Essentials Of Ff Chap 01

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Chain of Command

Back 1

Order of rank and authority in the fire service. (2) The proper sequence of information and command flow as described in the Incident Management System.

Front 2

Discipline

Back 2

Setting the limits or boundaries for expected performance and enforcing them

Front 3

Emergency Operations

Back 3

Activities involved in responding to the scene of an incident and performing assigned duties in order to mitigate the emergency.

Front 4

Fire Mark

Back 4

Distinctive metal marker once produced by insurance companies for identifying their policyholders’ buildings.

Front 5

Incident Command System (ICS)

Back 5

(1) System by which facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications are organized to operate within a common organizational structure designed to aid in the management of resources at emergency incidents. (2) Management system of procedures for controlling personnel, facilities, equipment, and communications so that different agencies can work together toward a common goal in an effective and efficient manner. (3) Recommended method of establishing and maintaining command and control of an incident. It is an organized approach to incident management, adaptable to any size of type of incident.

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Life Safety

Back 6

Refers to the joint consideration of the life and physical well-being of individuals, both civilians and firefighters.

Front 7

Policy

Back 7

Guide to decision making in an organization.

Front 8

Procedure

Back 8

A written communication closely related to a policy.
A detailed plan of action

Front 9

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Back 9

organizations predetermined plan for dealing with emergency incidents, and is primarily the means to start the operation

Front 10

unity of command

Back 10

refers to chain of command, you report to only one supervisor

Front 11

span of control

Back 11

any officer can only effectively manage a certain number of individuals or groups. preferably 5, 3-7

Front 12

division of labor

Back 12

delegating a large job into smaller jobs, such as searching a building by floor
1assign responsibility
2prevfent duplicate efforts
3to make specific clear assignments

Front 13

engine company

Back 13

deploys hoselines

Front 14

truck company

Back 14

performs forcible entry, s&r, ventilation, salvage and ovehaul, and provides access to upper levels(ladders)

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rescue squad

Back 15

searches for and removes victims, also perform technical rescues

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brush company

Back 16

wildland fires and protects strucures in the wildland/urban interface

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hazardous materials company

Back 17

responds to and mitigates hazardous materials incidents

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special rescue squad

Back 18

responds to and performs technical rescues

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assigned

Back 19

resources currently committed to an assignment

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Available

Back 20

Resources that have checked in at the incident but are not currently assigned

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Branch

Back 21

Org level between divisions/groups and the IC operations. Managed by the Branch Director. Ex. haz mat branch, forcible entry branch, fire branch

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command

Back 22

Directing, ordering, and controlling resources by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority

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command post

Back 23

locations from which all incident operations are directed. One CP per incident, all agency reps are here, all planning functions ae performed here

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Division

Back 24

Geographical location at an incident, such as wildland A B C, or Structural by floor

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Group

Back 25

Functional designations. Ex forcible entry, search and rescue. Whrn a groups specific function is complete, they are available for reassignment.

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Incident Action Plan

Back 26

Written or unwriten plan for managing an emergency is the IAP. should be formulated for every (large)incident.

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Incident Commander

Back 27

IC The officer at the top of the incident chain of command.

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Resource Status

Back 28

Available, Assigned, or Out-of-Service

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Single Resource

Back 29

Individual personnel and equip items and operators associated with them

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Strike team

Back 30

Set number of resources of the same kind and type with an established minimum number of personnel

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Strategic Mode

Back 31

Determines the positions for companies operating on scene. offensive and defensive

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Supervisor

Back 32

in command of a division or group

Front 33

Task Force

Back 33

any combination of resources asembled in support of a specific mission or operational need