496 Tactical Withrawal, Emergancy Evac, FF Emergancy

Question 1

When IC is considering an operational plan for tactical withdraw who must they prioritise

Answer 1

The personnel at the greatest risk, whilst protecting the access/egress

Question 2

Define Tactical Withdrawal

Answer 2

A method to ensure personnel are removed from areas of risk in a controlled and safe manner when the risk becomes unacceptable regardless of control measures available

Question 3

Where other agencies are involved what info must they be aware of

Answer 3

Evacuation signal

Roll call location

Question 4

If crews in their judgement feel conditions become too dangerous to continue working what must they do

Answer 4

Withdraw

Inform IC immediately of circumstances/hazards

Question 5

Who might implement a tactical withdrawal (4)

Answer 5

IC

Ops commander

Sector commander

Safety officer

Question 6

If necessary can anybody initiate a tactical withdrawal

Answer 6

Yes- if it’s not practical to go via command structure

Question 7

Define Emergency Evacuation

Answer 7

Immediate and controlled withdrawal off ALL personnel from scene of operations to place of safety

Question 8

When would you initiate an Emergency Evac

Answer 8

When the risk becomes unacceptable over the benefit

Question 9

How do you actuate an Emergency Evac (4)

Answer 9

Short blasts on Acme Thunderer

Evac All button in Telemetry

Priority message to ALL crews (channel 1 and 6) evacuate

Consider committing emergency BA team to find other BA crews

Question 10

When hearing the emergency Evac whistle what must you do (3)

Answer 10

Repeat whistle

Withdraw to place of safety

Head to CU or ICP for roll call

Question 11

When can the tactical mode be changed to Delta during an Emergency Evac

Answer 11

When all personnel are accounted for

Question 12

What must IC do once a roll call has been carried out

Answer 12

Contact control to inform

Question 13

What is a FF Emergency

Answer 13

When personnel are unaccounted for or in need of rescue

Question 14

What message must be sent fir a FF Emergency

Answer 14

(Hit FF E req to speak)

From (IC) at (incident address) FF Emergency, Tac mode Oscar

Question 15

FF Emergancy. PDA in addition to whatever is already on scene true or false

Answer 15

True

Question 16

What info must be sent as an informative after FF Emergency has been initiated

Answer 16

Description of circumstances

Number of persons unaccounted for

Details of action being taken (emergency evac)

Details of the incident (pumping appliances- not including PDA for FF E)

Tactical mode

Question 17

Who might the IC consider req that isn’t on the FF E pda (2)

Answer 17

USAR

Tactical adviser

Question 18

When can a roll call he carried out at an incident

Answer 18

At any time to account for personnel

Question 19

What has to be done after an Emergency Evac and a FF Emergency

Answer 19

Roll Call

Question 20

Who must take the roll call after en evacuation or FF E

Answer 20

Anyone the IC nominates

Question 21

Actions each appliance commander must take for prior to roll call after an emergency evac or FF emergency

Answer 21

Report to booking in point for NRB

Take roll call of their appliance- report to IC outcome

Return NRB to booking in point

Senior officers report to booking in point for roll call

Where NRB not collected information about IC immediately

Insure non fire service personnel roll call is completed and the outcomes of all included on informative to brigade