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MP 201.01 Command Procedures Flashcards

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In order to effectively manage personnel and resources and to provide for the safety and welfare of personnel, we will always operate within what? (MP 201.01)

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Incident Command System

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Command procedures are designed to do what 6 things? (MP 201.01)

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  • Fix the responsibility for Command on a certain individual
  • Ensure that a strong, direct, and visible Command will be established from the onset of the incident
  • Establish an effective incident organization defining the activities and responsibilities assigned to the IC and other individuals operating within the ICS
  • Provide a system to process information to support incident management, planning, and decision making
  • Provide a system for the orderly tranfer of Command to subsequent arriving officers
  • Ensure a seamless transition from a type 5/4 incident to a type 3/2/1
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What are the names of the 4 Shift Commanders? (MP 201.01)

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North Deputy

South Deputy

West Deputy

East Deputy

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What are the 2 roles and responsibilities of the Shift Commander? (MP 201.01)

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  • Manage Battalions and supervise Battalion Chiefs
  • Occupy the position of Senior Advisor (Incident Advisor) on the Command Team (Incident Advisory Team) during first alarm and greater incidents
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What are 4 the roles and responsibilities of Battalion Chiefs? (MP 201.01)

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  • Manage companies and supervise company officers
  • Occupy the position of Incident Commander when appropriate
  • Occupy the position of Sector Officer when appropriate
  • Occupy the position of IC on the Command Team (Incident Advisory Team) during first alarm and greater incdents
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What are the 3 roles and responsibilities of Company Officers? (MP 201.01)

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  • Occupy the position of IC when appropriate
  • Occupy the position of Sector Officer when appropriate
  • Manage task level activities and supervise firefighters
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The Incident Commander is responsible for the completion of what? (MP 201.01)

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The tactical objectives

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The tactical objectives in order of priority are what? (MP 201.01)

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  • Remove endangered occupants and treat the injured
  • Stabilize the incident and provide for life safety
  • Conserve property
  • Provide for the safety, accountability, and welfare of personnel throughout the entire incident
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Standard activities that are performed by the Incident Commander to achieve the tactical objectives defines what? (MP 201.01)

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The Functions of Command

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What are the 8 Functions of Command? (MP 201.01)

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  • Assume and announce Command and establish an effective Command Post
  • Rapidly evaluate the situation (Size Up)
  • Initiate, maintain, and control effective communications
  • Provide and manage a steady, adequate, and timely stream of appropriate resources
  • Identfiy the incident strategy, develop an IAP, and assigne companies and personnel consistent with plans and standard operating procedures
  • Develop an effective incident organization using Sectors/Division/Groups to decentralize and delegate geographic and functional responsibility
  • Review, and revise the strategy to keep the IAP current
  • Provide for the continuity, transfer, and termination of Command
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The first 6 Functions of Command should be addressed when? (MP 201.01)

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Immediately from the initial assumption of Command

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Who shall initially assume Command of a multiple unit response? (MP 201.01)

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The first fire department member or unit to arrive at the scene

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What responses that are not going to escalate beyond the commitment of these companies do not require the first arriving unit or officer to assume Command? (MP 201.01)

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One or two company responses

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The first arriving fire department unit initiates the command process by doing what? (MP 201.01)

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Giving an initial radio report

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The standard initial radio report includes what 7 things? (MP 201.01)

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  • Clear alarm
  • Unit designation/on the scene
  • Building/area description
  • Obvious problems/conditions
  • Action taken
  • Declaration of strategy
  • Command confirmation with name
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The follow up report should include any of which 4 things? (MP 201.01)

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  • Any immediate safety concerns
  • Accountability started (announce location)
  • Disposition of resources (hold, add, return)
  • IRIC in place and identity
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Which mode would be a mobile IC on a portable radio, moving around and evaluating conditions while looking for the incident problem? (MP 201.01)

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Investigative Mode

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Which mode would the company officer be working in for a visible working fire in houses or commercial occupancies that involves their direct participation in the attack will make a positive difference in the outcome? (MP 201.01)

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Fast Attack Mode

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What are the 5 examples when a company officer would work in the fast attack mode? (MP 201.01)

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  • Visible working fire in a house or small commercial occupancy
  • Critical life safety situation
  • Any incident where the safety and welfare of firefighters is a major concern
  • Obvious working incidents that require further investigation by the Company Officer
  • Combined crew experience level
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The fast attack-mobile command mode should not last more than a few minutes and will end with one which 3 things? (MP 201.01)

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  • Situation is stabilized
  • Command is transferred from the fast attack company officer IC to a later arriving command officer
  • If the situation is not stabilized, the IC must move to an exterior command position
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Certain incidents, by virtue of their size, complexity, or potential for rapid expansion, demand early, strong, stationary command from the outside defines which mode? (MP 201.01)

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Command Mode

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If the Company Officer assumes a command mode, what options are available with regards to the assignment of the remaining crew members? (MP 201.01)

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  • Move up an acting officer within the Company
  • Assign the crew members to perform staff functions to assist the IC
  • Assign company personnel to another company
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The benefits of an upgraded ICP include which 5 things? (MP 201.01)

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  • Provides IC #2 with a Support Officer
  • Establishes and Incident Safety Officer
  • IC #2 has a wider view of the fireground
  • Improves communication
  • Creates a lighted, warm (or cool), and dry environment for IC #2 to operate in
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Subsequent arriving command officers should do what upon arriving on the scene? (MP 201.01)

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Report their location to the IC, and wait for an assignment

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The first arriving Shift Commander will do what upon arriving onscene? (MP 201.01)

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Assume the roll of Senior Advisor and assist the IC

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The second arriving Shift Commander to arrive onscene shall do what? (MP 201.01)

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Set up the command van and manage the movement of Command to the CV

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Which members make up the Command Team (Incident Advisory Team)? (MP 201.01)

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  • Senior Advisor
  • Incident Commander
  • Support Officer
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When is it indicated that the first arriving IC to pass command to the next company on scene? (MP 201.01)

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When the initial commitment of the first arriving company requires a full crew (i.e. high-rise or an immediate rescue situation)

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Should a situation occur where a later arriving company or command officer cannot locate or communicate with Command what shall they do? (MP 201.01)

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Assume and announce their assumption of command and initiate whatever actions are necessary to confirm the safety of the missing crew

30
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What is the preferred method to transfer command? (MP 201.01)

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Face to face

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The person being relieved of command will brief the officer assuming command indicating at least what? (MP 201.01)

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  • General situation status
    a) Incident conditions
    b) Incident management plan
    c) Completion of the Tactical Objectives
    d) Safety considerations
  • Deployment and assignments of operating companies and personnel
  • Appraisals of need for additional resources
32
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Command should consider adding a command officer to any sector that has how many companies assigned? (MP 201.01)

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3 or more operating companies

33
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Strengthening the command organization does what 5 things? (MP 201.01)

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  • Improves safety
  • Decreases the span of control
  • Improves communication
  • Improves accountability
  • Improves management of the Sector
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Chief Officers or Battalion Chiefs shall do what when arriving at an incident? (MP 201.01)

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Stage over the radio

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Staff Personnel arriving at an incident shall do what? (MP 201.01)

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Report directly to the Command Post to notify the IC of their availability to assume incident duties

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What are the roles and responsibilities of the Support Officer? (MP 201.01)

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  • Define, evaluate, recommend changes to the IAP
  • Provide direction relating to tactical priorities and critical fireground factors
  • Become Incident Safety Officer
  • Evaluate need for additional resources
  • Assign logisitics responsibilities
  • Assist with tactical worksheet for accountabilitiy
  • Evaluate fireground organization/span of control
  • Other duties as necessary
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Who usually fills the role of Senior Advisor? (MP 201.01)

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First arriving Shift Commander

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The Officer assigned to communicate directly to companies , sectors, or branches will use what radio designation? (MP 201.01)

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Command

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The basic configuration of Command includes which 3 levels? (MP 201.01)

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  • Strategic Level = Overall direction of the incident
  • Tactical Level = Objectives assigned to Sectors
  • Task Level = Task objectives assigned to companies
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This organizational level is designed around the IC and Command Team, operating in the Command Mode, and working out of a stationary command post? (MP 201.01)

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Strategic Level

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Strategic level responsibilities include? (MP 201.01)

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  • Determining the appropriate strategy
  • Establishing a strategic plan for the incident
  • Setting priorities
  • Obtaining and allocating resources
  • Predicting outcomes and planning
  • Assigning specific objectives to tactical level units
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This orgainizational level is the first management subdivision of incident scene organization which is accomplished by assigning sector responsibilities? (MP 201.01)

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Tactical level

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This organizational level is where the work is performed by assigned companies and other resources? (MP 201.01)

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Task level

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The IC should assign a Battalion Chief and FIT to a sector when? (MP 201.01)

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There are three or more companies operating in the sector

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Span of control is usally how many sectors? Span of control should never exceed how many sectors? (MP 201.01)

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  • 5 Sectors
  • 7 Sectors
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Sectors may be assigned based by their what? (MP 201.01)

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  • Geographic Location
  • Function
47
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Divisions are assigned by their what? (MP 201.01)

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Geographic Location

48
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Groups are assigned based on their what? (MP 201.01)

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Function

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When the number of sectors exceeds the span of control that the IC can effectively manage, the Incident Organization should be divided into what? (MP 201.01)

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Branches

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Utilizing sectors provides what 5 advantages? (MP 201.01)

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  • Reduces the IC’s span of control
  • Creates more effective incident scene communication
  • Provides a standard and logical system to divide large geographical incidents into effectively sized units
  • Provides an array of support functions
  • Improves firefighter safety
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When establishing a sector, the IC will assign each Sector Officer what 3 things? (MP 201.01)

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  • Tactical Objectives
  • A radio designation
  • The identity of resources assigned to the Sector
52
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During offensive fires, how many companies represents a reasonable maximum span of control for a Sector Officer? (MP 201.01)

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5 companies

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During defensive fires, how many companies represents a reasonable maximum span of control? (MP 201.01)

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7 companies

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If utilizing A,B,C or D style sector names, what side would be considered A? Then each sector would be named in succession after in which manner? (MP 201.01)

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  • A would be front of the building (street side)
  • Other sectors would go clockwise around the building in alphabetical order
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In multi story buildings, how will sectors be identified? (MP 201.01)

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Floor number

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Sector officers assigned to operate within a hazard zone must be assigned what? (MP 201.01)

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A partner

57
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When a command officer is assigned sector responsibilities, the FIT/ISO will become what? (MP 201.01)

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Sector Safety Officer

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When a company is assigned from staging to an operating sector, the company will be told what two things? (MP 201.01)

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  • What sector reporting to
  • Which sector officer reporting to
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The Branch level of the organization is designed to provide coordination between? (MP 201.01)

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Sectors and Command

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Branch Officers should be utilized at incidents where one of which two things occur? (MP 201.01)

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  • Span of control with Sectors is maximized
  • Incidents involving two or more distinctly different major management components
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When Command implements Branch Officers the IC will assign a separate radio channel for what? (MP 201.01)

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Communications within the Branch

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Sector Officers whould be notified by Command of their new supervisor. This information should include which two things? (MP 201.01)

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  • What Branch the Sector is now assigned
  • The radio channel the branch is operating on
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Sector Officers will use what radio designation when contacting their Branch Officer? (MP 201.01)

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Command

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What are the 4 Sections that a major incident can be divided into? (MP 201.01)

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  • Logistics Section
  • Planning Section
  • Operations Section
  • Administrative Section

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