Unit 4: Incident/ Event Assessment

Question 1

Incident planners must take into account the following five factors:

Answer 1

1. Time criticality
2. Unstable, changing situation
3. Potential rapid expansion of incident
4. Incomplete communications and information
5. Lack of experience managing expanding incidents

Question 2

Three overall priorities are:

Answer 2

1. Life Safety
2. Incident stabilization
3. Property conservation

Question 3

Initial response actions include four assessment and safety issues:

Answer 3

1. size up the situation
2. Determine if life is at risk
3. ensure personal safety
4. identify environmentalists issues to address

Question 4

Four steps to take in planning and resource management:

Answer 4

1. Assume command and establish CP
2. establish immediate incident objectives, strategies, and tactics
3. Determine resource needs
4. Establish initial organization that maintains span of control

Question 5

First responder to arrive must _______ Command and size up the situation.

Answer 5

Assume command

Question 6

Thorough size up will include the following five points:

Answer 6

1. identify problems
2. develop strategy to solve
3. Select tactics
4. Develop IAP
5. implement and repeat steps as necessary

Question 7

Complexity analysis factors include the following eleven points:

Answer 7

1. Impacts to life, property, economy
2. Community and Responder safety
3. Expected duration
4. Number of resources involved
5. Potential HAZMAT
6. Weather/environmental influences
7. Likelihood of cascading events or incidents
8. Potential crime scene
9. Political sensitivity, media relations
10. Jurisdictional boundaries
11. Availability of resources

Question 8

On small incidents who is solely responsible for developing incident objectives?

Answer 8

Incident Commander

Question 9

What are SMART objectives?

Answer 9

Specific
Measurable
Action Oriented
Realistic
Time Sensitive

Question 10

Incident Briefing Form 201 is used for what three purposes?

Answer 10

1. gives staff information about situation and resources allocated
2. Is a permanent record of initial response
3. Can be used for transfer of command

Question 11

Transfer of command should be done when who arrives?

Answer 11

Someone in higher authority