What should you do on arrival?
Book status 3,
Rig in fire gear (PPE),
Book into the incident command pump (ICP/ICW) with your roll board.
Introduce yourself to the incident command pump firefighter,
Introduce yourself to the officer in charge when appropriate
At the incident command pump, what should you check?
The messages that have been sent,
The tactical mode being used.
When initially talking to the officer in charge, what should you ask the incident command pump firefighter to do?
Turn down the radio,
Filter incoming radio traffic for risk critical information,
While the officer in charge provides a brief
How should you introduce yourself to the incident commander?
Provide your name and rank,
Your role at the incident (monitoring officer)
Why you are here,
What you can do to help.
How can you assist the officer in charge as a monitoring officer?
GAS,
Guide,
Assist,
Support.
How should the officer in charge provide a brief?
Using the decision making model
What items should you confirm during the brief from the officer in charge?
Resources in attendance and ordered, Safe systems of work in use, Command structure, Safety officers, Tactical mode, Rendezvous point established, 360° appraisal completed, Tactical plan, Potential escalation of the incident
When reviewing the resources in attendance and those ordered, what should you consider?
Having a 25% reserves of resources
If you take the incident over, what phrase must you use?
I am now taking over.
When you take over the incident what actions must you take?
A message is to be sent to control,
The fire ground must be informed.
Take the officer in charge tabard
If the objectives and plan for the incident need to be amended or changed, what phrase should you use?
This is my plan
How can you begin to structure the incident?
Establish sectors,
Provide a detailed brief,
Provide physical parameters,
Repeat the brief to confirm understanding
How do you want your updates to be structured?
Using CARP Situation, Actions, Resources, Progress
How will you continue to communicate with your sector commander?
Confirm a communications channel on your handheld radio
