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| Guide to decision-making in an organization. |
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| A written communication closely related to a policy. A detailed plan of action. |
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| Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) |
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| Standard Methods or rules in which an organization or a fire department operates to carry out a routine function. |
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| Individual in overall command of an incident. |
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National Incident Management System (NIMS) |
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| the mechanism by which large numbers of fire companies and larger units are organized and managed during emergency incidents. |
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- Standardized organizational structures, processes and procedures.
- Standards for planning, training, and exercising, and personnel qualification standards.
- Equipment acquisitions and certification standards
- Interoperable communications processes, procedures, and systems
- Information management systems
- Supporting technologies- voice data communications systems, information system, data display systems, and specialized technologies.
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- Fireground Command System (Pheonix, AZ Fire Department)
- FIRESCOPE Incident Command System (Southern California)
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Two widely used incident management systems |
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| Components of the Incident Comand System |
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- Common Terminology
- Modular Organization
- Integrated Communications
- Unified Command Structure
- Consolidated Action Plans
- Manageable span of control
- Predesignated incident facilities
- Comprehensive resource management
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| 1) Order of rank and authority in the fire service. 2) The proper sequence of information and command flow as described in the Incident Command System. |
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| 4 basic Organizational Principles |
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1. Unity of Command 2. Span of Control 3. Division of Labor 4. Discipline |
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| This means that you report to only one supervisor |
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This means that any officer can effectively supervise or manage only a certain number of individuals or groups. Rule of thumb is 3 - 7. |
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This is the process of dividing large jobs into small jobs to make them more manageable. Necessary: - to assign responsibility - to prevent duplication of effort -to make specific and clear-cut assignments |
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| Setting the limits or boundaries for expected performance and enforcing them. |
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| Discipline is intended to do the following: |
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-Educate and train -Correct inapropriate behavior - Provide positive motivation -Ensure compliance with established rules, regulations, standards, and procedures -Provide direction |
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| Subdivisions of the ICS structure |
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- Command
- Operations
- Planning
- Logistics
- Finance/Administration
- Information & Inteligence (potentially)
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| Monitors incident operations and advises the IC on all matters related to operational safety, including the health and safety of emergency responder personnel. The SO has emergency authority to stop and/or prevent unsafe acts during incident operations. |
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| Marker once used by insurance companies to id their policy holder's building. |
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| Joint consideration of the life and physical well-being of individuals, both civilian and ff. |
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| Activities involved in responding to an incident and performing assigned duties to mitigate the emergency. |
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Most fires and emergencies will continue to get worse until someone such as ffs step in to interrupt
the growth of the situation and stabilize it. |
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| To the extent possible, fire departments are committed to saving as much property as possible, without putting ff in mortal danger. |
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| Most fire departments operate with the following priorities: Life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation. |
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| Resources that have checked in at the incident and are not currently assigned. |
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| Types of Fire-service based ems systems |
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1. cross-trained multirole ff, all hazard responders including patient care and transport.
2. single role ems responders who respond with ff first responders to emergencies.
3. Combined. ff and private or third party responders (i.e. AMR) that respond and provide transport and care. |
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| Extinguishes wildland fires and protects structures in the wildland/urban interface. |
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| Save lives and protect property. |
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| Hazardous materials company |
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| Responds to and mitigates hazardous material incidents. |
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| Responds to and performs technical rescues. |
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| The function of directing, ordering and controlling resources by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority. It is important that lines of authority be clear to all involved. Lawful commands by those in authority should be followed immediately and without question. |
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| Location from which all incident operations are directed. One per incident. |
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| A geographic location assigning responsibility for all operations within a defined area. |
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| Two programs most fire departments use to prevent fire. |
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1. Fire prevention and code enforcement.
2. Public education. |
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| The written or unwritten plan for managing the emergency. |
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| Resources not available for an assignment. |
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| Fundamental characteristics and behaviors of ff. |
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| integrity, moral character, work ethic, personal and professional pride, and courage. |
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| Set number of resources of the same kind and type with an established minimum number of personnel. |
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| Individual personnel and equipment items and the operators associated with them. |
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| Determines the positions for companies operating on scene. The strategy is divided into two basic modes: offensive and defensive. |
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| someone in command of a division or a group. |
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| Any combination of resources assembled in support of a specific mission or operational need. |
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| Four categories of Fire Fighters |
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1. Volunteer
2. Paid on call
3. Career-full time salaried
4. Combined-full time + volunteer or paid on call. |
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| Steel and iron industries began to produce fire fighting tools and equipment. |
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| Organized one of the first successful fire insurance companies in North America, called the Philadelphia Contributorship. |
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| -preventing,combating,extinguishing fires, answering calls, and operating and maintaining apparatus and quipment. |
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| Special Operations Personnel |
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1. Airport Firefighter (ARFF)
2. Hazardous Materials Technician
3. Technical Rescuer (high angle, trench, structural collapse, confined space, cave/mine rescues etc)
4. Wildland Firefighter |
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| Fire Prevention Personnel |
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1. Fire Prevention Officer/Inspector
2. Fire & Arson Investigator
3. Public Fire & Life Safety Educator
4. Fire Protection Engineer/Specialist |
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1. First Responder
2. EMT
3. Paramedic |
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| Fire Department Training Personnel |
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1. Training Officer/Chief of Training/Drillmaster
2. Instructor |
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