Organisational Policy

Question 1

191. When responding, Who has overall responsibility?

Answer 1

An appliance OIC has overall responsibility during any emergency response and will determine the code under which the appliance will respond. The OIC may direct a driver to slow down, however cannot request the driver of an appliance to speed up and travel faster than what the driver considers safe for the conditions.

Question 2

192. While turning out to emergency response, Who is to Determine Response Code?

Answer 2

An appliance OIC is to determine the appropriate response code upon turn out, using either Code 1 emergency response (lights and sirens) or Code 3 response (normal driving conditions).
* When providing a turn out message, the appliance OIC must communicate the selected response code (Code 1 or Code 3) to the Communications Centre.
* Any change in response code whilst en route to an incident must be communicated to the Communications Centre and other responding appliances.

Question 3

193. Code 1 Emergency Response:

Answer 3

Code 1 emergency response must be used where an appliance OIC conducts a Size Up based on the incident response information and a Safe Person Approach, Dynamic Risk Assessment and determines the threat to life and/or property necessitates a Code 1 response.

Question 4

194. Code 3 Response:

Answer 4

The following incident types must be considered Code 3 response unless the appliance OIC determines otherwise based on further information:
* Burn off in residential yards.
* Storm damage.
* Rubbish/clothing bin fire.
* Power lines arcing and sparking/power lines down.
* Lock ins/lock outs.
* Animal rescues.
* Late notification of fire – fire now out.
* Retrieval of deceased person(s).
* Public service calls (e.g., assistance to change smoke alarm batteries, welfare checks).
* Alarmed premises where alarm has returned to normal.
* Valve monitor alarms.
* Sieges or civil disturbances.