log number?
ICS Form 214
The use of illumination is recommended to enhance nighttime visibility to further identify the LIFE HAZARD ZONE. Examples include _______ with a ____________on the ground or glow sticks securely attached to the barrier tape.
Orange cones
Flashing strobe light
The (DECK) Deck Coordinator reports to who?
Helibase manager
What do you call the assistant to an IC?
Deputy IC
Who is the Point of Contact for the Agency Representatives assigned to the incident by assisting or cooperating agencies?
The Liaison Officer
How does one identify the established life hazard zone?
The three horizontal strand configuration of red-and-white striped or chevron barrier tape
What agencies should not function at the Unified Command level?
Yet, instead should do what?
Assisting and cooperating agencies with no statutory responsibilities.
They should assign an Agency Rep to effectively represent their agency and resources through the Liaison Officer.
(HLCO) Helicopter Coordinator
When are they assigned to an incident?
Activation is contingent upon the complexity of the incident
The tape shall be configured in ______________ approximately ________ inches apart and securely fixed to stationary supports to establish the LIFE HAZARD ZONE.
Three horizontal strands
18-24
How many PIO’s are assigned to an incident?
Only ONE, including incidents operating under Unified Command and multi-jurisdictional incidents.
What’s the difference between a BASE and CAMP?
BASE are larger in size
CAMPS are smaller in size and are usually remote
When should the Unified Incident Commanders meet?
Prior to the Incident Planning Meeting.
**ONLY agency Incident Commanders
——should include agency capabilities, limitations, functional and jurisdictional responsibilities and the individual agency’s objectives.
When should Unified Command be established?
As soon as two or more agencies having jurisdictional or functional responsibilities come together on an incident.
**especially incidents with competing priorities
What does (INJR) stand for?
Compensation for Injury Specialist
Who does the (HLCO) Helicopter Coordinator report to?
Air Attack Group Sup (ATGS)
Explain the Unified Command
An incident with multi-agencies coming together into one operational organization, under one command structure.
It allows all agencies with jurisdictional responsibility for an incident, either geographical or functional, to participate in the management of the incident.
Who does Air Attack Group Supervisor report to?
Air Operations Branch Director (AOBD)
What are some responsibilities of a Safety Officer?
Participate in planning meetings
Review the IAP for safety implications
Investigate accidents that have occurred within the incident area
Prepare an Incident Safety Analysis (ICS Form 215)
Develop and communicate an incident safety message
Review and approve the medical plan (ICS Form 206)
Review and approve the Site Safety and Control Plan (ICS Form 208)
Maintain the ICS 214
What are some things that need to be agreed on?
Agree on resource ordering
Agree on cost-sharing procedures
Agree on informational matters
Agree on General Staff personnel designations and planning, logistical, and finance agreements and procedures.
What portion of the IAP is the division or group responsible for?
Whatever division or group assigned to
Who is responsible for the collection and organization of incident status and situation information.
The situation assessment unit
True or False
Does the division or groups participate in developing the tactical plans for the next operational period?
True
Area Command also has the responsibility of coordinating with who?
Local, State, Federal and Volunteer organizations and agencies that are operating within the Area.
What process should be used to develop strategies and tactics in pursuit to keep firefighters safe?
Utilize the risk management process.
The _____________ function is to develop and recommend measures for assuring personnel safety, and to assess and/or anticipate hazardous and unsafe situations.
Safety Officer
What are the common forms in the IAP’s?
ICS:
202 203 203UC 204 205 206
Where does flare-ups usually occur on wild fires?
Light fuels
What is a (STAM) responsible for?
Managing all activities within a staging area
What type of wild land fires do most incidents happen?
On the smaller ones
Isolated portions of larger fires
Mop-up stages (flare ups or blow ups)
What does the (COMP) stand for?
Compensation/Claims Unit Leader
Responsible for injury claims and compensation for them (other than injury)
Administrative only
Implement _____prior to engaging in any structure protection action?
P.A.C.E
MEDL
What does it stand for? And what are they responsible for?
Medical Unit Leader (under Service Branch Director or Logistics)
Responsible for the medical plan. (ICS Form 206)
- establish rehab for firefighters
- medical aide and transportation for ill/injured firefighters
FEMP
Stands for what?
Fire line Paramedic
***provides ALS care on the fire line
Review the form ICS 206
What’s the (TIME) responsible for?
Time Unit Leader
***responsible for equipment and personnel time recording.
As a STAM; who do you coordinate with for resource level needs?
Operations Section Chief
Where does the primary logistic functions get coordinated and administered?
Base
What type or level hazmat team can respond to a WMD?
Level 1 or Type 1 Hazmat Team
GISS? What does this stand for?
Geographical Information System Specialist
As a STL or STEN, who do you submit your information to?
Situation and resource information gets submitted to Division/Group Supervisor
________________________ is a combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications integrated into a common system with responsibility for coordination of assisting agency resources and support to agency emergency operations.
Multi-Agency Coordination System (MACS)
Can the Liaison Officer have an assistant?
Yes and the Asst. Liaison Officer may represent assisting agencies and jurisdiction
What is a Transfer of Command briefing consist of?
Situation status Objectives and Priorities Current Organization Resource Assignments Resources En route and ordered Facilities established Communications Plan Prognosis, Concerns—Related Issues
So what is “Area Command”
It’s an expansion of the Incident command function primarily designed to manage a complex or large incident/event or an area that has multiple incident management organizations assigned.
Evacuation purposes:
How many autos per lane?
2500 autos per lane ( 4 people in each car)
What is “hard closures?”
Closures that prevent homeowners from returning to their homes.
Level 2 - 4
An Area Commander may have the need to pre-position resources prior to allocating them to individual incidents. This can be an Area Command Staging when it is desirable to have the resources ready for deployment within ___________ or a Mobilization Center when resources are being held prior to assignment, reassignment or demobilization.
Three minutes
Helibase Manager reports to who?
Air Support Group Supervisor
Who should the PIO coordinate with, if established?
JIC — Joint Information Center
Who’s job is it to report on the status of injured firefighters that are hospitalized?
Compensation for Injury Specialist
What would you call an area with Branch I, Branch II, and Branch III?
A “complex”
Who is responsible for assessing “at-risk” homes after a disaster? And natural resources?
(DINS) Damage Inspection Specialist
As a “STAM” Staging Area Manager, what plan do you use to demob?
Use the Incident Demobilization Plan
Who is responsible for maintaining the status of all assigned resources at the incident ?
Resource Unit Leader
The Structure Protection Specialist (STPS) is a technical advisor to who?
They are a technical advisor to the Operations Section Chief or the Planning Section Chief
What is “DIVS”
Division Supervisor
Who establishes command according to the FOG?
Highest-ranking official of the jurisdictional agency
ICS-215 form?
Incident Safety Analysis
Who prepares incident information such as, fire growth, maps, and intelligence?
Situation Unit leader is responsible for the preparation and dissemination of this material.
Prepares the ICS 209
What are these abbreviations?
IC PSC OSC LSC SOF
Incident Commander Planning Section Chief Operations Section Chief Logistics Section Chief Safety Officer
Who manages the Helibase and Helispots?
Reports to who?
(AOBD) Air Operations Branch Director
What is a “soft closure”
Open to residents and public safety members only. (Public works too)
Designator for a “Type 1 Handcrew?”
“G” golf
Designator for a type 2 handcrew?
“H” Hotel
What is Type 1 handcrew?
They have NO restrictions
(1) strike team leader
(26) personnel (minimum)
- Highest trained
- Permeant assigned supervisor (unlike the type 2)
* **order in pairs
- QUALIFIED HOT LINE ACTIVE FIRE (Unlike the type 2)
What is a type 2 handcrew?
- Minimum training
- NO assigned supervisor
- Minimum equipment
- (26) personnel
- NO ACTIVE FIRE
- Used for cold trail and mop up
What are the dozer designators?
“K” Kilo (heavy)
“L” Lima (medium)
“M” Mike (light)
Type 1 dozer
“Kilo”
Heavy
D-7 or D-8
200 HP
(4) personnel total
Type 2 Dozer
“Lima” request designator
Medium (D-5 and D-6)
100 HP
(4) personnel
Type 3 Dozer
“Mike” is the radio designator
- 50 HP
D4 (Light Dozer)
(4) personnel total
How many people on a Helitack Crew?
3 people
Helitanker:
Gallons of water?
1000 gallons minimum
Air tanker Type 1 retardant capacity?
3000 gallons
Air tanker type 2, gallons of retardant?
1800 to 2,999 gallons
Air tanker type 3, retardant in gallons
800 gallons (FOG guide)
Airtanker type 4
Gallons of water
200
When should PAR’s be done for supervisors?
What form do you document it on?
At the end of each operational period or when an operational benchmark has been achieved through the proper C.o.C
IAP Forms 204 or 214
What are some “pre-incident accountability considerations?”
- train on policies, and SOP’s
- a written rescue/recovery plan before the incident addressing missing or downed firefighters
- the organizations culture must encompass the understanding that a firefighter’s failure to adhere to standard accountability practices places them, and all on scene personnel, in increased danger.
When incident personnel see the three-strand configuration or barrier tape, it shall be recognized as the standard for isolating a life hazard, and _________________________ the hazard zone.
Incident personnel shall not enter
