STICO and DMICO Flashcards
What are the Primary Factors?
Life Hazard Risks Location/Fire Construction Occupancy (contents) Height Area Structural Collapse Weather Resource Requirement Fire Protection Systems Topography Explosion/Back Draft Time
The 4 columns of the Tactical Worksheet are what?
- Primary Factors
- Incident Objectives
- Activities
- Evaluate the Effect of Activities
What acronym can be used to list the Incident Strategies?
RECEO VS
Obectives must be…
- Attainable
- Measurable
- Flexible and Broad
The analysis and comparison of incident primary factors and cues are the basis of what?
Problem Identification
A strategy answers what?
“What needs to be done”
What is a tactic?
The “how” things are going to get done to accomplish the strategy
For implementation what needs to be accomplished?
- Communicating assignments clearly
- Ensure assignments are understood
- Obtain timely feedback
Tactical operations performed to protect exposed property and areas near the fire from becoming involved
Exposure Protection
Those actions taken following fire confinement to extinguish a fire by removing the fuel, air supply, or most commonly, the heat
Fire Extinguishment
When is the initial radio report given?
To be given soon after arrival at the incident
What is a subsequent report?
Information not immediately reported and/or information developed upon investigation. To be given ASAP or within 5 minutes
When is a progress report given?
To be given by the IC every 10 minutes until fire is under control
When transferring command what information should be passed along?
- Location and extent of the fire
- Control effects
- Deployment of resources
- Need for additional resources
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
Rescue
A planned systematic procedure for reducing, redirecting, or removing heat, smoke, or fire gases from a structure and replacing them with clean, fresh air
Ventilation
Task carried out at fire incidents to support on-going tactical operations
Support Activities
What is Overhaul?
The action taken to expose hidden fire and to assure complete extinguishment
What is Salvage?
The tactical operation of protecting property from damage
The initial IC will do what?
- Organizes incident
- Recognizes scope
- Must have ability to deal with changes
Command is responsible for what?
- Overall management
- Objectives, strategy, and tactics
- Firefighter safety
- Success of incident activities
- Command role is filled by IC
- Established at every incident
- Develops accurate and complete information regarding the incident
- Serves as the POC for the media and other appropriate agencies
Public Information Officer (PIO)
- Monitors and assesses safety hazards or unsafe situations
- Develops measures for ensuring personnel safety
Safety Officer (ISO)
Who is the POC for assisting agencies not involved in Command functions?
Liaison Officer
