Operations at Violent Incidents MP206.01 update

Question 1

Violent incident-

The strategic decision making model includes? (6)

Answer 1

1. Size up/ Identify critical factors
2. risk management plan/profile
3. Identification of strategy
4. Incident Action Plan (IAP)
5. Tactical objectives
6. Review and revision

Question 2

A violent incident is defined as what?

Answer 2

-any type of incident in which Fire Department members may be exposed to harm as a result of a violent or threatening act

Question 3

When responding, gather all the dispatch information available through Alarm Room, MCT and ?

Answer 3

PD tactical channel

Question 4

Size up-
Identifying critical factors while responding to and arriving on any incident scene is imperative to a successful outcome. The size up for violent incidents should include?

Answer 4

• Dispatch information regarding the incident type or nature. This includes the specific type of violent action, if known (assault, stabbing, shooting, explosives, etc.)
• Location of incident and/or number of patients
• Is there a history with this address and/or person
• Does the incident nature code require units to stage
• If not, should staging be considered
• Is law enforcement on scene
• Is a Phoenix Fire Department Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO/958) on scene
• Can units communicate directly with law enforcement either face to face or with the radio
• Has PD defined an inner or outer perimeter
• are the patients located inside the inner perimeter
• if the scene is totally contained, can PD begin to extricate the injured patients to a safe treatment and transportation area

Question 5

It is critical that all hazards zone actions are based on sound risk management plan. What is our risk management plan?
The use of this plan will improve the incident commander‘s ability to provide more predictable, safe environment to achieve our primary tactical objectives of ?

Answer 5

We will risk a lot, in a calculated manner, to save savable Lives
We will risk a little, in a calculated manner, for savable property
We will not risk anything for what is already lost

Primary tactical objective of life safety

Question 6

Fire department resources shall never operate within the PD ________ _________.

Answer 6

Inner perimeter

Question 7

Any incident that involves PD will be assigned a PD tactical channel. Announce the arrival of your unit on both Fire and PD tactical channels, using the standard order model. Consider making contact immediately with WHO?
This individual is a good information resource, can be utilized as protection, or as an escort.

Answer 7

• uniformed officer

Question 8

That incident action plan must be safe, well communicated and continually evaluated against the conditions and the effectiveness of the actions.
Direct communication with who is critical and the first step of establishing what?

Answer 8

• Initial officer of any rank

- Unified Command

Question 9

Law-enforcement will not dictate what to the fire department?

Answer 9

Plan of action

Question 10

Who is responsible to use the information that is gathered through communication with PD to determine the best plan and coordinate that with the PD officers working at the scene?

Answer 10

Incident commander

Question 11

At a violent incident in the offense of strategy the fire department will enter a well Defined ___________ zone
to do what 2 activities?

Answer 11

• Warm zone

- treat and extricate

Question 12

When operating at a violent incident will marginal conditions be applied?
if so when what is a concern?

Answer 12

Yes we only operate in marginal conditions for life safety

Question 13

The defense of strategy at a violent incident is what?

Answer 13

Taking a position outside the hazard zone to stage units until the scene is deemed safe or to establish a triage, treatment and transportation system ready to except patients that have been removed from the hot zone

Question 14

Level II staging should be utilized for all violent incidents of ________ alarm or greater or when it is impossible to establish a defined_________ zone upon the arrival of the initial companies.

Answer 14

First alarm

Hazard/hot zone

Question 15

The most effective action when firefighters find themselves in it on predictable, possibly violent situation is to? (3)

What other four actions will help us stay safe

Answer 15

Run, hide, fight

• communicate directly with PD over their tactical channel request assistance
• utilize emergency traffic button on portable radio when it is not safe to speak
• utilize a safe area of refuge or cover

Question 16

The key tactical positions when operating at violent incidents are?
(4)

Answer 16

• Triage
• extrication
• treatment
• transportation

Question 16

The fire department will operate in what strategies during a violent incident?

Answer 16

Offensive or defensive

Question 16

We only actively engaging the aggressor As an absolute last resort. fully commit to _____________ the aggressor

Answer 16

Neutralizing

Question 16

When firefighters find themselves in a violent situation the safest thing to do is?

Answer 16

Remove themselves from the violence and retreat to a safe refuge