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Incident Management SOP 600.02 Flashcards

1
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Effective date of SOP 600.02?

A

04/01/2017

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What will incident command procedures be based on?

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NIMS ICS

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What does “field operations” define?

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The activities and responsibilities assigned to the individuals operating within the Incident Management System

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What 3 words describe what type of command will be established from the onset of every incident involving 3 or more department companies or units?

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Strong
Direct
Visible

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When will a strong, direct, and visible command be established?

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At the onset of every incident involving 3 or more department companies

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How many levels can the the basic configuration of an incident operate from?

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3

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What are the 3 levels from which the basic configuration of an incident operates?

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Strategic Level
Tactical Level
Task Level

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What does the strategic level involve?

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The overall command of the incident

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Who is responsible for the strategic level of the command structure?

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Command team

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What does the strategic plan accomplish?

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Defines where and when resources will be assigned to the incident to control the situation

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What 3 things is the overall plan the basis for?

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  1. Developing a command organization
  2. Assigning all resources
  3. Establishing tactical objectives by priority
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What are the 6 responsibilities at the strategic level?

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  1. Determine the appropriate strategy (offensive or defensive)
  2. Establishing a strategic plan for the incident
  3. Setting priorities
  4. Obtaining and allocating resources
  5. Predicting outcomes and planning
  6. Assigning specific objectives to tactical level units
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What does the Tactical Level accomplish?

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Directs activities toward specific objectives that support the strategic goals

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Who are tactical level officers?

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Officers in charge of grouped resources and are responsible for specific geographic areas or functions and supervision personnel assigned to that division/group

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What does a division/group assignment come with the authority to do?

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Make decisions and assignments within the boundaries of the overall plan and safety conditions

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What should the accumulated achievements of tactical objectives accomplish?

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The strategic level goals

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What does Task Level refer to?

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Those activities normally accomplished by individual companies or specific personnel

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Who routinely supervises the task level?

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Company officers

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What do the accumulated achievements of task level activities accomplish?

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The tactical level objectives

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Who is responsible for building a command structure that matches the organizational needs of the incident to achieve the tactical priorities?

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Incident commander

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The incident commander is responsible for building a command structure that does what?

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Matches the organizational needs of the incident to achieve the tactical priorities

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What are the 5 major responsibilities of the incident commander?

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  1. Provide for responder safety and survival
  2. Protect, remove and provide care to endangered customers
  3. Stabilize the incident problem
  4. Conserve property, the environments both during and after incident operations
  5. Provide short-term services that stabilize and begin to normalize the customer’s lives
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What does the Command Functions list provide?

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Simple, practical job description for the IC and helps define what “being in command” really means.

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How many basic command functions are there?

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8

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What do the 8 basic command functions do?

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Develop an organizational structure and game plan that drives the basic incident management system

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What are the 8 basic command functions?

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  1. Assume, confirm, and position command
  2. Situation evaluation-Size up
  3. Incident communications
  4. Deployment management
  5. Strategy development/incident action planning
  6. Incident organization
  7. Review and revision
  8. Continuation, transfer, and termination of command
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What is the major goal of the “assume, confirm, and position command” command function?

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To quickly establish and confirm a single IC and to place that IC in the most effective initial command position

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What is the major goal of the “Situation evolutions-Size up” command function?

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To develop and use a regular approach to situation evaluation using the standard forms of information management and incident factors

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What is the major goal of the “Incident communications” command function?

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To initiate, maintain, and control effective incident communications

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What is the major goal of the “Deployment management” command function?

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To provide and manage a steady, adequate, timely stream of appropriate resources

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What is the major goal of the “Strategy development/Incident action planning” command function?

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To use a regular, systematic method to make strategy decisions and to develop and initiate an incident action plan

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What is the major goal of the “Incident organization” command function?

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To develop and effective organization using the division/group system to decentralize and delegate geographic and functional responsibility

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What is the major goal of the “Review and revision” command function?

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To complete the steps required to keep the strategy and action plan current

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What is the major goal of the “Continuation, transfer, and termination of command” command function?

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To develop a standard approach for command transfer, midpoint operations, and the final stages of command

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Who will assume the command of the incident?

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The ranking member of the first unit to arrive on scene

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What will the ranking member of the first unit to arrive on scene begin to develop?

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The Incident Management structure

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Who will formally establish command?

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The ranking member of the first unit to arrive to a scene where 3 or more units are dispatched

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How will the initial command begin to develop the incident management structure?

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By giving a brief initial report (size-up)

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How long will the initial commander remain in command?

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Until command is transferred or the incident is terminated

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What will the radio designation for command be?

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“Command” with the geographical location of the incident

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When will the radio designation for command change?

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The designation will not change throughout the incident

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Why will the DFD tactical board be used by command to outline and record assignments?

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For effective scene management and to facilitate assumption and passage of command

43
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What will be used by command to outline and record assignments?

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DFD Tactical Board

44
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What SOP guides the DFD Tactical board used by command to outline and record assignments?

A

601.09

45
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What are the 3 command modes that can be used?

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Nothing Showing Mode
Fast Attack Mode
Command Mode

46
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What does the command mode selected for use define?

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The initial IC’s direct involvement in tactical activities

47
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In what situations is “Nothing Showing Mode” appropriate?

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Situations requiring investigation by the initial arriving unit

48
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During the “nothing showing mode” where do other units report?

A

Level 1 staging

49
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During “nothing showing mode” where should the officer go?

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With the company to investigate while using a portable radio to command the incident

50
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For what situations is “Fast Attack Mode” appropriate?

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Situations requiring immediate action to stabilize the incident and requiring the company officer’s involvement with the task

51
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During “fast attack mode” where is the company officer?

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With the crew to provide appropriate level of supervision and assistance

52
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What are 2 examples of situations necessitating “fast attack mode”?

A

Offensive fire attack

Rescue

53
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In what situation is “Command Mode” appropriate?

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A complex situation due to a large fire, many people trapped, hazardous materials incident, or multiple or mass casualty incident

54
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In “command mode” how will the officer assisting a firefighter abate the problem?

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The officer assisting a firefighter will only bring marginal abatement of the problem

55
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In “command mode” what will serve the “greater good”?

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Immediate management and a focus on the “big” picture

56
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In “command mode” where will the company officer who has assumed command be located?

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From the very beginning command will stay our of the hazard area in a stationary exterior command position

57
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In “command mode” how long will the IC remain in a stationary exterior command position out of the hazard area?

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Until the incident is terminated or command is transferred

58
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When a company officer assumes initial command what are his 3 options for his crew?

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  1. “Move up” an acting officer within the company
  2. Assign company personnel to staff (aide) functions to assist the IC
  3. Assign company personnel to another company
59
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When is it appropriate for the first arriving company officer to “pass command”?

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When the first company is in “fast attack mode” or the tactics require a full crew

60
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How does the first arriving officer or member pass command?

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After giving the brief initial report (BIR) they may then pass command to the next unit

61
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How many times can command be passed at any specific incident?

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Once

62
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To whom may command be passed?

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The next arriving unit

63
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Why should command only be passed once and to the only the next arriving unit at any specific incident?

A

Allowing command to be passed more than once or to other than the next arriving unit can result in freelance operations and a lapse of command accountability

64
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When command has been passed when is the first arriving company officer released from command of the incident?

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Not until the next arriving company officer has arrived on scene and made radio contact with the first arriving company officer

65
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When a company officer “passes command” what should they be prepared to justify?

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Why assuming command was inappropriate

66
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Why is command “transferred”?

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To improve the quality of the command organization

67
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To whom may command be “transferred”?

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Only to an officer of equal or greater rank

68
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When may command be “transferred” to an officer of lower rank?

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When the incident has been declared “under control”

69
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What will happen if the first arriving IC is not an officer?

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The first arriving company officer will assume command AFTER the “transfer of command” procedures have been completed

70
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When may a senior ranking officer initiate a transfer of command?

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If, based on the size or severity of the incident, they determine it would be more appropriate for an officer of greater rank to function as the IC

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What are the 3 options for subsequently arriving senior officers of the department having jurisdiction of the incident?

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  1. Act as an office observer (no action taken within the framework of the IMS)
  2. Report to command and place themselves under his/her direction for assignment
  3. Relieve the existing command and establish themselves as command
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In the transfer of command procedure who will communicate with whom to initiate the transfer of command?

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The officer assuming command will communicate with the person being relieved

73
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In the transfer of command procedure what type of communications is preferred but not required?

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Face-to-face communications

74
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Does the arrival (in itself) of a ranking officer on the fire ground mean command has been transferred to that ranking officer?

A

NO. Command is transferred only when the outlined communication functions have been completed

75
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In the transfer of command procedure what 6 things will the person being relieved brief the officer assuming command on?

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  1. Incident conditions
  2. The incident action plan
  3. What progress has been made towards completion of the tactical objectives
  4. Safety considerations
  5. Deployment and assignment of operating companies and personnel
  6. Need for additional resources
76
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In the transfer of command procedure what will be done with the tactical worksheet?

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It will be reviewed

77
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In the transfer of command procedures how will the assumption of command by the ranking officer be made known to companies?

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Announced on the radio

78
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In the transfer of command procedure what will be done with the person being relieved of command?

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Be used to best advantage by the new IC

79
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What 3 things together allow for command to be “terminated”?

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When the incident is:

  1. Operationally resolved
  2. No further action is being taken
  3. Current command officer notifies dispatch that “command is terminated”
80
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What are the two types of channels that may be used at an incident?

A

Command channel

Tactical channel

81
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Who may establish different channels?

A

The IC

82
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What is the “command channel” used for when established?

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Communication between command and dispatch

83
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Who will use the command channel when established?

A

Only those in command positions

84
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When the command channel has been established how will all communications with dispatch be made?

A

On the command channel

85
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How many tactical channels may be established?

A

More than one when necessary for communications with operations

86
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What is the “tactical” channel used for when established?

A

Communications between command and operations

87
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Will the “tactical” channel be used to communicate with command or dispatch?

A

No except in an emergency situation

88
Q

For geographical identification who determines side Alpha?

A

Command

89
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For geographical identification what is side Alpha?

A

The front of the structure as designated by command

90
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For geographical identification what is side Bravo?

A

The exterior part of the structure directly to the of Alpha and opposite Delta

91
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For geographical identification what is side Charlie?

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The exterior part of the structure directly to the left side of Bravo and opposite Alpha

92
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For geographical identification what is side Delta?

A

The exterior part of the structure directly to the left of Charlie and opposite Bravo

93
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For geographical identification what is exposure Alpha?

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The exposure directly across from side Alpha

94
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For geographical identification what is exposure Bravo?

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The exposure directly across from side Bravo

95
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For geographical identification what is exposure Charlie?

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The exposure directly across from side Charlie

96
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For geographical identification what is exposure Delta?

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The exposure directly across from side Delta

97
Q

For geographical identification what is Roof?

A

The top most exterior of the structure

98
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For geographical identification what is Interior?

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The inside of the primary fire structure

99
Q

What may the interior of a single story family dwelling be called?

A

“Interior Division” or even divided into geographical identifiers

100
Q

For geographical identification how will location on above ground floors be made?

A

“Division” and floor number

101
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For geographical identification how will locations below ground be named?

A

“Subdivision” and floor number

102
Q

For geographical identification what may be used on large outdoor incidents?

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Compass points when easily identifiable

Geographical locations as needed by using a reference point

103
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For geographical identification what may occur with large or unusually shaped buildings?

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May be split into several interior divisions

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