Incident Command Flashcards
FF safety maxim
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.
3 levels of multi agency command
operational (bronze), tactical (silver), strategic (gold)
which levels of command can be carried out away from the incident
tactical and strategic
Safety management priority for the IC
Safety of the public, people under their control and anyone affected by their actions.
HAZARD definition
Something with the potential to cause harm
RISK definition
The likelihood of harm from a particular hazard occurring and the severity of the consequences.
CONTROL MEASURES definition
Any measure put in place to reduce a risk.
Hierarchy of control measures
ERIC PD
eliminate, reduce, isolate, control, PPE, discipline
3 purposes of managing health and safety
moral, economic and legal
3 tactical modes and description
offensive (within hazard zone), defensive (outside hazard zone), no overall mode (mixed)
Types of sectorisation
operational, additional, vertical, RTC, functional
who controls the inner and outer cordons?
inner = fire, outer = police
2 types of withdrawl
emergency evac
tactical withdrawal
Levels in a vertical cordon
Search
Fire
Bridgehead
Lobby
3 levels of command support
Initial, intermediate, advanced
What is needed for advanced Command Support and when is this mobilised
CSU, 5+pumps
CSU stations
Buxton, Long Eaton, Staveley
3 types of Risk Assessment (RA)
Dynamic RA, Generic RA and Analytical RA
HAULAT
Height, area, use, location of fire, actions, tactical mode
METHANE
Major inc declared Exact location Type of incident Hazards Access/egress Number and type of casualties Emergency services on scene and required
How should radio messages be passed?
Clear, concise and at dictation speed
Methods of communications
SAN A/J (airwave)
Fire ground radio
Mobile
MDT
You need to read a long chemical name to control, how should this message be passed?
Say chemical name, followed by “I Spell” and then spell words using phonetic alphabet
Red/white chequered tabbard with orange bottom
Tactical advisers
Green purple tabbard
Mass decontamination officer
red/white chequered tabbard
Command support
Black/yellow tabbard
BA ECO
Blue/yellow surcoat
Safety officer
Red/yellow surcoat
sector commander
Red surcoat
Operational commander
White surcoat
Incident commander
