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INNCIDENT COMMAND
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the two types of fire department operations? | Preincident & Incident-specific assignments |
| What is another name for Preincident assignments? | Concurrent Fireground Operations |
| What type of assignment is given procedurally, by the order in which companies are dispatched? | Preincident Assignments |
| What is another name for Incident-Specific Assignments? | Sequential Fireground Operations. |
| With this type of Rresponse, not all things can be accomplished at once. Command must prioritize initial and subsequent actions. | Incident-Specific Assignments |
| Face to Face assignments should always be backed up with what? | Subsequent and confirming radio transmission. |
| With Incident-Specific Assignments, _____, not procedure dictates the assignments of all responding units. | Command |
| What are the three basic premises to IMS? | 1. Command is the only person in charge 2. Command is ultimately responsible 3. Command must have total control |
| List the four Command General Staff positions. | 1. Operations 2. Planning 3. Logistics 4. Administration |
| List the three Command Staff positions. | 1. Safety Officers 2. Liason Officers 3. Information Officers |
| __________ is used when an incident becomes multijurisdictional. | Unified Command |
| Completing tasks other than what you were assigned is called ____? | Assigned Freelancing |
| _____ is defined as acting without authority. | Freelancing |
| In command's general positions who is responsible for handling the emergency? | Operations |
| Who does staging report to? | Operations |
| Who does Operations report to? | Command |
| _________ is responsible for Accountability? | Planning |
| Who is responsible for getting the neccessary tools and equipment to the incident? | Logistics |
| This will probably the last section to be established if it is established at all | Finance |
| ________ should be located wherever safety problems are evident at the specific fire. | Safety Officers |
| ________ is the office keeper of the command post in structural firefighting. | Liason |
| The _______ provides information to the media, victims, families of victims, and fire personnel. | Information Officer |
| ________ should dictate when command and any other section might get filled. | Policy |
| In the world of firefighting, rarely is this section ever required. | Finance |
| What are the four types of command? | Informal, Formal, Unified, and Area |
| When is informal command established? | When only one officer responds |
| T/F When operating under an informal command, the command does not have to formally establish or announce that he is in charge. | True |
| Whenever more than one unit responds to an incident, this type of command should be used. | Formal Command |
| What dictates when and how command should be transferred? | Procedure |
| This type of command is used at large multijurisdictional incidents. | Unified Command |
| This type of command must be announced and documented. | Unified Command |
| This type of command is established to oversee the management of multiple incidents that are each being handled by an IMS organization or to oversee the management of large or multiple incidents in which several incident mgmt. teams have been assigned. | Area Command |
| Area Command becomes ______________, when incidents are multijurisdictional. | Unified Area Command |
| IMS consists of three parts, what are they? | Command, Staging, & Sectorization |
| When should corrective action be taken to ensure that there is no misunderstanding as to what you expect at your next fire? | Immediately |
| Command Modes can also be reffered to as ______. | Command Options |
| What are the three command modes? | Nothing Showing, Fast attack, & Command |
| In this command mode, the officer feels that being involved hands on will have a definite impact in the outcome of the incident. | Fast Attack Mode |
| With this type of command mode there is a working fire. | Command |
| When should a chief officer take command from a subordinate? | When the needs of the incident are not being met. |
| This is the area in which command is expected to operate. | The Command Post |
| What does the location of the command post generally depend on? | The type of command being used. |
| What does going mobile mean for command? | Leaving the command post for a short period of time |
| What are the three types of command posts? | Mobile, Stationary, & Formal |
| When using mobile command, when must command annouce its location? | If it's location is not obvious |
| This type of command post is used at normal single family & multifamily dwelling fires, and small commercial structures. | Stationary Command |
| This type of command post is used where formal command is established but the needs of the incident are relatively small. | Stationary Command |
| This type of command post is necessary at multiple alarm incidents, is more structured than the stationary command post and should be more functional. | Formal Command Post |
| The location of this type of command post must be formally announced over the radio | Formal Command Post |
| This type of command post can be used with Informal or Formal Command Modes. | Mobile Command Post |
| This type of command post can be used with Formal, Unified, or Area Command Modes | Formal Command Post |
| To be defined as a staging area, apparatus and personnel need to be within ___ minutes of the incident or the working area. | 5 mins |
| In the case of a high rise fire the outside staging area is referred to as what? | Base |
| In a highrise fire the space two floors below the fire floor is referred to as what? | The Staging Area |
| Only _____ can stop assigned freelancing. | Training |
| Geogrphical sectors are referred to as ____. pg.54 | Divisions |
| What are the two functinal assignments the natinal fire academy advocates? pg.55 | Search & Ventilation |
| This typr of fireground assignment helps divide up the fire scene, eliminates confusion or duplication. pg.55 | Geographical assignments |
| T/F As a rule geographical assignments are made in relation to cardinal directions.pg.56 | False (In relation to the Command Post) |
| If the span of control will be violated within a group, that functional sector is expanded and called a ______. pg.59 | Branch |
| The attack group or search group are referred to as what type of assignment? pg.59 | Functional |
| What are the three responsibilities of the sector officer? pg.60 | *Safety of the crew *Accomplish the task *Keep command informed |
| At most single family dwelling fires there are four initial assignments made by the IC. What are they? pg.61 | Attack, Ventilation, Search, & Backup |
| At what type of incident must the IC and the safety officer be two seperate individuals?pg.64 | Hazmat Incidents |
| T/F At any Hazmat spill, a safety officer must be established? pg.68 | False. A safety officer must be established if entries are to be made. |
| At a minimum at a minimum multiple alarm fires should be run with what three individuals? pg.71 | Incident commander Operations Section Chief Safety Officer |
| What are command's four initial priorities? pg.76 | 1. Firefighter safety 2. Civilian Safety 3. Stop the problem 4. Conserve property |
| What are the three things specific assignments should be based on? pg.80 | * The picture in front of you * Command's initial priorities (objectives) * Availability of staffing & apparatus |
| What is the "woodchuck factor"? pg.81 | Command's understanding of what it takes in relation to personnel and tools to accomplish specific assignments |
| What is the most important factor determining what needs to be done first at an incident? pg.81 | The first view of the structure |
| Stopping the problem is best accomplished by the sequnce of ___,___,& ___. pg.83 | *Confine *Control *Exstinguish |
| T/F The potential for the fire spread of the source fire to an exposure must be evaluated during initial size up. pg.84 | False. Must be evaluated as soon as possible |
| In most instances where is the location from which command can best focus on as much of the incident as possible? pg.86 | Front of the structure |
| What is the ability to quickly view the specific areas and then go back and focus on the whole incident? pg.87 | Mixed Scanning |
| Communication problems are one of the five elements associated continually with _____ ____. pg.87 | Firefighter Fatalities |
| When people are put in stressful situations, they revert to what is _______ & ______. pg.87 | Customary and Routine |
| The officer assigned to attck has three primary responsibilities. These are ____,____, & _____. pg96 | 1. Safety of the attack crew 2. Putting out all the fire in the assigned area 3. Keeping command informed |
| Any group or division leader's first responsibility is ______. pg.96 | Safety of the crew |
| This is the most commonly used fire attack in the fire service. pg.99 | Offensive direct attack |
| A hose stream will put out all the fire it can in _______ to _______ seconds. pg.110 | 30-60 The hose stream will put out all the fire it can in about 30sec. with any method, if the fire is not darkened down in 30sec you don't have enough water.pg.106 |
| This type of hose stream can hold or change the direction of fire. pg. 100 | Fog |
| This is probably the best method of interior attack for most fires. pg.101 | indirect attack |
| Defensive attacks are also called _______. pg.102 | Holding Attacks |
| What is the one application for a defensive indirect attack? pg.104 | Potential for Backdraft |
| What are the two things that must be done to decrease the potential for a backdraft? pg.104 | 1. Cut a vent hole at top of structure 2. Inject 60 degree fog stream into lower portion of structure |
| In a backdraft situation, after you have made entry into the building, and you encounter a hot interior door. Inject 60 deg for stream and wait ______ min before you enter. | 5-10 mins |
| When is the defensive direct attack used? pg.102-3 | When the fire is in the Flashover of Free-burning stage, and FF's can't get close to the structure because of heat or structure stability |
| What type of Offensive attack should be used only sparingly in interior structural firefighting? pg.99 | Fog Attack |
| How much air can afog stream move? pg.100 | Over 20,000 CFM (Given an adequate opening) |
| This type of attack produces the least amount of steam of the three interior attack methods. pg. 101 | Indirect attack |
| This type of attack disrupts the thermal balance, diminishing visibility. pg.99 | Direct Attack |
| What is the Mission of Command? pg.75 | Coordinate the activities of emergency crews |
| With the Oriented method of search, how many people can conduct an adequate search? pg.116 | Two. One officer and asingle FF doing a proper search |
| _______ is the process whereby an officer ensures that the search has been started, maintained, and finished in a logical uninterupted manner. pg.116 | Continuity of search |
| The search officer should never conduct a search without having a ______. pg.117 | Plan |
| This type of search technique has two-three FF's all searching in the same area at the same time. pg.118 | Standard search |
| When searching your are looking for something about the size of _______ or _______. pg. 120 | 1 year old baby or large doll |
| Three things necessary for a succesful search & rescue with the oriented method are: pg. 120 | 1. Communication between oriented person and searchers 2. Direction of search must be determined 3. The number of walls in the room must be determined |
| This type of search method uses a rope. pg. 118 | Team search |
| When do you search an attic? pg.129 | If it has a permanently affixed stairway to it. That would include a pull-down attic ladder that is down |
| Under IDLH conditions a primary search should be conducted for no more than _______ minutes? pg.130 | 15 minutes |
| What is backup's only purpose? pg.135 | To watch out for the safety of interior working crews |
| Sectorizing means breaking down the incident into ________ _______. pg.53 | Manageable Units |
| The National Fire Academy advocates two types of assignments _______ & ________. pg.54 | * Functional * Geographical |
| What type of fireground activity is activity based? pg.54 | Functional |
| What type of fireground activity is area based? pg.54 | Geographical |
| What type of fireground assignment is both activity and area based? pg.54 | Combination |
| Functional Sectors are referred to as ________. pg 54 | Groups |
| Where should the backup line be positioned? pg. 136 | In a location well suited for protecting interior crews |
| What are the backup officer's first tasks? pg. 137 | Determine a suitable location for the backup,line Locate a means of egress |
| If the structure has only one living floor & the fire is on that floor, the backup line should be placed approximately ________ the distance between entry and attack crew. pg139 | Two-thirds of the distance |
| When a fire occurs on the seconr floor of a two story home, where should the backup line be streched? pg. 140 | Up stairs to the uninvolved room, then back to the second floor landing or hallway near the stairs |
| Where should the backup line be positioned if there is a basement fire? pg.142 | Near the top of the basement stairs |
| Where should a backup line be positioned for an attic fire? pg. 143 | Bottom of the attic stairs |
| When should backup be assigned? pg.149 | Everytime you go inside a structure to fight a fire |
| The mission of exposure is: pg.173 | To prevent the spread of and exstinguish any fire in the assigned area |
| The exstinguishment process has three components: pg.173 | * Confine * Control * Exstinguish |
| When heat flows from hotter objects toward cooler ones, this is called ________. pg.174 | Conduction |
| When the flame of a burning object comes in contact with another object this is called _____. pg.174 | Direct Flame Impingment |
| ________ is responsible for most of the fire spread inside a structure. pg.174 | Convection |
| When fire spreads horizontally from room to room or furniture to furniture, this form of spread is caused mostly by _______. pg.175 | Radiation & Direct flame impingement |
| The majority of heat transfer to exterior exposures will be from _______. pg.176 | Radiant Heat or Direct Flame Impingment |
| T/F Water spray only absorbs about 15% of radiant heat produced by a fire. | True |
| The major spread of fire from floor to floor via exterior windows is called: pg.182 | Autoexposure or Lapping |
| It is predicted that _____% of fires in the urban U.S. are incindiary. pg.187 | 40% |
| Three places that need to be checked for extension in order of importance: pg.187 | Above Around & Below the fire |
| T/F Heat traveling convectively can reach 1,400 deg. F and higher. pg.188 | True |
| When checking for horizontal spread around the fire room consider the following three factors: pg.188 | * Location of the original fire * Wind direction & speed * Construction features |
| When should overhaul be assigned? pg.198 | As soon as the main body of the fire has been knocked down |
| After the area of origin has been determined, where should overhaul be conducted? pg.199 | Above, Around, and Below Same as extension |
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