The Role of a Firefighter Flashcards
What is the role of a Firefighter?
To protect people, property and the environment from the hazards and risks associated with emergency events
What phases can firefighters achieve their goal?
Prevention and Preparedness
Response and Recovery
How can Firefighters achieve their goal in the prevention and preparedness phases of emergency events?
-Community based education, such as school based programs such as FireEd, BushfireEd, SafeSpace, StormSafe and the Road Attitudes and Actions Planning Program.
Also through wider community education programs such as Fight Fire Fascination, Operation Safehome and Don’t be a fool, April 1st, If it’s flooded forget it.
-Maintenance Inspection Reports, Pre Incident Plans and Risk assessments on facilities.
-Key checks and hydrant inspections
-The station led Core Skills program
-Engaging in station and Equipment maintenance
-Maintaining a high level of health and fitness
How can Firefighters achieve their goal in the response and recovery phases of emergency events?
-Firefighting operations
-Recovery and management of hazardous materials
-Natural disaster response and recovery such as flood, storm, earthquake
-Acts of terrorism and CBRN response and recovery
-Providing first aid
-Fire investigation through FIU
-All manor of rescue incidents such as: road crash rescue, vertical rescue, confined space rescue, trench rescue, urban search and rescue, swift water rescue and remote rescue.
What shifts do Firefighters work?
Firefighters work a 4 and 4 roster and the work 10, 14 shifts.
(4 days on, 4 days off. 10 hr day shifts, 14 hour night shifts.)
