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Growth and development is usually controlled by the availability of |
Fuel and oxygen |
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The five stages of fire |
Ignition, growth, flashover,fully developed and decay A condition where flames move through or across the unburned gases |
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A condition where flames move through or across the unburned gases |
Flame over or roll over |
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What are the four steps in determining the area of origin of A fire |
Interview witnesses and firefighters. Examine the exterior. Examine interior.analyze the information |
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Where are the heaviest automatic natural ventilation stains located |
Above doors and windows of the room of Origin |
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Work from the area of least damage to the area of ..... |
Most damage |
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Exact physical location where a heat source and a fuel come in contact with each other |
Point of origin |
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________ is the carbon-based remains of you burn organic material |
Charring |
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Low charring may indicate what? |
Lower-level burning |
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The point of this pattern usually points close to the area of origin |
V pattern |
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This type of floor damage may indicate high heat at low-level resulting from additional fule |
Sharp edge burn through |
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Multiple areas of origin may indicate what? |
Intentional burning |
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Where do most car fire start at? |
Engine compartment |
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Mismatch tires and rims gas cap missing or siphon hose no license plate and missing parts are all clues of what? |
suspicious fire indicators |
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Fire cause |
The sequence of events that allow the source of ignition and field to come together resulting in fire |
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Accidental fires |
Started by human activity with no malicious intent by the person who started the fire. Also known as friendly fires |
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Pyrophoric ignition |
Pyrolysis Chemical decomposition caused by heat that generally results in lowered ignition temperature of the material. |
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Natural fires |
Lightning strikes are the most common cause |
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Incendiary fires |
Started intentionally with malicious intent. indicators are multiple points of origin or a timing devices. |
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Trailers |
Material used to spread fire from one area to another or from one floor to another such as newspaper or wax paper |
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Newspapers |
Often used as an initial fuel |
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Undetermined fires |
Classification used when the specific fire cause cannot be determined with reasonable degree of certainty |
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Juvenile firesetter's are divided into five categories what are they? |
Curiosity, crisis, delinquent, strategic, pathological, crisis being the most common they set fires in response to stressful circumstances |
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Adult firestarters |
excitement or vanity. Arsonist six recognition or wishes to be viewed as a hero |
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Protocols for contacting an investigator |
Pending the arrival of the investigator, the company offices responsibilities are to control the scene, present the evidence and inform the investigator of what has been found |
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Importance of document writing |
They may be used in court. Ultimately the companies officers report writing credibility may be judged on three items completeness clarity and factual Audi |
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Clarity and documentation |
Must use words and phrases that are least likely to be misinterpreted or misunderstood |
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Factuality in report writing |
Must describe what the company officer and firefighter Saul not what they may have assumed because of what they saw |
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NFPA requires what? |
The adoption of an incident management system that is in accordance with NFPA 1561 and to establish written SOP's for the implementation of IMS |
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Policy |
A guide to decision making in an organization. Policy should be written to clarify administration's intent, however, unwritten or past practice policies do exist and are enforceable |
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Procedure |
Detailed plan of action derived from Department policy. List the suggested steps required to carry out policies |
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Purpose of SOP's |
Developed to provide personal with detailed information about how specific situation should be handled |
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Benefits of SOP's |
Allows for decision-making on routine issues |
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Implementing SOP's |
To be effective SOP's must be in writing. NFPA 1500 mandates written SOP's for the implementation of an incident management system for all members involved in an emergency operations |
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National response framework or NRF |
The purpose of the NRF is to establish a comprehensive national all hazards approach to domestic incident management across the spectrum of activities including prevention preparedness and response and recovery |
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National incident management system also known as NIMS |
IMS provides a consistent nationwide approach for federal state and local governments to work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for respond to you and recover from domestic incident |
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Local emergency response plans also known as LERP |
A basic plan providing general guidance on emergency management activities such as methods of mitigation preparedness and response and recovery |
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Superfund amendments and reauthorization act title three of 1986 |
SARA place's more responsibility on emergency preparedness at the local level by planning for specific target hazard areas for hazmat purposes by providing information on storage use and hazards present |
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Placards |
Used to identify dangerous goods on transportation vehicles |
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What's the primary function of the MSDS |
To provide information for workers on the for materials used or stored on site |
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What is a ERG |
Produced by the US Department of Transportation. Provides recommendations for protection of emergency workers and the general public during initial response phase |
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What is CHEMTREC? |
A service of the American chemistry Council. Provides information on material properties hazards and suggested control techniques |
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NFPA 704 |
System for the identification of hazards of materials for emergency response. |
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Post incident analysis (PIA) |
Following most emergency incidents an analysis of the event is made to determine the operational strengths and weaknesses of the response to the incident. Not intended to place blame or punish people for mistakes. |
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Eight elements of a PIA |
Departmental procedures relating to dispatch response, Building construction, fire protection system, water supply, you'll loading, fire growth and development, strategy tactics and operations, customer service. |
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type one building construction |
designed to confined burning to one specific location inside of the building. |
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Type two building construction (also known as noncombustible by in a NFPA) |
similar to type one with steel or concrete walls floors and structural framework however, the roof covering material is combustible. |
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type three building construction(known as ordinary building construction) |
The primary fire concern is the problem of fire and smoke spread through concealed spaces between walls floors and ceiling |
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Thai five construction known as wood frame |
Most combustible of the five types and is known a single-family home construction |
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pre-action systems |
Conventional sprinklers are used in combination with heat sensing devices. Needs to devices to activate for water to flow |
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Deluge system |
All sprinkler heads are open |
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Total flooding dry chemical system |
Discharges are arranged to discharge into and completely fill in an enclosed space with a heavy cloud of agent. |
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Total flooding systems are required to have what |
Pre-action alarm due to the exclusion of oxygen in the discharge area |
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Portable fire extinguishers are required to have what |
Service tag and safety seals |
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Direct pumping system |
System is one of our pumps that take water from primary source and discharge it through the filtration and treatment process. From there a series of pumps forces water into the distribution system |
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Gravity system |
Gravity flow from the higher elevation provides water pressure. Sufficient only if the water sources several hundred feet higher than the highest point of the distribution system |
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Combination system |
Uses a combination of the direct pumping and gravity system. When the pressure drops during heavy consumption. The storage containers provide extra water by feeding it back into the system |
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Dead end hydrants |
Fire hydrant supplied by water from only one direction are known as |
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A good water system should consist of what components |
Primary feeders secondary feeders distributors |
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The availability of fuel in a space in the proximity of fuel packages to each other have significant impact on the growth and development of fires this is known as what? |
Fuel loading |
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The six major behaviors of an effect of customer service delivery plan are what? |
Quick/ effective /skillful /safe caring /managed |
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This behavior sets up the interesting dynamic that understanding, kindness, and support we receive or don't receive inside the department becomes the basis of the treatment we extend to our customers |
Caring |
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This behavior requires a system that provides a plan for before, during, and after that emergency. Sophie is in training establish and teach the plan before the emergency |
Managed |
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Strategy tactics and operations. And life safety #1 |
Firefighters first, other emergency workers, victims/occupants, bystanders |
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This behavior requires a system that provides a plan for before, during, and after that emergency. Sophie is in training establish and teach the plan before the emergency |
Managed |
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Strategy tactics and operations. And life safety #1 |
Firefighters first, other emergency workers, victims/occupants, bystanders |
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Incident stabilization #2 |
Minimize incident impact on the surrounding area. Utilize resources wisely according to the magnitude and complexity of the incident |
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Property conservation #3 |
Minimize property damage. Effective salvage operations. Discriminate water application |
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Are three components of strategy tactics and operations |
Life safety #1 incident stabilization #2 property conservation #3 |
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Scene size up |
Ongoing process of evaluating a situation to determine what has happened, what is happening, what is likely to happen, and what resources will be needed to resolve the situation |
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Three three-step size up process |
Locate, isolated, mitigate |
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Incident action plan |
A written or unwritten plan for the safe and efficient disposition of an emergency incident, |
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Three three-step size up process |
Locate, isolated, mitigate |
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Incident action plan |
A written or unwritten plan for the safe and efficient disposition of an emergency incident, |
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What is the incident action plan for |
For complex or long-term as events the incident action plan will be written. For simple incidents The IAP may unwritten |
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For modes of deployment |
Offenses mode /defensive mode /rescue mode /investigation mode |
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Foundation of NIMS |
Consistent nationwide approach for federal state and local government to work effectively and efficient me together during emergency responses |
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Incidents are classified into how many types |
Five types, 1 being the most complex, 5 are the least complex |
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Two key principles underlying the NIMS document they are what |
Flexibility and standardization |
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The NIMS standard incident command structures are based on these three key organizational systems |
Incident command system/multi agency coordination system/public information system |
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This structure defines the operating characteristics, interactive management component, and structure of incident management and emergency response organizations engaged throughout the lifecycle of an incident. |
Incident command system |
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C FLOP |
Command, finance, logistics, operations, planning |
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A group is a.... |
Functional component of the fire ground |
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A division is a.. |
Geographic location |
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Span of control |
3 to 7 5 being optimal |
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Level one staging is |
On scene |
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Level to staging is |
Near the scene 1 to 2 blocks away |
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Level III staging is |
Basecamp or containment area |
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The command statement should include what |
Unit identification/brief description of the situation/obvious conditions/brief description of the actions taken/mode of operation/establishment or assumption, identification, And location of command/request additional resources. |
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The command statement should include what |
Unit identification/brief description of the situation/obvious conditions/brief description of the actions taken/mode of operation/establishment or assumption, identification, And location of command/request additional resources. |
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ICAN report |
Incident conditions/actions/needs |
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The command statement should include what |
Unit identification/brief description of the situation/obvious conditions/brief description of the actions taken/mode of operation/establishment or assumption, identification, And location of command/request additional resources. |
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ICAN report |
Incident conditions/actions/needs |
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Command is officially transferred when |
The new incident commander has been briefed and the new relieved incident commander is given a new assignment |
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The command statement should include what |
Unit identification/brief description of the situation/obvious conditions/brief description of the actions taken/mode of operation/establishment or assumption, identification, And location of command/request additional resources. |
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ICAN report |
Incident conditions/actions/needs |
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Command is officially transferred when |
The new incident commander has been briefed and the new relieved incident commander is given a new assignment |
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Chain of command means |
That there is a clear line of authority within the structure of ICS |
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The command statement should include what |
Unit identification/brief description of the situation/obvious conditions/brief description of the actions taken/mode of operation/establishment or assumption, identification, And location of command/request additional resources. |
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ICAN report |
Incident conditions/actions/needs |
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Command is officially transferred when |
The new incident commander has been briefed and the new relieved incident commander is given a new assignment |
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Chain of command means |
That there is a clear line of authority within the structure of ICS |
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Unity of command means |
That every individual has one supervisor at the scene of an incident |
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The command statement should include what |
Unit identification/brief description of the situation/obvious conditions/brief description of the actions taken/mode of operation/establishment or assumption, identification, And location of command/request additional resources. |
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ICAN report |
Incident conditions/actions/needs |
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Command is officially transferred when |
The new incident commander has been briefed and the new relieved incident commander is given a new assignment |
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Chain of command means |
That there is a clear line of authority within the structure of ICS |
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Unity of command means |
That every individual has one supervisor at the scene of an incident |
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Unified command is? |
Special modification where the command function is shared between participating agencies for the overall management of the incident |
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Personnel accountability |
Mandated by NFPA 1500 for use at all incidents, SOP'smust be in place regarding the type and the use of the system for rapid accountability of all personnel on the incident scene |
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Who is directly responsible for the tracking of firefighters and crews Under their supervision while engaged in emergency operations |
Company officers |
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Who is directly responsible for the tracking of firefighters and crews Under their supervision while engaged in emergency operations |
Company officers |
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PAR counts are used for what? |
Utilize periodically during an incident to ensure all members operating at the emergency scene are accounted for |
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PAR counts are conducted when? |
Change of mode/catastrophic events/whenever you want./ten min increments |
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Single command is what |
The most traditional perception of the command function in the genesis of the term incident commander |
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What NFPA governs the ISO Responsibilities |
NFPA 1521 |
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What are the liaison officers responsibilities |
Point of contact for coordinating with assisting agencies |
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What are the liaison officers responsibilities |
Point of contact for coordinating with assisting agencies |
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What are the public information officer's responsibilities |
Talk to the media and other applicable agencies/give accurate and knowledgeable information |
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What are the liaison officers responsibilities |
Point of contact for coordinating with assisting agencies |
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What are the public information officer's responsibilities |
Talk to the media and other applicable agencies/give accurate and knowledgeable information |
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What division of the command structure generally has the greatest number of assigned personnel with the greatest number of functions |
Operations |
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Operation section chief responsibilities |
Assist in the development of the incident action plan |
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Does a division work for a group. Does a group work for division. True or false |
False |
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Why would a incident commander create division in groups |
To reduce span of control problems while adding in personnel accountability |
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Each division or group supervisor requires the following three pieces of information from the icy/operations chief |
Radio designation/assigned objectives/resources under their supervision |
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Each division or group supervisor requires the following three pieces of information from the icy/operations chief |
Radio designation/assigned objectives/resources under their supervision |
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What is a task force |
Any combination of single resources assembled to accomplish a specific mission. Can be used for all types of incidences most commonly used for wildland |
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What is a strike team |
A set number of resources of the same kind in the same type |
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What is a strike team |
A set number of resources of the same kind in the same type |
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What does the planning section do |
Collects, evaluate, and disseminates incident situation information and intelligence to the incident commander in the incident management personnel |
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What does the logistics section do |
Responsible for all support requirements needed to facilitate effective and efficient incident management including ordering resources from off incident locations |
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What does the support branch provide |
Provide services that assist incident operations by providing supplies, facilities, transport, and equipment maintenance and consist of the following units. Supply unit, facilities unit, ground support unit |
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What does the support branch provide |
Provide services that assist incident operations by providing supplies, facilities, transport, and equipment maintenance and consist of the following units. Supply unit, facilities unit, ground support unit |
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What does the service branch provide |
Communication unit, food unit, medical unit |
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What does the information and intelligent function do |
Provides the critical objective of providing accurate and timely knowledge especially during incidents which are potentially linked to terrorism and the surrounding operational environment |
