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1
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The ICS also has the capability of growing with the needs of an incident by?

A

Modular Expansion

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The ICS provides a solution by creating?

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Structured organization with assignment of specific responsibilities and high level accountability

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Which OSHA regulation mandates the use of an incident command system when dealing with hazardous materials emergency response?

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Title 29 of the code of Federal regulationsn part 1910.120

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Incident command system consists of?

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Personnel, facilities, equipment, communications, and procedures operating within a common organizational structure to accomplish set objectives pertaining to an incident

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Incident command will begin and end when?

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Arrival of 1st officer of FD and end released from the scene

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Most effective use of ICS?

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Day to day operations. Incident commanders will develop proficiency with application of ICS allowing for a smooth transition of command when an incident grows in size or complexity. Activating the ICS only when an incident reaches a certain level of response commitment or only when a specific rank of officer arrives on the scene often results in a lack of familiarity with use of the system or can create problems in establishing an effective organization because of activities that have already occurred.

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Most common designated incident facilities?

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Command Post
Staging area
- level I Staging
- level II staging
- incident Base
- High rise staging (forward staging)
- fast company
Rehabilitation
Medical
- triage
- treatment
- transportation

Designated incident facilities are established based on the requirements of the incident. The IC determines when these facilities are established and where they are located.

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Basic system design operating requirements. The system must provide for the following kinds of operations?

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  1. Single jurisdiction /single agency
  2. Single jurisdiction/ multi-agency
  3. Multi-jurisdiction / multi-agency
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9
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ICS offers a flexible modular based organizational structure containing?

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The management functions necessary to handle an incident

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If one individual can simultaneously manage all major functional areas no further organization is required as long as the span-of-control does not exceed?

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7

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Span-of-control is defined as?

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Number of subordinates 1 supervisor can manage effectively

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As 1 or more of the management functions is implemented, the incident commander’s span-of-contol may?

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Become saturated

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Guidelines for the desirable range of span-of-control are from?

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3 to 7 optimum is 5 subordinates to 1 supervisor

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The incident command structure must be modified when?

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Number of individuals or units answering to you exceed your span of control.

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Major functional areas known as General Staff?

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COPLF

Command
Operation
Planning
Logistics
Finance

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Are established to assume responsibility for key activities which are not a part of the line organization?

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Command Staff = PSL

  1. Public Information Officer
  2. Safety Officer
  3. Liaison Officer
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What are the 3 specific staff position (command staff)?

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Command Staff = PSL
Public information officer
Saftey officer
Liason officer

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Who is responsible for establishing strategic goals, assigning tactical objectives, ordering and releasing resources at the incident, and assuming overall command of the response?

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Incident Commander

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When the time or conditions prevent them from going through the regular line of authority who has the authority to stop or prevent unsafe acts?

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Safety Officer

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According to OSHA and EPA, which position is required at hazardous materials emergency?

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Safety Officer

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Who is responsible for ensuring that mechanism for tracking and rehabilitating personnel are in place and being used?

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Safety officer

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The point of contact for assisting or coordinating agencies?

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Liason officer

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Provides line of authority, responsibility and communication, and increase the control necessary to provide for the safety of personnel from all involved agencies?

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Liason management

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Acts as a diplomat in case of any agency’s lack of familiarity with ICS or when agencies lack the joint training necessary to understand their cooperative roles in the incident?

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Liason Officer

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When should PIO position be implemented?

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When IC can not handle both the Incident and the media

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Acts as a central clearing point for verifying, coordinating, and dissemination of information, reducing the risk of receiving conflicting information from multiple sources?

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Public information officer

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Who should advise individuals to leave, if any member of the media is endangering his or her self?

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PIO or Police

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As an incident organization grows in complexity and the span of control grows from 3 to 5 Sectors (both line and support) an additional intermediate command level should be implemented which would be?

A

Operations Chief Level

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29
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Responsible for most of the tactical planning and direction?

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Operations Chief Level

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Development of specific tactics is the responsibility of the?

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Operations Chief

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31
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Communicates basic objectives?

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Incident command

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Provides direct supervision of sector chiefs/officers and handles radio communications for IC?

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Operations chief

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33
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At hazardous material emergency which officer will be the operations chief?

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The chief officer from providence fire department

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34
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Responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of information about the development of the incident and the status of resources?

A

Planning

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Planning must include?

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Assessment of present and projected situation

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36
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Units under planning section?

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Documentation
Situation
Resource
Demobilization
Technical specialist

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37
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Created to assist IC in providing facilities, service and supplies?

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Logistics Section

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38
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2 branches of Logistics Section?

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Service
- communications unit
- rehab/treatment
- food
Support
- supply
- facilities
- ground support

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39
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Functional responsibility for any position not staffed remains with?

A

Incident Commander

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40
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What defines the line of authority?

A

Command structure

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41
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Generally described as the bona-fide or institutionalized right to complete or carry out the delegated responsibility?

A

Authority

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42
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Each person within an organization has only 1 person to whom to report at any 1 time?

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Unity of command

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43
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Command sequence?

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I.S.S.T

Incident Priorities
Size-up
Strategic Objectives
Tactical operations

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Incident priorities?

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L.I.P

Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation

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Time during incident which incident command is directly concerned with solving the problem?

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Incident stabilization (priorty II)

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Salvage or cleanup are generally part of this priorities?

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Property conservation

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47
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The 1st step in solving any problem is?

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Information gathering step (size-up)

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48
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Size up leads to development of IAP. The factors that must be evaluated are?

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Numerous and dynamic

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49
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Size-up has its beginning in?

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Pre-fire planning

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50
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Size up is located 2nd in the command sequence because it is the 1st step in?

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Determining how a specific incident should be handled

51
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Size up 3 areas of concern?

A

What do we have?
Where is it going?
How do we contol it?

52
Q

The single greatest impact on strategic objectives comes from ?

A

Incident priorities that must be satisfied

53
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Defined as precedence in time, order or importance

A

Priority

54
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When do priorities order change?

A

Never

55
Q

As an incident organization grows in complexity and span-of-control exceeds 7 additional command levels shall be implemented. These positions will be?

A

Divisions and sectors

56
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Divisions are the next highest level of command below operations. ____ are established when the # of sectors exceeds the span-of-control of the operations chief?

A

Divisions

57
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Once divisions are established, who is selected to manage operations within a division?

A

Division chief

58
Q

Should be used between the division chief and the operations chief (or IC) since they are remote?

A

Channel 6 (A “command” radio channel)

59
Q

The 1st assignment by the IC will normally be ?

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Officers to manage fire floor sector, outside side sectors, exposure building sectors, etc.

60
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Typical response level of command and duty at the initial response level is?

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Initial response - Company officer
1st alarm - Battalion Chief
2nd Alarm - DAC
3rd Alarm - ACOD
4th Alarm or greater - COD

61
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Transfer of command shall take place on?

A

Face to face basis
*if face to face communication is not possible transfer of command by radio at the company officer to chief level may be conducted.

62
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Transfer of command to a higher ranking officer must be conducted?

A

Face to face. If face to face communication is not possible transfer of command by radio at the company officer to chief officer level may be conducted. Transfer of command to higher ranking command officers must be conducted face to face.

63
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Officer assuming command must?

A

Confirm that command is accepted and announce the assumption of command

64
Q

How many times may command be passed at the company officer level?

A

Once

65
Q

Command vests are located in?

A

Each of the 2 on duty chiefs vehicles

66
Q

What are the 2 basic types of command post?

A

Vehicle and structure

67
Q

Unity of command indicates that?

A

Each individual reports to only 1 supervisor

68
Q

Operations chief would use this location as the focal point to direct incident operations?

A

Forward command post

69
Q

Command post shall be located in?

A

A safe area where protective clothing is not required

70
Q

The initial command post shall be established by?

A

1st arriving chief officer

71
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A process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbol, signs, or behavior. A transfer of information?

A

Communications

72
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While in route company officers are not to?

A

Ask for assignments, nor information unless it is vital

73
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Orders must be?

A

Brief, objective oriented and properly acknowledged

74
Q

When asked by IC, company officers are to report ?

A

Position and progress
*which shall be placed in Tactical assignment matrix at Command post

75
Q

The side opposite side 1, the rear?

A

Side 3

76
Q

The interior of the building shall be divided into quadrants. Note quadrant E is?

A

In the center of the structure

77
Q

How many attack modes are there?

A

4
Offensive
Offensive/defensive
Defensive/ Offensive
Defensive

78
Q

An aggressive mode will be attempted while backing up the suppression forces and allowing for Defensive coverage.

A

Offensive/defensive

79
Q

You go on defensive, protecting exposures and getting in front of the fire, with the arrival of additional resources, you go on the offensive?

A

Defensive/offensive

80
Q

Generally require investigation by the 1st arriving engine or ladder company. Normally officer will go with company to check while using portable radio to continue command function

A

Nothing showing Mode

81
Q

First arriving officer shall initially assume a command position and maintain control until relieved by higher ranking officer?

A

Command mode

82
Q

Who enforces applicable coast guard regulations and acts to ensure the safety of the harbor, its facilities and vessels?

A

Coast guard Captain-of-the-port

83
Q

Status condition: status of the company at the scene of an emergency. There three status conditions?

A

Assigned
Available
Out of service

84
Q

Is the staging area at a high rise fire where the the primary logistical function are coordinated and administered.?

A

Base

85
Q

It is a staging area for apparatus and equipment outside and near the base of a high rise building?

A

Base

86
Q

Staging area immediately adjacent to incident scene

A

LEVEL I STAGING

87
Q

Staging area remote from the scene?

A

Level II staging

88
Q

These objectives must be constantly evaluated to ensure that they are being met.
To be evaluated they must be measurable to be measurable they must be specific?

A

Strategic objectives

89
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ICS

The IC is responsible for establishing what?

A

Strategic goals, assigning tactical objectives, ordering and releasing resources at the incident scene, and assuming overall command of the response.

90
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ICS

Resources are defined as what?

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The personnel, supplies, and equipment used to control the incident.

91
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ICS

Strategic Objectives are what?

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Goals developed from the pre established priorities coupled with an effective size up of the incident.

92
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ICS

Tactical objectives are what?

A

The specific operations that must be accomplished to achieve strategic goals.

93
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ICS

What are the finance section units that may be established to assist?

A
  • time unit
  • procurement unit
  • claims unit
94
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ICS

As a general rule, the larger or more complex the incident, the more what?

A

The more the need to delegate functional responsibilities. Functional responsibility for any position not staffed remains with the IC.

95
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ICS

Ultimately, the responsibility for a task and its outcome still belongs to who?

A

The IC. For this reason, it is required that those who have been given assignments report progress on the assigned tasks to the IC at the command post.

96
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ICS

Strategic objectives are what?

A

Goals developed from the pre established priorities coupled with an effective size up of the incident.

97
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ICS

Tactical objectives are what?

A

The specific operations that must be accomplished to achieve strategic goals.

98
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ICS

A command radio channel should be what?

A

Channel 6 should be used between the division chief and the operations chief.

99
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ICS

Request for additional resources for use in the division are made by who?

A

Division chief to the operations chief or IC

100
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ICS

Sector chief/officer are responsible for what?

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Implementation of the assigned portion of the incident action plan, and assignments of companies and other resources within the sector .

101
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ICS

The Sector Chief/Officer in charge of a sector works at what?

A

Tactical level, directing and supervising the work of several companies or performing specialized functions

102
Q

ICS

The primary function of company officers working within a sector is what?

A

To direct the operations of their individual crews in performing assigned tasks. Company officers will advise their sector officer of work progress, preferably face to face.

103
Q

ICS

First, second, third, and fourth or greater alarm assignment level of command?

A

•Battalion Chief
•Deputy Assistant Chief
•Assistant Chief Of Department and command post vehicle to be dispatched.
• Chief of Department

104
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ICS

It is never acceptable to pass what?

A

Pass command to the next due company or battalion if it is not yet on the scene.

105
Q

ICS

Rescue trucks have vest marked for what?

A

Medical and Triage Function

106
Q

ICS

Special Hazards unit has what on their vest?

A

Decontamination Vest

107
Q

ICS

The command post vehicle has what?

A

Extra vests for the incident commander and sector chief/officer.

108
Q

ICS

Department safety officer and the Chief of EMS have what?

A

Vests marking their functions

109
Q

ICS

There are two basic types of command posts?

A
  1. Vehicle
    •Chief Officers vehicle
    •Special Hazards Unit Vehicle
    •Mobile command post
  2. Structure
    •Providence. EMA, Emergency Operations Center
    •Providence Fire Station
    •Providence School building
    •Any building near incident scene
110
Q

ICS

Implementing the action plan under unified command is the responsibility of who?

A

Operations Chief

111
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ICS

Major disasters, particularly hazardous materials and fires in high rise buildings, may require what?

A

Command post and a Forward Command Post, where incident tactical operations and support functions are conducted.

112
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ICS

The forward command post shall be sited where?

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At or near the incident scene, or several floors below the fire floor in a high rise fire. The operations chief would use this location as the focal point to direct incident operations.

113
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ICS

The command post shall be located where?

A

In a safe area where protective clothing is not required.

114
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ICS

The initial command post shall be established by who?

A

First arriving chief officer

115
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ICS

Communications is defined as what?

A

A process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs or behavior

116
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ICS

When subordinates are assigned a task they should report only when?

A

•objective is met
•objective cannot be met
•a dangerous situation exists
•help is needed
•a major change in location is underway

117
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ICS

The use of plain English in radio communication?

A

No ten codes or agency specific codes shall be used

118
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ICS

The identification of the chief officers call sign shall be as follows on duty chief officers?

A

•division 1 @ LaSalle Sq station
•battalion 2 @ messer st station
•battalion 3@ branch ave station

119
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ICS

In the event of a multiple alarm fire where extra off duty chief officers are needed to cover the vacant districts , off duty chiefs shall assume the identification as follows?

A

•Division 2 @ LaSalle Sq station with deputy assistant chief
•Battalion 4 @ Messer St station with a battalion chief
•Battalion 5 @ Branch Ave station with a Battalion Chief

120
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ICS

In the event of severe storm conditions, civil disturbances, etc?

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•Division 1 @ LaSalle Sq station on duty DAC
• Battalion 1 @ LaSalle Sq station off duty BC
•Battalion 2 @ Messer St station on duty BC
•Battalion 3 @ Branch Ave station on duty BC

121
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ICS

Locating fire in a structure and hose line placement is the responsibility of who?

A

IC and/or SOP. If a sector officer is in place then hose line movement is coordinated through that officer, within that sector. All other hose line placement is the responsibility of the IC.

122
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ICS

When how many fire companies are dispatched to an incident a chief officer shall be included in the assignment?

A

3 or more

123
Q

In the state of RI NFPA 1500 has been what? Pg 2

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Adopted as a law

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