STICO and DMICO Flashcards

0
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What are the Primary Factors?

A
Life Hazard Risks
Location/Fire
Construction
Occupancy (contents)
Height
Area
Structural Collapse
Weather
Resource Requirement
Fire Protection Systems
Topography
Explosion/Back Draft
Time
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The 4 columns of the Tactical Worksheet are what?

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  1. Primary Factors
  2. Incident Objectives
  3. Activities
  4. Evaluate the Effect of Activities
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What acronym can be used to list the Incident Strategies?

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RECEO VS

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Obectives must be…

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  • Attainable
  • Measurable
  • Flexible and Broad
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The analysis and comparison of incident primary factors and cues are the basis of what?

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Problem Identification

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A strategy answers what?

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“What needs to be done”

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What is a tactic?

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The “how” things are going to get done to accomplish the strategy

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For implementation what needs to be accomplished?

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  • Communicating assignments clearly
  • Ensure assignments are understood
  • Obtain timely feedback
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Tactical operations performed to protect exposed property and areas near the fire from becoming involved

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Exposure Protection

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Those actions taken following fire confinement to extinguish a fire by removing the fuel, air supply, or most commonly, the heat

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Fire Extinguishment

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When is the initial radio report given?

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To be given soon after arrival at the incident

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What is a subsequent report?

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Information not immediately reported and/or information developed upon investigation. To be given ASAP or within 5 minutes

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When is a progress report given?

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To be given by the IC every 10 minutes until fire is under control

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When transferring command what information should be passed along?

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  • Location and extent of the fire
  • Control effects
  • Deployment of resources
  • Need for additional resources
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A systematic process used to locate, protect, and remove occupants and fire victims safely from a structure and convey them to a place of safety

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Rescue

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A planned systematic procedure for reducing, redirecting, or removing heat, smoke, or fire gases from a structure and replacing them with clean, fresh air

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Ventilation

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Task carried out at fire incidents to support on-going tactical operations

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Support Activities

17
Q

What is Overhaul?

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The action taken to expose hidden fire and to assure complete extinguishment

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Q

What is Salvage?

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The tactical operation of protecting property from damage

19
Q

The initial IC will do what?

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  • Organizes incident
  • Recognizes scope
  • Must have ability to deal with changes
20
Q

Command is responsible for what?

A
  • Overall management
  • Objectives, strategy, and tactics
  • Firefighter safety
  • Success of incident activities
  • Command role is filled by IC
  • Established at every incident
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  • Develops accurate and complete information regarding the incident
  • Serves as the POC for the media and other appropriate agencies
A

Public Information Officer (PIO)

22
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  • Monitors and assesses safety hazards or unsafe situations

- Develops measures for ensuring personnel safety

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Safety Officer (ISO)

23
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Who is the POC for assisting agencies not involved in Command functions?

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Liaison Officer

24
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Divisions are divided into what?

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Geographic areas

25
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Groups are divided into what?

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Functional areas

26
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When are Branches established?

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When the number of divisions and groups exceed the span of control

27
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How are Branches divided up?

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By either geographical or functional

28
Q

Who makes up the Command Staff?

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PIO
ISO
Liaison Officer

29
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Who makes up the General Staff?

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  • Finance
  • Logistics
  • Operations
  • Planning
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  • Accomplishes strategy
  • Directs tactics
  • Assists in development of the IAP
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Operations

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  • Collects and evaluates information needed for action plan
  • Forecasts probable course of events
  • Prepares alternative strategies
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Planning

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  • Responsible for required fiscal documentation

- Provides financial planning and advise

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Finance

33
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-Provides services and supplies to support tactical operations

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Logostics

34
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Two primary methods for making decisions

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  • Classical

- Naturalistic

35
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  • Gathers information
  • Analyzes information
  • Determines problems
  • Determines and prioritizes solutions
  • Selects tactics
  • Issues directives to implement tactics
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Classical decision making

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  • Looks for certain critical cues
  • Relates those critical cues to previous similar situations
  • Recalls previous conclusions, results, and actions that best fit the new situation
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Naturalistic Decision Making