SOG Section 1 Fire Service Laws and Governing Policies Flashcards
(34 cards)
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
What is SOG 1-11
Peer Support Team (PST)
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
When and how can the PST and the PST coordinator be contacted
Through Comms 24/7
on shift PST member should be contacted first
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
Who has the authority to Initiate the PST intervention?
Anybody can
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
How does the IC reduce exposure to significant incidents?
By rotating personnel and removing initial personnel from the scene ASAP
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
Describe On-scene or Near-scene support
For both Individuals and crews.
Information sessions conducted shortly after an incident whereby a PST member provides a brief review of stress related reactions and self help tools
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
Describe CIS Discussion
Lead by PST members. Conducted within 8-12 hours of the incident. A confidential non-evaluative discussion of involvement, thoughts and emotional impact. Education on stress related reactions and coping skills is included. It is no longer than an hour
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
Describe CIS Debriefing
Led by PST member with the support of an EAFP mental health professional councilor. Conducted within 24-72 hours. A more in depth discussion of involvement, thought and emotional impact resulting from the incident. It is no longer than three hours
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
Describe CIS follow up
Check-in calls, personnel involved are usually contacted by phone iwth in 24-72 hours post incident
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
What are the types of support available?
- Individual support
- On scene or near scene support
- Information sessions
- CIS discussion
- CIS debriefing
- CIS follow-ups
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
Describe individual support
One-on-one support for any concerns related to a variety of stress related topics including a specific incident
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
Describe and information session
Conducted shortly after the incident. An informational update on the incident. A PST member provides a brief fries of stress related reactions and self help tools
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
What is a “significant Incident”?
Challenging events that have the potential to creat a significant human distress and can overwhelm ones coping behaviours
May include but not limited to
1. serious injury or death of a fire department member or other emergency personnel
2. mass casualty incident
3. suicide of a fire service member
4. serious injury or death of a civilian resuling form fire service operations
5. death of a child or vilence to a child
6. loss of live or dath of a patient following estraodinary and prologed expediture of phusical and emotional energy during rescue efforts by fire serbice personnel
7. incident that attract etrememly unusual or critical new media coverage
8. any incident that is charged with profound emoiton
9. an incident in which the circumstance were so unusual or the sight and sound so distressing as to produce a high level of immediate or delayed emotional reacitono
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
When should a WIIR be filled out?
Following exposures to a significant incident or loss of time as a result of exposure to a traumatic or stressful event
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
What is a crisis
A sudden and unexpected situation in which one is confronted with circumstances that are out side their usual life experience and ouside of their control
1-14 OCCUPANT SUPPORT
Occupant support should be established when modified duties or full duties personnel are available and under what conditions?
- All structure fires
- Scenes where large scale evacuations are required
- Scenes where temporary sheltering is necessary
- Scenes where evacuees may be suffering from a communicable disease
- any incident deemed necessary by the IC
1-11 PEER SUPPORT TEAM
What is crisis intervention
initial support intended to mitigate and normalize the effect of a crisis
1-14 OCCUPANT SUPPORT
What are the daily duties of occupant support?
- report to the on duty platoon chief
- perform any needed duties as required by the on duty PC
- ensure the required supplies for OS201 are available
1-14 OCCUPANT SUPPORT
What are the 17 incident duties of Occupant support
- Report the IC upon arrical at the incident
- confer with the IC in order to be able to explain to the affected parties concerns such as what happened, what we are doing and why , howlong we expect to take unil the incident is under control, etc.
- obtain from the affected party any significant information regarding the structure and/or it contents that might assist the IC tactically with the operation and forward this information to the IC
- provide cellular tlephone access (if available) for the affected parties.
- communicate the affected parties and/or any evacuees location to the IC
- if required, notify victim service, red cross, salvation army or other relief agencies
- if required, notify other necessary agencies and/or individuals
- provide coordiantion of salave efforts with the IC
- determine from affected parties the loaction of valuable in the structre and notify the IC
- where safe to do so and after approval form the IC, coordiante a walk-through of the structer with the affected party
- if required provide transportation
- distribute and explain the “After the Fire” brochure
- assist the affected party in notifying insurance agency, securety services, restoration company,etc.
- provide blankets and shelter where practical to do so(i.e. department an, anapparatus cab, neighbours house, transit cehciles, etc.( to get occupant out of the weather and at a single location
- identify any mental health needs of affected parties as well as any spectator or ecavuees, i.e. possible effectos of shooting, mass casualty, highly visible, critical rescue
- provide on-going service and support unil the affected parties indicates our services are no longer needed.
- occupant support responsibilities my exten boyone the termination of the incident
1-14 OCCUPANT SUPPORT
What the occupant support evacuation duties?
- report to the IC upon arrival
- confer with the IC in order to have an understanding of the scale oand requirements of the evacuation
- after conultation with the IC, determine asuitable location for evacuees to congregate while arrangement are made for a temporary sheltering location. this amy include tansit buses, nerby structures and/or another location
- assess adn determine needs of any evacuees
- assist the evacuees with transferring to the suitable location
1-14 OCCUPANT SUPPORT
When evacuation of occupants is underway and it is determined that an evacuee/evacuees could possibly have a communicable disease they should be separated from the remainder of the evacuees. What considerations should be made for the shelter location for the evacuees?
- Personnel sare to provide PPE for otehr persons (transit operators, building staff) if required
- Personnel shall provied direction on PPE usage to other persons if required
- Other persons shall be advised to not remainin in the bus/room when providing temproary shelter for any evacuee who is sispected and/or confirmed with a communicable disease
- screning for thos eentering sheler areas
- Signage indicating “quarantine area”
1-14 OCCUPANT SUPPORT
Before bus/room is released from use as a temporary shelter for evacuees with possible communicable disease what should be done?
- Touch point cleaning
- if available, sanitation of shelter area using departmen equipment (NOCOSPRAY)
1-16 Officer Mentoring Program
What is the Mentor
A experienced snd trusted advisor who give another help andadvice, often teachng them how to be more successful in a particular role
1-16 Officer Mentoring Program
What is a mentee
a person who is advised, trained or sounseled by a mentor
1-16 Officer Mentoring Program
Hho needs to be notified of any personnel taking part in the mentoring program?
PCs and DCs
