OPERATIONAL METHOD STATEMENTS #1

Question 1

Actions for Establishing Incident Control Point: (2)

Answer 1

1. Establish an Incident Control Point at every fire/incident. This is the responsibility of the OIC of the first arriving appliance
2. Name each Incident Control Point and communicate the name to the Comms Centre.

Question 2

AIIMS principles (MUFFS):

Answer 2

• Management by objectives
• Functional management
• Span of control
• Flexibility
• Unity of command.

Question 3

INCIDENT SECTORS

__________ ______________ ___________ with appointed ________ ______________ at incidents where the ________ _____ ______________ is _________ _________ ___________ the ___________ ___________ _________ _____________, particularly where:

• _____________ are taking place in more than one __________ , or ___________ from the Incident Control Point.
• the span of control on the fireground exceeds ______
• ___________ ________________ are taking place

Answer 3

Establish incident sectors
Sector Commanders
scale and complexity
likely to limit
Incident Controller’s situational awareness

operations, location, remotely
1:5
technical operations

Question 4

High Rise Sectors (4)

Answer 4

Lobby Sector
Operations Point
Fire Sector
Evacuation Sector

Question 5

Size Up Principles (5)

Answer 5

• Facts – What do you know that is affecting the incident, mitigation and safety?
• Probabilities – What is likely to happen, including potential for fire spread and risk to life?
• Own situation – Do you have sufficient resources and capabilities? Should you respond more?
• Decision – What is your objective for the incident?
• Plan – How do you plan to resolve the incident, and what strategies and tactics will be applied?

Question 6

Structure Fire Size Up (5)

Answer 6

• Building – construction style/materials that impact fire behaviour
• Smoke – volume, velocity, density, and colour
• Air track – inlets and outlets, what is the building ventilation profile?
• Heat – blackening/crazing of windows, blistering of paintwork
• Flame – colour (yellow/red/blue), indicator of oxygen supply to fire

Question 7

SITREPS - Strategic vs Tactical

Answer 7

Strategic Level Situation Reports are to contain information relevant to the incident strategies and objective(s).

Tactical Level Situation Reports are to only contain information relevant to an assigned task and must be kept brief.

Question 8

SITREPS - CAN

Answer 8

• Conditions – What are the current conditions of the incident/task?
• Actions – What actions are being implemented?
• Needs – What additional resources are required?

Question 9

When to conduct a PAR? (4)

Answer 9

Conduct a PAR when any of the following situations occur:
* Receipt of a MAYDAY message
* Use of the emergency evacuation signal
* A change from offensive to defensive strategies
* Crews are failing to respond

Question 10

Who can request a PAR? (5)

Answer 10

• Incident Controller IC
• Operations Officer
• Safety Officer
• Sector commander
• BA entry officer (BAEO)

Question 11

Consider sending a tactical sitrep in the following circumstances: (5)

Answer 11

Upon request from the chain of command.

Periodically while undertaking a task.

New critical information is discovered.

Assigned tasks are completed or unable to be completed.

When further resources are required or no longer required.

Question 12

Considerations for establishing an Incident Control Point: (5)

Answer 12

Ease of access

Prominence of location with a good overview of the incident

Ability to stage and deploy all arriving appliances and support agency personnel

Safety from any incident hazards

Potential impediments to incident communications

Question 13

Considerations for size up en-route: (6)

Answer 13

Any existing pre-plans or site specific information

Keys held on station for alarmed premises

Further info from Comms Centre

Local Knowledge

Current and forecast weather conditions

Time of day

Potential water points

Columns of smoke/gas clouds

Question 14

What format for Strategic Level Situation reports? (6)

Answer 14

Incident type and status

Incident potential - risk to life and property

Loss and damage

Incident objective/s

Likely resource requirements and commitment

Community warnings issued