TST Flashcards
As discussed in Essentials, certain universal priorities apply on every emergency response
Life safety
Incident stabilization
Property conservation
In every emergency incident whats the highest priority?
Life safety is always the highest priority
when creating an incident action plan 3 key points to keep in mind
*Team integrity is vital to safety
*No property is worth the life of a firefigher
*FF should not be committed to interior offensive fire fighting operations.
Organizational responsibilities.
- adequate information
*Approppriate PPE - Needed tools and equipment
*safe action plan
*Necessary instruction and training
*Effective supervision
Individual responsibilties
*Being competent to perform the assigned task
*Working as an effective member of a team
*Working within the incident action plan
*Adapting to changing circumstances
*Watching out for themselves and other members of the team
*Recognizing their own capabilitirs and limkitations.
What is CRM
Crew Resource Management
what are the four critical leadership skills?
*Authority
*Mentoring
*Conflict resolution
*Mission analysis
Authority
involves the leader ensuring mission safety ,fostering an environment of respectful communication, tasks with clear define goals, crew input
Mentoring
demonstrating skills and techniques,professional standards and best practices verbalizing errors and limitations,recommending solutions,assisting crew performance and motivationg crew members
Conflict resolution
identifying core conflicts issues,diplomatic questions of actions/decisions of others,accepting constructive criticism
Mission analysis
evaluating risk versus gain, identifying objectives, developing strategies and tactics
Routine Call
refers to fires and other emergency calls that appear to be innocuous and relatively easy to handle
Collapse zone
establidhed collapse zone should be 1 1/2 times the height of the structure
Vigilant signs of impending structural collapse
- Heavy fire -no progress after 10-12 minutes in wood or ordinary construction
*walls /floors bowing or sagging
*Distortion of doors/windows
*Beams pulling away from supports
*little or no runoff while using heavy streams
*new cracks developing or moving
*Walls disassemble under stream impact
incident management system
defines the roles,responsibilities, and standard operating procedures used to manage emergency operations