Section VI - Chapter 2

Question 1

Very large incidents that have multiple Incident Commands assigned might need ________ Command.

Answer 1

Area

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Question 2

The Area Command should allow the respective ICS as much flexibility as possible in implementing their respective __________ _________ ________.

Answer 2

Incident Action Plans

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Question 3

Area Command should be established by the __________ _______________ based on established agency polices.

Answer 3

Agency Administrator

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Question 4

Area Command can function in two modes. It can prioritized resources between the __________ __________ only, or it can take over ___________ and allocate by deploying resources within the identified impacted area.

Answer 4

multiple incidents / dispatch

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Question 5

When Area Command is established, ____________ ____________ for each of the ____________ under the authority of the Area Command will report to and brief the Area Commander.

Answer 5

Incidents Commander(s) / Incidents

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Question 6

The Area Command organization operates under the same basic principles as used in the _____________ ____________ ___________.

Answer 6

Incident Command System

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Question 7

The Area Command should, to the extent possible, be located in close proximity to the ?

Answer 7

incidents under its authority

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Question 8

It is best not to _____-__________. Area Command with one of the incidents it is managing.

Answer 8

co-locate (can cause confusion with management of that incident)

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Question 9

Area Command must maintain records of _________ request, ___________ and _________ of all resources within its identified geographical area.

Answer 9

service request, dispatch and status

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Question 10

To ensure response to all reported incident locations during a natural disaster, such as an earthquake or a flood, a _____________ dispatch mode needs to be established reducing the number of ____________ that would be dispatched to incidents under normal circumstances.

Answer 10

degraded / resources

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Question 11

Once an impact area is identified (by geographic area, e.g. fire station district, battalion, division) as being too large for a single Incident Commander to effectively manage an ________ ____________ should be established.

Answer 11

Area Commander

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Question 12

The location hosting the Area Command organization should be large enough to accommodate the entire ________ _____________ staff.

Answer 12

Area Command staff

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Question 13

When radios are a primary means of communication, the Area Command facility should have _______ of ________ coverage to IC Posts or to repeaters serving those incident facilities.

Answer 13

line of sight

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Question 14

Public buildings, such as _________ and ______ __________, have proven to be effective Area Command Posts.

Answer 14

police and fire stations

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Question 15

The Area Commander should always have an initial ________ ___________ with Incident Commanders at one location.

Answer 15

joint meeting

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Question 16

Concerns or unresolved issues brought up at the meeting should immediately be discussed with _________ ______________. Ex. environmental issues, political sensitives, fiscal concerns, etc.

Answer 16

agency administrators

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Question 17

Establishing ____________ is one of the most important functions an Area Commander performs.

Answer 17

priorities

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Question 18

There are 3 different types of priorities that Area Command is typically required to establish:

1. Priorities among the ___________ within Area Command (often related to the life and property values at risk)
2. Priorities related to _____________ of ______________ within the identified impacted area.
3. Priorities related to ________________ of ______________

Answer 18

1. incidents
2. allocation of resources
3. demobilization of resources

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Question 19

The Area Commander is responsible for the overall management of the ___________ _____________.

Answer 19

assigned incidents

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Question 20

________ Command is used when there are a number of incidents in the same general area and often of the same general kind. Ex. multiple structure fires, collapsed buildings.

Answer 20

Area Command

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Question 21

Three major coordinating functions of the Area Command:

1. Between __________/________________ administrators and ____________ ______________.
2. Between Area Command, incidents, and assisting and cooperating agencies who are assisting and/or cooperating on more than one of the incidents but not part of the Command should provide _______________ to the Area Command.
3. Between the ___________ and the incident’s ___________ relations will be especially important in an Area Command setting.

Answer 21

1. agency / jurisdictional - Incident Commanders
2. representatives
3. media / media

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Question 22

The agency or jurisdictional administrators should establish a policy with the Area Commander for handling the __________.

Answer 22

media

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Question 23

Demobilization planning will start at the ___________ _________.

Answer 23

incident level

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Question 24

Civil unrest situations:

* Protection of ____________, ______________, and __________ personnel lives shall be the primary priority.

Answer 24

civilian, responder, and police

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Question 25

Civil unrest situations:

After life safety, protection of what shall be primary concern to fire commanders?

Answer 25

Protection of schools, libraries, hospitals, churches, police and fire stations, industrial and commercial occupancies.

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Question 26

Civil unrest situations:

• Fire personnel shall not assume any?
• Police personnel shall not assume any?

Answer 26

• crowd control functions
• fire fighting functions

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Question 27

Rules of engagement - civil unrest:

* Responders shall not be unnecessarily exposed to __________ __________. An example is ?

Answer 27

hostile action / Ex. On aerial ladders used for elevated streams

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Question 28

Rules of engagement - civil unrest:

• No ____________ operations shall be undertaken
• No ____________ operations shall be undertaken
• Except in extremely aggravated circumstances, __________ should not be attempted by police personnel supporting fire suppression operations.

Answer 28

• salvage
• overhaul
• arrests

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Question 29

The Area Command becomes a __________ _________ _____________ when incidents are multi-agency or multi-jurisdictional.

Answer 29

Unified Area Command

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Question 30

Resources assigned to Area Command remain assigned until released by the ?

Answer 30

Area Commander

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Question 31

The ____________ __________ can provide better incident and resource status compared to an Area Command.

Answer 31

dispatch center

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Question 32

Criteria for selecting an Area Command location:

• Close proximity to ______________
• Sufficient space for ________, ____________, and _____________
• Suitability for continuous _______________

Answer 32

• incidents
• staff, displays, and meetings
• operation

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Question 33

Area Command location continued:

• Adequate capabilities to support __________ and other ______________ with incidents and agency offices, such as phone, facsimile, and computer connections.
• Availability of ___________ power
• Adequate and secure ____________
• Proximity to commercial sources of support for _________ and ____________

Answer 33

• radio / communications
• backup
• parking
• food and lodging

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