OG 4.7 Personnel Accountability

Question 1

The policy of Portland fire and rescue shall be to use the accountability system at all emergency scenes involving __ or more companies.

Answer 1

Two or more companies

Question 2

What is Portland fire and rescue’s four staged approach to accountability?

Answer 2

1. IMS
2. radio communication
3. Buddy system
4. utilization of tracking tools

Question 3

When using the buddy system, team members must always be in contact with each other by _____, ______ or ______.

Answer 3

Voice, Vision or touch

Question 4

When managing engine company personnel on the MDC, What spots will personnel be logged into?

Answer 4

First position–officer
Second position–Driver
Third position–nozzle
Fourth position–hydrant

Question 5

What color is the primary and “B” passport?

Answer 5

White with black letters

Question 6

What color is a secondary passport?

Answer 6

Red with black letters

Question 7

On fire apparatus, secondary passports shall be attached where?

Answer 7

Inside the officers door

Question 8

On support apparatus and fleet vehicles, the secondary passports will be found where?

Answer 8

Inside the drivers door

Question 9

Which passports are kept in the mobile command center?

Answer 9

Blank green passports

Question 10

Where would you be able to find a makeup passport kit?

Answer 10

District headquarters

Mobile command center

Question 11

Company officers and firefighters helmet shields are what color?

Answer 11

Silver with red lettering

Question 12

What color is a Chiefs helmet shield?

Answer 12

Silver with blue lettering

Question 13

Each number shall maintain __ Velcro nametags under the rear brim of their helmet when not in use.

Answer 13

Six

Question 14

Individuals who usually function alone on scene will be required to observe what System when operating in the hazard zone?

Answer 14

The buddy system

Question 15

B team leaders on engine companies will be assigned to what position?

Answer 15

Hydrant position

Question 16

When driving or operating a specialized apparatus, passports shall be kept where?

Answer 16

Inside the drivers door

Question 17

What should a company officer do with the drivers passport if they are not in the hazard zone with their company?

Answer 17

Invert the drivers tag on the primary passport.

Question 18

If an officer is given a division or group assignment, they shall obtain all passports and record what three things on their status board?

Answer 18

Assignments
Company status
Times

Question 19

When assigned to a group that will be mobile through several divisions, what will be the group tracking que?

Answer 19

Face-to-face communication

Or report over the radio

Question 20

Command must verify the _______ and ________ of any company that fails to respond to a par.

Answer 20

Location and condition

Question 21

If a supervisor allows one member to leave the hazard zone to retrieve A tool or performing tasks, they should consider what four things before allowing this?

Answer 21

1. Fire conditions
2. Size of the structure
3. Proximity to egress
4. Members training level and experience

Question 22

When on scene, the IC can obtain a Roll call from any company by looking where?

Answer 22

MDC

Question 23

If a chief officer relieves a company officer of command, What shall the Company officer do in order to reattach to the company?

Answer 23

Use the buddy system to travel through the hazard zone and report over the radio that you have reattached with your company.

Question 24

The passport tracking system shall be implemented when ___ or more companies and/or teams are assigned to any division/group.

Answer 24

Three or more companies, or when any greater alarm is called.

Question 25

When a company is requested from staging/base, what three things shall be verbalized?

Answer 25

Which company they are sending
Their destination
To whom they will report to

Question 26

The term “emergency traffic” is mandatory in what seven situations?

Answer 26

1. Withdrawal/abandon
2. Reporting extreme safety hazards
3. Strategy change from offense to defense
4. Introduction of master streams
5. Reported missing personnel
6. Requesting additional resources in a critical situation
7. Anytime critical information must cut through normal radio traffic

Question 27

When ordering a building to be abandoned, IC shall use the term emergency traffic, all apparatus on scene shall then do what?

Answer 27

Sound one 10 second blast on their airhorns

Question 28

When completing a par, which order of companies should be the highest priority?

Answer 28

1. Most severely threatened firefighters
2. Largest numbers of companies
3. Others in the hazard zone
4. Exposure areas