What information needs to be relayed to Firecom for CHEMDATA info? (6)
- UN name/number
- Product/company/trade name of chemical
- Transport company name
- Quantity transported
- Quantity spilled
- Form of spill
COMMUNITY WARNINGS - ACTIONS
The _____________ has the _________________ to issue information and warnings to the ____________ affected ________________ and other agencies.
______________ and ________________ of other public info must be authorised by the Incident Controller prior to dissemination.
Community warnings issued by DCC manager/RDO who can be contacted via Firecom.
Media msg’s/updates made via agency arrangements
Control agency
Responsibility
Potentially
Community
Warnings and release
AFTER ACTION REVIEW (3)
- Conducted immediately after an incident/exercise.
- May be undertaken on scene or return to station.
- Addresses any urgent health and safety issues or other concerns that will not wait until the operational debrief.
SAFETY OFFICER FIELD
- Safety Officer is responsible through chain of command to the _________ _____________
- Preferably be rank of _________ or above
- Check general ___________ _____________ (walls, roofing, etc.)
- Ensure use of _____________ _____________ (e.g. PPC, PPE, hazmat, BA, ________________, high rise)
- Communicate _________/___________ immediately to _______/__________
- Report _____ __________, ___________, ____________ and ensure they are_____________ ______.
- ______ may allocate _________ ________ _______ _________ _________ depending on incident complexity
Incident Controller
SO
structural safety
appropriate procedures
asbestos
risks / problems OO / IC
near misses, accidents, injuries follwed up
IC more than one safety officer
Bushfire - L.A.C.E.S
Lookouts - Fixed, Aerial or Mobile Lookout shall be deployed to maintain clear appreciation of
risks
Awareness - FF shall be made aware of the impact of changes in fire behavior
Communications - All FF shall follow the comms plan
Escape Routes - At least 2 escape routes should be made known and agreed
Safety Zones - Safety Zones shall be identified and made known
If caught in a wildfire situation:
Seek _________and protect yourself from ___________ ________, in nearest structure or vehicle.
- _________ ___________is the safest place to be.
- Don’t try to outrun the fire ___________.
- Transmit a ____________ ______________ _____________ advising location and situation.
- ____________ in a vehicle with the engine running, lights on and cover yourself with a blanket.
- Close all ________, ____________, and _________.
- Activate _________ ___________and deploy _______ _____________if available
refuge; radiant heat
burnt ground
uphill
priority distress message
Shield
doors, windows and vents
cabin sprays; fire curtains
AERIAL APPLIANCES - SAFETY (3)
- Always utilize a spotter when working near powerlines
- Clearance for elevated work platforms:
POLES = 3 meter no go zone TOWERS = 8 meter no go zone
ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS
__________ shall not ___________ unless _____________ by an electrical supply _______________ _______________ or other ___________ / ____________ persons.
Firefighters
enter
accompanied
company representative
trained / authorised
POLE FIRES - ACTIONS (4)
- Request electrical supply company attend immediately
- No attempt should be made to extinguish the fire until the electrical company has confirmed that the area
been made electrically safe - Protect exposures if required
- Only attack fire if absolutely necessary for preservation of life by:
- Utilising partial fog or broken stream. Do not use direct jet
- Avoiding hitting wires directly with water
- Spraying stream above pole and lob onto fire
- Not standing in pools of water or on wet surfaces
UNINTERUPTED POWER SUPPLIES (4)
- UPS may be present when dealing with computers,
telephone exchanges, process controllers. - Treat all such equipment as live.
- Isolate power between electrical equipment and UPS.
- Request power supply company to respond to ensure
power isolation
FIRE INVESTIGATION - Response Criteria (7)
- All fire related deaths
- All fire related serious injuries
- Fires where the origin and cause cannot be easily
determined - Notification at 3rd alarm and automatic FIA response at
4th alarm or greater at structure fires (MFB) - Any firefighter injury (MFB)
- Fires involving fire brigade property
- MFB Fire Investigation will not attend suspicious fires
unless requested by VicPol
NON-STRUCTURE TIP/RUBBISH FIRES - Notifications (6)
- Council MERO
- EPA
- Department of Health, if required
- WorkCover
- FRV Operations Commander
- Fire Safety Issue notification
SECURED FACILITY RESPONSE
- Meet with facility Liaison Officer (LO) and Field Commander (FC) at entrance to site
- The attending OIC to _________ __________ and _________of event, __________ of secured facility and assess situation
- Enter on only request of __________ _____________, if site security is confirmed, and only under guidance of escort/liaison officer (one per appliance)
- If required to enter and is deemed safe to do so, and if need arises, IC is to notify ______ ______________ ______________
- FRV personnel to receive briefing by facility staff including arrangements for any __________ _____________ __________
- Minimum number of appliances and crew will be committed, IC to determine
- ___________ ___________ ___________ undertaken in consideration of situation
- FRV to __________ if safety/security of personnel/appliances becomes THREATENED
- Security checks on departure. LO to confirm absence of prisoners on appliances
- IC to confirm identity of ___________ _____________ secured facility
ASCERTAIN NATURE, STATUS,
STATUS
FACILITY MANAGEMENT
FRV OPERATIONS COMMANDER
EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN
ROUTINE SECURITY CHECKS
WITHDRAW
FIREFIGHTERS LEAVING
HIGH RISE =
ULTRA HIGH RISE =
Four or more stories above ground or 25+m
50+ stories or 150+m
SAFE WORKING AT HEIGHTS - Considerations (4)
- Respond (H)ART
- Utilising (A)erial appliance
- Separate (R)adio channel for SWH operations
- (T)IC for roof temperature
DOCKS/PORTS - Safety (5) (P.E.A.C.E)
PFD within 2m of water
Establish 2m safety zone around edges
Appoint Safety Officer
Caution working near edges
bEware of load limitations on piers/jetties/wharves - No weight limit plaque = NO GO
DOCKS/PORTS - Actions (4) (S.L.A.M)
- Seek specialist advise
- Liaise with port authority personnel
- Awareness of other vehicles in dock area
- Maintain flashing lights at all times
SHIP EMERGENCIES / FIREFIGHTING TUGS
- Respond ______ _________ (FRV)
- Respond ________ _________ (CFA)
- Establish and maintain contact with _________ _________ __________ on board
- Report to the _______ ___________
- Determine _________ and ___________ to fire & intensity
- Access information:
o _______ _________
o ________ already _____________
o Operation of __________ ___________ / __________
o Details of ________ / __________ / ________
o State of _________ __________ power & water
o ________________
o Ship’s ____________
o State of ship’s _____________
o Fire _________ _____________ or ________ _________ to ________ the _________ of the vessel
o __________ ____________ of water used and ___________ of firefighting water (STABILITY)
o Establish __________ of _____________
o Consider & monitor _____________ ______________ media
Fire Boats
Coast Guards
Ship’s senior officer
Ship’s bridge
Location; access
Ship’s plans
Firefighting; undertaken
Firefighting installations / equipment
Cargo / manifest / log
Ship’s services
Ventilation
Stability
Hatches
Service vessels; fire tugs; cool; exterior
Monitor amount; removal
Origin; igintion
alternative extinguishing
POLLUTION CONTROL - Considerations (5) (S.C.A.R.S)
- Size, location & type of spill
- Control agency - identify
- Accessing State Cache of equipment
- Respond (WER) Waterways Emergency responder
- Specialist advice early on
TRAMS -Considerations
- Trams operate __________ DC tractive control from overhead trolley wire
- __________ __________ ___________ able to __________ ___________ ____ ____________ of the network remotely.
- ____________ not guaranteed until maintenance crews arrive
- Responding ___________ ____________ _______
- Responding ____________ if incident involves roof of tram
600V
Power Control Central; isolate power to sections
Isolation
Heavy rescue pod
HART
VICPOL
MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE COORDINATOR
VicPol _________ __________ ____________ (MERC) has the responsibility to __________ _______________ from the ________ ______________, including but not limited to _______________, _____________, ____________ ___________ or issues related to ___________ _______________. The MERC should be embedded into the __________ at the __________ ______________, __________ of the __________ of the incident.
District senior sargent
coordinate requests
Fire Services
accomodation, logistics, support resources
recovery activities
EMT
earliest convenience
regardless
size
HOSTILE ACTS - Siting Appliances (6) (P.U.P.N.A.M)
- Park minimum 300m from area
- Utilise open space wherever possible
- Park appliance facing away
- Notify Firecom of location of appliance
- All firefighters stay in rear seats, side windows open
- Maintain clear access and egress at all times
HOSPITAL INCIDENT - ACTIONS (Know 6)
- Identify Emergency Coordinator, Chief Warden and security
- Locate and access emergency information container (from entrance)
- Check hazardous materials information on Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
- Ascertain PA colour code announced:
- Confine incident
- Assist evacuation ambulant, non-ambulant. This may be internal and horizontal to the other side of the smoke/fire doors. If horizontal evacuation is insufficient can lifts be used to assist with evacuation
- Request sufficient ambulances for transport and ensure they have clear access
- Check progress of operating theatres
- Isolate medical gases
- Check staffing/patient levels
- Check high security patients
- Check plant room/ventilation system operations
FIRE INVESTIGATION - On Scene Considerations (5)
- Obstacles preventing entry into building access/firefighting
- Extent of fire on arrival
- locations / intensity / colour of flames/smoke
- Indications of forcible entry
- Conditions of doors / windows
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FRV ACT 195819
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WORKPLACE BEHAVIOR POLICY9
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WHS Incident Management4
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WORKCOVER3
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FERG24
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FERG - AIRCRAFT / AIRPORTS8
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FERG - Dangerous Goods11
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FERG - CARS/VEHICLES12
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OPERATIONAL METHOD STATEMENTS #114
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OPERATIONAL METHOD STATEMENTS #210
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OPERATIONAL METHOD STATEMENTS #314
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OPERATIONAL METHOD STATEMENTS #415
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HAZMAT10
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OPERATIONAL PRACTICES12
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SEMP7
