ESTABLISHING COMMAND
1. Battalion Chief or
2. Officer of the 1st arriving company.
Higher Ranking Chief Officers should report to the IC for a face to face briefing before assuming command to include?
1. Incident conditions/IAP
2. Deployment of the resources already operating on the incident.
3. Progress toward completion of company assignments and tactical objectives
4. Safety issues affecting the operation
5. Appraisal of the need for additional resources.
What radio designation is the third member referred to as?
Engine/Truck # "Smith" or Firefighter (MABAS incidents)
Is a division a Task or geographical designation
Geographical
Which command section gathers, analyzes, processes information needed for effective decision making?
Plans
At EMS incidents whom is command.
1. First arriving Assist Company Officer.
When is it mandated that a Chief ranking higher than the battalion chief take command?
Upon activation of a mabas box alarm
What is an example of a radio designation based on function?
Staging or command
What is the first tactical level between command and individual companies?
Division
Which command section assigns resources to tactical level activities based on objectives
Builds effective structure through the use of Branches, divisions and groups
Provide for member life safety
Operations
Single company incidents the unit on scene?
Defaults to command.
What does the battalion chief become when a higher ranking officer take command?
operations
On what events do units automatically switch to a fireground frequency? (Hint there are 7)
1 General alarms or code 4
2 Water rescue alarm
3 Hazmat
4 Tech rescue
5 AFA
6 Train incident
7 Major vehicle crash
Would a company officer be considered a divisional position or a task position
Task
Which section provides medical aid for members and manages rehab group
coordinates additional resources
provides food and sanitary needs
Logistics
Officer establishing command will transmit a radio report on the Evanston Dispatch Frequency to include what?
1. Unit id, address/location, brief size up (building type, dimensions, visible conditions, direction of travel), actions for incoming units, declaration of its action/tactics, request or release companies as needed.
Who has the radio designation of 2103?
Division chief of training/special operations
(Chief Smith)
What function must be filled when a mabas box alarm is activated
Staging
What 3 command staff positions are not part of line organization?
Public information officer
Liaison Officer
Incident safety officer
Which section Procures services and supplies
documents financial costs
documents for compensation and injuries
Finance
Command may be transferred to another CO on scene by the initial Incident Commander under the following conditions?
1. would be advantageous for the effective incident operation.
2. if it would promote more effective incident communication and control.
Who has the radio designation of 2106?
Shift 3 shift chief
(Chief Rafacz)
Which radio frequencies must staging monitor?
Ifern and tactical channels
What are the 4 command sections at a large scale incident?
Finance, Logistics, Operations and Plans
(FLOP)
For what reason would branch directors be established between the section chiefs and division/group chiefs?
Span of control
Has 2 or more distinctly different operational components
The incident becomes more complex