104.4 Accountability

Question 1

What is the FFAS

Answer 1

Firefighter accountability system

Question 2

The FFAS provides a system that provides a means of accounting for the___ and ___ of personnel

Answer 2

Location task assignment

Question 3

When does the FFAS begin

Answer 3

The moment the firefighter reports for duty

Question 4

What color pit will be issued to TFS accredited media personnel

Answer 4

Orange

Question 5

How many mag tags are assigned to each firefighter

Answer 5

3

Question 6

How many pits are assigned to each firefighter

Answer 6

2

Question 7

Who is responsible for removing the relieved person’s magtag from the passport and returning it to the station board?

Answer 7

On duty shift

Question 8

What rank can be assigned as the entry control officer?

Answer 8

Any rank

Question 9

If the truck has either a crew of 3 or a crew of 4, what position on the passport and what radio ID will the driver use?

Answer 9

CW3

Question 10

What magtags are oriented in an upside down manner?

Answer 10

The mag tag of any firefighter that will not be moving forward with their crew.

Question 11

It is the responsibility of the ___ to ensure the passport is in the vehicle at the beginning of each shift

Answer 11

Driver

Question 12

It is the responsibility of the ___ to ensure that all personnel have attached magtags to the passport in the proper positions at the beginning of each shift

Answer 12

Officer in charge (Captain)

Question 13

T/F - passports shall be brought forward to the IC (initial accountability) when possible. There may be occasions when this is not practical due to distance.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Upon being cleared from an incident, who is responsible for collecting their passport from the command post

Answer 14

Captains

Question 15

When boarding the fireboat, who is responsible for placing their passport in the wheelhouse?

Answer 15

The officer in charge of personnel operating or being transported by the fireboar

Question 16

Who is responsible for, at the start of the shift, ensuring their PIT is attached to the front of their coat

Answer 16

All personnel and the officer in charge of the apparatus

Question 17

What happens when personnel reporting for their shift do not have a pit?

Answer 17

They shall not be assigned to the apparatus until they receive a temporary red pit from the DC and they must report the loss or theft to their superior officer

Question 18

When entry control is not established by the first arriving apparatus personnel, pits shall be left ___ or ____. If unable to do that, pits shall be left____ or at a high rise with the___

Answer 18

The driver or the passport in the cab. Near the entrance point to the hot zone or at a highrise with the elevator control firefighter

Question 19

T/F it is the responsibility of personnel to hand their PIT to a sector officer or entry control officer when entering a controlled area.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

T/F pits are to be handed to the base sector officer

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Where are pits located on an entry board when inside the controlled area?

Answer 21

Right side

Question 22

Where are pits located on an entry board when they have exited the controlled zone but are still in the sector?

Answer 22

Left side

Question 23

In the event of a mayday or rit deployment, where will the pit of the FF(s) in need of assistance go on the entry control board? Then?

Answer 23

Bottom then transferred to the rit entry board when rit is established.

Question 24

In the event of a rit deployment which board do the crew of the downed ff go to?

Answer 24

The rit entry board as they are now part of ritso’s control

Question 25

At larger incidents, the person assigned accountability will have the passport and magtags of all personnel that have ____ collected in one location?

Answer 25

Moved forward from base

Question 26

Who is initial accountability?

Answer 26

The IC

Question 27

T/F the DC and fit will establish accountability (at smaller incidents) at their designated CP, typically utilizing the tactical worksheet. Alternatively, personnel can utilize the accountability worksheet.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

A ___ or ___ will be assigned to collect all the passports on scene (except those that are in ___) and bring them to the CP

Answer 28

Fit or firefighter. Except those that are in base

Question 29

The ___ will establish accountability at larger incidents within the command vehicle (cmd 10 or 30( utilizing the magnetic white board

Answer 29

Ict

Question 30

It is the responsibility of the ___ to ensure the passport accurately reflects the roster of the crew whenever a change is made.

Answer 30

Officer in charge

Question 31

When utilizing the tactical worksheet and/or the accountability worksheet, all apparatus are tracked with their ____, ____ and ___ status

Answer 31

Location, task and par status

Question 32

The ___ or ___ may identify and establish a controlled area. The establishment of an entry control point shall be immediately communicated to ___

Answer 32

Ic or sector officer. Communicated to the IC

Question 33

Entry control is a ___ and is not a stand-alone sector

Answer 33

Task assignment

Question 34

T/F the entry control person can be in a position where SCBA use is necessary

Answer 34

False

Question 35

When will a rit entry control board be utilized? Who's tags will be transferred to that board

Answer 35

When rit enters using an entry point other than the established entry control point. The downed FF pit will be transferred from the original entry control board onto the rit entry control board on one of the holes at the bottom. Rit team tags and metal search line tags will be added to the right side of the rit entry board. Downed Ffs crew will be added to the right side of the rit board

Question 36

All vehicles except ___ and ___ shall be equipped with an entry control kit

Answer 36

Squads and high rises

Question 37

T/F At any time personnel operate within a controlled area at an emergency incident they shall operate in teams.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

T/F Any sector officer required to work within a controlled area must be teamed with a firefighter

Answer 38

True

Question 39

Can a yellow tag be teamed with another yellow tag or with a red tag? What conditions apply?

Answer 39

They may at the discretion of the officer who is personally familiar with the specific experience and capabilities of the individuals being assigned to complete a particular task.

Question 40

Can two red tags be teamed together alone

Answer 40

Two red tags are only to be teamed when under the direct supervision of a captain or acting captain

Question 41

T/F when a temporary red pit is assigned to a FF, the regular red tag rules apply to that firefighter

Answer 41

When a red tag has been temporarily given to a firefighter as a spare, they will be assigned as though they have a white tag

Question 42

Where must personnel from outside agencies report if they are called to an emergency incident?

Answer 42

Personnel from outside agencies shall be required to report to the command post of they are called to an emergency incident

Question 43

T/F personnel from outside agencies who are required to work in a controlled area must be accompanied by a minimum of two firefighters

Answer 43

True

Question 44

Accredited members of the media that have been issued an orange pit must be accompanied by ___or by___ at all times

Answer 44

A firefighter or by a TFS information officer