Pathway: Emergency and Fire Management Services

The ________________________________________ is a reporting standard that fire departments use to uniformly report on the full range of their activities, from fire to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to equipment involved in the response.

• National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
• National Crime and Information Centeer (NCIC)
• NC Division of Crime and Information (DCI)

The National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) is 

• Administered by the Department of Homeland Security
• Uses data to prepare for future emergencies
•  Analyzes past incidents to understand recurring patterns. 
• All are correct

The skills which first responders need are: 

• Attention to detail 
• An understanding of the causes of fire 
• An ability to read carefully
• All are correct

A first responder at a fire scene needs to make sure they 

• send an appropriate form following each incident. 
• take measures to preserve evidence of a potential criminal case.
• manage both the fire and the crime.
• all are correct

The first responder needs to generate a report at the time of a fire

• True
• False

When writing a fire investigative report:

•  It is not important for the fire investigator to know how the fire was started. 
•  It is entered into a Department of Homeland Security Database. 
• The data is used to analyze past incidents and prepare for future emergencies. 
• All are correct

Possible fire perpetrators (person committting the crime) include   

• Terrorist group
•  Religious hate group 
• Gangs
• all are correct

Many high-profile fires generate local, regional, and national interest are criminal in origin. 

• True
• False

_____________________ was written by the Department of Homeland Security for first responders

• Emergency Response Guidebook
• Response Emeregncy Guidebook
• Guidebook for First Responders

The Emergency Response Guidebook: 

• Makes it easy to quickly find the section that describes how the material responds under different circumstances. 
• Was written for firemen and policemen. 
• Codes hazardous materials using color-coded pictures. 
• All are correct