OPS MANUAL---Fire Suppression (Incident Command Procedures) 2/2017 Flashcards
At working incidents, Incident Command will use what to outline and record assignments and to assist in the transfer of Incident Command.
a Tactical Worksheet (FD-1024)
A multiple unit response is defined as?
two or more emergency response units.
Incident Command Options. what are the options?
Nothing Showing Mode
Fast Attack Mode
Incident Command Mode
The first San Diego Fire-Rescue officer to arrive on the scene will assume and retain Incident Command until relieved by another Captain or ranking officer within the following guidelines:
a. The first arriving Company Officer will automatically assume Incident Command. Truck officers will relinquish Incident Command to the first arriving engine company officer.
b. The first arriving Battalion Chief will assume Incident Command after transfer of Incident Command procedures has been completed.
c. Later arriving, higher-ranking Chief Officers may choose to assume Incident Command, or assume staff/advisory positions.
d. Assumption of Incident Command is discretionary for the Fire Chief and Deputy Chiefs.
Arriving ranking officers assuming Incident Command will communicate with the officer being relieved by
radio or preferably face-to-face after arrival.
The officer being relieved will brief the officer assuming Incident Command with the following:
a) Incident conditions (fire location and extent, HazMat spill or release, number of patients, etc.)
b) Incident action plan.
c) Completion of the tactical priorities.
d) Safety considerations.
2) Deployment and assignments of operating companies and personnel.
3) Appraisals of need for additional resources.
this sheet provides the most effective framework for Incident Command transfer as it outlines the location and status of resources in a standard form that should be well known to all members.
tactical worksheet (FD-1024
The arrival (in itself) of a ranking officer on the fireground does not mean Incident Command has been what?
transferred to that ranking officer
The ideal structure of a complex incident should include four (4) levels:
a. Strategy Level (Incident Command)
b. Control Level (Operations)
c. Tactical Level (Divisions/Branch)
d. Task Level(Companies)
Incident Command Staff?
Safety Officer
Public Information Officer
Liason Officer
General Staff?
Planning
Logistics
Operations
Finance
A Branch Director supervises?
Divisions and/or Groups
Divisions are?
Groups are?
Divisions = Geographical
Groups = Functional
Who does the Branch Director report to?
Operation Section or IC
The Staging Area Manager, when activated, reports to ?
Operations, or if not activated, reports directly to Incident Command.
Who can fill the Medical Branch Director position?
a first responder officer until arrival of an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Supervisor
The Paramedic Operations Supervisor (P.O.S.) may authorize who to operate as the Medical Branch Supervisor until they arrive?
a qualified paramedic to act in his/her position until the P.O.S. arrives on scene.
The Medical Branch Director shall establish?
The three T’s
Triage
Transportation
Treatment
Who notifies the Sheriff’s Comm center of a MCI?
The Base Hospital
The Medical Group Supervisor will assign the highest qualified medical person as?
Triage Group Supervisor
Requests for personnel and logistic support at MCI’s are made to?
Medical Branch Director.
Physicians Arriving On Scene
physicians reporting to the scene shall be directed to ?
to the Medical Branch Director for size up and assignment to triage and/or treatment roles within the Incident Command System.
The first arriving Battalion Chief will assume Incident Command after what has been done?
after transfer of Incident Command procedures has been completed.
If an incident escalates past the point where 1st, 2nd, and 3rd alarm companies can handle the emergency, Incident Command may request _________________________?
strike teams of Engines or Brush Engine, etc. Task force of specialized equipment
Medical Branch:
Requests for additional resources, such as litter bearers, more medical personnel, higher levels of medical care at scene, aeromedical evacuation, additional ambulances; shall be made through ____________?
the IC
Direct patient care and treatment shall remain the responsibility of the highest ________________?
highest ranking qualified medical person on scene.
The person assuming Incident Command shall transmit a brief initial radio report including:
Unit designation of the unit arriving on the scene
A brief description of the incident situation, (building size, occupancy, HazMat release, multi-vehicle accident, etc.)
Brief description of action taken.
Any obvious safety concerns.
Assumption and identification of Incident Command
How many parts to Incident Command responsibiltites?
Initial
Continuing
Incident Command Procedures are designed to accomplish the following:
Fix the responsibility for Incident Command on a certain individual through a standard identification system
Ensure that strong, direct, and visible Incident Command will be established as early as possible in the operation.
Establish an effective framework outlining the activities and responsibilities assigned to Incident Command.
Provide a system for the orderly transfer of Incident Command to later arriving officers.
The Incident Commander is responsible for?
incident activities
development and implementation of strategic decisions
approving the ordering and releasing of resources.
To facilitate assumption of Incident Command, all officers responding to multiple unit assignments will record the following information on an incident work sheet.
a. Address of alarm
b. Proper radio channel
c. Responding units
Incident command options: These command modes, are they strict rules or guidelines?
they are guidelines to assist the Officer in planning
Assumption of IC is discretionary for whom?
Deputy Chiefs and Fire Chief
The officer being relieved will brief the officer assuming Incident Command with the following:
Incident conditions (fire location and extent, HazMat spill or release, number of patients, etc.)
Incident action plan.
Completion of the tactical priorities.
Safety considerations.
Once established medical units or medical support should be requested through who?
Medical Operations
Who can authorize a qualified Paramedic to act as Medical Branch until a P.O.S (Paramedic Operations Supervisor) arrives on scene?
P.O.S. Paramedic Operations Supervisor
Who may the IC assign Medical Branch if a P.O.S is not at scene?
First Responder Officer
If an incident escalates past the point of __________________then IC may do what?
If the incident escalates past 1st, 2nd, and 3rd alarms, the IC may request teams of structural engines, brush engines, etc.
What do we call Annex “D” now?
Mass Casualty Plan
The Incident Commander is responsible for incident activities including the development and implementation of strategic decisions and for approving the ordering and releasing of resources.
- developing and implementing the strategic decisions
- approving the ordering
- releasing of resources
Responsibilities assigned to Incident Command shall include the following:
Remove endangered occupants and treat the injured.
Confine and extinguish the fire.
Conserve property after fire control is achieved.
Ensure the safety and survival of emergency personnel.
Establishing Incident Command:
The first Fire Department unit or officer to arrive at the scene of a multiple unit response shall ?
- assume Incident Command
- remain in Command until relieved by a higher ranking officer
- or - Incident Command is passed to the next arriving engine company because of circumstances
- or - until the incident is terminated.
Incident Worksheets/Response Cards:
At working incidents, Incident Command will use?
Tactical Worksheet (FD1024) - or - other approved method to outline and record assignments and to assist in the transfer of Incident Command.
Incident Worksheets/Response Cards:
To facilitate assumption of Incident Command, all officers responding to multiple unit assignments will record the following information on an incident work sheet.
Address of alarm
Proper radio channel
Responding units
Incident Command Responsibilities:
The first five tasks are initial Incident Command responsibilities:
Initial:
- Assume an effective Incident Command position
- transmit a brief initial radio report
- Rapidly evaluate situation (size-up).
- Develop an incident action plan.
- Assign units as required; establish staging.
Incident Command Responsibilities:
Continuing:
- Provide continuing overall Incident Command and progress reports until relieved by a higher ranking officer.
- Review and evaluate attack efforts and safety conditions, revising plan of attack as needed.
- Request and assign additional units as necessary.
- Return companies to service and terminate “INCIDENT COMMAND.”
Incident Command Options:
In cases where the initial arriving officer assumes Incident Command, efforts should be directed towards establishing ___________________________ and fulfilling the listed responsibilities.
- an incident command post
Transfer of Incident Command:
The first arriving Battalion Chief will assume Incident Command after?
- transfer of Incident Command procedures has been completed.
Transfer of Incident Command:
Later arriving, higher-ranking Chief Officers may CHOOSE to?
- assume Incident Command, or assume staff/advisory positions.
**** THEY DO NOT HAVE TO ASSUME IC IF THEY DONT WANT TO.
Transfer of Incident Command:
Assumption of Incident Command is discretionary for?
the Fire Chief and Deputy Chiefs.
Transfer of Incident Command:
Within the chain of Incident Command indicated above, the actual transfer of Incident Command will be regulated by the following procedures:
- Arriving ranking officers assuming Incident Command will communicate with the officer being relieved by radio or preferably face-to-face after arrival.
Transfer of Incident Command:
The officer being relieved will brief the officer assuming Incident Command with the following:
- General situation status
- Deployment and assignments of operating companies and personnel.
- Appraisals of need for additional resources.
- The officer being relieved should review the tactical worksheet (FD1024) with the ranking officer in COMPLEX SITUATIONS; this sheet provides the most effective framework for Incident Command transfer as it outlines the location and status of resources
Transfer of Incident Command:
The ________________________________ on the fireground does not mean Incident Command has been transferred to that ranking officer. Incident Command is transferred only when the outlined procedures have been followed.
arrival (in itself) of a ranking officer
Transfer of Incident Command:
The officer relieved of Incident Command will be _____________________________________________________________________.
utilized to best advantage by the officer assuming Incident Command.
Incident Command Structures:
Additional medical units or medical support shall be requested by the________________, once established. All requests, except to __________________, shall be made through the Incident Commander.
Medical Operations
base hospital stations
Incident Command Structures:
What rank should fill “Operations”?
Battalion Chief
What rank should fill “Medical or Fire Branch?”
Battalion Chief or Paramedic Supervisor
Medical Multi-Casualty Incident:
Requests for personnel and logistic support are made to the __________________________?
Medical Branch Director.
The most qualified medical person on scene shall be assigned _________________Leader or ______________ Leader, unless his/her skills are more appropriately utilized for direct care for victims.
Triage and Treatment
The Incident Commander is responsible for incident activities including the development and implementation of _______________ and for approving the ordering and releasing of resources.
Strategic decisions
Responsibilities assigned to Incident Command shall include the following:
- Remove endangered occupants and treat the injured.
- Confine and extinguish the fire.
- Conserve property after fire control is achieved.
- Ensure the safety and survival of emergency personnel.
To facilitate assumption of Incident Command, all officers responding to multiple unit assignments will record the following information on an incident work sheet.
a. Address of alarm
b. Proper radio channel
c. Responding units
Fire Suppression: Staging
Can a staged company take action without being staged?
YES
If staged companies observe critical tactical needs, they will advise IC of such critical conditions and their actions.
Fire Suppression: Staging
Once the first engine on a second alarm arrives, can you ask to have that officer scout the area for the best staging location and switch to “8 Charlie” or “9 Charlie”?
YES…..
In some cases, Incident Command may ask the Staging Officer to scout the best location for the Staging Area and report back to Incident Command.
Fire Suppression: Staging
What should we do for a large medical emergency involving staging?
A major medical emergency may require a separate Staging Area for ambulances.
