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Within the NIMS framework, what elements are essential components?
Within the NIMS framework, what elements are essential components?
- Preparedness, communication and resource management, incident stabilization, and property conservation
- Resource management, command and management, ongoing management and maintenance, incident stabilization, and property conservation
- Life safety, incident stabilization, property conservation, command and management, and ongoing management and maintenance
- Preparedness, communication and resource management, command and management, and ongoing management and maintenance (correct)
In the context of incident command, what is the initial arriving level of command always considered?
In the context of incident command, what is the initial arriving level of command always considered?
- Strategic (correct)
- Tactical
- Task-oriented
- Operational
During an incident, if the situation is not stabilized during fast attack mode, what is the next course of action?
During an incident, if the situation is not stabilized during fast attack mode, what is the next course of action?
- Initiate investigation mode
- Transfer to exterior command (correct)
- Continue with fast attack mode until stabilization
- Shift to command mode
After Strategy, Tactics, and IAP (Incident Action Plan) have been determined during size-up, what are the subsequent four functions to consider?
After Strategy, Tactics, and IAP (Incident Action Plan) have been determined during size-up, what are the subsequent four functions to consider?
According to the RIC study, what is the average timeframe for a Rapid Intervention Crew to make contact with a downed firefighter?
According to the RIC study, what is the average timeframe for a Rapid Intervention Crew to make contact with a downed firefighter?
Under what circumstances is water advised to be applied before ventilation?
Under what circumstances is water advised to be applied before ventilation?
According to the Captain Fact Sheet, what is the appropriate duration for “cooling”?
According to the Captain Fact Sheet, what is the appropriate duration for “cooling”?
Which of the following is a consideration when determining the 'Situation' component of Laymen's 5 step size-up process?
Which of the following is a consideration when determining the 'Situation' component of Laymen's 5 step size-up process?
According to the 2018 Firefighter Deaths by Cause of Injury statistics, what was the leading cause of fatalities?
According to the 2018 Firefighter Deaths by Cause of Injury statistics, what was the leading cause of fatalities?
Under what circumstance should command be transferred?
Under what circumstance should command be transferred?
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FIRESCOPE/ Fire Ground Command History
FIRESCOPE/ Fire Ground Command History
Combined Cali wildfires (FIRESCOPE) and Phoenix All-Hazards in the 1980s, now known as NIMS.
NIMS 5 Components
NIMS 5 Components
Preparedness, communication & resource management, command & management, ongoing management & maintenance.
3 Strategic Priorities
3 Strategic Priorities
Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, Property Conservation
ICS 3 Levels of Command
ICS 3 Levels of Command
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Laymen's 5 Step Size-up
Laymen's 5 Step Size-up
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Vent Limited Fires
Vent Limited Fires
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PAR (Personnel Accountability Report)
PAR (Personnel Accountability Report)
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Firefighter Death by Type of Duty
Firefighter Death by Type of Duty
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Command transferred when
Command transferred when
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Study Notes
- FIRESCOPE was combined with Fire Ground Command (Phoenix All-Hazards) in the 1980s to form NIMS.
- NFPA 1561 covers IMS while NFPA 1026 covers incident management personnel qualifications.
- IS 100 is an intro, IS 200 is a single resource, IS 300 is for intermediate expanding incidents, IS 400 is for advanced command and general staff, IS 700 is NIMS intro, IS 800 is for NRF.
- NIMS has five components: preparedness, communication and resource management, command and management, ongoing management, and maintenance.
- The only position always filled is IC.
- The span of control is 3-5.
- The first arriving level of command is strategic.
- The three strategic priorities (aka Incident Priorities) are Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, and Property Conservation.
- The three ICS levels of command are Strategic, Tactical, and Task.
- Three company officer modes include Investigation mode, Fast attack mode (ends with situation stabilized; if not stable, goes exterior command, transferred), and Command mode.
- There are nine functions of command: Strategy, Tactics, IAP, ICS Organization, Resources, Activities, Scene Safety, information, and outside agencies.
- Size-up includes strategy, tactics, and IAP, followed by the next 4: ICS, Resources, Activities, Safety, lastly IAP fully operating then Information and Outside Agencies.
- A RIC study involving 200 drills showed time to contact down FF is 5.82 minutes, total time in building is 12.33 minutes, and total time for rescue is 21 minutes.
- It requires 12 FF's to rescue 1, and if they come into trouble, the odds are 1 in 5 and a 3,000psi bottle lasts 18.7 minutes.
- An NC study showed it takes 15 FF's to rescue 1 and 37 minutes to remove.
- RIC is incorporated into NFPA 1500 with NFPA 1407 being training for RIC.
- PAR is requested at tactical benchmarks like change from offensive to defensive and may be integrated into 20 minute incident time clock.
- Today's fires are Vent Limited, therefore to go from vent limited to fuel limited: apply water before vent.
- Cooling should take 30-60 seconds, softening 30-90 seconds, SOG is 15 seconds, and deck-gun attack (SOG) is 20-30 seconds.
- Modern homes are twice as large, have open floor plans, increased fuel, and new construction materials.
- IC has 14 Rules of Engagement: 1) 360 2) survival profile 3) initial risk assessment 4) enough resources? 5) don't risk FF lives for lives or property cannot be saved 6) limited risk for property 7) vigilant risk for lives 8) unsafe acts 9) Comms 10) progress reports 11) accountability 12) primary, no progress, defensive 13) RIC 14) Rehab.
- Size-up begins long before and ends when the incident is stabilized.
- Laymen's 5 Step Size-up Process: 1) Facts 2) Probabilities 3) Situation 4) Decision 5) Plan of Operation.
- Facts are things that are known.
- Probabilities are likely to happen (time to complete task).
- Situation includes 3 considerations: resources on scene and responding enough to handle, capabilities and limitations of resources, and capabilities and limitations of personnel. Decision has 4 questions: enough resources to mitigate, enough for interior, most effective assignments for on scene, and assignments responding.
- The Plan of operation: Final Step is not usually considered part of the size-up but refers to the information gathered during size-up to develop a plan of action.
- NFA Size-up includes Preincident information, Initial Size-Up (receipt of alarm), and Ongoing Size-Up (constant feedback).
- SLICERS: OVEIS falls under Identify and control flow path.
- 2018 FF Deaths by Cause of Injury: 1) Overexertion, stress, medical: 44% (cardiac events accounted for 89%). 2) Vehicle Accidents: 19%. 3) Structural collapse: 9%. 4) Struck by vehicle: 5%. 5) Struck by Object: 5%. 6+7) Falls/ exposures: 3%. 8,9,10) Lost inside/ caught under water/ assault: 2%.
- Firefighter Death by Type of Duty: Operating at fire ground: 39.1%. Other on duty/non-emergency: 20.3%. Training: 17.2%. Responding to or form alarm: 15.6%. Non-fire emergencies: 7.8%.
- Injury by Type of duty: Operating at fire ground: 42%. Non-fire emergencies: 21%. Training: 14%. Responding to or form alarm: 8%. Other on duty/non-emergency: 5%.
- Fire ground injuries by cause: overexertion/strain: 29%. Fall/slip/trip: 21%. Other: 16%. Exposure to fire: 11%. Contact with an object: 9.7%. Struck by an object: 6%. Exposure to chem/radiation: 4%. Extreme weather: 3%.
- Command is transferred when a new IC is briefed under NFPA 1407-RIC, and NFPA 1710 Org. and deployment to public by FD.
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