Book 30 Command Procedures Flashcards by Robert Bobadilla

The LAFD will always operate within what system at the scene of an incident?

ICS

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Who is responsible for the overall management of the incident?

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Prior to an operations chief (operations) being assigned, who shall also be directly responsible for the completion of the incidents tactical priorities?

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Once assigned, who will manage all activities directly applicable to the primary missions and ensure the overall safety and welfare of all operating resources and tactical priorities?

Operations

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What are the 5 tactical priorities?

RHLVS

Rescue
Hazard control
Loss limiting
Victim/occupant stabilization
Safety

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What is used to facilitate the completion of the tactical priorities and is developed by the IC towards the end?

ICS

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What are the 8 standards of command?

Assumption of command
Situational awareness
Communications
Incident objectives, strategies, IAP
Resource deployment
Incident organization
Evaluate and revise
Transition of command

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Who is responsible for all of the standards of command?

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Which standard of command must be addressed immediately, anytime there is an assumption of IC?

The first 6

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The first who arriving at the scene of an incident shall assume command?

First fire department resource/member

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Incident command terminology is required anytime what assignment is held to work at an incident?

B assignment

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The first arriving resource or officer will remain responsible for any needed IC function where the responses will not potentially escalate beyond the commitment of these companies do not require a formal activation of ICS such as?

Automatic alarms
Assistance calls
Any EMS call requiring only 1 or 2 companies

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The radio designation “IC” will be used along with what of the incident?

Geographical Incident

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Which mode requires investigation by initial arriving company while other resources remain staged?

Investigative mode “nothing showing”

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Which mode requires immediate action in order to stabilize the incident and require the company officers direct involvement?

Offensive mode

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Where fast intervention is critical, utilization of what will permit the company’s officers involvement in the attack without neglecting IC responsibilities?

Portable radio

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Which mode is the recommended strategy when the risk versus gain to firefighters is too significant to make an interior fire attack?

Defensive mode

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If the first arriving company officer remains as the IC until relived by a chief officer, can they place the company into action with a member who is designated as the acting company officer?

Yes

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Can the officer assign their crew members to work under the supervision of another company officer?

Yes

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Why is IC transferred to another officer or chief officer?

To improve quality of IC organization

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In certain situations it is advantageous for the first arriving IC (company officer) to pass command to who on scene when the initial commitment of the first arriving company requires a full crew (high rise or immediate rescue situation)?

To the next company on scene

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To prevent the “gap” in critical command processes, IC shall not be passed or transferred to who?

An officer who is not on scene

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Which is the preferred method to transfer of IC?

Face-to-face

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What are the 4 general situation status (conditions)?

Incident conditions
IAP
Status of tactical priorities
Safety considerations

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The person being relived of IC should review the what with the officer assuming command? (Dispatch print out with tactical notes, F-666, or ICS-201)

Tactical worksheets

As the incident escalated, the IC should use command officers to manage what which strengthens the IC structure?

Divisions, groups, branches, sections

At what within a vehicle a equipped for this purpose is a priority at all working incidents?

Incident command post

Whenever possible, position command apparatus so as to obtain the most what of the incident?

Optimal view

ICS is in a constant state of readiness, when there are no working incidents, who operates as department command under the supervision of the DDC?

MFC

Who assigned to the incident will normally be the highest ranking officer in the incident command post?

The platoon-duty AC

The chief officer who has severed as the initial IC will normally continue to focus on the completion of the tactical priorities and assume the role of what based upon the needs of the incident and the AC would become IC?

Deputy IC, operations, or planning section chief

Which component of the ICS is responsible for managing the tactical aspects of the incident?

Operations

Who is normally at the incident command post with the AC?

Operations chief

The officer assigned to communicate directly to companies, divisions/groups, or branches will use the radio designation of what and should be the only member of the incident command team talking in the tactical radio channel?

When a division command team is working with a battalion command team at an incident command post, how many members are responsible for implementing the standards of command until Operations is established?

4 members

The basic configuration of incident command addressed what 3 operational levels?

``` Strategic level (direction of incident) Tactical level (objectives assigned to divisions, groups) Task level (work assigned to companies) ```

Who is responsible for the strategic level of the IC structure?

Incident command team

Tactical level directs activities to execute or implement specific objectives, who is in charge of grouped resources and geographical areas or functions?

Tactical level officers (division/group supervisors)

The task level activities are normally accomplished by companies or specific personnel and is where the what is actually done?

Hands on work

The basic structure for a “routine” incident involving a small number of companies requires how many levels of incident command?

2 levels

Divisions/groups reduce the what to a more manageable, smaller sized component?

Span of control

A division is a what?

Geographical location

A group is a what?

Function/task

A company officer that is assigned to manage a division or group beyond 1 or 2 companies should designate a what for their own company or assigned the members to another officer?

Acting captain

FIRESCOPE, NWCG, and MIMS provide for a span of control from how many companies with what being the optimal number?

3-7, 5 is optimal

In fast moving complex operations, a span of control of no more than how many division/groups is preferred?

In incidents with minimal activity, slow moving, less complex operations, the IC may effectively manage how many division/groups?

6 or more

Where the number of divisions/groups exceed the span of control that the IC can effectively manage, the incident organization should be divided into what?

Branches

When effective division/groups have been established, the IC can concentrate on what allowing the division/group supervisors to manage their assigned resources?

Overall strategy and resource allocation

The use of divisions/groups effectively reduces the overall amount of what due to communications within a division/group being conducted in a face-to-face manner?

Radio traffic

When establishing a division/group, the IC will assign each supervisor what?

``` Tactical objectives Radio designation (roof division) Identity of resourced assigned to that division/group ```

In most situations, how many companies represents the maximum effective span of control for a division/group supervisor?

5 companies

Division/group supervisors can be who?

Chief officers, company officers, or any other fire department member designated by the IC

Division/group supervisors assigned to operate within the IDLH must be accompanied by a what?

Partner (normally firefighter/SA)

Rehab is part of what unit in the logistics section?

Medical unit

In multi-story buildings, upon completion of rehabilitation, companies shall normally report back to who for reassignment?

Staging

In single story buildings, upon completion of rehabilitation, the IC may permit companies to report to who?

Back to their division/group supervisor

What level of organization is designed to provide coordination (coordination level) between the division/group and IC when the span of control within existing divisions/groups is maximized?

Branch level

Branch directors should be utilized at incidents involving what?

2 or more major components Multiple agencies Large/complex geographical areas

When IC implements branches, the division/group supervisors should be notified as soon as possible with what information?

What branch the division/group is assigned to | Radio channel the branch is operating on

Branch directors are normally located where?

Remote locations but may be located at command post

Normally the fire departments involvement and needs at an incident can be managed implementing what four of the five ICS sections?

IC Operations Planning Logistics

What section is responsible for completing the tactical priorities and the safety and welfare of the personnel working within this section?

Operations

All divisons/groups and or branch directors must direct their communications to who when implemented or activated?

Operations

Once the operations chief is in place and functioning, who’s focus should be on the strategic issues, overall strategic planning and other components of the incident and to look at the “big picture”?

Which section is responsible for developing and maintaining the incidents situational awareness such as assimilating, analyzing, and processing of incident relevant information needed for effective decision making (SitStat and ReStat)?

Planning section

Which section provides services and support systems to all the organizational components involved in the incident such as managing medical unit, rehab, base, food, fuel and repair for apparatus and any need for supplies and equipment?

Logistics section

A key element of incident and event management is what process which provides a method for addressing command/management issues and guides command elements through decision making processes?

Planning

During the transfer of command process, a what formatted briefing provides the incoming IC/UC with basic information regarding the incident situation and the resources allotted to the incident and functions as the IAP for initial response?

ICS 201

The IC/UC will present their decisions and management direction to the command and general staff members at what meeting?

Initial command and general staff meeting

Tactics meeting is how long and produced operational input needed to support the IAP?

30 minutes

Operations briefing is how long and presents the IAP to the incoming operations supervisors and above and the incoming incident management team (IMT)?

30 minutes or less

The completed what is essentially an operations order that communicates the “commanders intent”?

IAP

The purpose of a what is to support and/or augment the command, control and communications efforts of the IC of an emergency incident or preplanned event?

Incident management team

An incident or events scope, complexity and duration will determine the need for a what?

IMT

For ease of communication it is recommended that a how many words be used as an incentivized when naming incident command?

1 word

Book 30 Command Procedures Flashcards

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