Ch. 1 Orientation & Fire Service History

Event that brought about changes in the fire service because of the textile and steel industries. (11)

Industrial Revolution

Majority of firefighters in North America are what type? (13)

Volunteer

Citizens of the Old World & North America were required to keep? (11)

Containers of water to extinguish fires & a ladder to reach the roof

Who organized one of the first fire fighting groups and also founded the first successful fire insurance company in North America? (12)

Benjamin Franklin

Distinctive metal marker once produced by insurance companies for identifying their policyholders' buildings? (12)

Fire Mark

4 Categories that most firefighters serve in public departments? (13)

Volunteer, pain-on-call, career, or combination

Volunteer fire departments protect what? (13)

Communities of a few hundred to tens of thousands of residents

Obedience to the unenforceable" - doing the right thing simply because its right? (13)

Integrity

Characteristic behavior that means truthfulness and honesty? (13)

Moral character

What characteristic and behavior of firefighters refers to "doing what needs to be done"? (14)

Work Ethic

Mission of the fire service? (15)

To save lives and protect property

2 programs used by fire departments to prevent fires? (15)

Fire prevention and code enforcement & public education

Most fire departments operate with what tactical priorities? (18)

Life safety, Incident Stabilization, & Property Conservation

The first and highest tactical priority in an emergency operation? (18)

Life safety

The joint consideration of the life and physical well being of individuals, both civilians and firefighters? (18)

Life safety

A tactical priority that prevents an incident from getting any worse? (18)

Incident stabilization

Activities involved in responding to the scene of an incident and performing assigned duties in order to mitigate the emergency? (18)

Emergency operations

Order of rank and authority in the fire service & the proper sequence of information and command flow as described in the incident command system? (19)

Chain of command

Organizational principle that refers to the number of individuals or groups that one person can effectively supervise or manage? (19)

Span of control

Organizational principle that refers to the concept that a person can report to only one supervisor? (19)

Unity of command

Organizational principle that refers to the process of dividing large jobs into small jobs to make them more manageable? (20)

Division of labor

Organizational principle that is intended to educate and train and correct inappropriate behavior? (20)

Discipline

Setting the limits or boundaries for expected performance and enforcing them? (20)

Discipline

Fire company that deploys hoselines for structural fire attack and exposure protection? (21)

Engine company

Fire company that performs forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, and utilities control and provides access to upper levels of a structure? (21)

Truck company

Fire company that extinguishes wildland fires and protects structures in the wildland/urban interface? (21)

Brush company

Fire company responsible for the removal of victims from areas of danger or entrapment? (21)

Rescue squad/company

Responds to and mitigates hazardous materials incidents? (21)

Hazardous Materials Company

Provides emergency medical care to patients? (21)

Emergency medical/ambulance company

Responds to and performs technical rescues? (21)

Special rescue company

NFPA standard requirements that FF I & FF II meet? (24)

NFPA 1001

Fire service personnel that makes presentations and conducts seminars to inform the public about fire hazards, fire causes, precautions, and actions to take during a fire? (30)

Public fire and life safety educator

Personnel that stabilizes the victims of accidents or illnesses until more highly trained medical personnel arrive? (30)

First responder

Personnel that oversees a fire department's occupational safety and health program? (24)

Fire dept health and safety officer

Personnel responsible for all operations within the fire dept? (26)

Fire chief

Personnel that receives emergency and non emergency phone calls, process the info, dispatch units, establish and maintain communications link to in-service companies, and complete incident reports? (27)

Communications personnel (telecommunications)

Personnel that maintains municipal fire alarm systems? (27)

Fire alarm maintenance personnel

Personnel that handles hazardous materials and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) emergencies? (28)

Hazardous materials technician

Personnel that protects life and property, controls fire hazards, and performs general duties related to airport operations and aircraft safety? (28)

Airport firefighter

Provides basic life support (BLS) for the victims of accidents or illnesses? (30)

Emergency medical technician (EMT)

Provides advanced life support (ALS) for the victims of accidents or illnesses? (30)

Paramedic

A written communication closely related to a policy? (33)

Procedure

Based upon a policy or procedure and compliance is mandatory? (33)

Order

Provides a standard set of actions that is the basis of every incident action plan (IAP)? (33)

Standard Operating Procedures

A guide to decision making within an organization? (33)

Policy

A request or suggestion that is generally considered as an order on the fireground? (33)

Directive

Personnel that directs the tactical operations to meet the strategic goals and tactical objectives listed in the IAP? (37)

Operations Section Chief

Personnel that is responsible for all support requirements needed to facilitate effective and efficient incident management? (37)

Logistics section chief

ICS term for resources currently committed to an assignment? (39)

Assigned

ICS term for resources that have checked in at the incident and are not currently assigned? (39)

Available

ICS term for the organizational level between Divisions/Groups and the IC and Operations that are implemented to reduce difficulties of span of control problems? (39)

Branch

ICS term for the location from which all incident operations are directed? (39)

Command post

Personnel that is ultimately responsible for all incident activities? (40)

Incident commander

Personnel responsible for the collection, documentation, evaluation, and dissemination of incident situation information and intelligence to the IC? (37)

Planning section chief

Personnel that is the point of contact for other governmental and nongovernmental agencies and private-sector organizations involved in the incident? (36)

Liaison officer

ICS term that refers to a geographic designation assigning responsibility for all operations within a defined area? (39)

Division

ICS Term for functional designations? (39)

Group

ICS term that refers to the function of directing, ordering, and controlling resources by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority? (39)

Command

ICS term that refers to someone in command of a Division or Group? (40)

Supervisor

ICS term that refers to a written or unwritten plan for managing the emergency? (39)

Incident Action Plan (IAP)

ICS term that refers to any combination of resources assembled in support of a specific mission or operational need? (40)

Task force

ICS term that determines the positions for companies operating on scene? (40)

Strategic mode

Organization responsible for scene security? (42)

Law enforcement

Organization that can play an important role in the delivery of news based on an incident? (43)

Media