INVOLVED-SM-Sectorisation

Question 1

Sectorisation is essential in managing___?

Answer 1

Spans of control - And provides everyone on the incident ground with clear lines reporting

Question 2

Two types of sectors?

Answer 2

Operational

Functional
Sector commander is responsible for resources within their sector

Question 3

In order to maintain the span of control the IC may appoint a?

Ops commander to be involved in functional sectors?

Change of sector commander = Formal handover

Answer 3

Ops commander - Role exists as a means of maintaining workable spans of control

Nope

Question 4

Who does a sector commander report directly to?

Ops commander to comply with NICS supersedes?

Answer 4

IC or Ops commander

Sector commander co-ordinator

National Incident Command System

Question 5

Ops commander tabard?

Name the vertical sectors, and their location?

Answer 5

RED

Lobby - from ground up to and including the bridgehead

Search - if the fire floor was floor ten it would encompass floor eleven and above

Fire - floor above the BH, the fire floor and one floor above the fire floor

Question 6

Who is responsible for the tactical mode of the whole incident and who is responsible for the tactical mode of each sector?

Is the bridgehead a sector?

Answer 6

The IC

Nope

Question 7

When could the span of control be wider and it considered acceptable?

If you appoint a sector 3 commander does this mean you have to appoint a sector 1 commander?

Answer 7

For functional roles, such as the sector commander water.

Not necessarily- if the IC is satisfied that they can retain a satisfactory level of command.

Question 8

Tsk to me about sectorisation at a basement fire

Answer 8

Lobby sector ground and above

Search sector below ground and up to one floor above the fire

Fire sector as normal