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D. Is the idea that each firefighter answers to only one supervisor - ANSWER-C. Assigns a
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The incident management system defines span of control as:
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number of subordinate who report to one supervisor
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D. each person having only one supervisor - ANSWER-C. the number of subordinate who
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Which of the following should be an arrival report? A.
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B. Discussion of command
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C. Correct address of the incident
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D. Emergency medical services on scene - ANSWER-C. Correct address of the incident
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Which of the following provides the telecommunications center with a continuous record of
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B. Progress report
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C. Initial radio report
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D. Personal accountability report - ANSWER-B. Progress report
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What task may a telecommunications center be assigned during a progress report? A.
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A. Arrival reports
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B. A secondary search is completed
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Which of following BEST explains why information is gathered for a post incident report?
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What general information is in a postincident report? (122-123)
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