Officer Good To Know Flashcards
What is level 1 water operation?
Operations where firefighters work within 3m of an unprotected waters edge, or enter water that is sallow enough not to compromise PPE and slow moving enough that they are unlikely to be swept off their feet.
What is level 2 water operation?
Operations where firefighters are committed to water to affect a rescue. This includes persons in water and any other incidents beyond the limitations of level 1.
What are level 3 water operations?
Operations that involve to mobilisation of flood response kits. Firefighters may have to work under instructions on FRU SRT.
When will a TAR be informed and mobilised to an incident where water operations are taking place?
Informed of level 1 operations.
Mobilised to level 2 operations.
What is the hierarchy of water rescue?
Level 1:
Talk
Reach
Throw
Level 2:
Wade
Row
Go
Helo
When can the message basement procedure implemented be sent?
Once a water supply has been secured.
A BA team has been committed with a 45mm jet set to 230.
A second BA team has been committed to protect egress with 45mm jet set to 230.
When at a basement fire any decision to ventilate by the IC must take into account?
The adverse impact it will have on persons involved in premises.
The benefits of under taking early ventilation, for firefighters entering, or persons evacuating.
Who should the IC consider contacting before venting a basement fire?
The senior fire safety officer
What are the JESIP principles?
Co-locate
Communicate
Co-ordinate
Jointly understand risk
Shared situational awareness
What does METHANE stand for?
Major incident
Exact location
Type of incident
Hazards
Access to scene
Number of casualties and severity
Emergency services required
What is a level 1 hazmat?
1 pump incident
Small spillages (under 100L)
Natural gas leaks
Carbon monoxide alarms
Mercury spills (SubO or StnO)
What is a level 2 hazmat incident?
Incident where the hazard is limited and decontamination can be carried out using a damp cloth or safe undress procedure. Level 2 will be the default attendance for unknown chemicals or persons reported HAZMAT incidents.
What is a level 3 HAzMAT incident?
Large incidents where additional resources are required, ether to deal with the incident or to perform decontamination using the Hughes shower.
What is a level 4 HAZMAT incident?
A HAZMAT incident with attracts special mobilising criteria, not necessarily large incidents.
What size hazard zone the IC put in place for acetylene cylinders and consider for and other cylinders?
200m
