Primary Search Operations
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Which term refers to the order given to emergency responders to escape a hazard area immediately, dropping tools, equipment, and abandoning hose line?

  • Advanced Life Support (ALS)
  • Aid Unit (BLS)
  • Abandon (correct)
  • Adjacent Teams
  • What does the term 'ALS' stand for in the context of emergency medical care?

  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) (correct)
  • Adjacent Teams
  • Aid Unit (BLS)
  • Abandon
  • What does the term 'All Clear' indicate in incident management?

  • Advanced Life Support (ALS)
  • Aid Unit (BLS)
  • Adjacent Teams
  • All Clear (correct)
  • Which zone is the incident's outermost and safest control zone?

    <p>Cold Zone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to indicate the presence of a dedicated Incident Commander who is in position to manage strategy, resources, and risk from a stationary and formal Command Post?

    <p>Establishing Command</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the tactical assignment of removing civilian occupants from a current and/or potential hazard area?

    <p>Evacuate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used by the Incident Commander to clear the air of radio traffic so that critical emergency communications can be transmitted?

    <p>Emergency Traffic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the role of an Area Command in emergency management?

    <p>Managing multiple Command Posts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does it mean when a resource is assigned to an incident?

    <p>They are not available for other duties/incidents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Buddy System in firefighting?

    <p>To directly account for each other's welfare</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Chain of Command in emergency management?

    <p>A series of command positions in hierarchal order of authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of search is not considered a comprehensive complete search due to hazard conditions, limited visibility, heat, exposure to hazardous materials, etc.?

    <p>Primary Search</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a Primary Search?

    <p>To locate and remove victims from the immediate hazard area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a search team report to their supervisor after completing a Primary Search without finding any victims?

    <p>Primary search complete, nothing found</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)?

    <p>To manage the response to a 'Mayday' situation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the purpose of an Emergency Roll Call for PAR?

    <p>To verify that all personnel have safely exited from the hazard area</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of Salvage?

    <p>A tactical assignment of preventing further property loss by removing and/or protecting property</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'Span of Control' refer to?

    <p>The number of individuals a supervisor is responsible for, usually expressed as the ratio of supervisors to individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is the definition of Initial Stage?

    <p>The tasks undertaken by the first arriving company with only one crew assigned or operating in the hot zone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does IDLH stand for?

    <p>Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Initial Size-Up Report?

    <p>To describe what the first unit sees as they approach the scene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a Mass Casualty Incident?

    <p>An emergency incident involving multiple patients that overwhelms the medical care resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which agency is responsible for managing the Federal government's medical response to major emergencies and disasters?

    <p>National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the ICS position assigned for large-scale incidents when the medical aspect of the incident is of sufficient size and/or complexity to create an unmanageable span-of-control under IMS guidelines?

    <p>Medical Branch Director</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of ensuring that the location, status, and welfare of each team member operating within the incident scene is monitored?

    <p>Personnel Accountability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three channels of the UHF radio system used to communicate medical information between pre-hospital personnel and/or the Base Station or Receiving Facility?

    <p>Channel 2 – Sumas Mountain, Channel 4 – Toad Mountain (Squalicum), Channel 6 – Sehome Hill</p> Signup and view all the answers

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