COMMAND OFFICER OPERATIONS

Question 1

ICS is comprised of the following five functional areas ____ -______ ______ _____ ____ and a sixth is ______

Answer 1

Incident Commander

Operations Section

Planning Section

Logistics Section

Finance/Administration Section

Information and Intelligence Function

Question 2

The primary goals of all major ICS component functions are to

Answer 2

Save lives and protect property

Reduce duplication of efforts and resources

Increase inter-jurisdictional flexibility

Question 3

The levels of scene organization

Answer 3

Strategic

Tactical

Task

Question 4

What is unified command

Answer 4

When there is more than one agency with incident jurisdiction,

Question 5

The span of control consists of __ to __ people with __ being ideal

Answer 5

3-7
5

Question 6

Command Staff is comprised of 3 positions
______
______
______

Answer 6

Safety Officer
Public Information Officer
Liaison Officer

Question 7

General Staff not to be confused with Command Staff is comprised of

__________
__________
__________

Answer 7

Operations
Planning
Logistics
Finance/Administration

Question 8

Incident with a working fire on the fourth floor of a ten-story building, the IC will typically place all units operating on that floor under the direction and supervision of a

Answer 8

Division Supervisor

Question 9

_______ are composed of resources assembled to perform a special function not necessarily within a single geographic division

Answer 9

Groups

Example: Ventilation Group

Question 10

______ _______ is comprised of a set number of the same type single resources

Answer 10

Strike Team

Question 11

An EMS Task Force is made up of

Answer 11

5 EMS transport units, two suppression units,

Question 12

True or False
The designated name of command should not change during
an incident.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

When staging, units assigned should be positioned to reach the incident with _ minutes.

Answer 13

3

Question 14

Staging Manager shall remain on the command channel, but must also monitor the _____ _____

Answer 14

Tactical Channel

Question 15

Procedure for Units adding to calls

OIC of the unit adding to the call will request to the responding command officer over the incident channel of their intention and ____

Answer 15

location they are responding from and where they anticipate arriving in the run order.

Question 16

What are the 2 offensive modes

Answer 16

Investigating or attacking

Question 17

When transitioning from an interior offensive attack to an exterior defensive attack, the IC shall conduct

Answer 17

PAR check of units in the IDLH

Question 18

What are the 3 considerations of Risk Benefit analysis performed by the IC

Answer 18

Life Safety (First Priority)
Incident Control ( Second Priority)
Property Conservation (Third Priority)

Question 19

Elements of the 360 Lap

Answer 19

Elevation of structure (front vs. rear) Presence of basement and location of access Location of fire
Label the floors
Any hazards observed
Presence of exposures
Status of occupants
Access and egress points

Question 20

Incident Command procedures shall be initiated and initial fireground communications (on scene report, command statement, etc.) made when _____ or more companies are actively engaged in operational tasks

Answer 20

3

Question 21

____engine company officer to arrive at the staging area shall assume or assign the role of Staging Manager

Answer 21

First

Question 22

FYI Investigative Mode On scene report

Engine 423 is on the scene, side Alpha of a two story single family dwelling, nothing showing from all four sides, and investigating with a crew of three, establishing command.

Question 23

Progress reports are given at least every __ minutes or more frequently as necessary.

Answer 23

10 minutes

Question 24

FYI:

E408 on scene, Side Alpha of a 2 -story end unit townhouse, main entrance door will be on Side Bravo of the structure.

Question 25

When the numbers of divisions exceed the recommended span-of-control for the Operations Section, a ______-____ _____

Answer 25

When the numbers of divisions exceed the recommended span-of-control for the Operations Section, a

Question 26

___________are the organizational levels having total responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area.

Answer 26

DIvision FIYI incident with a working fire on the fourth floor of a ten-story building, the IC will typically place all units operating on that floor under the direction and supervision of a Division Supervisor. This supervisor’s designator would be Division 4.

Question 27

A _______ team is comprised of a set number of the same type single resources.

Answer 27

Strike Example: 5 Engine

Question 28

Units assigned to staging should be positioned to reach the incident within _____ minutes.

Answer 28

3

Question 29

The IC shall determine the welfare of all members operating in the IDLH environment at the first 20-minute

Answer 29

PAR check, and at every 20-minute interval thereafter

Question 30

A ______ light or flags should be used to identify the Command Post.

Answer 30

Green

Question 31

the dispatch center shall activate the evacuation signal for __ seconds. Apparatus drivers shall sound there horns for __ simultaneously

Answer 31

15, 15

Question 32

Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)

Question 33

The transfer of command is complete when it is ______ and announced

Answer 33

Confirmed

Question 34

Staging This would include parking units on ______ along one side of the street to allow for easy egress, and to keep a travel lane open

Answer 34

Diagonally

Question 35

If the second arriving engine company officer has command assign them under the supervisor of the initial attack line

Question 36

Who has overall authority and control of their assigned area or function.

Answer 36

Tactical Commander

Question 37

The _________ _________ has overall authority and control of their assigned area or function.

Answer 37

Tactical Commander The TC is responsible for managing and coordinating activities in their area of responsibility; not to perform them.

Question 38

The incident ________ ________ allows for tracking of resources, notation of operational tasks, (i.e. water supply, first hoseline deployment, and search, etc.), tracking on any patients, incident benchmarks for maintaining awareness of air supply and PAR checks.

Answer 38

Command board

Question 39

Emergency Evacuation of personnel Personnel shall not re-enter the structure or evacuated area until given the ____ _____ signal by the command post

Answer 39

All Clear

Question 40

A minimum crew shall be considered ___ people and a portable radio.

Answer 40

Two

Question 42

When operating in a IDLH members must maintain contact at all times via _____ _____ and _____

Answer 42

Sight,voice or touch

Question 44

What is the foundation of incident management

Answer 44

Size up

Question 45

40 minutes into an incident all member including member not in an IDLH will have a _____ _____ by IV

Answer 45

PAR check

Question 47

If any units are not accounted for during PAR check, which is done on the tactical channel and the Safety channel which is ______

Answer 47

O