Essentials of Fire Fighting Chapter 1
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- Chain of Command
- Pathway of responsibility from the highest level of the department to the lowest
- Company
- A group of firefighters assigned to a particular piece of apparatus or station
- Unity of Command
- Principle that a person can only report to ine supervisor.
- Order
- Written or verbal instruction based on a policy or procedure
- Span of control
- Number of personnel that one individual can effectively manage
- Organizational Chart
- Diagram showing the structure of the fire department and it's chain of command
- Triage
- Method of sorting victims by the severity of their injuries
- Policy
- Guide to decision making within an organization
- Discipline
- Setting the limits or boundaries for expected performance and enforcing them
- SOPs
- Standard set of actiona at the core of every fire fighting plan
- Procedure
- Detailed guide to action
- Divison of labor
- Dividing large jobs into small jobs, necessary to prevent dupication, assign responsibility and make clear cut assignments
- Engine Company
- Deploys hoselines for fire attack and exposure protection
- Truck (ladder) Company
- Performs forcible entry, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, and provides access to upper levels of stucture.
- Rescue/ Squad Company
- Typically is responsible for the removal of victims from areas of danger or entrapment
- Brush Company
- Extuingishes wildland fires and protects sturcures in urban interface
- Hazardous Materials Company
- Responds to and mitigates hazmat incidents
- Emergency Medical Company
- Provides emergency medical care and support to patients
- Directive
- Written or verbal direction not based on a policy or procedure
- Fire apparatus driver/operator
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NFPA 1002
Drives assignes apparatus to and from scene. Operates pumps, aerial devices or other mechanical equipment as required - Fire department officer
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NFPA 1021
Supervise a fire company in the station and at the fire scene - Fire department safety officer
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NFPA 1521
Oversees a fire department's occupational safety and health program and monitors the operational safety of emergency incidents - Communications/telecommunications personnel
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NFPA 1061
Take emergency and non-emergency phone calls, processes the info, dispatches units,maintain communication with companies on scene - Fire alarm maintenance personnel
- Maintain municipal fire alarm systems
- Apparatus and equipment maintanance personnel
- Maintain all fire deparment apparatus and portable equipment
- Fire police personnel
- Assist regular police officers in emergency operations with traffic control, crowd control, and scene safety
- Information systems personnel
- Manage the collection, entry, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of electronic data beses such as fire reporting
- Aiport Firefighter
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NFPA 1003
Protects life and property, controls fire hazards, and performs general duties related to airport operations and aircraft safety - Hazardous Materials Technician
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NFPA 472
Handles hazardous materials and nuclear, biological, and chemical emergencies - SCUBA diver
- Performs above nad underwater rescues and recoveries
- Special rescue technician
- Handles special rescue situations such as high-angle(rope) rescue, trench, and structural collapse, confined space entry, extrication operations, and cave or mine rescues
- Fire prevention officer/inspector
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NFPA 1031
Conducts technical and supervisory work in the fire prevention program - Fire and arson investigator
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NFPA 1033
Conducts the investigation of the fire area and makes analytical judgement based on the remains at the fire scene to determine origin and cause of a fire - Public fire and life safety educator
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NFPA 1035
Informs the public about fire hazards, fire causes, precautions and actions to take during a fire - Fire protection engineer/ specialist
- Acts as a consultant to the upper administration of the department in the areas of fire department operations and fire prevention
- First Responder
- Sustains the patient's life unitl more competent medical personnel arrive
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Is trained to provide basic life support to patients
- Paramedic
- Is trained to provide advanced life support to patients
- Training officer
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NFPA 1041
Administers all fire department training activities - Instructor
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NFPA 1041
Delivers training courses to other members of the department - IMS Components
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*Common Terminology
*Modular Orginization
*Integrated Communications
*Unified Commnad Structure
*Consolodated Action Plans
*Manageable Span of Control
*Predesignated incident facilities
*Comprehensive resource management -
IMS
Incident Commander - Ultimately responsible for all incident activities, including development and implementation of a strategic plan.
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IMS
Operations Officer -
Responsible for managing all operations that directly effect the primaty mission of eliminating the problem.
Reports directly to IC -
IMS
Planning - Responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of infomation concerning development of incident
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IMS
Logistics - Responsible for providing the facilities, services and materials necessary to support the incident