Intro to Fire: Chap 13 Quiz

Which of the following ensures an orderly line of authority within the ranks of the organization, with lower levels subordinate to, and connected to, higher levels?

Chain of command

Which mode of attack requires careful coordination and should NOT be used for interior attack structural firefighting?

Combination mode

Of the seven strategic priorities, which is the act of putting the fire out or stopping the source of a leak in a hazardous materials incident?

Extinguishment

What organization developed the first Incident Command System in the 1970s following a series of catastrophic fires in California's urban interface?

FIRESCOPE

Who is responsible for emergency incident management at most incidents?

First-in fire officer

As incidents grow, the incident commander may delegate authority for performance. Which added positions will provide information, safety, and liaison to the incident commander?

General staff

Within the command staff, which individual serves as the conduit for information to internal and external stakeholders, including media or other organizations seeking information?

Public information officer

Of the seven strategic priorities, which is the first priority and the most important consideration?

Rescue

Which of the planning section units is responsible for collecting and analyzing information on the current situation and for preparing situation displays and situation summaries?

Situation unit

Which of the following incident facilities is a temporary location where personnel and equipment are kept while waiting for tactical assignments?

Staging area

In forming an incident action plan, which of the following is used to coordinate the tactical operations of units to achieve the desired incident objectives?

Strategies

Incident Command System resources are broken into two categories. Which one includes personnel and major equipment items on assignment to incidents that are available or potentially available to the operations function?

Tactical resources

Which of the following refers to actions taken to achieve the strategies based on the size-up of the incident, objectives, strategic priorities, and the mode of attack selected?

Tactics

Which of the following terms refers to the direction and employment of resources to achieve a set objective, such as performing ventilation to control fire spread?

Tactics

Which type of command would be used for multiple jurisdictions, multiple agencies sharing responsibilities, and multiple jurisdictions with multiagency involvement?

Unified command

A support location where resources may be kept to support incident operations if the incident is of a large enough scale to require extended operations is called a:

camp

The ability to communicate within the Incident Command System is absolutely critical. An essential method of ensuring effective communication is use of common terminology and:

clear text.

The Incident Command System ensures full utilization of all of the following incident resources, EXCEPT:

estimating incident locations and facilities.

Which of the following supervisory levels is used to divide the incident geographically?

Divisions

What is the benefit of transmitting your wildland fire report of conditions via the radio to your supervisor?

Other units responding hear the size-up.

Of the seven strategic priorities, which is dirty and nonglamorous, but essential to ensuring the fire does not rekindle?

Overhaul

During which step in the size-up process are tactics put into action and communicated by the incident commander?

Plan the operation.

Which of the five major management functions supports the incident action planning process by tracking resources, collecting and analyzing information, and maintaining documentation?

Planning

Which of the following is the incident location from which primary logistics and administrative functions are coordinated and administered?

Base

Which of the following supervisory levels is used when the number of divisions or groups exceeds the span of control?

Branches

Of the seven strategic priorities, which involves stopping the spread of the incident?

Confinement

Which mode of attack is used to protect exposures when the structure has collapsed or a collapse is imminent?

Defensive mode

Which step in the size-up process involves considering factors that may affect your response such as weather, traffic, time of day, and occupancy of building, which may be identified during preplanning?

Determine facts when the alarm is received.

In response to the attacks of September 11, 2001, which document was issued by then-President George W. Bush, calling for the National Incident Management System?

HSPD-5

Which of the following is where helicopter-centered air operations, including fueling and maintenance, are conducted on a long-term basis?

Helibase

Which of the five major management functions sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities and has overall responsibility?

Incident command

The Incident Command System allows users to adopt what type of structure to match the complexities and demands of single or multiple incidents without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries?

Integrated organizational structure

Which general function is responsible for all of the services and support needs, such as setting up food services, providing support transportation, and providing medical services to incident personnel?

Logistics

During which step in the size-up process does the fire fighter consider the facts, probabilities, and his or her own situation and determine the best course of action under the given circumstances?

Make a decision.

Which of the following terms refers to the first decisions to be made in forming an incident action plan?

Objectives

Which mode of attack is often used on small fires or incidents where fire fighters are at minimal risk?

Offensive mode

Every incident must have a verbal or written incident action plan that includes the measurable strategic operations to be achieved and prepared around a time frame called an:

operational period.

Jobs that are necessary to achieve the tactics and that should be completed in a specified period of time are called:

tasks

The Incident Command System organizational structure develops in a top-down, modular fashion based on:

the size, complexity, and hazards of the incident.