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33 Cards in this Set
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Chain of Command
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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.
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Discipline
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Setting the limits or boundaries for expected performance and enforcing them
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Emergency Operations
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Activities involved in responding to the scene of an incident and performing assigned duties in order to mitigate the emergency.
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Fire Mark
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Distinctive metal marker once produced by insurance companies for identifying their policyholders’ buildings.
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Incident Command System (ICS)
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(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
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Refers to the joint consideration of the life and physical well-being of individuals, both civilians and firefighters.
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Policy
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Guide to decision making in an organization.
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Procedure
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A written communication closely related to a policy.
A detailed plan of action |
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Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
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organizations predetermined plan for dealing with emergency incidents, and is primarily the means to start the operation
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unity of command
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refers to chain of command, you report to only one supervisor
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span of control
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any officer can only effectively manage a certain number of individuals or groups. preferably 5, 3-7
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division of labor
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delegating a large job into smaller jobs, such as searching a building by floor
1assign responsibility 2prevfent duplicate efforts 3to make specific clear assignments |
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engine company
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deploys hoselines
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truck company
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performs forcible entry, s&r, ventilation, salvage and ovehaul, and provides access to upper levels(ladders)
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rescue squad
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searches for and removes victims, also perform technical rescues
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brush company
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wildland fires and protects strucures in the wildland/urban interface
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hazardous materials company
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responds to and mitigates hazardous materials incidents
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special rescue squad
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responds to and performs technical rescues
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assigned
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resources currently committed to an assignment
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Available
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Resources that have checked in at the incident but are not currently assigned
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Branch
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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
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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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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
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Geographical location at an incident, such as wildland A B C, or Structural by floor
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Group
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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
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Written or unwriten plan for managing an emergency is the IAP. should be formulated for every (large)incident.
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Incident Commander
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IC The officer at the top of the incident chain of command.
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Resource Status
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Available, Assigned, or Out-of-Service
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Single Resource
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Individual personnel and equip items and operators 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. offensive and defensive
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Supervisor
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in command of a division or group
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Task Force
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any combination of resources asembled in support of a specific mission or operational need
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