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What are the 5 types of radio messages that must be sent to FireCOM?

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  • Initial radio report
  • Follow up 360 report
  • CAN (conditions actions needs)
  • Incident Contained report
  • Incident Completed
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What terms are used to describe the size of a structure?

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Small

Medium

Large

Very large

Mega

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Define a small structure

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One hose lay can cover the entire structure

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Define a medium structure

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One hose lay covers 75% of the structure

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Define a large structure

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One hose lay covers 50% of the structure

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Define a very large structure

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One hose lay covers 25% of the structure

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Define a mega structure

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One hose lay covers 10% of the structure

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Search and rescue terminology

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Primary all clear

Secondary all clear

All clear

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What does fire control mean?

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The fire has been extinguished.

There may still be smouldering fires that will require overhaul and blacking out duties

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Change in strategy or position message

What does withdraw mean?

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Firefighters need to exit a structure in a controlled manner with their equipment

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Change in strategy or position

Define abandon?

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Firefighters must exit the structure immediately because of an immediate threat to firefighters lives.

Take equipment only if safe to do so.

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What are the 10 types of incident communications?

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  • Initial radio report (CAN format)
  • Follow-up 360 report (CAN format)
  • Conditions, Actions, Needs (CAN) status report
  • Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)
  • Deployment order
  • Roof report (CAN format)
  • Handover situation report
  • Incident contained report
  • Incident completed report
  • Emergency communication (mayday or priority traffic)
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Reasons for an IC to provide CAN reports to FireCOM

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  • Objective met
  • IAP changes
  • Further assistance required
  • When requested by FireCOM
  • When there is an emergency
  • Change of IC
  • At regular intervals
  • Major evacuations
  • Casualties or safety/health issues
  • Major impacts on the community
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What basic information do I need in an IRR?

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What basic information do I need in a follow-up 360 report?

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•

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IRR

What is described in the condition?

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Brief description

Obvious critical factors

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IRR

What is described in the Actions?

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Initial IAP

Assumption of command

Naming of incident

Strategy

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IRR

What is described in the needs?

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Increase of alarm level

Request for resources

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Critical Factors

Actions for UPS

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Ongoing risk of electrocution

Identify location

Isolate

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Critical Factors

Actions for oil/fat fire

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Don’t use water on fat fire directly

Slippery floors

Use lids

Installed fire protection?

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Critical Factors

Actions for metal fire

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Do not put water on metal fire directly

Take DCP extinguisher for fire attack (limited)

Dust explosion risk

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Critical Factors

Actions for dust

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Sprays not jets

Avoid activity that will stir up dust

Report on any dust clouds

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Critical Factors

Actions for hoarding/rubbish

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Increased fire behaviour

Get good layout from inject

CAFS?

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Critical Factors

Actions for LPG cylinder

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Take TIC

Not impinged

Thermal check

Remove to outside

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Critical Factors Actions for Acetylene
Take TIC not impinged Thermal check Remove to outside 200m exclusion zone if involved
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Critical Factors Actions for Oxygen
Take TIC Not impinged Thermal check Remove to outside May increase fire intensity
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Critical Factors Actions for Butane
Blast hazard Remove cylinder if not impinged Consider defensive
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Critical Factors Actions for ducting
External crew LP to discharge CO2
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Critical Factors Actions for high bay racking
Internal collapse zones Establish cut offs
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Critical Factors Actions for flammable liquids (in cage)
Bolt cutters Remove or protect
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Critical Factors Actions for chemicals (in cage)
Bolt cutters Remove or protect
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Critical Factors Actions for common roof void
Get all clear on exposure with fire in ceiling Relocate to next attached exposure, pull ceiling down and cut off fire spread
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Critical Factors Actions for Diesel generator
Shutdown
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Critical Factors Actions for complicated layout
Seek layout from inject Inform crew of better access
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Critical Factors Actions for smouldering fire
Consider foam/CAFS
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Fire inject Top 6 questions
1. What is on fire? 2. Where is the fire? 3. Best way to get to the fire? 4. Have you done a headcount? 5. Anyone missing? 6. Last place you saw them?
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Fire inject Extra detail questions
1. Tell me about the layout of the building 2. What do you do here? 3. Power? Will anything happen if I switch it off? 4. Hazards? 5. UPS on site? 6. Solar panels? 7. On site firefighting? Gaseous? Drenched? Blanket? Foam extinguishers?
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Hazmat inject 8 questions
1. What happened? 2. Anything on you? 3. Anyone else affected? 4. What’s inside the container? 5. Info on substance? 6. Drains? Where do they go? 7. Contacts for exposures? 8. On-site hazmat equipment?
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360 what to look for 1st 8 things
1. Location of the fire 2. Utilities 3. Exposures 4. Indications people are trapped 5. Asbestos 6. UPS/solar markings on switch board 7. Better way to attack the fire 8. Fire extension
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360 what to look for 2nd 8 things
9. Different levels to the building on other sides 10. Barred windows 11. Egress points 12. Open any doors for quick look and yell out inside 13. Hazards-Dangerous goods 14. Fire systems 15. Any indicators the fire will expand 16. Enviro concerns (run off, smoke plume on neighbouring businesses)
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Fire ground incident Change in strategy
* Priority traffic message * Withdraw, state which occupancy * Chase PARs * Incident specific exclusion zones * Master streams 70mm * Monitors * LP1
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Fire ground incident Pump failure
* Notify crew * Withdraw to a safe location * Utilise hydrant pressure while troubleshooting * Progressively change to different pump
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Fire ground incident Insufficient water supply
* More resources for relay * Task someone to review MDT for larger main * Static supply
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Fire ground incident Loss of PAR
* Get last known location * Mayday message * Activate RIT * Notify comms
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Fire ground incident Firefighter injury
* Does firefighter need help to exit? * Mayday message * Activate on deck/RIT * Notify comms * Request more resources

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