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When a company officer arrives first on a fire scene, the officer is in
command until? - <<<<<>>>>>>a chief officer arrives and may choose to assume command
An employee becomes frustrated because he/she cannot comply with conflicting orders from different bosses. This situation is caused by a
violation of? - <<<<<>>>>>>Unity of command
In the fire service, division of labor is necessary to? -
<<<<<>>>>>>All the above
assign responsibility, prevent duplication of effort, make specific assignments
Policies are examples of standing plans designed to provide? -
<<<<<>>>>>>guidance for decision making
A procedure is a(n)? - <<<<<>>>>>>detailed guide to action
Which of the following is one of the major staff functions/components of the
Incident Management System? - <<<<<>>>>>>Planning
Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of an Incident
Management System? - <<<<<>>>>>>Prefire Plans
Which of the following is not a major functional component of the Incident
Management System? - <<<<<>>>>>>Groups
NFPA ________ is the standard that contains minimum requirements and procedures for a safety and health program? -
<<<<<>>>>>> 1500
Passengers and drivers/operators of responding emergency vehicles should
do all of the following except? - <<<<<>>>>>>ride on the tailboard
Under normal conditions, only a(n) _______ may order multiple alarms or additional resources for large-scale incidents? -
<<<<<>>>>>>Incident Commander
As it relates to the Incident Management System, a division refers to? -
<<<<<>>>>>>a geographic location or designation
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Incident Management
System? - <<<<<>>>>>>Independent action plans
The Incident Management System should? - <<<<<>>>>>>Be initiated by the first fire unit on scene
The tracking of personnel working at an incident requires a system that is standardized foe every incident to establish? -
<<<<<>>>>>>Accountability
In the Incident Management System, the ______ has authority over the ordering, releasing, and controlling of resources? -
<<<<<>>>>>>Incident Commander
Match characteristics of IMS Column A with description Column B
Modular Organization
Span of Control
Unified command
Unity of command - <<<<<>>>>>>Modular Org.: the ability to start small and expand if an incident becomes more complex
Span of Control: the # of subordinates who report to one supervisor at any level within the organization.
Unified command: Used when multiple agencies or multiple jurisdictions have responsibility for control of an incident.
Unity of command: each person has only one direct supervisor
A situation status progress report is provided upon? -
<<<<<>>>>>>transfer of command
Branch - <<<<<>>>>>>Maintains span of control over subordinate organization units
Division - <<<<<>>>>>>responsible for operations within assigned geographical area
Group - <<<<<>>>>>>work on the same task or objective
Crew - <<<<<>>>>>>works an assigned task but without apparatus
Transfer of command is best accomplished? -
<<<<<>>>>>>face to face
When a higher ranking officer arrives on scene, is that higher ranking officer obligated to assume command from an existing Incident Commander who is
of lower rank? - <<<<<>>>>>>Some departments require this, while others leave it to the higher ranking officer's discretion.
For what types and sizes of incident is the IMS designed? -
<<<<<>>>>>>All types and sizes
In the IMS structure, who is the one person ultimately responsible for
managing an incident? - <<<<<>>>>>>The Incident Commander
The command post should be located - <<<<<>>>>>>in a nearby, protected location
Who is the incident Commander's pint of contact for representatives outside
agencies? - <<<<<>>>>>>The Liaison Officer
By what title or rank are the heads of the 4 major functional components of
the IMS known? - <<<<<>>>>>>Chief
Which IMS section is responsible for the management of all actions that are directly related to controlling the incident? -
<<<<<>>>>>>Operations
Which IMS section is responsible for keeping vehicles fueled and providing
food for fire fighters? - <<<<<>>>>>>logistics
What type of fire service personnel would normally be assigned the role of
Operations Section Chief? - <<<<<>>>>>>an officer with an extensive experience in ops
Under what circumstances is the first arriving officer at a scene in charge,
according to the IMS paradigm? - <<<<<>>>>>>Under all circumstances
If there is no officer on the first-arriving unit, who assumes command> -
<<<<<>>>>>>the fire fighter with the greatest seniority
As more companies arrive at an escalating incident, one reason the command
structure must expand is to: - <<<<<>>>>>>to maintain span of control
As an incident commander at a working structure fire, which of the following would not be a high priority in making your initial decisions? -
<<<<<>>>>>>Establishing operations chief
Under NIMS, which of the following is a new area that has been added since
2001? - <<<<<>>>>>>Intelligence
A component of NIMS that should be on every incident which is either
written or unwritten is: - <<<<<>>>>>>an IAP
The arrival report should contain? - <<<<<>>>>>>All the above
situation evaluation, the attack mode selected, the person in command
Risk management is? - <<<<<>>>>>>The process of minimizing the chance, degree, or probability of damage, loss, or injury
Which of the following items would not be found in the risk benefit
philosophy of a risk management plan - <<<<<>>>>>>Where no life or valued property
What type of fire service personnel would normally be assigned the role of
Operations Section Chief? - <<<<<>>>>>>An officer with an extensive experience in operations
The type of call, action taken, number of injuries or fatalities, and the property usage information are all entries to be included on a(n) __________
Report. - <<<<<>>>>>>National Fire Incident Reporting System
A uniform data collection system used by most departments to track incident
information is known as the: - <<<<<>>>>>>National Fire Incident Reporting System
Which of the following, the information that would not be contained on a
fire report is the: - <<<<<>>>>>>Patient Medical Information
Which of the following statements regarding Fire reports is incorrect? -
<<<<<>>>>>>National Fire Incident Reporting System does not need to be completed for EMS runs
Which of the following statements regarding fire incident reports is
incorrect? - <<<<<>>>>>>Reports are used only for statistical information
