Incident Command

Question 1

FF safety maxim

Answer 1

The greater the benefit, the greater the accepted level of risk.
Activities that have a high safety risk are limited to those that have the POTENTIAL to save life or prevent rapid and significant escalation of the incident.

Question 2

3 levels of multi agency command

Answer 2

operational (bronze), tactical (silver), strategic (gold)

Question 3

which levels of command can be carried out away from the incident

Answer 3

tactical and strategic

Question 4

Safety management priority for the IC

Answer 4

Safety of the public, people under their control and anyone affected by their actions.

Question 5

HAZARD definition

Answer 5

Something with the potential to cause harm

Question 6

RISK definition

Answer 6

The likelihood of harm from a particular hazard occurring and the severity of the consequences.

Question 7

CONTROL MEASURES definition

Answer 7

Any measure put in place to reduce a risk.

Question 8

Hierarchy of control measures

Answer 8

ERIC PD

eliminate, reduce, isolate, control, PPE, discipline

Question 9

3 purposes of managing health and safety

Answer 9

moral, economic and legal

Question 10

3 tactical modes and description

Answer 10

offensive (within hazard zone), defensive (outside hazard zone), no overall mode (mixed)

Question 11

Types of sectorisation

Answer 11

operational, additional, vertical, RTC, functional

Question 12

who controls the inner and outer cordons?

Answer 12

inner = fire, outer = police

Question 13

2 types of withdrawl

Answer 13

emergency evac

tactical withdrawal

Question 14

Levels in a vertical cordon

Answer 14

Search
Fire
Bridgehead
Lobby

Question 15

3 levels of command support

Answer 15

Initial, intermediate, advanced

Question 16

What is needed for advanced Command Support and when is this mobilised

Answer 16

CSU, 5+pumps

Question 17

CSU stations

Answer 17

Buxton, Long Eaton, Staveley

Question 18

3 types of Risk Assessment (RA)

Answer 18

Dynamic RA, Generic RA and Analytical RA

Question 19

HAULAT

Answer 19

Height, area, use, location of fire, actions, tactical mode

Question 20

METHANE

Answer 20

Major inc declared
Exact location
Type of incident
Hazards
Access/egress
Number and type of casualties
Emergency services on scene and required

Question 21

How should radio messages be passed?

Answer 21

Clear, concise and at dictation speed

Question 22

Methods of communications

Answer 22

SAN A/J (airwave)
Fire ground radio
Mobile
MDT

Question 23

You need to read a long chemical name to control, how should this message be passed?

Answer 23

Say chemical name, followed by “I Spell” and then spell words using phonetic alphabet

Question 24

Red/white chequered tabbard with orange bottom

Answer 24

Tactical advisers

Question 25

Green purple tabbard

Answer 25

Mass decontamination officer

Question 26

red/white chequered tabbard

Answer 26

Command support

Question 27

Black/yellow tabbard

Answer 27

BA ECO

Question 28

Blue/yellow surcoat

Answer 28

Safety officer

Question 29

Red/yellow surcoat

Answer 29

sector commander

Question 30

Red surcoat

Answer 30

Operational commander

Question 31

White surcoat

Answer 31

Incident commander