What are the five levels of critique?
What is an individual critique?
Conducted within the individual company by the company officer. May include other companies. Usually self initiated by the company officer. No documentation of the critique required.
What is a company level critique?
Post incident critique conducted on site, prior to departing the scene. Initiated by command or battalion chief. Informal and brief.
What is a battalion level critique?
Initiated and organized by the battalion chief. Scheduled assembly of the necessary companies as soon as possible after the incident. Structured critique format. Battalion chief completes critique analysis form and forwards to tactical services section.
What is an operations level critique?
 Conducted within the battalion by the battalion chief or shift commander. This may be a first alarm or multiple alarm incident that was uncomplicated and did not require a large number of resources or outside agencies. Standard critique packet will be filled out.
What is a department level critique?
Used for critiquing large scale or complex incidents that involved a large response of fire department resources and several outside agencies or incidents that were unusual or technically significant occurrences. Critique paperwork will be filled out
What is the turnaround time for submitting information for a critique preparation packet?
10 days
When does post incident preparation for a critique begin?
Immediately following a major incident.
How long should a critique presentation last?
1 to 1-1/2 hours maximum
What is crisis management?
Crisis management is often a situation that grows at a rate faster than the response rate to that situation.
What is the three deep deployment model for managing resources?
Working,
on deck,
recycled/staged
What is the purpose of the three deep deployment model?
To manage the strategic and tactical needs of an incident or sector, provide a reserve of resources to address fire fighter rescue if needed.
What is the easiest way to provide for automatic move ups and the support needs of resources for an expanding incident?
The greater alarm mechanism, piecemealing should be avoided
Size up is defined as?
An appraisal of the magnitude or dimensions of an event or incident
How many categories of fire ground factors are there?
Seven distinct categories
During an incident fire ground factor information is gathered utilizing what three forms of size up?
Visual, reconnaissance, preplanning and familiarity
What are the seven fire ground factors?
Building Fire Occupancy Life hazard Arrangement Resources Other
What are the three tactical objectives?
1 rescue
2 fire control
3 Property conservation
Rescue is defined as?
The activities required to protect occupants remove those who are threatened and to treat the injured.
Fire control is defined as?
The activities required to stop the forward progress of the fire and to bring the fire under control.
Property conservation is defined as?
The activities required to stop or reduce primary or secondary damage to property.
What is the benchmark for rescue/primary search?
All clear
What is the benchmark for fire control?
Under control
What is the benchmark for property conservation?
Loss stopped