26-50 Flashcards
According to STP - At every incident there must be a steady, adequate, and timely stream of resources. Who is the only person to deploy resources at an incident?
Incident Commander (IC)
List the Smoke Management Systems found in road tunnels that could assist in clearing the smoke?
- Longitudinal ventilation (Jet fans)
- Ducted ventilation
- Natural ventilation
- A combination of the above
According to SOGs -As an incident develops and crews become fatigued, they will need to be rested. Name and describe the two ways crews can be rested.
Recycle
Crew stops work for a short period just outside the Hot Zone, to rest, rehydrate, and replenish air cylinders if relevant. They remain accountable to IC or Sector Commander.
Full rehabilitation
Crew is released and moves to the rehabilitation area. Once there, they are accountable to a Rehabilitation Officer.
According to SOGs - List and describe the three incident phases.
Life at risk phase
– where there are savable human lives. The incident is uncontrolled and requires rapid actions to control the risks to life.
Expanding phase
– where the incident is uncontrolled and likely to expand. It requires rapid actions to control risks to life and property.
Contained phase
– there are sufficient resources to contain the incident within the defined area. There is no life at risk, or life or property have already been lost.
According to Standing Orders who are the people authorised to ride on FRNSW appliances?
- firefighters in the course of their duty
- employees of Fire and Rescue NSW whose duty requires their attendance at an emergency
- members of other emergency services at the discretion of the member in charge;
- other persons authorised by the Commissioner
According to STP - List and describe three ways foam controls and extinguishes fire.
Smothering - removing the oxygen supply
Suppressing flammable vapours to stop them from igniting
Cooling the surface temperature to prevent re-ignition
According to STP – What are the characteristics of liquid petroleum gas?
- Odourless
- Colourless
- Heavier than air
According to STP - What is the term used when a liquid within a container reaches a temperature well above its boiling temperature, boils, expands and the container fails sending flammable gas outwards where it ignites.
BLEVE - Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion
According to STP - What can be used to conduct a thermal check of an acetylene cylinder.
- TIC
- Infrared thermometer
- Wetting test
Expand the Acronym - SISIACMR
Safe approach
Incident control
Scene security
Identify hazardous materials
Assess the potential harm
Call for resources
Monitor information
Render safe and decontaminate
According to STP - What is the most suitable extinguishing agent for rubber fires?
Water
According to STP -There are several stages of Lithium-Ion battery failure list and describe the stages.
Stage 1 - ABUSE factor
Thermal, Electrical, Mechanical abuse
Stage 2 - OFF-GAS generation
Occurs regardless of the cell form factor
Stage 3 - SMOKE generation
Catastrophic failure is imminent
Stage 4 - FIRE generation
Likelihood of propagation drastically increases
According to the Workplace Safety toolkit on the intranet, what should you complete when a work-related injury, near miss, exposure or illness occurs and in what timeframe after the occurrence should it be submitted?
- NIIENM - Notification of Injury, Illness, Exposure and Near Miss
- Should be submitted within 24hrs of occurance
According to the toolkit on the intranet - If you are unable to submit or fill out a NIIENM who else can submit one for you?
Their Supervisor or co-worker can submit it on their behalf.
In New South Wales, Emergency Services carry out land-based rescues under what Act?
SERM act 1989
