Blue Card questions with complete
solutions 2025.
IMS Incident Types - ANSWER: Type I - Federal Resources
Type II - State/Regional Resources
Type III - Incident Management Team
Type IV - Multiple Agencies
Type V - Single Agency
IAP - ANSWER: Instant Action Plan
(Blue Card)
Written IAP is _________________
General staff positions _____________________
Incidents no longer than ____________ operational period - ANSWER: NOT required; NOT
required; ONE
8 Functions of Command - ANSWER: 1. Deployment
2. Assumption, Confirmation, & Positioning
3. Situation Evaluation
4. Strategy & Incident Action Planning
5. Communications
6. Organization
7. Review, Evaluation, & Revision
8. Continue, Support, & Terminate Command
Command Function #1 - ANSWER: Deployment - IC must always match Standard Conditions;
Standard Actions; Standard Outcome
Major Goal: To Provide and manage a steady, adequate, and timely stream of the appropriate
resources
2 Different statuses that companies fall into on the incident scene: - ANSWER:
Unassigned/Assigned
Lubbock's 1st Alarm: - ANSWER: 4 Engine Companies
1 Truck Company
1 EMS Unit
2 Battalion Chiefs
, Level 1 Staging should not exceed __________ Units - ANSWER: 6 to 8
Lubbock 2nd Alarm: - ANSWER: 2 Engine Companies
1 Truck Company
1 Air Van
1 Rehab Trailer
Staff Offices
2nd alarm - All Units beyond the second alarm should __________________ - ANSWER: All
Units beyond the second alarm should Level 2 Stage
Level 1 - Staging - ANSWER: - Applies to all initial responders on a 1st Alarm:
- 1st Engine or Truck Co. (If no Engine is on scene) & 1st in BC respond directly to the scene
- Immediately goes into effect after the Initial Radio Report (IRR) from IC #1
- All subsequent arriving units stage 1 block away in their direction of travel not passing their last
tactical option
Level 2 - Staging - ANSWER: - In effect for 3rd or greater alarms
- 1st Engine typically becomes initial staging officer-upgrade with staff officer
- IC or should designate the Staging location when requesting an additional Alarms
- Dispatch should dispatch on a separate radio channel (automatically)
- Will require a CA to manage logistic channel Active incident, consider upgrading IC to the
MOV
LFR Tactical Changes
- A continuous, uninterrupted water supply shall be established by the
___________________________ engine on working structure fires. (Preferably the 2nd in
Engine, with a _________________________)
- Equipment Operators will stay with __________________ unless assigned or specifically
asked to stay with _____________________.
- Crew integrity is a must in the ____________________________. Crews may be split up
outside of the hazard zone. (ie. Roof report and utilities). - ANSWER: first or second, reverse
lay, their crew, their apparatus, IDLH hazard zone
Any crew entering an IDLH hazard zone SHALL have _______________________ - ANSWER:
a charged hoseline.
VEIS - ANSWER: Vent, Enter, Isolate, Search
Primary Searches will be of the __________________only (IDLH atmospheres). This does not
apply if fire control is doubtful. Rooms with closed doors may have a survivable atmosphere.
Rooms may be searched AFTER the ___________________________. - ANSWER: immediate
fire area ; IDLH atmosphere is cleared
solutions 2025.
IMS Incident Types - ANSWER: Type I - Federal Resources
Type II - State/Regional Resources
Type III - Incident Management Team
Type IV - Multiple Agencies
Type V - Single Agency
IAP - ANSWER: Instant Action Plan
(Blue Card)
Written IAP is _________________
General staff positions _____________________
Incidents no longer than ____________ operational period - ANSWER: NOT required; NOT
required; ONE
8 Functions of Command - ANSWER: 1. Deployment
2. Assumption, Confirmation, & Positioning
3. Situation Evaluation
4. Strategy & Incident Action Planning
5. Communications
6. Organization
7. Review, Evaluation, & Revision
8. Continue, Support, & Terminate Command
Command Function #1 - ANSWER: Deployment - IC must always match Standard Conditions;
Standard Actions; Standard Outcome
Major Goal: To Provide and manage a steady, adequate, and timely stream of the appropriate
resources
2 Different statuses that companies fall into on the incident scene: - ANSWER:
Unassigned/Assigned
Lubbock's 1st Alarm: - ANSWER: 4 Engine Companies
1 Truck Company
1 EMS Unit
2 Battalion Chiefs
, Level 1 Staging should not exceed __________ Units - ANSWER: 6 to 8
Lubbock 2nd Alarm: - ANSWER: 2 Engine Companies
1 Truck Company
1 Air Van
1 Rehab Trailer
Staff Offices
2nd alarm - All Units beyond the second alarm should __________________ - ANSWER: All
Units beyond the second alarm should Level 2 Stage
Level 1 - Staging - ANSWER: - Applies to all initial responders on a 1st Alarm:
- 1st Engine or Truck Co. (If no Engine is on scene) & 1st in BC respond directly to the scene
- Immediately goes into effect after the Initial Radio Report (IRR) from IC #1
- All subsequent arriving units stage 1 block away in their direction of travel not passing their last
tactical option
Level 2 - Staging - ANSWER: - In effect for 3rd or greater alarms
- 1st Engine typically becomes initial staging officer-upgrade with staff officer
- IC or should designate the Staging location when requesting an additional Alarms
- Dispatch should dispatch on a separate radio channel (automatically)
- Will require a CA to manage logistic channel Active incident, consider upgrading IC to the
MOV
LFR Tactical Changes
- A continuous, uninterrupted water supply shall be established by the
___________________________ engine on working structure fires. (Preferably the 2nd in
Engine, with a _________________________)
- Equipment Operators will stay with __________________ unless assigned or specifically
asked to stay with _____________________.
- Crew integrity is a must in the ____________________________. Crews may be split up
outside of the hazard zone. (ie. Roof report and utilities). - ANSWER: first or second, reverse
lay, their crew, their apparatus, IDLH hazard zone
Any crew entering an IDLH hazard zone SHALL have _______________________ - ANSWER:
a charged hoseline.
VEIS - ANSWER: Vent, Enter, Isolate, Search
Primary Searches will be of the __________________only (IDLH atmospheres). This does not
apply if fire control is doubtful. Rooms with closed doors may have a survivable atmosphere.
Rooms may be searched AFTER the ___________________________. - ANSWER: immediate
fire area ; IDLH atmosphere is cleared
