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According to STP - What are the 3 Golden rules to follow when applying foam?
-Do not begin to apply foam unless you have enough to extinguish the fire or cover the fuel spill
-Point branch away from fire until good finished foam is being produced
-You cannot mix different foam concentrates
According to STP - List 3 hazards/considerations when using CAFS at a structure fire.
-CAFS hose lines have a buildup of pressure when the branch is closed, this causes a larger jet reaction than a standard hose
-Slug flow – When the proportion of foam, air and water is wrong. It will cause the finished foam to “shudder” or “pulsate” as it is exiting the branch
-Does not contain enough water for internal attack
According to STP - List 5 actions to take when combatting a natural gas leak with no fire involved.
-Structural PPE and SCBA
-Evacuate all persons from the immediate area
-Remove all sources of ignition
-Respond Gas company
-Only use intrinsically safe equipment
According to STP - Acetylene is a very volatile gas, exploding cylinders can penetrate double brick walls or metal freight containers & land 200m away. How many hours after the cylinder is removed from the fire or heat source, if it is not cooled, can this explosion occur?
Up to 24hrs
According to STP - When reading a fire, we need indicators to base our decisions on, what are the most important indicators?
B-SAHF
Building, Smoke, Air Track, Heat & Flame
According to STP - What techniques enable us to control the interior environment during a structure fire?
Gas cooling and hose stream techniques
According to STP - List 2 common hose laying techniques that can be used by firefighters?
“S” Lay & Cleveland Load
Complete the following in relation to the Fire and Rescue NSW Act 1989 Part 3, Division 1, Section 11 Brigades to proceed with speed to suspected fires or hazardous material incident………?
(1) When there is an alarm of fire, a fire brigade must, despite anything to the contrary in any Act, proceed with all speed to the fire and try by all possible means to extinguish it and save any lives and property that are in danger.
(2) When there is a report of a hazardous material incident, a fire brigade must, despite anything to the contrary in any Act
(a) proceed with all speed to the site of the incident, and
(b) try by all possible means to render the site of the
incident safe and save any lives and property that are in
danger.
Complete the following in relation to the Fire and Rescue NSW Act 1989 Part 3, Division 1, Section 12 of the FRNSW Act, Investigation of reported fires and Hazardous material incident………?
(1) The officer in charge may, with or without members of a fire brigade, enter any place—
(a) in respect of which an alarm of fire is raised to ascertain
whether there is a fire at the place, or
(b) in respect of which a report of a hazardous material
incident has been made to ascertain whether there is any hazardous material at the place that is, or is about to be,
the subject of a hazardous material incident.
(2) Reasonable force, whether by breaking down gates or fences or breaking open doors or otherwise, may be used to gain entry.
Section 13, of the FRNSW Act states the “General Powers of Officers at fires and hazardous material incidents”. State this provision.
(1) At a fire, the officer in charge—
(a) may take such measures as the officer thinks proper for the protection and saving of life and property and for the control and extinguishing of the fire, and
(b) is to control and direct the operations of any fire brigade.
(1A) At the site of a hazardous material incident, the officer in charge—
(a) may take such measures as the officer thinks proper for the protection and saving of life and property, for confining and ending the incident and for rendering the site safe, and
(b) is to control and direct the operations of any fire brigade.
The site is taken to be such area in the vicinity of the incident as is for the time being determined by the officer in charge.
Section 19 of the FRNSW Act lists the powers at fires and hazardous material incidents. State the provisions of this Section: “General power to remove persons or obstacles.”
The officer in charge at a fire or hazardous material incident may cause to be removed any person, vehicle, vessel or thing the presence of whom or which at or near a fire or hazardous material incident might, in the officer’s opinion, interfere with the work of any fire brigade or the exercise of any of the officer’s functions.
At an incident that has been declared a crime scene, a member of the public seeks details from you, the senior firefighter/officer on duty, about the incident. State your response according to the Fire Brigades Regulation (2014) Clause 22, Disclosure of information
I need to state response in regards to the below
A firefighter must not disclose any information obtained in the firefighter’s capacity as a firefighter unless the disclosure is made:
(a) in the exercise of the firefighter’s functions, or
(b) about factual matters that are generally available to the public, or
(c) by an approved firefighter to media representatives concerning operations at a fire or other incident, or
(d) at the direction or with the permission of the Commissioner, or
(e) with other lawful excuse.
Section 17 of the Fire Brigades Regulation (2014) refers to unacceptable behaviour. List five circumstances when a firefighter’s behaviour would be deemed unacceptable.
- come on duty while under the influence of alcohol or a drug
- while on duty, consume, use or possess any alcohol or drug
- smoke at a fire or drill, in any departmental premises or in any departmental vehicle
- smoke in any public place while in uniform
- while off duty, enter or remain on departmental premises without authority
As stated in the Standing Orders, to avoid serious accidents at intersections when responding to an emergency, What actions should drivers of responding vehicles approaching a stop sign or red signal take?
must slow down and enter the intersection at a speed of not more than 8 kph. Having assessed the traffic conditions, and determined that it is safe to proceed, the driver may then continue across the intersection.
Whenever passing through the stop sign or red light would involve the vehicle in an accident, the driver must come to a halt and not move off again until it is safe to proceed.
According to Standing Orders, when are seatbelts required to be worn when travelling in FRNSW vehicles (including tankers)?
All Fire and Rescue NSW employees are required to wear a seat belt, properly adjusted, when travelling in Fire and Rescue NSW vehicles.
