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Fire Command Workbook: Chapt 2
The situation evaluation
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12/20/2008

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Term
Size-up is a systematic process consisting of the rapid, yet deliberate, consideration of all ________________ which leads to the developement of a rational ________________.
Definition

Critical incident factors

 

Action plan based on these critical factors

Term
The IC uses a combination of the following 4 basic information forms:
Definition
a. Previous experiences
b. Visual
c. Reported/reconnaissance
d. Pre-incident planning and familiarity
Term
The relation of past experience to present conditions allow the IC to better know tactically:_______________________________
Definition
What to do and how to do it, and personally how to act in that situation.
Term
The 5 basic tactical priorities
Definition

a. Life Safety

b. Incident Stablaization

c. Proper conservation

d. responder/worker safety

e. Customer Service

Term
The initial evaluation for each incident event begins :________________________________________
Definition
at the time the alarm is recieved.
Term
The best command placement often involves a view of: ________________________________
Definition

2 sides.

(Front and most critical for the incident)

Term
Five exterior condition that are easily identifiable visually are:
Definition

Area Arrangement - street, alleys

Hazard evaluation - Fire, rescue

Hazard Size - actual and forecasted size

Fire Conditions - whats burning

Physical Threats - disorder, weapons.

Term
The critical information factor management challenge for the IC is to create a system that effectively gathers reported information from the :___________________________________.
Definition
Owner, Occupants, workers, managers.
Term
Decentralized units and sectors must be used as:_________________________.
Definition
Recon/information centers
Term
Pre-incident plans are drawn under the best conditions but generally are used under the :_______________________.
Definition
Worst condition
Term
A starting point for occupancy pre-incident planning is an evaluation of the operational and outcome potential assosciated with buildings in and arround the incident in terms of :
Definition

a. Size

b. Arrangements

c. Hazards

d. Built-in protection

Term
Emphasis of pre-incident plans should focus on:
Definition

a. Serious potential life hazards

b. Hidden problems

c. Obstructions to access

d. safety

Term
A weel-designed tactical work sheet needs to record what five peices of data:
Definition
  1. Resource Status
  2. Resource Assignment
  3. Resource Tracking Accountability
  4. Personnel Inventory
  5. Incident Action Plan
Term
Using hte basic scale of where we are now, to what will happen in the future, helps us move from reactive to :________________.
Definition

Proactive

 

(Reactive = surprise: Proactive = plan)

Term
Structure fires progress through fairly standard stages, the three parts are:
Definition
  • Conditions - critical factors
  • Action - SOP/training/application/critique/revision
  • Outcome - result action has on condtions
Term
The incident management team must serve as the focal point for the incident time line to :______________
Definition
manage and mark time for everyone else operating at the incident.
Term
List five incident factors that must be considered when evaluating tactical situations. 
Definition
  1. Cutomer profile
  2. Time
  3. Occupancy
  4. Exposures
  5. Building.
Term
A basic command job is for the IC to first figure out:____________________
Definition
what is critical and what is not.
Term
The longer a critical factor goes without attention :_____________
Definition
the more dangerous and difficult it becomes.
Term
Significant pieces of information that have a high bearing on the outcome of an incident are:
Definition
"RED FLAGS"
Term
The inseperable partner of effective information management is simple, clear, balanced:_______
Definition
communications
Term
THe critical unknown must become information targets for the IC, and many times obtaining that piece of unknown information becomes a specific assignment to :_______________________
Definition
an operational/recon company or sector.
Term
A standard critical facts management routine provides the information management basis for decision making and might include such standard incidents factors as: (name 5)
Definition
  1. What is the incident hazard?
  2. Do I have curren, accurate information on all seven sides.
  3. What is my access profile (both in and out)
  4. What are we saving - risk/benefit
  5. Can I control the troops(position and function)
Term
Good information emerges out of consistently starting operations with a standard evaluation system to determine the:_________________.
Definition
critical incident factors that are present
Term
The IC must continually compare and balance _______________ against the possible benefit of current operations.
Definition
Responder safety
Term
The IC must continually operate in a manner that connects a standard response to a standard condition that attempts to create a :________________
Definition
Standard Outcome
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