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FireNuggets, Inc 12. If you were given an order you did not agree with or think was safe, how would you properly refuse the risk? 13. Did you have enough resources to manage this event? If not, what other resources would you have requested? Just like with question 1 above, we ask this of everyone. So if you truly feel you had enough resources (meaning sufficient resources left in staging), then be confident and say so. But if not, now is your chance to say so. “Actually looking back, I know realize I should have requested that 2 nd alarm much sooner, knowing the reflex time to get those apparatus on the road and headed to the incident. Also, because part of the 2 nd alarm units are mutual aid units from other departments, it is critical to make that notification early knowing the added time it takes to have the dispatchers notify those other agencies. 14. Please tell us how you would assign the additional units you had requested or were planning to request. 15. In addition to fire department resources, what other agencies would you expect to deal with at this incident and how would you best coordinate their activities to ensure they meet your expectations? 16. What is the definition of Local Responsibility Area (LRA)? 17. What is the definition of State Responsibility Area (SRA)? 18. What is the definition of a “mutual threat zone?” (For those outside of California, this is a term we use that allows us access t o Cal Fire resources, with the belief that if we do not stop this wildland fire, it will get into the By Firefighters, For Firefighters May 2017 area of State Responsibility Area, which Cal Fire is responsible for). Please describe the process of which radio frequencies you will use if responding to a fire in a mutual threat zone with Cal Fire? 19. Cal Fire has determined the dispatch level to be at a “high.” How many resources do you expect to receive from them? 20. Cal Fire has determined the dispatch level to be at a “medium.” How many resources do you expect to receive from them? 21. Cal Fire has determined the dispatch level to be at a “low.” How many resources do you expect to receive from them? 22. How do you request the response of your regional (or state or federal) incident management team (assuming you have one)? What types of functions/roles do you expect them to fill? 23. You are assigned as one of the engines in Strike Team XSC2303A. What does each letter and/or number stand for? 24. What are the different levels of Protective Action Options available to you as an IC? 25. If you needed to evacuate large numbers of personnel, and provide them with food, temporary lodging, how would you accomplish that and which agencies would you be working with? 26. Tell us what you know about the County Mass Casualty Incident Plan, including the differences between alert and activation, as well as the resources you will receive upon declaration of the various levels of severity. ! of 38 22 !