Chapter 4

Question 1

Having a good _________is of primary importance in the development of strategy and tactics.

Answer 1

Communication system

Question 2

The meaning of words in a communications process is based on:

Answer 2

Prior understanding and knowledge.

Question 3

_________May depend on geographic areas or Training received within an individual department.

Answer 3

Fire ground terminology

Question 4

This term is seldom used in East Coast departments

Answer 4

Loom up, the column of smoke produced by a fire

Question 5

During a wildland fire, some responders may find that an engine is not a class a pumper, but instead something the firefighters would commonly called:

Answer 5

A brush truck

Question 6

These___should be replaced by a system of plain language

Answer 6

Codes or signals, often 10 codes

Question 7

6 step communications model

In step one, the sender:

Answer 7

Formulate an idea to be conveyed to others.

Question 8

6 step communications model

An appropriate means of communication must also be considered. Radio, face-to-face, and written our possibilities. Which step is this?

Answer 8

Step one

Question 9

6 step communications model

Step two in the communications model is the sender actually:

Answer 9

Sending the message

The sender must first get the receivers attention and then conveyed the information

Question 10

6 step communications model

Step three is the message being transferred through a:

Answer 10

Medium

Question 11

6 step communications model

The medium can be:

Answer 11

Oral, visual, or written

Question 12

6 step communications model

Step four is the receiver:

Answer 12

Receiving the message, which immediately leads to step five

Question 13

6 step communications model

What is step five?

Answer 13

Message interpretation

Question 14

6 step communications model

Step six is the receiver providing feedback to the center that insures that the message has been:

Answer 14

Received and understood

Question 15

6 step communications model

In essence, during step six the receiver becomes:

Answer 15

A sender at step one

Question 16

Can’t be defined as a step toward solving a problem in which information is gathered.

Answer 16

Size up

Question 17

It is an evaluation of critical factors that can begin before the incident and continue throughout

Answer 17

Sizeup

Question 18

All the information needed for size up Can fit neatly into three areas:

Answer 18

The environment in which the incident occurs,

the resources available,

and the conditions or the situation

Question 19

Incident priorities

These functions should be the driving force for all incidents and the first items considered by the IC

Answer 19

Life safety, incident stabilization, property conservation

Question 20

The first priority at Any incident is:

Answer 20

Maximizing life safety

Question 21

Broad, general statements of what we are expected to accomplish

Answer 21

Strategic goals

Question 22

Goal systems

REVAS:

Answer 22

Rescue, evacuation, ventilation, attack, salvage

Question 23

Goal systems:

RECEOVS:

Answer 23

Rescue, exposure, confinement, extinguishment, overhaul, ventilation, salvage

Question 24

REEVAS

Answer 24

Rescue, evacuation, emergency care, ventilation, attack, salvage

Question 25

Nine goals must be considered at every fire incident to ensure that the incident priorities are satisfied:

Answer 25

``` Firefighter safety. Search and rescue. Evacuation. Exposure protection. Confinement. Extinguishment. Ventilation. Overhaul. Salvage. ```

Question 26

The action plan must be fully communicated to all personnel at the scene. This can be accomplished by several means:

Answer 26

Face-to-face communication. Use of aids or runners. Radio communication. Written plan.

Question 27

In developing the action plan, the icy must consider not only the goals and objectives required but also:

Answer 27

Department SOG’s

Question 28

The___model implies that a fire ground commander in almost 9 out of 10 cases does not make a decision based on selection of choices, but rather based on previous experience

Answer 28

Recognition primed decision making. RPD

Question 29

This decision making process is concerned with how real or ideal decision makers make their decisions

Answer 29

Naturalistic decision making. NDM

Question 30

This model is used when ICs are confronted with a situation they have not experienced in the past

Answer 30

Classical decision making

Question 31

ICs must then use their ability to identify recognizable cues in their procedural knowledge base to make strategic and tactical decision

Answer 31

Classical decision making

Question 32

The classical decision making model is based on the four step process by which ICs can make their decisions:

Answer 32

1. Aim 2. Factors 3. Courses 4. Plan (action plan)

Question 33

Goals: In this case the extinguishment goal would satisfy both incident stabilization and life safety?

Answer 33

A fully involved house fire * it may not be possible to implement the strategic goal of search and rescue at a fully involved house fire

Question 34

While strategic goals are designed to meet the incident priorities, these are more specific functions that are designed to meet the strategic goals

Answer 34

Tactical objectives

Question 35

Whereas strategic goals are broad statements of actions needed to solve the problem, these are much more specific and have measurable results

Answer 35

Tactical objectives

Question 36

The strategic goals should all be given consideration at every fire; however, the_______could change based on the size up and situation

Answer 36

Tactical objectives

Question 37

These satisfy tactical objectives

Answer 37

Tactical methods

Question 38

Many of these procedures are taught as part of basic firefighter training

Answer 38

Tactical methods

Question 39

Measurable results ?

Answer 39

Tactical objective

Question 40

Tasks employed to reach the objective

Answer 40

Tactical method

Question 41

This is developed after the size up or information gathering process, and gives consideration to the strategic goals and tactical objectives that have been identified

Answer 41

Action plan

Question 42

This organizes the course of action designed to bring the incident to conclusion

Answer 42

Action plan

Question 43

This process was developed out of research that considered hell fire ground commanders, military commanders, and other high pressure time sensitive decision makers make decisions

Answer 43

Recognition prime decision making. RPD. Researched by the Klein association

Question 44

The RPD process is being replaced in the fire service curricula by what the NFA teaches in it’s command and control curriculum as?

Answer 44

Naturalistic decision making

Question 45

This theory is concerned with identifying the best alternative to take and assumes the decision-maker is fully informed, rational, and able to compute the information at hand

Answer 45

Naturalistic decision making

Question 46

The incident commander relies on his or her ability to recognize signs such as smoke movement in color, type of structure, and visible location of the fire to begin the decision making progress. Which progress is this?

Answer 46

Naturalistic decision making

Question 47

This theory is that the I C will use information based on sight, sound, and odor to assist in identifying what is occurring

Answer 47

Naturalistic decision making

Question 48

CDM: 1._______ what the ICU wants to accomplish, based on the incident priorities in size up

Answer 48

Aim

Question 49

CDM: 2. _______ or anything that affects the decision-making process. Critical fire ground factors include trapped people, rapidly spreading fire, frozen hydrants, and so on. The list of factors may be long, and the IC must determine which factors by the most importance and should be addressed first

Answer 49

Factors

Question 50

CDM: 3.________Are the options and I C has to accomplish that name. Based on the factors considered, and incident commander must determine the strings and weaknesses of each course of action

Answer 50

Courses

Question 51

CDM: 4._________Is the course of action that best fits the situation. It also details how to implement the plan based on the resources on scene and in staging

Answer 51

Plan, action plan

Question 52

A model of how people make quick, effective decisions when faced with complex situations

Answer 52

Rpd

Question 53

A decision making model used when the incident commander is confronted with a situation that he or she has not experienced in the past

Answer 53

Classical decision making

Question 54

A framework that studies help people actually make decisions and perform cognitively complex functions and demanding situations

Answer 54

Naturalistic decision-making