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Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer: Lesson 19
Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer, 4th Edition
Chapter 19 — Incident Scene Management
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–2
Learning Objectives
1. Recall the common characteristics of the National Incident Management System – Incident Command System (NIMS-ICS).
2. Match to their definitions common terminology of the NIMS-ICS.
3. Select facts about the common characteristics of the NIMS-ICS.
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–3
Learning Objectives
4. Identify facts about incident priorities.
5. Select facts about incident size-up.
6. Identify the five steps in the size-up process as developed by Lloyd Layman.
7. Choose correct facts about the various scene control methods.
(Continued)
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–4
Learning Objectives
8. Select true statements concerning traffic control at an emergency scene.
9. Choose correct facts about crowd control and on-scene occupant services.
10. Apply the NIMS-ICS model to an emergency incident plan.
11. Implement an incident action plan (IAP) at an emergency scene.
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–5
National Incident Management System — Incident Command System
• Establishes organizational structure for all types of incidents
• Required at all sizes of incidents, small or large
• Must be familiar to every member of organization
• May require extensive cross-training among participating agencies
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–6
National Incident Management System — Incident Command System
• Common characteristics– Common terminology for functional structure– Modular organization– Common communications– Unified command structure– Incident action plan (IAP)
(Continued)
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–7
National Incident Management System — Incident Command System
• Common characteristics– Manageable span of control– Predesignated incident facilities– Comprehensive resource management– Personnel accountability
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–8
Common Terminology for Functional Structure
• Command Organizational level in overall command (incident commander [IC]) of the incident
• Command Staff Incident management personnel who are in overall command of the incident
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–9
Common Terminology for Functional Structure
• General Staff Incident management personnel who represent the major functional Sections
• Section: Level responsible for a major functional area of incident management
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–10
Common Terminology for Functional Structure
• Branch Level having functional/geographic responsibility for major segments of incident operations
• Division Level responsible for operations within a defined geographic area
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–11
Common Terminology for Functional Structure
• Group Level equal to Division, responsible for specified functional assignment
• Unit Level within Sections that fulfill specific support functions
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–12
Common Terminology for Resources
• Resources are all personnel and major items of equipment available for assignment
• Resource types Classification based on capability
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–13
Common Terminology for Resources
• Crew Specified number of personnel assembled for assignment
• Single resources Individual apparatus and personnel required to make them functional
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–14
Common Terminologyfor Resources
• Task Force Any combination of resources assembled for a specific mission or operational assignment
• Strike Team Set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an established minimum number of personnel
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–15
Common Terminology for Leadership Titles
• Incident commander (IC) Is responsible for all incident operations
• Supervisor Is responsible for command of Division or Group within Operations Section
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–16
General Staff Composition and Duties
• Command – Incident Commander – Command Staff– Public Information Officer– Safety Officer– Liaison Officer– Other positions as required
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–17
General Staff Composition and Duties
• Planning Section Responsible for operational information and the incident action plan (IAP)
• Operations Section Responsible for all tactical incident operations
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–18
General Staff Composition and Duties
• Logistics Section Provides facilities, services, and material support
• Finance/Administration Section Responsible for financial, reimbursement, and administrative services
• Information and Intelligence Function
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–19
Modular Organization
• Organization develops from top down
• First officer on scene may initially perform all NIMS-ICS functions
• First-arriving company officer is IC in most cases
• IC delegates responsibilities as needed
• IC remains in charge until properly relieved or incident is terminated
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–20
Common Communications
• Maintain control, coordination, and safety
• Should follow NIMS requirements
• Check-in procedure should give all unit leaders copy of incident communications plan
• Mutual aid units not equipped with compatible radios must be issued portable radios that function on all incident channels
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–21
Unified Command Structure
• Is needed when the incident involves or threatens to involve multiple agencies
• Representatives of all affected agencies or jurisdictions share Command responsibilities and decisions
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–22
Incident Action Plan (IAP)
• Is a written or unwritten plan for safe and efficient disposition of incident
• Establishes the overall strategic decisions and assigned tactical objectives for an incident
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–23
Incident Action Plan (IAP)
• Must always be communicated to those who implement it
• Is created by first-arriving company officer
• Is not required on small incidents
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–24
Incident Action Plan (IAP)
• Written IAPs are required for– Multiagency incidents– Multijurisdictional incidents– Incidents requiring resources from multiple
agencies or jurisdictions– Incidents of long duration
• Calls for operational periods consisting of specific time intervals
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–25
Incident Action Plan Elements
• Incident objectives (ICS Form 202)
• Organization assignment list (ICS Form 203)
• Assignments list (ICS Form 204)
• Incident radio communications plan (ICS Form 205)
• Medical plan (ICS Form 206)
• Operational planning worksheet (ICS Form 215)
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–26
Manageable Span of Control
• Span of control — Number of direct subordinates that one supervisor can effectively manage
• Factors
• Ranges from three to seven; five is considered optimum
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–27
NIMS-ICS PredesignatedIncident Facilities
• Incident command post (ICP)
• Incident base
• Camps
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–28
NIMS-ICS Predesignated Incident Facilities
• Mobilization/staging areas
• Helibases
• Helispots
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–29
Comprehensive Resource Management
• Provides IC and General Staff access to and control over all available resources
• Involves ability to:– Establish systems for describing, inventorying,
requesting, and tracking resources– Activate systems before and during incidents– Dispatch resources before and during incidents– Deactivate or recall resources during or after
incidents(Continued)
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–30
Comprehensive Resource Management
• Standard resource status terms– In transit — En route to incident but have
not checked in at ICP or staging area– Assigned — Performing an active
assignment– Available — Ready for assignment – Out-of-service — Not ready for assignment
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–31
Personnel Accountability
• Company officer’s responsibilities– Knowing subordinates’ locations at all times – Knowing subordinates’ assignments– First-arriving company officer: Establishing
personnel accountability system for unit members and expanding NIMS-ICS
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–32
Personnel Accountability Elements
• Check-in — All responders, regardless of affiliation, check in to receive assignments
• Incident action plan (IAP) — Identifies incident priorities and objectives
• Unity of command — Each responder has only one supervisor
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–33
Personnel Accountability Elements
• Span of control — Gives supervisors manageable number of subordinates
• Division/group/crew assignment list — Lists resources with active assignments in Operations
• Resource status — Each company officer reports resource status changes as they occur.
(Continued)
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–34
• Resource status unit — Status of all incident resources
• Communications plan — Assigned radio tactical channels; section, branch, and division designations; and communication protocols
Personnel Accountability Elements
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–35
Incident Priorities
• Priorities of incident scene management are always conducted in the following order:
1. Life safety
2. Incident stabilization
3. Property conservation
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–36
Life Safety Tasks
• Protecting responders from hazard or hazards
• Protecting victims
• Separating and protecting bystanders from hazard or hazards
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–37
Incident Stabilization
• Decisions, resources, and activities required to control incident
• First-arriving company officer:– Sizes up incident – Decides on tactical requirements – Assigns resources
• Stabilization may be implemented initially to ensure the life safety of victims.
(Continued)
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–38
Incident Stabilization
• Elements– Fire suppression– Technical rescue or extrication– Hazardous materials spill/leak control– Vehicle or structural integrity– Medical care for injured or ill victims– Utility shutoff
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–39
Property Conservation
• Result of incident stabilization
• Activities– Fire suppression– Technical rescue or extrication– Hazardous materials spill/leak control– Vehicle or structural integrity– Medical care for injured or ill victims– Utility shutoff
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–40
Incident Size-Up Considerations
• Size-up is an ongoing process to determine:– What has happened– What is happening– What is likely to happen– What resources will be needed
• Size-up begins when alarm sounds
• On-scene size-up
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–41
Layman’s Size-Up Considerations
• Facts
• Probabilities
• Own situation
• Decision
• Plan of operation
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–42
Incident Size-Up — Facts
• Time
• Location
• Nature of the emergency
• Life hazard
• Exposures
• Weather
• Number of potentially trapped or injured victims
• Number of units being dispatched
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–43
Incident Size-Up — Probabilities
• In which direction is the fire likely to spread, given fuel, weather, and topography?
• Are exposures likely to become involved?
• Are explosions likely, and is a secondary explosion likely? Is a secondary collapse likely? Are aftershocks certain?
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–44
Incident Size-Up — Probabilities
• Will people downwind likely need to be evacuated?
• What additional resources are likely to be needed?
(Continued)
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–45
Incident Size-Up — Probabilities
• Additional probabilities– Hazardous materials spills– Fires– Natural disasters– Chemical releases– Illegal activities, especially methamphetamine
labs– Terrorist acts
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–46
Incident Size-Up — Officer’s Own Situation
• Resources responding or already at scene
• Additional resources available immediately, with some delay, or with considerable delay
• Capabilities and limitations of resources
• Officer’s own ability to deal with the situation
• Abilities of unit members
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–47
Incident Size-Up — Decision
• Initial decision
• Supplemental decisions as incident progresses and situation changes
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–48
Incident Size-Up —Plan of Operation
• There must be a plan.
• Plan may be simple or complex.
• Plan may be written or unwritten.
• IAP normally covers single operational period (about 12 hours).
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–49
Scene Control
• Controlling the environment in which responders must work and bystanders or victims may find themselves
• Begins with establishment of NIMS-ICS– Designate perimeter– Establish control zones
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–50
Perimeter Control
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–51
Perimeter Control — Hot Zone
• Is the area where resolving the problem takes place
• Personnel requirements
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–52
Perimeter Control — Warm Zone
• Is the area immediately outside hot zone; is restricted to personnel who are directly supporting work in the hot zone
• Includes personnel in full PPE ready to enter hot zone
• Is the site of decontamination station in hazardous materials incidents
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–53
Perimeter Control — Cold Zone
• Area immediately surrounding hot and warm zones– Incident command post (ICP)– Rapid intervention crew (RIC)– Public information officer (PIO)– Rehabilitation area– Staging areas for personnel and equipment
• Outer boundary is the control line for the general public
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–54
Traffic Control
• Reduces line-of-duty deaths and injuries
• Personnel– Usually includes law enforcement – Sometimes includes fire services– Must wear reflective safety vests
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–55
Traffic Control Variables
• Time of day
• On-street parking
• Weather conditions
• Traffic flow patterns
• Roadway constrictions
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–56
Crowd Control
• Law enforcement personnel should monitor crowd-control line when available.
• All people involved should be assessed by emergency medical providers before being released.
• Restrict spectators for their own safety and for that of victims and emergency personnel.
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–57
On-Scene Occupant Services
• On-scene occupant services provide for victims’ and witnesses’ physical, mental, and emotional needs– Provide shelter– Call appropriate relief agencies– Help those involved notify relatives– Explain reasons for responders’ actions
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Fire and Emergency ServicesCompany Officer
19–58
Summary
• Effective size-up is based on sound decision-making and the implementation of NIMS-ICS.
• Incident scene management supports incident stabilization and property conservation by ensuring effective control and assignment of resources.
• The company officer applies incident scene management during size-up and scene control.