S&T Chapter 3

Question 1

Cue-based decision making: The fire officer, through personal experience of training, incident responses, and study, has built base of knowledge.

Question 2

The classical method of decision making is used for training exercises, development of preplans, or incident with cues that require a set of reactions that the decision maker has not experienced or learned before.

Question 3

The command sequence consists of five levels:
1. Incident priorities
2. Size-up
3. Strategy
4. Tactics
5. Tasks

Question 4

Incident priorities are the foundation of the command sequence

Question 5

Priority 1 Life Safety
Priority 2 Incident stabilization
Priority 3 Property Conservation

Question 6

Life safety is always our NUMBER ONE consideration.

Question 7

At a structure fire our aim is to confine the fire to as small an area as possible.

Question 8

A hazardous materials incident could include stopping a leak and containing the spilled material.

Question 9

Size up lets the IC gather information for the development of strategic goals

Question 10

It is a mental process, weighing all of the factors of the incident against the available resources. Size up can be looked at as solving a problem or as a puzzle that requires putting together the pieces in their correct place by gathering and interpreting the available information.

Question 11

Size up starts in the preplanning stages

Question 12

The size up en route will be based on information given to dispatch and relayed to the IC as he or she responds.

Question 13

The company officer has a need for action. He or she has to make an immediate decision about the volume and intensity of the fire and determine the initial strategies and tactics to be deployed. In this growing emergency, when the life hazard will be most severe, he or she will have no prior assessment of interior conditions to assist in making decisions.

Question 14

The chief officer has certain advantages while performing size up. There is slightly more time to make decisions.

Question 15

The sense of touch enables us to determine the weather conditions or temperature differences when confronted with the heat of fire.

Question 16

Yet some serious problems are odorless, as in the case of carbon monoxide.

Question 17

Verbal reports from civilians at the scene will often dictate firefighting tactics

Question 18

Language barriers may be overcome by consulting with bilingual firefighters, police officers, or neighbor who can assist in interpreting for the fire officer.

Question 19

Sight allows us to identify factors such as the location of smoke and fire, its volume, and energy.

Question 20

The flame color could indicate a higher temperature. The color and action of smoke can indicate a growing fire situation, or a fire being brought under control through the fire department’s efforts.

Question 21

Changing conditions that could affect any of the firefighters operating at an incident scene. This could include collapse indicators, rapid spread, or dangerous conditions (ie holes in floors or the presence of hazardous materials). Should any of these conditions be found, the Division/Group supervisor and/or the IC should be immediately notified.

Question 22

The route to take to the incident. Are there any street detours that could affect the response?

Question 23

WALLACE WAS HOT
Water, Area, Life Hazard, Location (extent), Apparatus (personnel), Construction, Exposures, Weather, Auxiliary Appliances, Special Matters, Height, Occupancy, Time

Question 24

Assuming that sufficient resources are available, water supply will dictate whether a fire can be controlled.

Question 25

The most important factor of size up is always life safety.

Question 26

Ventilation will remove pent-up combustion products and allow the incoming air to fuel the fire, assisting firefighters in locating it.

Question 27

Narrow aisles, high-piled stock and heavy smoke conditions can delay finding the seat of the fire, allowing it to expand. High ceilings can cause fires to go undetected for a longer period of time and allow fire extension.

Question 28

When resources are limited, ICs must adjust their priorities to match what can actually be accomplished.

Question 29

The requested units responding can be utilized to:
-Accomplish a specific assignment
-Relieve units already operating at the scene
-Remain in staging for anticipated problems

Question 30

The EPA will respond to incidents involving hazardous materials. It has the authority to initiate clean up procedures and can engage private contractors to do so.

Question 31

When outside agencies respond to an incident and the IC is not familiar with all the potential resources of that agency, a good procedure is to have the Liaison Officer discuss with the representative what actions or resources that agency can provide to mitigate the current problem.

Question 32

At 1600 degrees Fahrenheit the glass will drop out and leave the window opening unprotected. (wired glass windows)

Question 33

Stategy- the overall goals that will solve the problems found

Question 34

Size-up is an ongoing process. It is the basis for establishing the incident objectives and developing strategy.

Question 35

‘Strategy’ should be viewed as overall goals or what you want to accomplish (ie rescue of trapped occupants, or fire confinement)

Question 36

‘Tactics’ can be viewed as how you are going to achieve your strategies or goals.

Question 37

‘Tasks’ or actions stipulate who will do which step and when.

Question 38

RECEO-VS
Rescue, Exposures, Confinement, Extinguishment, Overhaul, Ventilation, Salvage

Question 39

Rescue considerations are the location of the occupants and the best way to protect or rescue them.

Question 40

Constant evaluation of the incident is necessary to ensure that the strategies, tactics and tasks are accomplishing the goals of the IC.

Question 41

The development of strategy will depend on the available resources.

Question 42

Gaining control of the stairs is the first step in gaining control of the building.