Chapter 4 Command and Control

Question 1

The National Fire Academy (NFA) six step communication model

Answer 1

1-the sender formulates an idea to be conveyed to others
2-is the sender actually sending the message
3-is the message being transferred through a medium
4-is the receiver receiving the message
5-message interpretation
6-receiver providing feedback to the sender that ensures that the message has been received and understood

Question 2

An evaluation of critical factors that can begin before the incident and continue throughout.

Answer 2

Size-up

Question 3

ERC

Answer 3

Environment
Resources
Conditions/situation

Question 4

Three separate functions come under the heading of incident priorities

Answer 4

Life safety
incident stabilization
property conservation

Question 5

First priority at any incident

Answer 5

Life safety

Question 6

Activities that are performed to solve the problem and bring the situation under control stopping further damage

Answer 6

 Incident stabilization

Question 7

When firefighters move close to the fire area to extinguish the fire, they are in

Answer 7

An offensive attack mode

Question 8

An attack on the fire with a hand line that is initiated from the exterior of the structure into a contained fire area to provide initial knockdown immediately followed by a more direct attack from the interior

Answer 8

Transitional attack

Question 9

Activities performed to reduce the property loss caused by the incident

Answer 9

 Property conservation

Question 10

Broad general statements of what we are expected to accomplish

Answer 10

Strategic goals

Question 11

REVAS

Answer 11

Rescue
Evacuation
Ventilate
Attack
Salvage

Question 12

RECEOVS

Answer 12

Rescue
Exposure
Confinement
Extinguishment
Overhaul
Ventilation
Salvage

Question 13

REEVAS

Answer 13

Rescue
Evacuation
Emergency care
Ventilation
Attack
Salvage

Question 14

SLICE-RS

Answer 14

Size-up
Location of Fire
Isolate flow path
Cool from safe distance
Extinguishment
Rescue
Salvage

Question 15

Hazardous materials operating site practices list eight strategic goals for hazardous materials operations

Answer 15

Isolation
Notification
Identification
Protection
Spill control
Leak control
Fire control
recovery
And termination

Question 16

Emergency medical service system responders are training six strategic goals

Answer 16

Gaining access
Triage
Stabilization
Extraction
Packaging
Transporting

Question 17

Nine goals must be considered at every fire incident to ensure the incident priorities are satisfied

Answer 17

Firefighter safety, search and rescue, evacuation, exposure, protection, confinement, extinguishment, ventilation, overhaul, and salvage

Question 18

While strategic goals are designed to meet the incident priorities, ____, are more specific functions that are designed to meet strategic goals

Answer 18

Tactical objectives

Question 19

implies that fire ground commanders, military commanders, and other high-pressure, time sensitive decision makers make decisions.

Answer 19

Recognition prime decision-making
RPD

Question 20

This decision making process is concerned with how real or ideal decision makers make their decisions. This theory is concerned with identifying the best alternative to take and assumes the decision maker is fully informed, rational, and able to compute the information at hand.

Answer 20

Naturalistic decision-making
NDM

Question 21

The ____ model is taught by the NFA and its commanded control curriculum. This model is used when ICs are confronted with a situation they have not experienced in the past. They therefore have no recognition knowledge based from which to draw information.

Answer 21

Classical decision-making

Question 22

Classical decision-making model four step process

Answer 22

Aim
factors
courses
plan

Question 23

The only factors that never change in regard to incident command decision making are the incident priorities which are

Answer 23

Life safety
incident stabilization
property conservation

Question 24

What is the primary importance in the development of strategy and tactics ?

Answer 24

Having a good communication system

Question 25

Step 1 of the communications model?

Answer 25

The sender formulates an idea to be conveyed to others

Question 26

Step 2 in the communications model?

Answer 26

Is the sender actually sending the message

Question 27

Step 3 in communications model?

Answer 27

Is the message being transferred through a medium.

Question 28

Step 4 in the communications model?

Answer 28

Is the receiver receiving the message

Question 29

Step 5 in communications model

Answer 29

Message interpretation

Question 30

Step 6 in the communications model

Answer 30

Is the receiver providing feedback to the sender that ensures that the message has been received and understood

Question 31

Who introduced a six step communications model that can be applied to any emergency service communications

Answer 31

(NFA) The National Fire Academy

Question 32

Defined as a step toward solving a problem in which information is gathered

Answer 32

Size up

Question 33

An ongoing information analysis that begins before the incident occurs and is specific to a particular incident

Answer 33

Size up

Question 34

All the information needed for size up can fit neatly into three areas:

Answer 34

The environment in which the incident occurs, the resources available, and the conditions or the situation.

Question 35

Nine goals must be considered at every fire incident to ensure that the incident priorities are satisfied:

Answer 35

Firefighter safety Search and rescue Evacuation exposure protection Confinement Extinguishment Ventilation Overhaul Salvage