Letter From Fire Chief - Risk Profiles

Question 1

The recent result of violent fires and Firefighter near miss incidents can be contributed to:

Answer 1

-All-hazard incidents are more complex
-building construction has evolved
-buildings are aging
-products of combustion are burning more quickly/intensely due to the materials being manufactured

Question 2

Our goal as the LAFD is to develop a COLLECTIVE MINDSET to ensure a sound Operational Risk Management (ORM) process.

The ORM process includes what two main factors?

Answer 2

• Identifying a risk profile
• 3-step All Hazard Emergency Incident Decision Making Process

Question 3

What are the 3 risk profiles as part of the Operational Risk Management Process (ORM)?

Answer 3

-Rescue Profile
-Property Profile
-Exposure Profile

Question 4

THE Three-step All Hazard Emergency Incident Decision Making Process that every member shall utilize for all emergency incident responses:

Answer 4

Step 1 — Gain Situational Awareness

Step 2 — Conduct Risk Assessment/RISK PROFILE

Step 3 — Apply appropriate OPERATIONAL MODE

Question 5

3-Step All Hazard Emergency Incident Decision Making Process:

Step 1 - Gain Situational Awareness includes:

Answer 5

• Time, Occupancy Type, Location
• Conditions upon arrival

Question 6

3-Step All Hazard Emergency Incident Decision Making Process:

Step 2 - Conduct Risk Assessment/Risk Profile includes:

Answer 6

-Rescue Profile: Significant Risk to save lives

-Property Profile: Moderate Risk to protect property

-Exposure Profile: No Risk (lives or valuable property are not at risk)

Question 7

3-Step All Hazard Emergency Incident Decision Making Process:

Step 3 - Apply appropriate operational mode includes:

Answer 7

-Offensive Mode (may include transitional attack)

-Defensive Mode

-Investigative Mode

Question 8

Activities related to STRATEGIES, and TACTICS shall coincide with the ______ implemented and shall be communicated to all responding resources during the size-up and throughout the incident by the Incident Commander.

This size-up shall be reconfirmed by each successive Incident Commander upon their arrival on-scene (Captain I, Captain II, BC, AC, DC and Fire Chief .)

Answer 8

Operational Mode

Question 9

What should be the primary factors when evaluating a change in the operational mode?

Answer 9

-Conditions

-resources

-duration of the incident

Question 10

Whether we respond to a structure fire, brush fire, or any all-hazard incident we must be progressive in ____________.

Answer 10

IDENTIFYING and MANAGING the RISKS that can hurt or even kill us.

Question 11

It is imperative to the success of our mission that we recognize the CHANGING structure fire environment we are being called to operate in.
While we MAY fight fire aggressively, we must also do it _________.

Answer 11

intelligently