IFSTA - Company officers - Command Ops

A _____ is comprised of a set number of the same type single resources i.e. 5 engines.

strike team

Functional areas of operations are defined as A. Divisions B. Groups C. Branches D. Sections

B

Which of the following positions are Command Staff positions? A. Logistics, Plans, Operations and Finance B. Groups, Divisions and Branches C. IC, PIO, Safety Officer and Liaison Officer D. Strategic, Tactical and Task

C

Incident command procedures shall be initiated and a command statement made when _____ or more companies are investigating an incident or actively engaging in operation tasks.

3

Staged units shall reach the incident within _____ minutes of receiving an assignment.

3

Every member shall be issued _____ name tags.

6

The Staging Manager shall remain on the _______ channel but must also monitor the _______ channel. A. Command, Tactical B. Tactical, Command C. Operations, Command D. Command, Operation

A

Which level of the Incident Command System is responsible for primary segments of incident operations such as Operations, Planning, and Logistics. A. Section B. Branch C. Incident Command D. Division

A

The four status conditions that shall be used to describe resources.

Assigned/available/OOS/in transition from one location to another

Considering the experience of the crew and the incident priorities, the x-ray crew may what?

Assist the officer with command post functions/in the event the crews are of equal ranks and assigned to a task without the company officer, a crew leader must be appointed and/or assign the crew to the back-up line and placed under the supervision of the initial attack line

Organizational levels having total responsibility for operations within a defined geographic are A. Groups B. Divisions C. Branches D. Sections

B

The number of subordinates that one person can effectively supervise is usually considered to be between what numbers? A. 1-5 B. 3-7 C. 2-4 D. 4-6

B

Which type of aid between multiple jurisdictions occurs when certain predetermined conditions occur? A. Mutual aid B. Automatic aid C. Outside aid D. Combination aid

B

The _____ is the organizational level having function or geographic responsibilities.

Branch level

_____ are established to divide the incident into functional area's of operations.

Groups

Who is the point of contact for assisting and cooperating with other agencies?

Liaison officer

_____ mode strategies are used in situations requiring immediate actions and commitment of resources to the fire bldg. This may include interior and exterior operations.

Offensive

Incident strategy will fall into one of three general modes.

Offensive/defensive/transition

A _____ is a combination of resources.

Task force

This mode is simply moving from an offensive to defensive or a defensive to offensive strategy based on a constant size-up and risk benefit analysis by the IC.

Transition

True/False - Command may be transferred only once at the company level.

True

A _____ is an individual unit that retains its own unit identification.

single resource

78. Which organizational theory dictates that each member should report to only one supervisor? A. Span of control B. Division of labor C. Unity of command D. Discipline

C

Some of the important functions or positions that are assigned by the NIMS ICS and used during training are as follows except: A. Incident Safety Officer (ISO) B. Logistics Officer C. Administrative/Finance Officer D. Staging Officer

C

The Incident Commander shall determine the welfare of all members operating in the hostile environment at the first 20 min PAR check , and what minute interval thereafter? A. 5 mins B. 10 mins C. 15 mins D. 20 mins

D

Which level of the Incident Command System has functional responsibility for major parts of incident operations? A. Incident Command B. Section C. Division D. Branch

D

This mode is a holding action used to keep the incident from spreading and also protecting exposures until additional resources arrive.

Defensive

_____ are organizational levels having total responsibility for operations within a defined geographical area.

Divisions

______ is an organization between the branch level and the IC and is responsible for managing a primary segment of incident operations.

Section level (i.e. operations.planning/logistics)