In transit, on deck, company recycle

Question 1

M.P. 201.01A

Answer 1

In transit, on deck, company recycle

Question 2

What is the definition of in transit?

Answer 2

The time it takes for a company to reach their assignment area after receiving an order.

Question 3

What are some reasons that in transit time often varies?

Answer 3

• distance between staging and the incident
• size of the incident perimeter
• Amount of equipment the company needs to assemble

Question 4

Upon arrival to an assignment area, what must the company officer do immediately?

Answer 4

Provide radio announcement to IC or report, face-to-face with the sector officer that the company is intact and in the assigned area

Question 5

What is the definition of on deck?

Answer 5

A tactical function with a sector for layering of resources in forward positions.

Question 6

Where should on deck companies be located?

Answer 6

Just outside the immediate hazard zone, safely distanced from the entrance of a tactical position/sector

Question 7

What are the most likely assignments for on deck companies?

Answer 7

• rapid intervention crew
• reinforce a position within an assigned sector
• crew relief within an assigned sector
• Any other tactical position assigned by the IC

Question 8

What does the size up for an on deck crew look like?

Answer 8

• locating the structures entrance/exit points in their assigned area
• interior and exterior conditions
• unit ID of crews operating inside the structure
• approximate location of interior crews
• Identify which crews are operating each hose line

Question 9

What should occur between company officers when an on deck crew is being used as a relief crew

Answer 9

Face-to-face transfer

Question 10

What information should be transferred between the relieving crew company officer, and the company officer being relieved?

Answer 10

• interior condition
• Routing instructions to the work area
• interior obstructions
• additional tools/resources required
• sector objectives

Question 11

What is the definition of company recycling?

Answer 11

A timely and efficient means of air replacement and rehydration of companies while maintaining their sector assignment

Question 12

Rehab sector being located a distance from the work area creates the potential for what issues?

Answer 12

• command, losing direct accountability of companies in transit to rehab
• difficulty, reassembling and reassigning companies, in a timely manner from rehab