Tactical SOP Flashcards
The term indicating a search has been completed and no victims have been located:
All Clear
Indicates that a unit has arrived at a location that is NOT an emergency scene:
Arrival
A pre-determined response arrangement between agencies:
Automatic Aid
Indicates that a unit is able to respond to an incident:
Available
A pre-printed passport that is a different color and construction than the primary passport:
Back-Up Passport
A remote resource pool of units at a designated location:
Base
The ____ at a high rise incident resembles a ground level staging area early in the incident:
Base
Chief Officer responsible for a given geographical area:
Battalion Chief (B/C)
BNICE:
Biological Nuclear Incendiary Chemical, or Explosive
A unit which is capable of traversing rough terrain and carries its own water supply:
Brush
A situational report consisting of the current Conditions, Actions, and Needs of the incident:
C.A.N. Report
Pre-determined location at which patients are collected, triaged, and provided with initial medical care:
CCP
Use of common terminology understandable by all:
Clear Text
On the quiet response with no emergency lights and/or sirens:
Code 1
Emergency response utilizing emergency lights and sirens:
Code 3
The area outside the warm zone where there exists no hazards to victims or other personnel and where vehicle staging and treatment areas are located:
Cold Zone
Any piece of equipment having a full complement of personnel:
Company
Firefighters from more than one company operating in a specific GEOGRAPHIC AREA under the direction of a division supervisor:
Division
Emergency Breathing Support System. A ___ foot long Buddy Breathing hose stored on the LEFT side of the waist belt of the SCBA:
EBSS, 3
On any “Working Fire” the dispatcher will transmit an ______ notification:
elapsed time notification
Elapsed Time Notifications will be done every ____ minutes with the time starting at the call received time:
10
Firefighters from more than one company assigned to perform a specific task, but not necessarily in a specific location under the direction of a group supervisor:
Group
Consists of E-2, R-2, and HM-2:
Haz-Mat Assignment
The area immediately surrounding an incident that extends far enough to prevent the adverse effects form fire, hazardous materials release, or other dangers to personnel outside this zone:
Hot Zone
The location at which the primary command functions are executed:
Incident Command Post (ICP)
Two members who remain outside the hazard area during the initial stages of an incident:
IRIC
The ISO if part of ____ staff and reports directly to the IC.
command
The assigned function performed at a motor vehicle crash to determine the number & condition of patients, any hazards in the in the vicinity of the vehicle, stability of the vehicle, if extrication is needed, status of airbags, and if it’s a hybrid:
Inner Circle Survey
Any roadway which has restricted or limited points of entry and exit:
Limited Access Highway
The term which indicates that damage caused by fire and the efforts of firefighting including salvage and overhaul have stopped:
Loss Stopped
The level of Accountability which begins at the START of each day with the placement PATs on the UIP of the apparatus to which they are assigned:
Level I
The level of Accountability when multiple companies are operating in a hazardous area simultaneously:
Level II
The level of Accountability which will be implemented at hazardous material incidents, hight-rise fires, below grade rescue ops, and large or complex emergency incidents where LARGE NUMBERS OF PERSONNEL are operating with SCBA in a hazardous environment:
Level III
Assistance rendered or given between agencies through a legal reciprocal agreement:
Mutual Aid
Indicates that a unit has arrived at an EMERGENCY scene:
On Scene
A point of entry accountability system of helmet shields, name tags, passports, and status boards to account for companies and individual team members:
PASSPORT Accountability System (PAS)
There are two different types of passports distinguished by ____ and/or _____.
color , construction
Damage to property by the products of combustion:
Primary Fire Damage
A RIC shall be a minimum of ____ members, adequately dressed with appropriate tools and equipment:
3
Damage caused by rescue, firefighting, salvage and overhaul, and/or other property conservation activities:
Secondary Fire Damage
The secondary search shall be conducted by a different group of firefighters.
True
A non-emergency call requiring a suppression unit for power lines down, elevator rescue, public assist, wash down, etc:
Service Call
A size-up includes a 360 of the incident.
True
A 13 point size-up includes: COAL WAS WEALTH:
C - Construction O - Occupancy A - Apparatus & Personnel L - Life Hazard W - Water Supply A - Auxiliary appliances S - Street conditions W - Weather E - Exposures A - Area L - Location & extent of fire T - Time of day H - Height
The Span of Control is typically ___ to ___ individuals or companies, with ___ being the optimum.
3 to 7 , 5
This unit also responds to technical rescue incidents that require specific and advanced training and specialized tools and equipment:
Squad
In high-rise fires, staging is the area generally located ____ floors below the fire floor.
2
A group of the SAME KIND and TYPE OF RESOURCES working as a team:
Strike Team
The Talk Permit Tone is available only on the portable radios.
True
A combination of resources working together assembled for a specific assignment:
Task Force
The term which indicates that CONSIDERABLE progress has been made at extinguishing the fire:
Under Control
Call ID for portable radios are assigned to the individual positions on the apparatus excluding the ____ position.
officer
Where no immediate hazards are present and where medical and tool staging can be established:
Warm Zone
____ Command is an expansion of the incident command function primarily designed to manage a very large incident that has multiple incident management teams assigned.
Area
The organizational level having functional, geographical, or jurisdictional responsibility for major parts of the incident operations:
Branch
The Branch level is organizationally between _____ and _____ in the Operations Section.
Section [BRANCH] Division/Group
The act of directing, ordering, and/or controlling resources by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority:
Command
The ____ Staff consists of the PIO, Safety Officer, and Liaison Officer who report directly to the IC.
Command
That organization level having responsibility for operations within a defined GEOGRAPHIC area:
Division
The Division Level is organizationally between the _____ and the _____.
Strike Team [DIVISION] Branch
The group of incident management personnel comprised of the Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section Chief:
General Staff
Groups are located between _____ and _____ in the Operations Section.
Branches [GROUPS] Resources
S.M.A.R.T. objectives:
S - Specific M - Measurable A - Attainable R - Results oriented T - Timely
The combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure:
ICS
The organization level having functional responsibility for primary segments of incident management:
Section
The Sections level is organizationally between Branch and Incident Commander.
True
A set number of resources of the SAME KIND and type, which have an established minimum number of personnel:
Strike Team
Deploying and directing resources on an incident to accomplish the objectives designated by a current incident strategy:
Tactics
The ICS is used to facilitate the completion of the incident objectives.
True
Incident Priorities are as follows:
- Life Safety
- Incident Stabilization
- Property Conservation
- Safety
- Environmental
Large scale and complex incidents =
large command organization
Small scale and “simple” incidents =
small command organization
The basic configuration of command includes three levels:
- Strategic level
- Tactical level
- Task level
The _____ level involves the overall command of the incident.
strategic
The ____ is responsible for the strategic level of the command structure.
IC
The ____ level directs activities toward specific objectives.
tactical
The accumulated achievements of tactical objectives should accomplish the strategic level goals.
True
The ____ level refers to those activities normally accomplished by single resources.
task
The ____ level is where the WORK is actually done.
task
The basic structure for a routine incident, involving a small number of companies, requires only ___ levels of the command structure.
2
Functions of COMMAND: First five must be addressed immediately from the initial establishment of command:
- Establish and announce command
- Establish an effective operating position (Command Post)
- Rapidly evaluate the situation (Size-up)
- Initiate, maintain, and control the communication process.
- Identify the overall strategy, develop an IAP, and assign companies and personnel.
The _____ mode is used by initial arriving resource while resources stand by.
investigative
The _____ level involves the overall command of the incident.
strategic
The ____ is responsible for the strategic level of the command structure.
IC
The ____ level directs activities toward specific objectives.
tactical
At least ____ employees are located outside the IDLH atmosphere.
2
The ____ level refers to those activities normally accomplished by single resources.
task
The ____ level is where the WORK is actually done.
task
The basic structure for a routine incident, involving a small number of companies, requires only ___ levels of the command structure.
2
Individuals, Company Officers, Divisions/Group Supervisors, and Branch Directors will only communicate with ____ when taking arrivals and/or making emergency radio transmissions.
Dispatch
____ mode is used during situations that require immediate action, the company officer’s assistance and direct involvement in the attack.
Fast Attack
When Command takes the fast attack mode, the second officer arriving on scene will make radio contact with command for the purpose of transferring Command.
True
At least ___ employees enter the IDLH atmosphere and remain in visual and voice contact with one another at all times.
2
At least ____ employees are located outside the IDLH atmosphere.
2
_____ is the preferred method to transfer Command and should be applied to Chief to Chief transfers of command.
Face to face
The _____ mode is designed to allow a first-in Company Officer the flexibility to assist the crew during firefighting operations.
fast attack
As an incident escalates to major operations, the command post will be at the ______ vehicle if possible.
B/C
Individuals, Company Officers, Divisions/Group Supervisors, and Branch Directors will only communicate with ____ when taking arrivals and/or making emergency radio transmissions.
Dispatch
Initial Radio Report: Offensive attack is ____, but defensive strategy must be declared
assumed
For a single company fire response, or an EMS response not involving multiple companies or a Chief Officer, formal declaration of command is NOT necessary.
True
Dispatch will automatically give Command the incident time every ___ minutes.
10
To transfer Command, the Officer assuming Command will communicate with the person being relieved by ___ or ___ to ___.
radio, face to face
_____ is the preferred method to transfer Command and should be applied to Chief to Chief transfers of command.
Face to face
The transfer of command must be transferred on the radio, and the person assuming command must confirm it.
True
All personnel will be responsible for utilizing risk management principles in both ____ and _____ situations.
emergency, non-emergency
The concept of risk management for Fire Rescue will be utilized on the basis of the following principles:
- We will risk our lives to save savable lives.
- We wil risk our lives a little and in a calculated manner to save savable property.
- We will NOT risk our lives al all to save lives and property that have already been lost.
At significant incidents, the IC will assign an ______.
ISO
The ______ System will be the standard system of accountability to identify individual members of a company and their assignment.
Passport Accountability
Company members must always be in contact with each other by _____ (not radio), ____, or ____.
voice, vision, touch
At the beginning of a shift and at all personnel changes during a shift, officers and firefighters are responsible for maintaining:
- The correct company helmet shield
- Their name tags on the passports
- Name tags for all positions will be upright. I/C will adjust the tags for those operating away from their company
_____ will check accountability hardware daily as part of apparatus inventory check.
D/E
The _____ passport is kept under the brim of the officer’s helmet.
primary
The _____ passport is kept on the dashboard of the apparatus.
back-up
The remaining name tags will be kept under the brim of the _____ helmet.
member’s
The IC will conduct an emergency incident Roll Call using the PAS when:
- A firefighter or company is presumed to be or has been reported as missing.
- A significant incident event occurs
- The mode changes from offensive to defensive
- The IC determines a need
Temporary two-person RIC team assigned at the outset of an incident to allow teams to enter an IDLH condition:
IRIC
One IRIC member must be solely dedicated to tracking interior personnel. This position requires the following:
- charged hose line
- radio
- PPE
- SCBA
RIC Equipment:
- RIC Pak
- Irons
- Hand light(s)
- Thermal Imager
Standard exceptions to the IRIC Requirement at Structure Fires:
- When there is a life hazard where immediate action could prevent the loss of life.
- When the fire is in an incipient stage that could be controlled by a portable fire extinguisher.
After equipment has been staged, the RIC should perform a ____ of the building to get a general layout of the structure.
360
RICs will be formed with at lest ____ members.
3
At MINIMUM the RIC will take in:
- Irons
- RIC-Pak
- Stream lights
- TIC
The IC is the only one that can clear the “Emergency Traffic” mode.
True
The IC shall advise Dispatch to contact the Fire Marshall under the following circumstances:
- Any fire related death or serious burn injury (potentially lethal)
- Any explosion or deflagration that causes damage
- Any circumstance that would require the Fire Marshal’s immediate knowledge
Vehicle Fires: If a cause cannot be determined during NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, the company officer will request the response of an Investigator through _____.
Dispatch
Vehicle Fires: If a cause cannot be determined AFTER NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, weekends, or holidays the _____ will be notified prior to the end of the shift so the Fire Marshal can be notified in a timely manner.
B/C
The IC or BC may elect to contact the On-Call Investigator by telephone.
True
At incidents where a formal ISO has not been assigned, the ____ will assume the duties of the ISO.
IC
The ISO can recommend incidents for PIA.
True
Members will operate in teams of at least ___ when utilizing SCBA.
2
D/E may elect to respond in station uniform, but will don appropriate gear as soon as possible.
True
Where visible by-products of fire are evident on protective clothing, gross devon with ____ and ____ will be performed, prior to leaving the scene.
water, Versitol
Automobile Crash PPE will be:
Bunker Coat Bunker Pants Boots Hood Helmet Gloves (medical gloves) SAFETY VEST
Drivers of Fire Rescue apparatus and vehicles shall not move the apparatus or vehicle until all persons on the vehicle are ________.
secured with seat belts
Exceptions to moving vehicles without wearing seat belts:
- When EMS procedures need to be performed and being secured with a seat belt would prevent caring for the patient.
- During hose-loading procedures as described in this guideline.
Drivers of Fire Rescue vehicles will bring their vehicle to a full and complete stop for the following:
- When directed by law enforcement
- Red traffic lights
- Stop signs
- Negative right-of-way situations
- Blind intersections
- When the driver cannot account for all lanes at intersection
- School bus with flashing red warning lights
- Unguarded railroad crossings
During emergency response the maximum apparatus speed will be no more than ____ MPH over the posted speed limit - conditions permitting.
10
The ______ will confirm that all personnel are seated and secured.
company officer
In cases where the driver is the only person assigned to a vehicle, a ____ walk around will be conducted prior to backing.
360 degree
Backing will be done ONLY as a last resort.
True
The _____ will act as a spotter while the apparatus EXITS or ENTERS the fire station.
company officer
Hose-loading Procedures: The apparatus can only be driven forward and at no greater than ___ MPH.
5
If personnel are working in roadways, the apparatus will be placed between the _____ and the scene.
oncoming traffic
All incidents on I-95 will have a minimum response of:
1 Engine OR 1 Ladder OR 1 Squad and 1 Rescue
