Blue Card refresher

The IC will transmit a report of _____________________ once all of the affected areas have been properly salvaged, ventilated and overhauled and the incident conditions have ceased causing damage to the structure and its contents.

"loss stopped"

When the forward progress of the fire is stopped and no other resource is required for fire control, the IC will transmit an _________ ____________ radio report

"under control"

What are the five steps in the communication order model?

* Bravo this is alpha (receiver are you ready) * go ahead alpha (i'm ready) * bravo complete this TLO (here are instructions) * Bravo copy complete TLO (repeat instructions) * Affirm (acknowledge that they got it right)

When taking over command what can be done with the original resource assignment? (4 options)

* Cancel the original assignment * Hold the original assignment (Lights/Sirens vs. Normal driving) * Upgrade/Fill out the original assignment * Strike additional Alarms/Boxes

Company-officer hazard-zone accountability responsibilities include:

* Staying together as a company; * Always maintaining the capability to exit the hazard zone; * Not working past any crew member's anticipated air supply; and * No freelancing.

The rescue order is:

* The most endangered; * The largest group; * The remainder of the fire area/structure; and The exposures.

What should be included in a roof report?

* Type of roof if not easily identified from the ground (peaked, flat, bowstrung, etc) * Stability of the roof (stable, unstable) * Fire or smoke conditions and their location on the roof * Location of any firewalls * Unusual heavy roof loads (HVAC Systems/location) * Conditions in the Attic (if known) * Basic blueprint of the building if unusual

What are some conditions that would warrant "priority traffic" and breaking the communication model when giving a roof report?

* Unstable roof * imminent collapse potential * A locally identified hazardous roof structure (bow stung, etc.) * Working fire in the attic space

The 7 sides of the fire are the:

* interior/inside, the top (includes ceilings, attics, and floors above), * the bottom (includes the floor below, crawl spaces and basements), * all four sides (includes adjacent rooms, occupancies, or other buildings) and the * concealed spaces of all those sides (includes walls, attics, utility chases, void spaces, build-overs, etc.).

The IC uses a combination ofwhat to help manage and process information on the emergency scene: (4 things)

* previous experience * visual info * reported info * pre planning

What are the three options for ending a fast attack command?

* situation stabilizes * fire doesn't go out and fast attack pulls back to become a command post. * command is transferred to Chief level

This occupancy manufactures furniture and is approximately 900 feet long and 350 feet wide. What are the maximum depths that units are allowed to deploy inside a hazard zone?

150 to 175 feet (due to air management)

What is the maximum distance that a team in an scba can work inside the building?

175 feet

on a 30 minute bottle how deep should a crew get before they are at the point of no return?

175 feet

When making a strategic shift (offensive to defensive) what are the steps?

1: all units on fire ground emergency traffic 2: We are switching from offensive to defensive 3: units exit/abandon the building 4: repeat we are switching to defensive and all units exit/abandon the building. 5: ask for a par from all units that were interior

What percent of a mega structure can a 200' preconnect reach?

25%

What percent of air should be held in reserve for an emergency?

25%

What is the concept where an IC always has a steady stream of workers for the required tasks?

3 deep

What percent of a large structure can a 200' preconnect reach?

50%

What percent of a medium structure can a 200' preconnect reach?

75%

What provides a practical connection between and among the organization's three management levels: strategic, tactical and task.

Effective incident communications

Good beginnings lead to ?

GOod endings

The tactical priorities for an OFFENSIVE fire are:

Life safety Fire Control Property conservation customer stabilization

Use________________ to Name Command

Location/Occupancy

IF a command officer is delayed getting to the scene, what should the fast attack IC do if the fire is not going away?

Pull back from the scene and become a command post ic.

What is defined as a timely and efficient means of air replacement and re-hydration of companies while maintaining their SDG assignment?

Recycling

When assigning units , the assignment model must include what three things?

Task location objective

What must be short, sweet and simple;

The IAP

Who manages strategic-level accountability through strict command and control; by assigning resources with specific tasks, locations and objectives; and by maintaining an accurate, up-to-date tactical worksheet?

The IC

First-arriving, fast-action company officers must initiate command and continue command until the problem is solved, or what happens?

until a command officer arrives on scene and command is transferred.

Engine companies should not pass their last _________ when staging.

water source

Establish an uninterrupted_____________________ for interior fire-suppression activities;

water supply

The best way to remember something is to what?

write it down

Incident conditions should_________________ after the initial attack is put into place

improve (become safer)

Virtually every incident factor has a related set of consequences ranging from

minor to fatal

Consider _________ vs _____ when selecting the properly sized hoseline

mobility vs. gpm

Overall operational strategy is divided into only two categories which are:

offensive or defensive.

What is a forward-staging position located just outside the immediate hazard zone, safely distanced from the entrance of a tactical position/SDG.

on deck

What must be a regular, standard piece of incident operations?

rehab

A lack of adequate resources presents a huge what?

safety issue

In most instances, the fire should be cut off and contained/knocked down to facilitate what?

search and rescue activities and ensure firefighter safety (put the fire out!);

The first offensive tactical priority is to :

search for and remove any savable, endangered customers

The basic objective of incident deployment is to provide a ?

steady, adequate stream of appropriate resources—people, equipment and systems—at the right time, in the right place and performing correct, standard action.

The IC should identify a Level 2 staging location when?

striking additional alarms.

The task-assignment process is where what begins?

the action

As IC 2, when you arrive on scene you should Verify that all operating positions match what?

the current incident conditions

Base the Call for Resources on what?

the event profile (whats happening in front of you)

The initial radio report is usually performed from where?

the front seat of an engine company

Based on a 3100 psi-rated bottle, how long should a firefighter work inside the hazard zone?

10-12 minutes

on a 30 minute bottle what should a work cycle time be?

10-12 minutes

What percent of a small structure can a 200' preconnect reach?

100%

What is defined as:moving from an assigned work location to a different geographic work location or exiting the structure to recycle or rehab?

A status change.

What is the best method an IC can use to record resource details and work activities?

A tactical worksheet

When giving an SDC officer an assignment what should be included in your instructions?

A task location objective.

What are the 8 basic categories of critical factors?

Building fire occupancy life hazard arrangement action resources special hazards

The initial interior hoseline should be placed where?

Between the fire and the most severe exposure (people or property)

What are the 3 fixed critical factors?

Building Occupancy arrangment

For incidents that are not quickly controlled by the initial fast-attacking IC, what must happen?

Command must be transferred to an IC in the command mode.

When the front-end assault doesn't stabilize the situation, the fast-action IC is not in the best position to continue command; they are in the worst position. What needs to happen?

Command needs to be transferred to a person in a command post position.

The IC Must Always Match Standard _____________ to Standard _____________ for a Standard ________________.

Conditions, actions, outcome

What strategy is when the IC concedes the property to the fire (writes it off) and decides where the cut-off will take place (if there are exposures).

Defensive

What is the most "functional" command function?

Deployment

What is the difference between exit and abandon?

Exit: orderly leave the building with all equipment and crew integrity Abandon: leave as soon as possible, crew integrity is the only priority. Leave equipment if it slows you down. Not leaving will result in injury or death.

What is the No. 1 defensive priority?

FF safety.

What is the IC doing when attempting to find the fire, cut it off, and put it out.

Fire control

Tactical priorities for a defensive fire include:

Firefighter safety establish hazard zone determine cutoff protect exposures outside the cutoff

________________ makes any incident management system fail.

Freelancing

When should command be transferred from a fast-attacking IC to a command officer working out of a command post?

If the situation isn't quickly stabilized

What provides dispatch, as well as everyone else responding to the scene, with a size-up of conditions seen from the initial command position?

Initial radio report.

This mode is for situations where no problem is visible.

Investigating (nothing showing)

The three command positions are:

Nothing Showing Fast attack Command mode (command post)

Only break into the Order Model (routine radio traffic) with ________________________.

Priority traffic.

What involves the systematic, rapid and deliberate consideration of all critical incident factors?

Size up

Who should assume initial-staging SDG-officer responsibilities

The officer of the first unit to arrive to the Level 2 staging location

What is the Major Goal of Command Function 2—Assume, Confirm & Position Command

To quickly establish & confirm a single IC & to place that IC in the most effective command position.

true/false: The initial resources dispatched are usually enough to manage most incidents.

True

All personnel shall stay in contact with their officer by either:

Voice, Sight or Touch.

As a general rule, incident operations begin when conditions are at their ________.

Worst

The command mode is defined as

a command position that is stationary, remote, outside of the hazard zone and inside of a vehicle.

First we identify the incident's significant critical factors, and then we base all __________ on our evaluation of those factors

actions

Units assigned in the hazard zone must maintain an awareness of their _______________ at all times,

air supply

The tactical benchmark (and radio designation) for an area that has been searched and cleared is:

all clear

What is used to track the location and objectives of all personnel operating within the hazard zone?

an accountability system

We must leave the building with what (in terms of scba)?

an air reserve.

Level 1 staging procedures are ________________ activated when the officer of the initial-arriving unit gives the initial radio report and assumes command

automatically

The IC must realize that it is _______________ to perform the command functions when they are out of position

impossible

Chief officers should only operate in the __________ mode when they are the IC.

command

The most effective command position is inside a

command post

Before the event occurs, ___________________________________ set the stage for how we will communicate with one another.

communications SOPs

It is possible, and sometimes desirable and appropriate, to mix strategies on the fireground—as long as it is not in the same _______________ and the process is well managed.

compartment

What does C.A.N. stand for?

conditions actions needs

The effective IC does not stick with the initial plan of action after what changes?

conditions change

Once we check off the rescue and fire control boxes, time is less ____________ , so loss-control operations can be more delicate.

critical

Investing a small amount of time evaluating the _____________ _______________ is extremely important to both beginning and on-going command and operational success, as well as firefighter safety.

critical factors

Safe and effective operations begin by sizing up the incident's what?

critical factors

What are the 5 variable factors.

fire life hazard resources action special circumstance

Never ____ an exterior opening

fog

Never get on the radio to give _____________________ unless it is request by the IC.

good news (All-Clears, Under Controls, PARs)

NO member shall operate in the _________ __________ alone!

hazard zone

All members in the hazard zone must be working under the protection of a_____________.

hoseline