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st ch 4 Flashcards

1
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The meaning of words in communications is based on prior _____________ and _____________.

A

Understanding and knowledge

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What are appropriate means of communication that must be considered in Step 1 of the communications model?

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Radio, face to face, written

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The National Fire Academy (NFA) course Managing Company Tactical Operations introduces a communications model that can be applied to any emergency service communications. How many steps does this model contain?

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6

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What are the steps of the communications model?

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Formulate an idea to convey, Send the message, Message is transferred through a medium, message is received, Message is interpreted, receiver provides feedback

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5
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What are possible mediums for a message being sent?

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Oral, visual, written (most fireground communication is visual or oral)

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What is size up?

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This is a step toward solving a problem in which information is gathered. I can begin before the incident and continue throughout.

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What are the 3 areas in which size-up fit into?

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Environment, Resources, Conditions/Situation

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A red placard with an R indicates a what?

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Lightweight truss roof

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What are the incident priorities?

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Life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation

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What is the first priority at an incident?

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Life safety

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What is the second priority?

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Incident stabilization, such as things like fire extinguishment

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12
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What are two modes of Incident stabilization?

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Offensive & Defensive

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13
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__________ attacks are usually accomplished with large caliber exterior streams and large handlines.

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Defensive

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14
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_________ attacks are when fire fighters move close to the fire area to extinguish the fire.

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Offensive

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What is the third priority of an incident?

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Property Conservation

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In firefighting, property conservation is often called what?

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Salvage and overhaul or loss control

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________________ are broad, general statements of what we are expected to accomplish, and they are developed to satisfy the incident priorities.

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Strategic goals

18
Q

Goal systems focus around how many goals from a firefighting perspective?

A

5 – 7

19
Q

What are three commonly known goal systems?

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REVAS (rescue, evacuation, ventilation, attack, salvage), RECEOVS (rescue, exposure, confinement, extinguishment, overhaul, ventilation, slavage, and REEVAS (rescue evacuation, emergency care, ventilation, attack, and salvage).

20
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NFA course for HAZMAT lists how many goals?

A

8

21
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EMS system responders are trained in how many goals?

A

6

22
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For the purpose of this text, how many goals must be considered at every fire incident to ensure that the incident priorities are satisfied?

A

9

23
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What are the 9 goals of every fire incident?

A

Fire fighter safety, search and rescue, evacuation, exposure, confinement, extinguishment, ventilation, overhaul, salvage

24
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What helps to determine what strategic goals need to be implemented?

A

Scene Size-up

25
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_______________ are more specific functions that are designed to meet strategic goals.

A

Tactical Objectives

26
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What satisfy tactical objective?

A

Tactical Methods

27
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What is developed after the size-up, or information-gathering process, and gives consideration to the strategic goals and tactical objectives that have been identified?

A

Plan of Action

28
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The action plan must be fully communicated to all personnel at the scene, what is the most effective method of communication?

A

Face to Face

29
Q

Recognition-primed decision making (RPD) was a process that was researched by who?

A

Klein Association

30
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The RPD model implies that a commander in almost 9 out of 10 cases does not make a decision of a selection of choices, but rather basis them on what?

A

Previous experience

31
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The RPD process is being replaced in the fire service curricula by what the NFA teaches in its Command and Control curriculum as _________________.

A

Naturalistic decision making (NDM)

32
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What is the NDM theory concerned with?

A

The best alternative to take and assumes the decision maker is fully informed, rational and able to compute the information at hand.

33
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While the RPD process says that an IC will use prior experiences to make a decision, the NDM process says that the IC will use information based on _______, ________, and ________ to assist in identifying what is occurring.

A

Sight, sound, and odor

34
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Classical decision making model is taught by the NFA in its Command and Control curriculum, and it is used when the ICs are confronted with a situation that they ________________.

A

Have not experienced in the past

35
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How many steps are there in the classical decision making model?

A

4

36
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What are the four steps of the classical decision making model?

A

Aim- what the IC wants to accomplish

37
Q

What are the only factors that never change in regard to incident command decision making?

A

Factors -anything that affect the decision making process

38
Q

NDM came about after reviewing decision making as it relates to _______ in real life—from _____ commanders to _____ commanders.

A

Courses – are the options an IC has to accomplish the aim

39
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The NDM theory is that the IC will use info based on ____, _____, and ____ to assist in identifying what is occurring.

A

Plan – is the course of action that best fits the situation

40
Q

IC’s must use their ability to identify_______ and their ________ base to make strategic and tactical decisions.

A

Life Safety, Incident stabilization, Property Conservation

41
Q

The network of hardware and software components – radios, computers, printers, pagers ect. That allows personnel to communicate with one another during an incident.

A

People in real Life, Military, Fire-ground

42
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What are the mediums of communication, and which two are most fireground communications?

A

Sight, sound, odor

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