Chapter 1 Organizing, Coordinating, and Commanding Emergency Incidents Flashcards
________ is essential to enable the IC to safely and effectively manage incident resources.
NIMS
NIMS is instrumental in ensuring FF safety as well as the three operational priorities of _________________________________.
- Life safety
- Extinguishment
- Property Conservation
Proper course of action with limited information available in a relatively short period of time is referred to as _______________.
Recognition-primed decision making (RPD)
Decision making that is less time sensitive, should include input from diverse sources, and careful analysis of all options is called _______.
Rational Decision Making (RDM)
NFPA 1500 (Standard on FD Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness Program) requires the use of _______, as do current OSHA regulations dealing with hazardous materials response.
NIMS
Whenever possible, a __________________ is preferred to a shared, or unified, command.
Single Command
Three command options for the first-arriving company officer:
- Investigation
- Fast attack
- Command
Some of the common items included in an initial report (size-up):
- Confirm command
- Confirm address
- Announce command mode
- Brief description of building or specific name of well-known structure
- Occupancy type
- Conditions
- Actions being taken
- Resources needed
What are good communication techniques when using the radio?
- Take a deep breath
- Think about what you are going to say before transmitting message
- Use clear text, no ten codes
- Key the radio, followed by a very short delay
- Speak slowly and distinctly
The chief officer taking command must be provided with a _______________ by the previous IC.
Status Report
Unless there is a compelling reason, command should not be transferred between __________________.
Company officers
You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate ____________.
responsibility
Information passed on during a transfer of command:
- Progress report
- Company location and assignments
- Current NICS organization structure/assignments
- Known hazards such as hazardous materials, downed power lines, building hazards, terrain-issues, etc.
- Additional resources requested but not assigned.
The IC develops the ____________, while the division/group supervisors or branch directors develop ________.
strategy / tactics
A good command post will have the following characteristics:
- Be established in a location that is known and easily found
- Be outside the hot zone, in an area where PPE is not required (cold zone)
- Provide a view of the two most important sides of the building
- Never hinder apparatus movement
What factors influence span-of-control decisions?
- Type of incident
- the nature of the task
- Hazard and safety factors
- Distance separating tactical units
Many ___________ occur after emergency-phase operations appear to be complete.
Injuries
__________ allows the IC to control access to an incident scene, while deploying resources in a safe and effective manner.
Level 2 staging
The best time to identify good staging locations is during __________________ - not in the middle of the night during the heat of battle.
Pre-incident planning
Apparatus without adequate staffing are classified as _________________, rather than staged.
Out of service
The only NIMS position that must be established at every incident is the ________________.
Incident Command
NIMS identifies the following 3 command staff positions:
- Incident safety officer
- Liaison officer
- Public information officer
______________ is the command staff position that should be staffed most often.
Incident safety officer
__________ is the point of contact for agencies that are not assigned to operations functions.
Liaison
