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Fire Officer II
Case Studies

It's 3:00 am and your station tones go off. While you are getting out of bed, the dispatcher advises that you will be responding on a 4th alarm assignment to a neighboring department where an apartment complex that is under construction is burning. With gear secured, your engine races through the empty streets toward the orange glow on the horizon. As you near the scene, you are directed to the staging area at Fourth and Long.

1:  Upon your arrival at staging, to whom do you report?
A: The IC
B: The operations section chief
C: The logistics section chief
D: The staging manager

2:  While waiting in staging, you are directed to report to the command post to serve as part of the command staff for the IC. What position could this be?
A: Operations
B: Logistics
C: Liaison
D: Planning

3:  Once at the command post, the IC decides to assign you as liaison instead. What is your primary responsibility?
A: To oversee the safety of personnel at the scene
B: To develop an incident action plan
C: To obtain resources for use by Operations
D: To act as a go-between for the IC and other entities

4:  Which of the following is true about the Liaison position?
A: You should be located inside the command post
B: You should be located near the incident
C: You should be located near, but not in, the command post
D: You are constantly mobile so you will not have a normal location

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