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IMS System Flashcards

1
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What four things does IMS system do

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Establish command
Identifies commander IC
Manages personal
Strategic plan development

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Administration officer does what

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Manages all administrative and financial aspects of incident

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What is base?

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Primary point outside of hot zone for apparatus to report

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What is branch?

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A division of the command structure at large operations with too many sectors for IC

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5
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What does branch officer do?

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Manages sectors and reports to IC

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6
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What is chief officer?

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District chief or higher

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7
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What is command?

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designation for officer in charge

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8
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What is command post?

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Static position of command location

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9
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Command post officer does what

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Overseas staff

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10
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What does CPO stand for?

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Command post officer

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11
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Who is Command vehicle for

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Chief officers vehicle

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12
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Company officer is in charge of

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Crews and apparatus

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13
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Controlled area is

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Where functioning SCBA is required

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14
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What does ETN stand for?

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Elapsed time notification

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15
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Time intervals for ETN

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Every 10 minutes

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16
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When does ETN start?

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Report of working fire

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17
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Emergency evacuation signal consists of

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Three - 3 second blasts of airhorn followed by five second pause

Repeat two more times

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18
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What does emergency evacuation signal represent?

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Evacuate the structure

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19
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Entry control point is

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Last safe area where firefighters pit in and out

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20
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What does IC stand for?

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Incident commander

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21
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What does ICT stand for?

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Incident command technician

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22
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Who is an incident command technician?

A

A fit

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23
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What does FIT stand for?

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Fire ground incident technician

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24
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What does IAP stand for?

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Incident action plan

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25
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What does IMT stand for?

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Incident management team

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26
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How many people in incident management team?

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two or three officers, depending on alarm level

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27
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What does IMS system stand for?

A

Incident management system

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28
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What does ISO stand for?

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Incident safety officer

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29
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What does IRIT stand for?

A

Initial rapid intervention team

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30
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How many firefighters assigned to IRIT as a minimum

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Minimum of two firefighters

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31
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What does logistics officer provide?

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Supplies, personnel, equipment, and other resources to operating sectors

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32
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Who can call a Mayday?

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Any firefighter who was trapped, missing or sustained a life-threatening injury

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33
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How many times is Mayday stated

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Three

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34
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What follows three maydays

A

Location
Identification of firefighter
Problem

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35
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What is mobile command?

A

When incident commander is not stationary

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36
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Functions of officer of note

A

Collects all documentation and reports

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37
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Who is usually the officer of note?

A

First arriving captain or
First arriving district chief

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38
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What does operations section chief do?

A

supervision of operation staff

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39
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When is operations section chief used?

A

When provincial incident management system is implemented

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40
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What’s considered operating in teams?

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Two or more individuals

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41
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What is radio alias

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Name assigned for a radio identifier

42
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RIT stands for

A

Rapid intervention team

43
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How many firefighters in a RIT team?

A

Four

44
Q

What does SO stand for?

A

Support officer
Second senior chief at incident

45
Q

What does SA stand for?

A

Senior advisor

46
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Where is staging located?

A

In an area where crews are immediately available

47
Q

When should the term urgent be announced?

A

When any firefighters face potential for a life-threatening situation?

48
Q

How many times should urgent be announced

A

Three times

49
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FFAS stands for

A

Firefighter accountability system

50
Q

FIT stands for

A

Fire ground incident technician

51
Q

CPO stands for ???
Who do they oversee

A

Command post officer
Staff

52
Q

ISO stands for

A

Incident safety officer

53
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ICT stands for

A

Incident command technician

54
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IMT stands for

A

Incident management team

55
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IMS stands for

A

Incident management system

56
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IRIT stands for

A

Initial rapid intervention team

57
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RIT stands for

A

Rapid intervention team

58
Q

Who developed rules of engagement

A

Association of fire chief

59
Q

What does rule of engagement help determine

A

Go or no go

60
Q

Objectives of rules of engagement

A

Conduct 360 size up
Determine occupant survivability
Conduct risk assessment
Implement safe action plan
Maintain communication with crews
Progress reports
Accountability

61
Q

Extend limited risk for what

A

Savable property

62
Q

Extend measured risk for what

A

Savable lives

63
Q

rule of eight in order

A

Size up
Rescue
Exposures
Confinement
Extinguish
Overhaul
Ventilation
Salvage

64
Q

Size up includes

A

Information at dispatch
Weather condition
Time of day
Time of year
updates on route
Building type
Occupancy type
360° completed
Location of FDC and hydrants
Preplanning information
Need for additional resources

65
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What does size up begin?

A

IAP
Incident action plan

66
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What does IAP stand for?

A

Incident action plan

67
Q

What determines rescue?

A

People visibly endangered
People reported missing /trapped
Potential for endangerment

68
Q

What is an exposure?

A

When the incident impacts another area

69
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Confinement refers to what

A

Protect protecting interior exposures

70
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Goal of extinguishment

A

Determining what is necessary to put out the fire

71
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Primary goal of overhaul

A

Ensure fire is completely out

72
Q

When to implement ventilation

A

As soon as possible

73
Q

What does salvage accomplish?

A

Reducing damage

74
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When can salvage start?

A

Anytime during salvage

75
Q

Within IMS the incident commander is responsible for what

A

Overall strategy

76
Q

What is key at an emergency incident?

A

Communication

77
Q

The incident commander is also responsible for developing what

A

IAP
Incident action plan

78
Q

Two actions of strategy

A

Offensive strategy
Defensive strategy

79
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3 Objectives of offensive strategy

A

Rescue
Life safety
Stabilizing incident

80
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Three objectives of defensive strategy

A

Life safety
Exposure protection
Protect environment and property

81
Q

Should conducting offensive and defensive strategies simultaneously be avoided yes or no

A

Yes

82
Q

Offensive and defensive at the same time can cause what three dangers to firefighters

A

Opposing hose streams
Breaking glass without permission
Starting water tower operations

83
Q

Six responsibilities of the IC at strategic level…..
SISPTS

A

Conduct size up
Develop IAP
Determine strategy
Set priorities
Assigned task to teams
Assigned sector officers
Allocate additional resources
Evaluate strategy
Safety of Public

84
Q

What does tactics involve?

A

Deployment of resources and personnel to meet objectives in the IAP

85
Q

Two officers of the tactical level may be

A

Sector officers
Branch officers

86
Q

Three main tactical objectives are
RSP

A

Rescue and life safety
Stabilizing incident
Protecting environment/property

87
Q

What four objectives are part of stabilization of incident
CHSF

A

Controlling fire
Hazmat identification
Shoring
First aid until paramedics arrive

88
Q

Task level activities include
8 things

A

Search and rescue
Fire attack
Ventilation
Hose stream
Laddering
RIT
Property conservation
Overhaul
First aid

89
Q

Who performs task level activities

A

Firefighters

90
Q

An incident management team comprises of what
I-S-S

A

Two or three command officers
Incident commander
Support officer
Senior advisor

91
Q

SO stands for

A

Support officer

92
Q

What rank is Support officer?

A

One rank higher than incident commander

93
Q

7 Roles of support officer

A

Evaluate IP
Provide guidance
Assign logistics
Control worksheet
Evaluate fire ground tasks
Second set of eyes
Protect the IC

94
Q

What does SA stand for?

A

Senior advisor

95
Q

Senior advisor is usually from

A

Senior chief officer

96
Q

Who is the incident commander for first alarms are working fire responses

A

District chief

97
Q

Who is the incident commander for second alarms?

A

The district chief and
Platoon chief as SO

98
Q

Who’s in command at third alarms

A

The district chief with
Platoon chief as SO
Divisional commander as SA

99
Q

Who’s incident commander at fourth alarms?

A

Play chain chief is IC with
Divisional commander as SO
On-call deputy as SA

100
Q

Single apparatus response is run by what officer and how is it run

A

Company officer performing
Strategic and tactical and task
Decisions

101
Q

Multiple apparatus response is run by

A

Incident commander for
Strategic and tactical decision decisions

102
Q

Tasks at multi vehicle responses, Multi vehicle responses are completed by who

A

Individual apparatus
Officers and crew

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