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46 Cards in this Set
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Chain of Command
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Pathway of responsibility from the highest level of the department to the lowest
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Company
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Standard Operating Unit of a Fire Department
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Unity of Command
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Principle that a person can only report to ine supervisor.
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Order
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Written or verbal instruction based on a policy or procedure
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Span of control
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Number of personnel that one individual can effectively manage
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Organizational Chart
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Diagram showing the structure of the fire department and it's chain of command
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Triage
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Method of sorting victims by the severity of their injuries
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Policy
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Guide to decision making within an organization
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Discipline
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Setting the limits or boundaries for expected performance and enforcing them
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SOPs
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Standard set of actiona at the core of every fire fighting plan
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Procedure
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Detailed guide to action
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Divison of labor
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Dividing large jobs into small jobs, necessary to prevent dupication, assign responsibility and make clear cut assignments
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Company
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A group of firefighters assigned to a particular piece of apparatus or station
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Engine Company
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Deploys hoselines for fire attack and exposure protection
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Truck (ladder) Company
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Performs forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, and provides access to upper levels of stucture.
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Rescue/ Squad Company
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Typically is responsible for the removal of victims from areas of danger or entrapment
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Brush Company
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Extuingishes wildland fires and protects sturcures in urban interface
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Hazardous Materials Company
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Responds to and mitigates hazmat incidents
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Emergency Medical Company
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Provides emergency medical care and support to patients
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Directive
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Written or verbal direction not based on a policy or procedure
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Fire apparatus driver/operator
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NFPA 1002
Drives assignes apparatus to and from scene. Operates pumps, aerial devices or other mechanical equipment as required |
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Fire department officer
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NFPA 1021
Supervise a fire company in the station and at the fire scene |
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Fire department safety officer
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NFPA 1521
Oversees a fire department's occupational safety and health program and monitors the operational safety of emergency incidents |
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Communications/telecommunications personnel
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NFPA 1061
Take emergency and non-emergency phone calls, processes the info, dispatches units,maintain communication with companies on scene |
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Fire alarm maintenance personnel
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Maintain municipal fire alarm systems
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Apparatus and equipment maintanance personnel
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Maintain all fire deparment apparatus and portable equipment
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Fire police personnel
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Assist regular police officers in emergency operations with traffic control, crowd control, and scene safety
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Information systems personnel
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Manage the collection, entry, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of electronic data beses such as fire reporting
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Aiport Firefighter
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NFPA 1003
Protects life and property, controls fire hazards, and performs general duties related to airport operations and aircraft safety |
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Hazardous Materials Technician
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NFPA 472
Handles hazardous materials and nuclear, biological, and chemical emergencies |
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SCUBA diver
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Performs above nad underwater rescues and recoveries
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Special rescue technician
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Handles special rescue situations such as high-angle(rope) rescue, trench, and structural collapse, confined space entry, extrication operations, and cave or mine rescues
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Fire prevention officer/inspector
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NFPA 1031
Conducts technical and supervisory work in the fire prevention program |
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Fire and arson investigator
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NFPA 1033
Conducts the investigation of the fire area and makes analytical judgement based on the remains at the fire scene to determine origin and cause of a fire |
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Public fire and life safety educator
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NFPA 1035
Informs the public about fire hazards, fire causes, precautions and actions to take during a fire |
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Fire protection engineer/ specialist
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Acts as a consultant to the upper administration of the department in the areas of fire department operations and fire prevention
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First Responder
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Sustains the patient's life unitl more competent medical personnel arrive
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Emergency Medical Technician
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Is trained to provide basic life support to patients
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Paramedic
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Is trained to provide advanced life support to patients
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Training officer
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NFPA 1041
Administers all fire department training activities |
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Instructor
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NFPA 1041
Delivers training courses to other members of the department |
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IMS Components
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*Common Terminology
*Modular Orginization *Integrated Communications *Unified Commnad Structure *Consolodated Action Plans *Manageable Span of Control *Predesignated incident facilities *Comprehensive resource management |
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Incident Commander |
Ultimately responsible for all incident activities, including development and implementation of a strategic plan.
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Operations Officer |
Responsible for managing all operations that directly effect the primaty mission of eliminating the problem.
Reports directly to IC |
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Planning |
Responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of infomation concerning development of incident
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Logistics |
Responsible for providing the facilities, services and materials necessary to support the incident
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