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Incident Command 1

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The system, procedures and Practices descibed in the I.C.S. were developed under what concept?

a)

Safe Person

b)

Safe Decision

c)

Safe Community

d)

Safe Idea

2.

In what year was the NICS published ?

a)

2007

b)

1981

c)

2001

d)

2008

3.

Who published the NICS ?

a)

Dept. of Environment, Heritage and local government

b)

Dept. of Defence

c)

Dept. of Enterprise

d)

Dept. of Justice

4.

How Many command levels are there in DFB ICS ?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

8

d)

5

5.

Point from which an incident commander operates is known as?

a)

Command Point

b)

Command Region

c)

Marshalling area

d)

Outer Cordon

6.

Command support is a roll carried out by how many ?

a)

All of these

b)

3

c)

1

d)

5

7.

Who is the command team ?

a)

All of these

b)

Operations Commander

c)

Sector Commander

d)

Incident Commander

8.

Who prepares the incident management plan ?

a)

Incident Commander

b)

Operations Commander

c)

Chief Fire Officer

d)

Station Officer

9.

What is an inner Corden ?

a)

Where emergency work is carried out

b)

An Area where appliances are parked

c)

An Area where the agencies park

d)

All of these

10.

What is a marshalling area ?

a)

Area where resources are not required immediately and directed to stand by.

b)

Area for Garda Personnel

c)

Area inside the inner Cordon

d)

Area for ERCC

11.

When an operations commander is assigned, sector commanders report to whom?

a)

Operations Commander

b)

Mobilisation Officer

c)

Chief fire Officer

d)

Station Officer

12.

What is an outer cordon ?

a)

Wide area sealed off to protect public

b)

Area sealed off to protect environment

c)

Area where BA is used

d)

Area where the ECO sets up

13.

A Sector is the area of responsibility of whom ?

a)

Sector Commander

b)

Pump Operator

c)

Firefighter

d)

Incident Commander

14.

Under "Span of Control" what is the max number of reporting lines for an incident commander?

a)

5

b)

20

c)

8

d)

1

15.

How many managerial levels are associated with emergency incidents?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

10

d)

1

16.

who's responsibility is it to develop a strategic plan at an emergency incident?

a)

Incident Commander

b)

Sector Commander

c)

Mobi

d)

Garda

17.

The application of tactics is the responsibility of who?

a)

Sector Commander

b)

ECO

c)

BA teams

d)

Command Support

18.

How many types of Cordon are used?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

1

19.

Who should be committed to the inner Corden ?

a)

Minimum required personnel

b)

Nobody

c)

Officers

d)

Maximum required personnel

20.

Who is usually responsible for securing the outer Corden ?

a)

An Garda Siochana

b)

Fire Service

c)

Civil Defence

d)

HSE

21.

How should the transfer of command at an incident take place?

a)

Formally

b)

Ceremoniously

c)

Informally

d)

As Quick as Possible

22.

What phrase must the C.F.O say if he decides to stay at a scene but not take charge?

a)

"Carry on in command, as you are"

b)

"As you where, your command"

c)

"Leave it with me"

d)

"Carry on"

23.

If the C.F.O takes charge of an incident he must say ?

a)

" I am now assuming command of this incident"

b)

"I'm now assuming command"

c)

"I will take charge"

d)

"I'm the boss"

24.

Upon arrival the officer in charge of the appliance should report to the command point and hand in what?

a)

Appliance tally (nominal role board)

b)

BA tally

c)

Personal effects

d)

ECO board

25.

Maximum amount of pumps at a level 1 command ?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

5

26.

Maximum amount of pumps at a level 2 command ?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

27.

Command level 3 is declared when how many pumpsare deployed?

a)

6 or more

b)

5 or more

c)

7 or more

d)

3 or more

28.

Command level 4 is reached when number of pumps exceed how many ?

a)

8 or more

b)

6 or more

c)

10 or more

d)

5 or more

29.

If the 3rd officer is the incident commander, what command level are we at ?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

30.

At any incident the incident commander may request the attendance of a senior officer ?

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Who is responsible for the crew's welfare at protracted incidents ?

a)

All of these

b)

Incident Commander

c)

Operations Commander

d)

Sector Commander

32.

What is the most effective form of communication ?

a)

Verbal

b)

Sign

c)

Radio

d)

Telephone

33.

What is the most effective method of communication over distance ?

a)

Radio

b)

Verbal

c)

Sign

d)

Semaphore

34.

How many UHF channels are currently used by the Fire Service ?

a)

11

b)

10

c)

9

d)

19

35.

What Channel is used for B.A?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

4

d)

6

36.

What Channel is used for general fire ground operations ?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

37.

Under the Fire Services Act 1981, the most senior officer present will have overall responsibility for the incident and must assume the role of incident commander ?

a)

False

b)

True

38.

All sector Commanders must remain within their sector?

a)

True

b)

False

39.

A sector commander, in their sector, is responsible for

a)

Firefighting

b)

Rescue

c)

Welfare of crew

d)

Direct and visible leadership

e)

all of the above

40.

The Incident Commander wears what surcoat?

a)

White

b)

Red

c)

Yellow with red shoulders

d)

Red and white cheque

41.

The operations commander wears what surcoat?

a)

White

b)

Blue with yellow shoulders

c)

Red and white cheque

d)

Red

42.

Sector commander wears what surcoat?

a)

White

b)

Red

c)

Yellow with red shoulders

d)

Blue with yellow shoulders

43.

Command Support wears what surcoat?

a)

Red

b)

Blue with yellow shoulders

c)

White

d)

Red and white cheque

44.

The Safety Officer wears what surcoat?

a)

Yellow with blue shoulders

b)

Yellow with red shoulders

c)

Red with green shoulders

d)

Red

45.

There is a need to sectorise an incident when

a)

When demands of an Incident exceed control ability

b)

To ensure appropriate command

c)

To ensure safety monitoring of all activities

d)

Span of control is too great

e)

All of the above

46.

At a structure fire, sector three is assigned to where?

a)

Front of building

b)

Rear of building

c)

Left side of building

d)

Right of building

47.

High rise buildings may be sectorised on a floor basis: ground floor sector, 1st floor sector etc., or on the nature of the operation eg. fire sector, search sector, lobby sector etc

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Put these philosophies on risk assessment in order of importance:

(1) Firefighter will take a little risk to save saveable property

(2) Firefighter will not take any risk at all to save lives or property that are already lost

(3) Firefighters will take some risk in a controlled manner to save saveable lives

a)

1,2,3

b)

2,1,3

c)

3,1,2

49.

The tactical mode at an incident is either Offensive, Defensive or...?

a)

Transformational

b)

Sectorised

c)

Transitional

d)

Transexual

50.

Who has overall responsibility at an incident?

a)

The Incident Commander

b)

The most senior officer at the incident regardless of who is in command

c)

Garda

51.

When should command support be used?

a)

5 pumps or more

b)

At all incidents

c)

Level 3 incidents

52.

The Command Support Unit should attend...

a)

Level 2 incidents

b)

Incidents with 5 pumps or more

c)

When the third officer requests it only

53.

Command Level one is declared when....

a)

A station officer is the Incident Commander or in the case of a one pump attendance when a sub-officer could be the Incident Commander. Pumps in attendance don't exceed 2.

b)

A D/O is the Incident Commander and there are 3 pumps or more in attendance

c)

A station officer is in the Incident Commander and there are 4 pumps in attendance

54.

Command level 2 would mean how many pumps are in attendance wit the D/O being the Incident Commander?

a)

2 pumps or more

b)

3 pumps or more

c)

4 pumps or more

55.

Command level three means five pumps or more are in attendance and who is the Incident Commander?

a)

A Third Officer

b)

A D/O

c)

The Chief

56.

When an Assistant Chief or The Chief Fire Officer assumes command of an incident with 8 pumps or more the incident would be at level...

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

57.

At an Incident of 9 pumps or more what role does the Third officer assume?

a)

Strategic Support Commander

b)

Operations Commander

c)

Safety officer

d)

Incident Commander

58.

Sectors can be numerical, named, functional and

a)

Geographical

b)

Colour coded

c)

Nick named

59.

What is the minimum rank in charge of command support at a level 3 Incident?

a)

Station Officer

b)

Firefighter

c)

Sub Officer

60.

The Strategic Support Commander wears what surcoat?

a)

Red with White shoulders

b)

Red

c)

White

d)

Red and White cheque