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37 Cards in this Set
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Chapter 1
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Orientation and History
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Fire Mark
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Distinctive metal marker once produced by insurance companies for identifying their policy holders buildings
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Life Safety
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1st and most highest priority on a fire scene
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Emergency Operations
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Activities involved in responding to the scene of a incident and performing assigned duties in order to mitigate the emergency
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Chain of Command
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Order of Rank and authority in the fire service
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Discipline
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setting the limits or boundaries for expected performance and enforcing them
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Policy
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Guide to decision making in a organization
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Procedure
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A written communication closely related to a policy
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Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
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Standard methods or rules in which an organization or FD operates to carry out a routine Function
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Incident Command System
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System by which facilities equipment personnel procedures and communication are organized to operate within a common organization structure designed to aid in management of resources
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Incident Command
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Responsible for all incident activities
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Safety Officer
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Monitors incident operations and advises the IC on all issues related to operational safety
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Liaison Officer
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Point of contact for other government and non-government agencies and private sector organizations
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Public Information officer
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interfaces with the public and media
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Operations sector
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Reports directly to the IC and is responsible for all activities focused on reducing hazards, saving lives and property
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Planing section Chief
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Collecting Documenting evaluating and dissemination of incident situations information and intelligence
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Logistics Chief
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responsible for all support requirements needed to facilitate effective and efficient incident management
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Financial Admin
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Financial and administrative support services
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Information/Intelligence Function
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Analyzing and sharing incident information and intelligence
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Assigned
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resources committed to an organization
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Available
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resources checked in and not assigned
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Branch
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Organization level between division/group and the IC ops
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Command
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directing ordering and controlling resources by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority
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command post
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Location at which all incident ops are located
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Division
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geographic designation assigning responsibility for all operations within a defined area
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Group
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Functional Designation (forcible entry, salvage vent)
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Incident action plan
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Written or unwritten plan for managing an emergency
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Out of service
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resources not available for assignment
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Resources
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All personnel and major pieces of apparatus on scene or en route
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Single Resource
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individual personnel and equipment items and operations associated with them
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Strike Team
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Set number of resources of the same kind and type with an established minimum number of personnel
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Strategic Mode
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Determines the positions for companies operating on scene
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Supervisor
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In command of division or group
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Task Force
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Combination of resources assembled in support of a specific mission r operational need
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Integrity
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Doing the right thing simply because its right
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Moral Character
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Truthfulness and Honesty
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Work Ethic
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doing what needs to be done without being told
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