NIMS Book 1 - Section 1 - ICS- Ch. 1 Command Procedures Flashcards
Command Procedures are designed to:
* Ensure that a _______, _______, and ________ Command will be established from the onset of the incident.
strong, direct, and visible
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Command Procedures are designed to:
* Establish an effective _________ ____________, defining the activities and responsibilities assigned to the IC and to other individuals operating within ICS.
incident organization
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Command Procedures are designed to:
* Provide a system to process information to support incident __________, __________, and _________ making.
management, planning, and decision making
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Command Procedures are designed to:
* Provide a system for the orderly _________ of Command to subsequent arriving officers.
transfer
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The IC is responsible for the completion of the _________ __________.
incident priorities
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Incident Priorities are:
- ______ - ________ - responders and the public
- _________ ___________ - minimize the effects by keeping the incident from escalating and bringing it under control
- _________ ___________ - property, infrastructure, evidence, economy, environment, and provide or recovery
- Life Safety
- Incident Stabilization
- Property Conservation
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To achieve incident priorities, the IC must define the following:
- ________ __________ - statements of guidance and direction that are achievable, measurable, and necessary for the selection of the appropriate strategy and the tactical direction of resources.
- ________ - General plan or direction selected to accomplish incidents objectives.
- _______ - Deployment and directing resources on an incident to accomplish the objectives designed by current incident strategy.
- Incident objectives
- Strategy
- Tactics
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- _________ Level - This entails the overall direction and goals of the incident.
Strategic
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- _________ Level - Objectives that must be achieved to meet the strategic goals. The _______ Level supervisor/officer is responsible for completing assigned objectives
Tactical / Tactical
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Command Procedures are designed to:
* Fix the responsibility for Command on a specific ___________ through a standard identification system, depending on the arrival sequence of members, companies, and chief officers.
individual
p 3
- _____ Level - Specific _____ assigned to companies that lead toward meeting Tactical Level requirements.
Task / tasks
p 4
The ICS is used to facilitate the completion of the incident priorities through the application of the ________ ________, appropriate _________ and ______.
incident objectives / strategies / tactics
p 4
Functions of Command include:
- ________ and __________ Command and establish an effective operating position (Command Post)
- Rapidly evaluate the __________ (_____-____) and/or briefing from the previous IC.
- Initiate, maintain, and control the ______________ process.
- Assume and announce
- situation (size-up)
- communications
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Functions of Command:
4. Determine the incident __________ and __________, develop an _________ ________ ______, and assign resources based on strategies and tactics following standard operating guidelines.
objectives and strategies / Incident Action Plan
Functions of Command:
- Develop an effective ICS __________ and initiate/maintain a tactical ______ ________.
- Coordinate activity for all ___________ and __________ staff.
- Review, evaluate, and revise (as needed) the _________ ________ ______.
- organization / work sheet
- Command and General
- Incident Action Plan
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Functions of Command:
8. Provide for the continuity, transfer and termination of ___________.
Command
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The first _____ functions of Command must be addressed immediately from the initial assumption of Command.
five
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A single - company incident (trash fire, single patient medical, etc.) may only require that the company or unit acknowledge its ?
arrival on scene
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The first - arriving FD member or company officer activates the command process by giving an initial _______ _______.
radio report
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The radio designation “__________” will be used along with the ___________ location of the incident.
“Command” / geographic
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In military protocol for radio communications the sender states the intended ___________ radio designation first and then follows with the _________ designation.
receivers / senders
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Saying the receivers designation first is an ?
attention getting device
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If a situation requires investigation by the first - arriving company, with other responding companies remaining staged which command option should be used?
Investigation Option
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In situations that require immediate action to stabilize the incident and mandate the company officers assistance to carry out the critical operation what command option should be used?
Fast-Attack option
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Examples of situations that require fast-attack option are:
- ___________ fire attacks
- Critical _____-_______ situations that must be achieved in a compressed time.
- Any incident where safety and welfare of ___________ are of major concern.
- Working incidents that require further ___________ by the company officer.
- Offensive
- life-safety
- responders
- investigation
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The Fast Attack option should not last more than a few minutes within the ?
IDLH atmosphere
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Fast Attack option ends with one of the following:
- The situation is ____________.
- The situation is not stabilized or transfer of Command has not taken place. The company officer should withdraw to the exterior outside of an IDLH atmosphere and establish a __________ ______.
- Command is ____________ to another officer.
- stabilized
- Command Post
- transferred
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If an incident requires immediate strong, direct, overall Command, the company officer will initially assume an exterior, safe, and effective command position and maintain this position until relieved by a higher ranking officer. This is what type of Command option?
Command Post Option
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In the Command Post option what shall be initiated and used to assist in managing this type of incident?
tactical work sheet
p 9
Modern construction is not designed to maintain its _________ during fire conditions.
integrity
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Building collapse occurs earlier in _________ construction than in _______, more substantial buildings.
modern / older
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Failure to do what is the ultimate example of the IC not being responsible for the safety of their personnel?
risk / benefit evaluation
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Should the IC choose the offensive mode, it means that carrying on an ___________ _________ attack is worth the risk and that sufficient _________ are available to meet the incident demands.
aggressive interior / resources
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Indications for defensive operations include danger of _________ _________, the building is already ______, and conditions indicate survival of any victims trapped inside is _________ or not enough __________ are available to effectively deal with the problems.
imminent collapse / lost / unlikely / resources
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Command is transferred to maintain or improve the quality of the __________ __________.
Command organization
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What is the preferred method to transfer Command?
Face to face
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The person being relieved will brief the officer assuming Command, indicating at least the following:
- __________ conditions - fire location and extent, haz-mat spill or release, number of patients, etc.
- Tactical ______ _______, IAP or verbally where the resources have been assigned.
- Progress toward completion of the incident __________.
- Status and needs of assigned __________ and ________ considerations.
- Deployment and assignment of operating ___________ and ___________
- Appraisal of need for additional resources.
- Incident
- work sheet
- objectives
- resources and safety
- companies and personnel
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Often, the first transfer of Command takes places via _______.
radio
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Later arriving, higher ranking chief officers assuming Command must conduct transfer ______ to ______ at the __________ ______.
face to face / Command Post
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The practice of “__________ __________” is not a recommended practice.
“Passing Command”
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Passing Command to an officer not on the _______ can create a gap in command.
scene
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Command cannot be passed or transferred to an officer ?
not on scene
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When time and circumstances allow, the officer who will be assuming Command may endeavor to conduct their own incident ______ ____ prior to assuming Command.
size-up
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The arrival of a ranking officer on the incident scene does not automatically mean that ?
Command has been transferred to that officer
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______ _________ and _______ personnel should report directly to a designated location for assignment by the IC.
Chief officers and staff
p 13
When the IC/Ops is informed by a resource that it has completed and ready for reassignment the resource should be directed to ________, _________, another _________ assignment or __________.
Rehab, Staging, another tactical assignment or released
p 13
__________ reports provide initial and ongoing information that is critical to effective and safe decision making.
Progress
p 13
__________ _________ should be provided by the first companies or Division assigned to a geographic area or Groups assigned to a specific function.
Progress reports
p 13
Communication progress reports to the IC as progress is ______ and just as important, when progress toward objectives cannot ?
made / cannot be achieved
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Avoid nonessential communications on _______ frequencies.
radio
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Progress reports should be _______ and _______ in nature.
brief and concise
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Progress reports can use the acronym: L\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ C\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ A\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ N\_\_\_\_\_\_
Location
Conditions
Actions
Needs
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If a higher ranking officer wants to effect a change in the management of an incident, the person must first be ____ _____ _______ of the incident and then utilize the ___________ of ___________ procedure.
on the scene / transfer of command
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__________ _________ ________ are critical to the rapid, effective control of emergency operations.
Incident Action Plans
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A well thought-out, organized course of action developed to address all phases of incident control with a specified time is called?
An Incident Action Plan
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The IAP must be completed in a time frame to ?
effectively manage the incident
p 14
In the initial stage of an incident, the _________ ______ _______ should be used.
tactical work sheet
p 14
An IAP must always be developed, but a formal written IAP may not be necessary for ?
short-term, routine operations
p 14
Large-scale or complex incidents require the creation and maintenance of a ?
written plan for each operational period
p 14
Action planning starts with what to identify the problem(s) and incident objectives to achieve a solution to the confronted problems?
size-up of the situation
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__________ are broad in nature and defined “______” has to be done to achieve the incident objectives.
Strategies / “what”
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When the strategy has been defined, the IC or Operations Section Chief, when implemented, needs to select the ________ to achieve the strategy.
tactics
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The “how, where, and when” of the IAP are called?
tactics
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Tactics are measurable in both _______ and ____________ and are addressed through the completion of _______.
time / performance / tasks
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An IAP also provides for necessary __________ resources.
support
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Examples of support resources are ?
water supply, utility control, SCBA cylinder filling etc.
p 14
What should be started very early in the incident ?
tactical work sheets
p 14
Printed forms that are designed to allow the IC to document the commitment of resources in a standardized format are called ?
tactical work sheets
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