Who prepares the area/site sketch?

• A. Emergency Personnel Decon Station
• B. Initial entry element leader
• C. Command Post (CP)
• D. Back-up entry element

Answer: (B)

The area or site sketch is a live map of the scene that provides a clear, on-the-ground picture for everyone involved. The person in charge of the initial entry team is the one who should prepare it because they are the first to enter and directly navigate the space. They need to lay out critical details now: where entry points and routes are, the boundaries of hot, warm, and cold zones, known hazards, locations of victims or objectives, and where decontamination or staging areas will be. This sketch helps the team plan safe entry, communicate quickly with others still arriving, and keep the incident commander informed as the situation evolves. The command post coordinates overall response and may use the sketch, but the initial entry leader is the one who creates the working map from the scene.