Chapters 1-3

Question 1

A hint or suggestion that might lead you to a conclusion or answer

Answer 1

Clue

Question 2

An indicator red flag or sign that

Answer 2

Cue

Question 3

Has a high degree of certainty and has been developed based on experience in Lessons Learned and Association with situations or conditions

Answer 3

Cue

Question 4

They fire officer who has been around the block and one has responded to and worked a large number of fires and other instance

Answer 4

Expert

Question 5

What is the key to effective decision making under emergency conditions

Answer 5

Experience

Question 6

What is the next step after training?

Answer 6

Simulation

Question 7

According to the National Fire Academy fire flow formula, what are you fireflow needs per floor?

Answer 7

600 GPM on floor 1 and 150 GPM to check extension to the second floor

Question 8

Incident scene decision makers use what two primary methods to reach conclusions?

Answer 8

Classical method and naturalistic method

Question 9

What is considered the more time consuming process in which to make decisions

Answer 9

Classical

Question 10

What is considered the more rapid process in which to make decisions

Answer 10

Naturalistic method

Question 11

When and where do the naturalistic method begin?

Answer 11

1990s in the army

Question 12

In the cleaning associate study what percentage of cases did the instant commanders use their previous experience to directly identify the situation?

Answer 12

80%

Question 13

The previously encountered situation or a synthesis of me situations similar enough to a current situation to indicate effective courses of action

Answer 13

Prototype

Question 14

A piece of critical information upon which we base our decisions

Answer 14

Cue

Question 15

When should decision makers rely on the classical method?

Answer 15

Training mode

Question 16

When will you use the classical method at an actual incident scene?

Answer 16

When you realize you have little or no training in or experience with that specific type of incident

Question 17

What are the steps in the classical methodology command sequence?

Answer 17

Gather information
Analyze the information
Determine the problem
Determine and prioritize solutions
Select tactics
Issue directives

Question 18

What is another name for the classical methodology of decision-making?

Answer 18

Command sequence

Question 19

What are the incident priorities in the command sequence?

Answer 19

Life safety, incidents to stabilization, property conservation

Question 20

What are the three action steps of the command sequence?

Answer 20

Size up,
Strategy and tactics,
Action plan

Question 21

The process of gathering and analyzing incident information that affects our decision making?

Answer 21

Size up

Question 22

What are the three phases of size up?

Answer 22

Pre-incident information,
Dispatch through unseen size up,
Ongoing size up

Question 23

What is the size up technique that list a 13 point acronym?

Answer 23

WALLACE WAS HOT

Question 24

Command officers must view an incident scene as what?

Answer 24

Pessimists

Question 25

The goal of size up is what?

Answer 25

Problem identification

Question 26

Broad statements of guidance and Direction necessary for the selection of appropriate strategies and Tactical direction of resources

Answer 26

Incident objectives

Question 27

What does SMART stand for in relation to Incident Objectives?

Answer 27

Specific Measurable Action Orientated Realistic Time Sensitive

Question 28

The overall plan that will be used to control the incident?

Answer 28

Strategy

Question 29

The specific operations that must be completed successfully to accomplish the strategies goals?

Answer 29

Tactics

Question 30

The part of the process that allows you to prioritize the actions that must be taken in order to bring the incident to a successful conclusion?

Answer 30

Strategy

Question 31

Lloyd Layman's seven factors for developing strategy?

Answer 31

RECEO VS

Question 32

Determining strategies and selecting tactics enables the command officer to do what?

Answer 32

Develop an action plan

Question 33

What five things must the action plan include?

Answer 33

Who, where, when, communication plan, and medical plan

Question 34

When and where was ICS created?

Answer 34

Southern California in the late 1960s, early 1970's

Question 35

Who was ICS developed by?

Answer 35

FIRESCOPE

Question 36

What are the five major subsystems of nims?

Answer 36

Ics, Standardized training, Certifications, Publication management, Tech support

Question 37

Which presidential directives was Nims enacted through?

Answer 37

Presidential directives 5 and 8

Question 38

A group or unit of interrelated parts or functions designed to achieve a common goal

Answer 38

System

Question 39

ICS is based on a span of control of?

Answer 39

Five

Question 40

Generally, the parameter range for a span of control is

Answer 40

Two to seven

Question 41

What cues should drive the IC to expand the organization?

Answer 41

Increase in complexity, increase number of resources additional management concerns

Question 42

What are the five major management functional areas of the ics?

Answer 42

Command Operations Planning Logistics Finance/Admin

Question 43

What functions cannot be delegated to other major functional areas and are considered Command Staff functions and Reporting directly to the incident command?

Answer 43

Safety officer, information officer, liaison officer

Question 44

What are the four general staff positions?

Answer 44

Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Admin

Question 45

A group of resources with common Communications and a leader

Answer 45

Task force

Question 46

Five of the same type and kind of resource with common Communications and a leader

Answer 46

Strike Team

Question 47

A hand crew Strike team is composed of how many personnel

Answer 47

30 Personnel Plus a liter

Question 48

Staging must be located no more than _____ minutes or less away

Answer 48

3

Question 49

Operations may break the incident areas into smaller segments for management purposes. These segments are referred to as?

Answer 49

Branches

Question 50

_____ is the IC Or operations section Chiefs tool for correcting a span of control problem created by too many divisions or groups.

Answer 50

Branches

Question 51

______ gathers information, analyzes data, develops projections, and provides alternative Solutions.

Answer 51

Planning Section

Question 52

Operational periods may be as short as ____ hours in length, but should not be longer than ____ hours.

Answer 52

2 24

Question 53

What are the five major elements of an IAP?

Answer 53

Objectives, Organization, Assignments, Support material, Safety message

Question 54

What are the five units or responsibilities under the planning section?

Answer 54

Resource unit Situation unit Documentation unit Demobilization unit Technical specialist

Question 55

What is the section responsible for ordering and maintaining essential personnel, facilities, equipment, and supplies necessary to meet the needs of the incident?

Answer 55

Logistics section

Question 56

What two branches May the logistics section be divided?

Answer 56

Service branch and support branch

Question 57

The finance and administration section consists of what four units

Answer 57

Time unit Procurement unit Compensation unit Cost unit

Question 58

What percentage of incident commanders had simultaneous comparisons or the relative evaluation of two or more options according to a study by client and associates?

Answer 58

13

Question 59

What is considered to be the first objective of size up

Answer 59

Problem identification