Fire Service Blueprint for Instruction and Assessment Quiz

A strategically placed area where support resources are held in an organized state of readiness defines which of the following terms?

• Resources area

• Staging area

• Reserve area

• Situation area

Which part of ICS must be established at ALL incidents?

• Operations Chief

• Liaison Officer

• Public Information Officer

• Incident Command

Which position is established when the first-arriving unit arrives on scene?

• Incident Command

• Operations Section Chief

• Division Supervisor

• ICS Director

When there are overlapping responsibilities between different agencies, the ICS may deploy a(n)____________?

• Incident Command System

• Unity of Command

• Fire-Ground Command System

• Unified Command

What is used to ensure that everyone at an emergency site can transfer information with both their supervisors and subordinates?

• Integrated communications

• Span of Control

• Universal communications

• Command Staff

The Safety Officer, Liaison Officer, and Public Information Officer are always part of the ____________?

• ICS General Staff

• Operations Section

• Rapid Intervention Team

• Command Staff

The officer responsible for gathering and releasing incident information to the news media is which position?

• Liaison Officer

• Safety Officer

• Planning Section Chief

• Public Information Officer

What material, used in cars, is extremely flammable?

• Metal

• The pedal

• Water

• Gasoline

What natural happening can cause a wildfire?

• Rain

• Tsunami

• Tornados

• Lightning

Electrical fires are REAL. Which of these should you never do when handling cables?

• Turn off electrical equipment before unplugging.

• Be completely dry before touching electricity.

• Pull all the cables to unplug them from far away.

• Keep them away from fire.