Blue Book Chapter Three Flashcards

1
Q

____ is the art of directing and controlling the personnel and equipment resources assigned to, or requested to assist in the control of an incident.

a. Command
b. Incident management
c. Leadership
d. Supervision
e. a and b
f. b and c

A

e. Command, or incident management.

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2
Q

NFPA ___ addresses IMS.

A

1561

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3
Q

The purpose of any command structure is to provide ___, ___, and ___.

A

Structure
Coordination
Integration of Risk Management

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4
Q

An important part of the command systems structure is ___.

A

Personnel accountability

It must also take into account rest and rehab.

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5
Q

The action plan should cover all tactical and ___ activities required for the operational period.

A

support.

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6
Q

Fireground Command was developed when, where, and by whom?

A

1970’s
Phoenix
Alan Brunacini

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7
Q

Fireground Command utilized three basic levels, what were they?

A
  1. Strategic -
  2. Tactical -
  3. Task -
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8
Q

NIIMS consisted of how many subsystems?

A

Five subsystems

  1. ICS
  2. Training
  3. Qualification and Certification System
  4. Publications Management
  5. Support Technologies
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9
Q

NFPA ____ mandates the use of NIMS.

A

1561

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10
Q

The Secretary of Homeland Security developed a national IMS by which directive?

A

Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 5

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11
Q

DHS released NIMS in what year?

A

2004

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12
Q

The NIMS Integration Center was established by whom?

A

The Secretary of Homeland Security

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13
Q

What is the purpose of the NIMS Integration Center?

A

Defines system training and certification requirements.

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14
Q

NIMS breaks down incident management into ___ manageable functions.

A

Five

C-FLOP

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15
Q

ICS 300 is Intermediate or Advanced?

A

Intermediate ICS - 300

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16
Q

___ and ___ both influence and dictate span of control considerations.

A

Safety Factors

Sound Management Planning

17
Q

___ could be implemented when there are at least two specific and distinct operations that need to take place at the same time.

A

A Branch

18
Q

____ is the organizational level that has primary responsibility for one of the general or command staff functions and reports directly to the IC.

A

Section

19
Q

____ : Identified as having the capabilities and or performance level of a given resource.

A

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