Wildland ICS

Question 1

Evacuation Order?

Answer 1

Movement of community members out of an affected area due to an immediate threat to life and property from an emergency incident

Question 2

Evacuation Warning?

Answer 2

Alerting of community members in a defined area of “potential threat” to life and property from an emergency incident. Usually in excess of (2) hours

Question 3

Hard Closure?

Answer 3

Closed to all traffic except Fire and LE

Question 4

Soft Closure?

Answer 4

Closed to all traffic except FD, LE, and critical incident resources (utilities, Cal Trans, Humane Society)

Question 5

Who do you check in with on arrival (initial attack) when assigned to a strike team?

Answer 5

STL

If not available, then the IC.

Question 6

Who and what channels do you go responding with/on, when assigned to an “Initial Attack Strike Team?”

Answer 6

In-county “11-A”

Out of County “CESARS D”

Question 7

Who do you place resource orders, evacuations, and FMAG’s through? Mutual Threat Zone incidents?

Answer 7

Monte Vista ECC

Question 8

Mutual Threat Zone’s (MTZ) are what?

Answer 8

Agreements between Cal Fire and Local Agencies. They provide clarity to the agencies involved by providing intel.

• prompt notifications of incidents that are a threat to any jurisdictional or functional responsibilities
• strong coordination of initial response through pre-established communication procedures
• Unified Command and Unified Resource ordering process

Question 9

When responding to a Mutual Threat Zone (MTZ), what radio and who do you communicate with?

Answer 9

Use the VHF incident frequency and communicate with Monte Vista ECC

Question 10

What is used to determine the Mutual Threat Zone (MTZ)?

Answer 10

CAD Mapping

Question 11

What radio channel should you use if you cannot access “command frequency”?

Answer 11

Use “10-K” 10 Kilo

….let Monte Vista know you are responding and MDC shows responding

Question 12

For Mutual Threat Zone radio communications who are the two you would address your communication too?

Answer 12

“Monte Vista” or the “IC”

Question 13

Mutual Threat Zone Response:

Would it be uncommon for Monte Vista ECC to name the incident?

Answer 13

No

….it should be one word and by “street name” or “geographic location”

Question 14

Units are to monitor and switch to the correct VHF channel when?

Answer 14

“When in the area”

Question 15

What are the Monte Vista ECC primary and secondary channels?

Answer 15

MVU 1 (Primary)

MVU 2 (Secondary)

**these can be used as the initial command channel if “command frequencies” are not available.

Question 16

What is the “secondary dispatch” and ”operations” frequency for the San Diego Unit?

Answer 16

MVU 2

Question 17

What channel is the “initial air attack communication” done on?

Answer 17

Command frequency

Question 18

Examples of command frequencies are?

Answer 18

MVU 2

XSD COM 1

CDF CMD 1

CDF CMD 2

CDF CMD 3

Question 19

Why are the initial Air Attack communications done on Command frequencies?

Answer 19

So everyone can hear the size up, and priorities

Question 20

Does the incident tactical channels use repeaters?

Answer 20

No

Question 21

When is “AIR GUARD” used?

Answer 21

Only on “emergencies” or “initial” contact with aircraft (when Air to Ground isn’t working)

Question 22

What is the local government A/G channel?

Answer 22

XSD A/G

Question 23

Tactical resources needing air support should coordinate with who? Unless, an emergency then utilize which channel?

Answer 23

Division Supervisor (use first)

Air to Ground (A/G) if you have an emergency need

Question 24

When is VHF A/G required?

Answer 24

Whenever there is air resources committed working the incident (Mutual Threat Zone Incidents)

Question 25

What happens if Air to Ground frequencies are not established?

Answer 25

They will disengage

Question 26

Who do you talk to if (1) one helicopter at scene?

Answer 26

To that helicopter only

Question 27

Who do you talk to if there are two helicopters at scene?

Answer 27

HELCO

**make the first one HELCO

Question 28

Monte Vista will be the ordering point for what?

Answer 28

Resource Orders, FMAG, and Evacuation