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53 Cards in this Set
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Who is the Incident Commander (IC) representative and the position responsible for exchanging information with outside agencies or directing people to the proper authority?
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Liaison Officer
Liaison = Other Agencies |
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What are the exterior sides of a building generally known as?
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Sides A, B, C, and D
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Which position is the only position in the incident command system (ICS) that must always be filled in?
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Command
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What is a standard system of assigning and keeping track of the resources involved in the incident?
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Resource Management System
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What organization was developed by ICS in the 1970's for day to day fire department incidents?
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Fire ground Command System (FCS)
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When one person relinquishes command of an incident and another individual becomes an IC
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Transfer of command
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What is the section of the ICS that is responsible for providing supplies, services, facilities, and materials during the incident?
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Logistics Section
Logistics = supplies & materials |
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Which position is established when the first arriving unit arrives on the scene?
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Command
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The number of subordinates who report to one supervisor at any level within the organization
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Span of control
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Five units of the same type with an assigned leader
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Strike team
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The section of the ICS that is responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and the use of information relevant to the incident
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Planning Section
Planning = collection & use of information |
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What is used to ensure that everyone at an emergency site can transfer information among both their supervisors and subordinates?
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Integrated communications
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The section of the ICS that is responsible for the management of all actions that are directly related to controlling the incident
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Operations Section
Operations = Management & Controlling |
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The section of the ICS that is responsible for any legal issues that may arise during an incident
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Finance/Administration Section
Finance/Admin = Legal Issues |
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What is the management concept in which each person has only one direct supervisor?
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Unity of command
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Where should the IC, all direct support staff, and command functions be located?
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Incident Command Post (ICP)
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When multiple agencies with overlapping jurisdictions and legal responsibilities respond to the same incident, ICS may employ?
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Unity of Command
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Companies or crews working in the same geographic area
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Divisions
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The safety officer, liasion officer and public information officer are always part of the?
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Command Staff
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A location close to the incident scene where a number of units can be held in reserve, ready to be assigned if needed
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Staging area
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Which officer has the authority to stop or suspend operations when unsafe situations occur?
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Safety officer
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The officer responsible for gathering and releasing incident information to the news media
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Public Information Officer
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What is a group of fire fighters who are working without apparatus?
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A crew is a group of fire fighters who are working without apparatus
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What is an individual vehicle and its assigned personnel considered?
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Single resource
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What is the combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures and communications operating within a common organizational structure that has responsibility for the management of assigned resources?
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Incident Command System (ICS)
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What is an application of the incident command system that allows all agencies with jurisdiction responsibility for an incident to manage an incident by establishing a common set of objectives and strategies?
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Unified Command
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What are the objectives that reflect the overall incident strategy tactics, risk management and member safety that are developed by incident commander?
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Incident Action Plan (IAP)
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What system was mandated by the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5)?
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National
Incident Management System (NIMS) |
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Which system provides a systematic, proactive approach guiding government agencies at all levels, private sector, nongovernmental to work seamlessly to prepare for, prevent and respond to reduce the loss of life and property?
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National
Incident Management System (NIMS) |
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List officers within Command Staff and all whom report directly to the incident commander
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Public Information Officer
Safety Officer Liaison Officer |
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What is a supervisory level that is established to divide an incident into geographic areas of operations?
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Division
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Within the ICS structure, whom is ultimately responsible for managing an incident and has the authority to direct all activities?
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Commmand
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What is considered an individual vehicle and its assigned personnel?
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Single resource
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What is an example of a single resource?
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Engine company or ladder company
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What can be combined into task forces or strike teams?
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Single resources
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What is the primary reason for establishing divisions and groups?
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To maintain an effective span of control
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What are the key components of the ICS?
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Planning, supervision and communication
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What is the strength of the ICS?
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Standard terminology
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What does each block of the ICS organizational chart refer to?
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Functional area or job description
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What is considered a single resource?
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Engine and crew
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Which section is responsible for updating the incident action plan?
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Planning Section
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What are four major sections of the ICS?
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Operations
Planning Logistics Finance/Administration |
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What section or part of the ICS is responsible for most fire ground functions including suppression, search and rescue and ventilation?
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Operations Section
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What are three basic components that always appy when working within the ICS?
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1. Command must always be established
2. Each fire fighter always reports to only one supervisor 3. The company officer reports to the Command |
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What teams are commonly used to combat wildland fires?
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Strike teams - five units of the same type with an assigned leader
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What is the front of the building called?
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Side A
Side B, C, D follow in a clockwise direction around the building |
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What are the areas adjacent to a burning building called?
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Exposures
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Within a building how are divisions commonly designated?
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Divisions take number of floor on which they are working
Fire fighters on fifth floor would be Division 5 |
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What are the most frequently used ICS components in structural firefighting?
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Divisions and groups
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At a small scale incident, what does the typical ICS command structure consist of?
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Command and reporting resources (Engine 1, Ladder 1 and Rescue 1)
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List two federal laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of a disability.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
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How is an individual with a disability is defined by ADA andSection 504?
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(1) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities
(2) has a record of such an impairment (3) is regarded as having such an impairment |
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What requires victims of crime whohave a disability with an equal opportunity to benefit from andparticipate in all programs, services, and activities of the lawenforcement agency?
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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
