790 - FSG (17/04/14) Flashcards
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Fire survival guidance call definition
2.1 A FSG call is a call received into control where the caller believes that they are unable to leave their
premises due to the effects of fire, and where the control officer remains on the line providing
appropriate advice. The call continues until either the caller is able to leave by their own means, is
rescued by the Fire Brigade, or the telephone line is cleared.It should be noted that a caller may
clear the line after the FSG process has commenced but that will not necessarily mean a
cancellation of that process
2.3 Responsibility to determine that FSG is taking place
rests with control and not the fireground. The
fireground will determine whether an incident should be treated as Persons Reported not control.
3.1 Control manage all FSG calls in accordance with Fire Service Circular 10/93 using the four
principles of
escape, assess, protect and rescue as set out in Policy Number 539 - Emergency call
management.
4.2 The IC, based on their situational awareness and the information provided by control, will decide how to
prioritise FSG calls and the actions to be taken on the incident ground. ICs should direct resources to those callers at greatest risk (high priority) if practicable. Other callers not seen as at greatest risk (medium priority) should be allocated resources when available.
4.1 Occasionally control receives multiple FSGs at an incident. All FSGs received by control are treated
with the same level of urgency, however, in certain circumstances, the officer in charge of control
may direct call handlers to
terminate a call to answer another.
5.2 ICs should consider allocating resources to maintain a listening watch on
the appliance radio.
5.4 Control will contact the Initial Command Pump (ICP) and pass the information below by appliance
radio for each
separate FSG call. When passing this information, control will reference the
information using the relevant flat/house number.
5.5 Control will attempt to gather all the information on the Control Information Form (see Appendix 2)
and relay this information to the incident as and when it becomes available:
- number of flat/house;
- number of persons involved;
- location of caller within premises and access point;
- condition of their location e.g. heavy smoke, slight smoke;
- proximity to fire if known;
- latest advice given by control;
- time of FSG call;
- time updated.
5.6 Control may obtain the name of a caller to assist in identification. Names must not be
communicated by radio.
5.7 The ICP radio operator should write down the information passed to them on a Control Information
Form carried in the cab of all front line appliances. Any other relevant information gathered by
control, or requested from the incident ground, additional to that described above must also be
recorded on this form. This form is available in quadruplicate allowing distribution where required.
The top (white) copy must be retained
at the ICP for passing to the CU. The form allows for the
annotation of where the copies are to be distributed if required.
5.8 Once any FSG information is received, the ICP radio operator must
confirm the information by
repeating it all back to control to confirm it is correct.
All FSG call information must be passed to the IC who will decide what action should be taken. The
expectation is that ICs will
treat FSG calls as a priority and consider deploying and increasing
resources accordingly.
5.10 In the event that control gets no response from the ICP they will contact
an appliance en-route and
pass the FSG information to them. The completed form must be passed to the IC on arrival and a
copy retained at the ICP. The IC should inform control that they have received the FSG
information.
5.11 Due to the amount of information being handled the IC should consider using the first Command
Unit (CU) to arrive to
only deal with FSG calls. Other resources can be utilised or requested to
assist with Command Support.
5.12 ICs should consider the early allocation of
a dedicated hand-held radio channel (e.g. channel 3) for
passing information about FSG calls on the incident ground.
5.13 If control has sufficient resources then M2FH FLON-OPS-01 could be used to free up the main
scheme Firelink radio if there are a large number of FSG calls. This may be for use by that incident
alone or exclusively for FSG information however the IC must be aware that
in the latter
circumstance only those resources monitoring that channel will hear any FSG information
6.1 Any number of FSG calls to any building type will attract an enhanced attendance that will include
an exclusive collection of resources. Part of the attendance is the equivalent of a ‘persons reported’
attendance i.e., ???,
and the remainder will be the exclusive element which will include ???
It is still the IC’s responsibility to send a priority ‘persons reported’ and subsequent informative message if the incident involves or is suspected to involve persons.
The resources with designated FSG attributes will be additional to any other resources that have been requested or are en-route. If the size of the
incident is subsequently increased,
one Command Unit(CU), one Station Manager (SM) and an FIU
an additional CU (for FSGC), an additional SM (for FSGS) and a Pump Ladder with watch manager in charge (for FSGP).
the mobilising system will not include these resources when
calculating the additional attendance required.
6.3 Once additional appliances have been ordered, all subsequent orderings to that incident will have
‘Fire Survival Guidance in progress at this incident’ annotated to the call slip. Officers responding to
orderings will be informed that FSG calls have been received by control. Officers responding to an
ordering or informative must bear in mind that control are extremely busy when dealing with FSGs
and
keep their information gathering from control to a minimum.
7.1 While recognising the time-critical objective of saving saveable life, all information regarding FSG
calls must be recorded and retained on the incident ground. In the early stages of an incident this
will be on
the Control Information Forms.
7.2 CUs carry a Casualty Information poster (see Appendix 3) to record information on all the separate
FSG calls. This eases the transfer of information between
CUs. It is recommended that it is
completed in pen to reduce the risk of information being erased accidentally.
7.3 The Casualty Information poster will also be available on
the Forward Recording Information Board
(FRIB) for use at a bridgehead or other scene of operations. This will allow accurate information
transfer between a CU and scene of operations.
7.4 The Casualty Information poster has been designed to be used at any incident where persons may
be trapped or missing. It is acceptable for the form to be adapted for use at specific incidents by
altering the headings.
7.5 The Command Support System (CSS) functions?
has a messages screen that records messages sent to and from the incident ground once a CU has been mobilised. Messages sent by Firelink radio relating
to FSG calls are recorded here. There is also a conferencing facility on CSS which is available for
remote users. Control has CSS access and sensitive information relating to specific calls can be
communicated by this method.
FSG co-ordinator min rank?
SM
