Personnel Accountability Flashcards
Who assigns teams at the beginning of shift?
Company officer
The team leader will transmit what 3 updates to Command while operating in IDLH?
Conditions
Actions
Needs
B team leaders on engines will be assigned what seat position?
Hydrant
Can Rescue companies be assigned take hydrant role?
YES
Personnel shall be logged onto the MDC no later than what time?
0800 hours
What goes under the brim of the helmet of Company officer/team leader?
Primary and/or B passport
Who logs on the radio ID numbers to MDC?
Company Officer
What 3 radio communications are the responsibility of the company officer/team leader to command during communication of assignments?
Acknowledge assignments
Report assignment completion
Report status when done
As an officer if you are relieved by another officer, what info should you transfer?
Goals/objectives
Confirm your members are accounted for
Transfer status board and passports
When accounting for your personnel during a PAR, how do you verify the location and condition?
Physically verify
What if a company fails to respond to a PAR?
Command must verify the location and condition of the non responding company
If you’re a Division/Group supervisor and you need more companies, how do you request them?
Contact Incident Command, NOT Base
How many members may a team leader allow to leave the hazard zone to retrieve a tool/perform a task?
One
What 4 factors should the team leader consider before allowing a team member to leave?
- Fire conditions/visibility
- Size of structure
- Proximity to egress
- Members training level/experience
When is the passport system typically implemented?
Complete CAD, MDC or radio system failure during a structure fire/incident
Regional mutual aid incidents
Which passports do you give to the IC/supervisor when system is implemented?
B passport
When implementing the passport system, what 4 things should the company officer do when given an assignment?
Take advantageous position
Announce location on radio
Obtain passports from companies
Use pocket status board to track
Where do officers keep the pocket status board?
In turnouts
Personnel accountability at an emergency scene is the responsibility of who?
The INCIDENT COMMANDER
An accountability system provides the information required by NFPA 1561 about what 4 things to know in regards to personnel?
- Who is in hazard zone
- Where are they
- What are they doing
- When were they assigned
PF&R policy shall be that an accountability system will be utilized at all emergency scenes involving how many companies?
2 or MORE
When shall all personnel adhere to accountability procedures regarding a EOPS incident?
From START to CLOSE of incident
What is the 4 stage approach to accountability on the fireground PF&R recognizes?
- Incident Management System
- Radio Communications
- Buddy System
- Utilization of tracking tools
What is the difference between PRIMARY and INTERIM radio designations?
PRIMARY (team of at least 2. includes “B” team)
INTERIM (single member (T3 IRONS)
What is an exception to the Buddy System?
Radio/phone contact for app operators, chief officers, division/group supervisors, interim members, operating OUTSIDE the immediate hazard zone
What color are the 2 Company passports?
Primary and B (WHITE w BLACK letters, FLEXIBLE)
Secondary (RED w BLACK letters. RIGID)
2”X 4” LEXAN
What color is the BACKUP passport?
GREEN w WHITE letters. RIGID (kept at STATION)
*BLANK GREEN (Flexible. kept in MCC)
Where is the Make-up Passport kit kept? (2)
- DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS
- and MCC
How many VELCRO nametags shall each member maintain?
6
When logging on the portable radios onto the MDC, which position is 1 and 4?
1 OFFICER
4 HYDRANT
District roll call worksheets are suppled by BHQ to on-duty chiefs at what time each morning?
0800
Primary and/or B passports are kept where by the officer?
Under their helmet brim
When requesting relief companies, division/group supervisors should contact IC or Base?
IC
Supervisors/team leaders may allow how many members to leave the hazard zone to retreive a tool or perform a task remote from the team?
1
The passport system is basically a backup system for the technology tracking tools and is generally NOT utilized on fires where?
Within the city and involving only PF&R personnel
Used more regionally/mutual aid
When do you invert the Driver nametag?
When the driver is left at apparatus and not with the crew
Who can be assigned to act as Accountability Officer?
ANY person
In addition to the initial emergency traffic message, IC shall do what steps for emergency traffic?
- Activate pre-alert tone
- Re-broadcast the message
EMERGENCY TRAFFIC is mandatory in all of the following examples: (7)
- Withdrawal/abandon
- Reporting extreme safety hazards
- A change from offensive to defensive
- Introduction of master streams into building previously occupied by crews w handlines
- Reporting missing personnel
- Requesting additional resources in a critical situation
- Other instances when giving critical INFO
The IC may initiate a PAR under what 4 examples?
- Change from offensive to defensive
- Catastrophic occurrence (e.g. building collapse)
- Company/member missing
- Discretion of IC
In what ORDER do you conduct the PAR?
Prioritized manner
e.g. most severely threatened firefighters first…etc.
