518 Messages

Question 1

How long are recorded messages kept

Answer 1

5 years

Question 2

How should sensitive or confidential information be sent

Answer 2

Mobile phone

Question 3

How soon should messages be sent after arrival

Answer 3

As soon as practicable, brigade control will contact IC 20 mins after arrival.

Question 4

How often should informative messages be sent at protracted incident less 8 pumps

Answer 4

Every 30 min

Question 5

How often should informative message be sent at 8 pump or more protracted incidents

Answer 5

60 min

Question 6

Call-signs in cross-border messages should include?

Answer 6

The brigade and station name in full e.g. London fire brigade, Northolt pump ladder

Question 7

If address is incorrect, when should control be informed

Answer 7

The first message

Question 8

At incidents on roadways where carriageway is divided by central reservation what information should communicate

Answer 8

Specify the direction which the incident occurred.

Question 9

Types of messages and order in which sent (7)

Answer 9

A- assistance
B- informative
C- further assistance
D- fire surround 6 pumps above
E- stop message
F- further informative
G- request relief/revisit

Question 10

Status 1

Answer 10

Moblie at station

Question 11

Status 2

Answer 11

Mobile to incident

Question 12

Status 3

Answer 12

Attendance at incident

Question 13

Status 6

Answer 13

Available by radio

Question 14

Status 7

Answer 14

Second line- strategic resources

Question 15

Status 8

Answer 15

Available mobilising telephone

Question 16

Status 9

Answer 16

Batch mobilising

Question 17

Status 0

Answer 17

Not available

Question 18

Status 15

Answer 18

Mobile to stand-by

Question 19

Status 25

Answer 19

Attendance stand-by station

Question 20

Status 35

Answer 20

Attendance stand-by location (not station)

Question 21

Status P

Answer 21

Available by pager

Question 22

Should informative message be sent if a change to tactical mode

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

When should assistance message be sent (13)

Answer 23

• Immediate attendance appliances or officers
• Running call
• Inability to proceed
• Persons involved fire/trapped
• Cylinders reported
• Request operational risk database/hazardous information
• Request LAS
• Specialist equipment
• Request urgent police attendance
• Initiated major incident procedure
• Implementing civil disturbance procedure
• Firefighter emergency
• Working near water

Question 24

What type of message should be sent after assistance

Answer 24

Informative

Question 25

Information required on a informative message (8)

Answer 25

- officers name - incident location - premises type and occupancy - dimensions - area involved and situation - action being carried out - safe system of work - tactical mode

Question 26

How often should an informative message be sent on relief

Answer 26

60 min

Question 27

What does a stop message indicate to control

Answer 27

The number one f appliances and personnel attending are sufficient to deal with the incident and no further emergency mobilising will be necessary

Question 28

When should a fully worded stop be sent (5)

Answer 28

- where informative/assistance message sent - more than 1 hose reel - 4 or more appliances - person requires rescue - level 2 hazmat

Question 29

Information required on full stop message from fire (8)

Answer 29

- name IC - address - occupancy - dimensions - extent of damage - method of extinction - involvement of people - safe systems of work implanted

Question 30

When quoting dimensions, what should the message include

Answer 30

- overall size of building - flats or maisonettes - number of rooms - floor on which premises located

Question 31

When specifying equipment should be ordered as follows: (6)

Answer 31

- number of jets - number of hose reels - aerial jets - ground monitors, foam mentioned separately - fixed installations - ladders only involved in rescue or significant role

Question 32

Incidents involving people, the stop message should include: (6)

Answer 32

- number of people - rescue carried out - method of rescue - any injuries sustained - any unusual means of escape - number of fatalities “apparently dead”

Question 33

How often are reliefs usually implemented

Answer 33

3 hours

Question 34

What are the 4 levels of hazmat incident

Answer 34

- level 1, small incident can be dealt with 1 pump - level 2, additional resources FRU, OSU and HMEPO - level 3, where IC and HMEPO or SA determine that full wet decontamination or dry-safe undress procedure required - level 4, incident attracting a special mobilising criteria, but not necessarily large attendance e.g. fire with hazmat element

Question 35

What are the 3 levels of water operations

Answer 35

- level 1, ssow implemented include rescue of person without entering water. - level 2, ssow implemented when firefighter enter water, mud or ice to perform rescue. - level 3, ssow implemented in mass flooding.