Accountability 201.03 Flashcards
What are the passport rules?
- Passports will reflect only those personnel presently in the hot zone.
• Passports will be delivered to the assigned accountability location prior to entering the hot zone.
• Passports will be maintained at the point of entry to the hot zone.
• Passports never enter the hot zone.
• Passports will be retrieved upon exiting the hot zone.
• Passport accountability location is the engine where the crew deployed hoseline.
Personnel accountability report will be required for what following situations?
- Any report of a missing or trapped fire fighter
- Any change from offensive to defensive
- Any sudden hazardous event at the incident - flash over, back draft, collapse, May Day, etc.
- As companies report an all clear
• As companies report under control - At every 30 minutes of elapsed time
- Any time Command feels it is necessary
A personnel accountability report will be required for what following situations?
Total of 7
1- Any report of a missing or trapped firefighter
2- Any change from offensive to defensive
3- any sudden hazardous event at incident- flash over, back draft, collapse, mayday
4- as companies report an all clear
5- as companies report under control
6- at every 30 min of elapsed time
7- any time command feels it necessary to
How many situations require a personnel accountability report?
7
Where are your passports to be delivered at a multi story high rise?
Building Lobby
Who monitor’s accountability for personnel in multi story high rise situations?
Lobby
Who monitors crews in multi story high rise situations if lobby has not been established?
Building Systems
Once lobby is established, Lobby will be responsible for collecting all passports
Whose responsibility is it to participate in the accountability system at an emergency incident?
It’s the responsibility of all members
It’s the responsibility of the incident commander to do what while operating on an emergency incident?
Maintain the awareness of location and function of all companies or crews when operating on any emergency
What will Sector officers and company officers be responsible for?
Sector officers and company officers assigned responsibility to a specific function or tactical area will account for personnel working in there area
When will accountability responsibility be implemented?
To any area that requires the use of a SCBA
What is the Accountability Responsibilities of company officer/Task Level?
- Must know where each firefighter is located and what they are doing?
- Maintain Current passport on apparatus at all times
- Maintain current MCT roster of personnel responding on apparatus. Includes roster alignment with the members assigned radio
- Must obtain a PARs for their crew and have adequate exit air supply
- Must keep crew intact
- Passport is delivered to their accountability location prior to entering the hot zone and retrieved upon exiting the hot zone
What are All members accountability responsibilities?
- Must update the company passport as they arrive for duty
- Ensure helmet ID’s are accurate
- Ensure SCBA identification marking are in place
- all crews are working within the incident command system, no free lancing
- crew remain intact, minimum crew size will be considered two or more members
- each member must have a radio
- all crews entering the hot zone will have a supervisor
- All crews go in together, stay together and come out together
- reduce visibility and increased risk will require close supervision by the company officer
- entire crew will exit if a SCBA, radio, or any equipment is compromise safety fails while in hot zone
Accountability equipment for each piece of of apparatus and shift consist of what?
- Passport with a pouch
- small company ID tag
- helmet id stickers
- hose ID Tags
Passports are what?
Bright yellow tags that measure 3 by 4 inches and are marked with company identification and shift
Company ID tags are use to?
Replace passports at the pump panel
What is contained in the back up accountability KIT?
- Back up kits will be kept in a blue nylon bag
- three blank hoseline id tags
- one passport pouch
- one blank passport
- one blank passport with velcro
- one grease pencil
What is contained in the backup accountability pack?
- Command officers should carry backup accountability pack to maintain and track when assigned to a forward position
- two blank passports with Velcro
- one wrist mounted accountability board with velcro
- Three hoseline tags
- Two grease pencils
Who manages accountability at Incidents involving a lost or trapped firefighter, May Day situations?
Accountability may be managed by a BC and FIT in a sector/division/group closer to the building
When can accountability be terminated?
- Following the report of fire under control
- At that time PAR for all crews must be obtained
- Command will determine whether to continue or terminate use of passports system
- If significant hazard exists, poor visibility
CO and crew members will ensure passport/pouch is accurate and returned to apparatus
What are the passport rules?
• Passports will reflect only those personnel presently in the hot zone.
• Passports will be delivered to the assigned accountability location prior to entering the hot zone.
• Passports will be maintained at the point of entry to the hot zone.
• Passports never enter the hot zone.
• Passports will be retrieved upon exiting the hot zone.
• Passport accountability location is the engine where the crew deployed hoseline.
Who responsibility is it to participate in the accountability system?
IC
Accountability responsibilities and action within accountability apply to any area that requires?
The use of an SCBA
