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Knowledge Check

1. Rapid intervention crew (RICs) are staged in the __ zone.

hot

cold

warm

interior

2. In which type of command option should a tactical worksheet be initiated and used to assist the company officer managing the scene?

Investigative

Fast command

Command post

Tactical advantage

3. In which situation would an Incident Command (IC) choose a defensive operational strategy?

There are sufficient resources available to meet the incident demands.

The survival of any victims trapped inside a burning structure is unlikely.

The risk to firefighters in attempting to save property is less than the gain.

There is a high probability that victims trapped inside a burning structure can be saved.

4. A unified command may be appropriate within a single jurisdiction if:

multiple agencies are affected.

multiple responders are affected.

an incident involves a single agency.

an incident has a multiple command structure.

5. An Incident Commander (IC) who requests additional resources based on incident progress and situational changes is making a(an):

initial decision.

action of opportunity.

three segment choice.

supplemental decision.

6. What information should be included in the fast-arriving company officer's condition or arrival radio report?

Request for additional resources

Initial actions the officer and unit will take

Detailed overhaul and salvage assignments

7. When the on-scene conditions change and the decision is made to switch from one operational strategy to another, a company officer must:

document the change with mutual aid partners and confirm the change with the initial IC.

communicate the change and get confirmation of the change from the telecommunication center.

communicate the change to personnel immediately and get confirmation that the change was received.

document the change in the IAP and communicate the change to personnel during the tailboard critique.

8. Crew resource management training focuses on communication that is:

critical and concise.

direct and respectful.

direct and aggressive.

passive and assertive.

9. During a victim survivability size-up, what question should a company officer ask?

What actions are necessary to effect control?

Is an evacuation of people likely to be needed?

Is it reasonable to assume that the occupants are still alive?

How can resources already at the scene be deployed in the most effective manner?

10. Company officers should review any available building preplans as they:

establish scene control.

draft the operational plan.

respond to the incident scene.

transmit the condition or arrival report.

11. Which essential element of the NIMS-ICS charges the company officer with knowing where their subordinates are at all times and what tasks they have been assigned?

Personnel profiling

Resource allocation

Personnel accountability

Interagency participation

12. Which type of victim should responders focus on rescuing first?

Line-of-sight victim

On-scene spectator

Relatives of victim(s)

Non-line-of-sight victim

13. SLICE-Rs is a decision-making process that summarizes:

exposure control protocols.

safety and wellness regulations.

personnel accountability objectives.

structural fire fighting tactical goals.

14. Which form documents the initial actions taken at an incident and may serve as a written incident action plan (IAP)?

Incident briefing

Tactical worksheet

After action review

Resource request sheet

15. During what phase of the size-up process can generic operational plans be made for anticipated incidents at surveyed locations?

Arrival

Response

Preincident

Postincident

16. Company officers must ensure that personnel working in the hot zone:

are prepared for immediate decontamination.

are trained to block roads or close traffic lanes.

wear complete PPB designed for the specific hazard.

work in groups of four to satisfy OSHA requirements.

17. When are rapid intervention crews (RIC) established on an incident scene?

Before the development of the initial action plan and the tactical worksheet

Before additional resources arrive as a replacement or supplement to on-scene resources

After backup crews arrive at the scene to replace the initial 2-out (IRIC) assignment with a dedicated crew

During the development of victim and personnel survivability (VPS) profiles to ensure the RIC teams are needed

18. Upon arriving on-scene, the first-arriving company officer as the initial Incident Commander should:

study fire behavior theories.

perform a 360-degree size-up.

hold informal tailboard critique.

document evidence chain of custody.

19. What fact about an incident provides the company officer with an idea of an incident's size or complexity?

Likely exposures on the scene

Possible direction of the fire spread

Number and types of units being dispatched

Whether the incident will affect the environment

20. The use of a personnel accountability system is facilitated by:

a controlled incident perimeter.

an uncontrolled incident perimeter.

establishing five operating control zones.

interagency aid by way of law enforcement.

21. A written initial action plan (IAP) or operational plan is required for:

code inspections.

preincident surveys.

small, routine incidents.

large, complex incidents.

22. Essential to all emergency incident scene management is the management of:

emergency budgetary items.

emergency response resources.

on-scene law enforcement duties.

media representatives on the emergency scene.

23. A general size-up of a particular day's situation includes being aware of:

how fire will behave in a particular structure.

the size of the three operation control zones at an incident.

the responding resources or resources that may be needed.

to what extent the forecasted weather may affect any emergency calls.

24. In crew resource management, decisions made during an emergency rely on the use of:

team/solo work.

lead/reflex time.

the 2-in/2-out rule.

risk/benefit analysis.

25. The "C" in the RECEO-VS acronym stands for:

"cooperation".

"confinement".

"consolidation".

"crew communication".

26. Incident response information from the telecommunications center provides the data a company officer needs to determine which:

set of incident priorities to utilize.

decision-making model to employ once the unit is on scene.

local or regional command system to establish once on scene.

unit is likely to arrive first and establish the command organization.

27. What two elements determine if and when additional resources are deployed to an incident?

Dispatch and en-route size-up

Initial scene size-up and lead/reflex time

On-going size-up and mutual aid partners

Postincident size-up and after action review

28. Which decision-making model follows the first five steps of the NIMS-ICS planning process?

SLICE-Rs

RECEO-VS

Operational Planning "P"

Crew Resource Management

29. If on-scene conditions change after the IC conducts an initial size-up and implements an IAP, the IC must:

reassess incident conditions and make tactical changes, as needed.

commit to their original tactical operations despite on-scene changes.

take steps to restore on-scene conditions to those of the initial size-up.

destroy the initial size-up information and create a new official size-up document.

30. What type of on-scene condition would warrant a company officer implementing the fast attack command option?

An incident that is large, complex, or rapidly evolving

A small incident that does not require a tactical worksheet

An incident where there are no visible indicators of a significant event

Any incident where the safety and welfare of responders are of major concern

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