Phx Fire Vol 2 (Deck 3) Flashcards
201.02 - 201.05C
What are the general categories of situations that would cause the activation of the TOC?
One major incident affecting a localized or widespread area, two or more working incidents causing a high demand for resources at different locations, numerous simultaneous incidents causing a peak demand on the entire system, and when determined necessary by the Fire Chief or Executive Staff.
How does the TOC serve its purpose during an emergency situation?
It brings appropriate Command Officers and other staff together at a central location to analyze the emergency situation, determine needed resources, place additional apparatus in service, recall personnel resources, make department policy, prioritize response and resources, and provide personnel to staff the City’s Emergency Operations Center if opened.
What are the immediate tasks and decisions that Command Staff reporting to the TOC are responsible for?
Confirming ERSO readiness, determining the need for additional staffing of the Alarm Room, establishing a liaison at the Incident Command Post(s), determining the need for a TOC Liaison at the Alarm Room, and confirming the opening of resource management.
201.02
Emergency Operations Plan
Describe the process for recalling off-duty personnel.
The Command Staff at the TOC is responsible for deciding to recall off-duty personnel, who may be recalled to stand up additional fire companies and directed to respond to an incident or provide coverage for depleted areas. The ERSO contacts recalled personnel and advises them where to report.
Define the responsibilities of the Strategic Planning (Executive Assistant Fire Chief).
Establishing and maintaining communications with Mayor, Council, and City Management as directed by the Fire Chief, activating personnel assigned to the Safety Unit, assisting the Fire Chief with situation analysis and policy making, coordinating the activities of the Fire Prevention Section, and providing technical assistance and expertise.
How are medical/support services division’s responsibilities defined or Emergency Operations Plan?
Initiating the Logistics Staffing Plan, liaising with healthcare and hospital stakeholder partners, preparing reserve apparatus, staffing warehouse, providing personnel for Rehab and Mass Care functions at major incidents, and providing for the delivery of needed supplies and equipment.
Does Vol 2 specify a method for recalling off-duty firefighting personnel?
Yes, the recalling of off-duty firefighting personnel will be accomplished by NXT system and/or telephone contact with the employee, and a list of employees by rank and shift shall be maintained by the ERSO.
Describe the process for determining fire companies and personnel resources to be placed in service.
Activating apparatus, recalling personnel, selecting reporting stations and/or locations for recalled personnel, and making personnel assignments.
Responsibilities of the Urban Services/Training Division under the emergency operations plan.
Using Fire Investigations personnel for major incidents, maintaining a system to call back recruit firefighters, coordinating with Logistics/Fleet Section, and deploying Health Center personnel to assist at incidents.
Responsibilities of the Homeland/HR Division.
Involves communicating with Command and other staff to determine location, coordinating with other City Departments, County, State, and Federal partners, coordinating personnel actions, providing staff to assist with personnel recall, and initiating the Incident Management Team structure.
How does the Technology Division contribute to the emergency operations plan?
By overseeing and administering regional 911 and CAD systems, providing supplemental radios and communication technical equipment, establishing and maintaining communication link with the news media, recalling Public Affairs/Community Involvement staff, and providing appropriate and timely public information.
Direct responsibilities of the Operations Division?
Provide and manage emergency services, direct the placement of additional fire and rescue companies, respond to the emergency scene to analyze the situation, and assume a role on the Command Team as necessary.
Describe the role of District Commanders.
May respond to the incident(s), go into service to provide supplemental Command Officer coverage, or respond to the TOC as deemed necessary.
Describe the purpose of the Emergency Deployment procedure.
Provide guidelines for the operational response to situations creating peak demand for emergency services within the Auto-Aid System, with the intention of significantly increasing the number of available emergency response resources.
How is Emergency Deployment activated and deactivated according to the procedure?
Activated/deactivated at the direction of the on-duty Operations Deputy Chief in conjunction with Alarm Room Headquarters (AHQ) when deployment activity may exceed system-wide available resource guidelines.
Type 1 Emergency Deployment and its impact on response assignments.
Automatically modifies response requirements for all non-EMS incidents, including changing 3-1 response assignments to 2-1-1, First Alarm response assignments to 3-1-1, TRT2 response assignments to TRT1, HAZ2 response assignments to HAZ1, and TRT1 and HAZ1 response assignments to new TRT0 and HAZ0 response assignments.
What are the 3 types of Emergency Deployment, and who determines the appropriate type?
Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3. The Operations Deputy Chief determines the appropriate type and communicates it to AHQ.
Purpose of a Type 2 Emergency Deployment.
Address specific operational issues, including pandemic response and backlogging of the system due to a high volume of calls or inadequate number of response equipment available.
How is a Type 3 Emergency Deployment activated?
By the on-duty Operations Deputy Chief or designee calling off-duty personnel to staff reserve apparatus, requiring coordination between the on-duty Deputy Chief, Fleet Management, and the AHQ as units become available.
Define the process for deactivating an Emergency Deployment.
Deactivated at the direction of the Operations Deputy Chief in conjunction with AHQ for Type 2, and at the direction of the on-duty Operations Deputy Chief in conjunction with the AHQ for Type 3.
What is the commitment of the Auto-Aid System?
Making system-wide coverage decisions in the best interest of all customers and firefighter safety, and to preparing for a potential reduction in available workforce.
Describe the impact of a reduction in workforce.
May have a substantial impact, causing a staffing failure within the system, and to prevent this, all partners must have an emergency plan in place.
Describe the resource guidelines for large scale incidents.
May use 60% of Automatic Aid resources for one incident, 35% for two incidents, and 25% for three incidents, with the remaining resources required to handle routine emergency activity.
Responsibilities of AHQ in coordinating resource movement during emergency deployment.
Coordinating the efficient movement of resources during emergency deployment.
How is Emergency Deployment automated in CAD?
Can be initiated as an independent activation type or as concurrent activation types, as necessary to mitigate the incident or situation.
What is the role of AHQ in Emergency Deployment?
Ability to over-ride a modified response at dispatch, if applicable based on information received, and can open all station packages with a voice announcement advising of Emergency Deployment mode.
Flexibility of response units during Emergency Deployment.
Responding units or a unit on-scene has the ability to balance a modified response to a full assignment if necessary during Emergency Deployment.
Purpose of the system wide Qpage/phone page activated during Emergency Deployment?
To ensure all jurisdictions within the Auto-Aid System are aware of high activity levels and potential impact to individual jurisdictions during Emergency Deployment.
Purpose of the Emergency Power Outage Plan.
Actions to be followed during extended power outages with extreme weather conditions, aiming to secure the welfare of high-risk customers such as the elderly, shut-in, and infirm.
What factors can initiate the implementation of the Emergency Power Outage Plan?
When the heat stress factor exceeds 105 or when extremely cold temperatures below 34 degrees are experienced.
Objective of the Emergency Power Outage Plan.
Provide basic guidelines for operational response to assist citizens during extended power outages, with a specific focus on addressing the immediate and long-term needs of high-risk groups during extreme weather conditions.
How is the implementation of the Emergency Power Outage Plan coordinated?
The Deployment Battalion Chief Officer or Deployment Supervisor works with the North and South Shift Commanders to implement the plan, and the Shift Commanders notify on-duty Battalion Chiefs of the implementation.
What actions are taken by the Battalion Chief of the affected area upon notification of a significant power outage?
Dispatched to meet with the power company’s customer service representative to establish a partnership and coordinate resources and specific needs.
Define feeder outages in the context of power companies’ experiences.
Damage or problems at one of the power company’s substations or major distribution lines, causing a larger area to be without power.
How are rolling blackouts utilized by power companies?
Last resort to reduce power consumption and allow the company time to reroute power to compensate for the outage, typically lasting 20 – 30 minutes.
Do the terms ‘local’ and ‘feeder’ outages have the same impact across different power companies?
No, the impact varies depending on the power company. For example, a transformer outage in an area served by SRP may cut service to approximately 10 residences, while the same outage in an APS area could affect as many as 800 homes.
Describe the circumstances under which the Emergency Operations Plan and/or Emergency Neighbor Activation Plan Kit should be considered during a large-scale power outage.
When the outage creates a high demand for fire department resources and services, requiring a commitment beyond normal capabilities.
Define the purpose of the Evacuation Plans M.P. in the context of the Emergency Power Outage Plan.
It identifies the method and resources required to execute a small to large-scale evacuation if evacuation is required.
201.02B
Emergency Power Outage Plan
How is a system-wide outage managed during a large outage?
It is managed by utilizing Command Procedures.
Describe the relationship between the Emergency Power Outage Plan and the Emergency Operations Plan in the context of severe weather.
The Emergency Power Outage Plan may have to be implemented in concert with components of the Emergency Operations Plan and procedures for severe storms.
Describe the role of the power company in a rolling blackout situation.
The power company provides information on the size, type of occupancies, location, and number of customers affected by the outage, and may assign customer service reps to assist customers with questions and provide support.
What factors should be considered when determining actions during a power outage?
Duration of the outage (greater than three hours may require evacuation, less than three hours may involve sheltering in place), PIO and media notifications, FF call back, city coverage, shelters, use of city buses, Red Cross, liaisons, emergency operations center, and city official notifications.
Define the term ‘rolling blackout’.
Temporary power outage that is systematically and intentionally imposed by the power company, typically lasting 20 to 30 minutes and affecting specific areas in rotation.
How does the duration of a power outage impact decision-making?
Major determining factor, with outages greater than three hours potentially requiring evacuation, while those less than three hours may involve sheltering in place.
What is the purpose of assigning customer service reps during a power outage?
To respond to outage areas, assist with questions, and in some cases provide hot or cold drinks and ice to affected customers.
Describe the role of the Emergency Operations Center during a power outage.
Coordinating and managing the response to the power outage, including communication, resource allocation, and decision-making.
Describe the purpose of the accountability system.
Maintain awareness of the location and function of all personnel operating at an emergency incident, increase FF safety, and provide a means to track the location and function of FFs on the scene.
201.03
Accountability
What are the accountability responsibilities at the command/strategic level?
Responsible for tracking all crews and sectors/divisions/groups by location and function on a tactical worksheet, knowing who is in charge of each sector/division/group, crews assigned to each, their locations, assignments, and obtaining personal accountability reports (PAR) from Sector Officers/Division/Group Supervisors and crews.
How does the accountability system contribute to FF safety?
Ensuring that all personnel make a strong personal commitment to follow policies and procedures regarding accountability, and by considering air supply when making tactical assignments, including rotation of crews.
Define the accountability responsibilities of Sector Officer/Division/Group Supervisor.
Accounting for those personnel working in their area of responsibility and obtaining personal accountability reports (PAR) from the crews.
Responsibilities of a Company Officer in terms of accountability.
Know the location and activities of each FF, maintain a current PASSPORT and MCT roster, ensure proper helmet company ID and nametags, obtain PARs for their crews, and keep the crew intact with an awareness of their exit air supply.
Responsibilities of an Engineer regarding accountability?
Tracks crews and crewmembers taking handlines, collects passports before entering the hot zone, places passport/pouch on discharge gate, and places hoseline ID tags on each hoseline.
Responsibilities of a FF regarding accountability?
Proper company ID on their helmet, ensure nametag is on passport and roster is updated, stay with their crew at all times, and maintain awareness of their exit air supply.
Responsibilities of all members in terms of accountability.
Immediately update the company passport upon arrival, ensure accurate helmet IDs, SCBA identification markings, work within the incident command system, remain intact as crews, have a radio, and enter, stay, and exit the hot zone together.
Significance of maintaining a current PASSPORT and MCT roster?
Ensures accountability by tracking personnel responding on the apparatus, aligning with assigned radios, and providing confirmation of crew members’ location and activities.
Responsibility of the Company Officer regarding the accountability hardware used?
Ensuring that the passport and MCT roster reflects only the members presently assigned to the company and that passports reflect only those crew members about to enter the hot zone.
