Acts Flashcards
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.
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.
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.
Fire Brigades Regulation, Part 3, Section 14: Firefighters to acquire and maintain knowledge of legislation, orders, and functions. List the provisions
(1) A firefighter must acquire and maintain a thorough knowledge of, and must comply with the requirements of, the Act, this Regulation and the Commissioner’s Orders.
(2) A firefighter must acquire and maintain the knowledge and skills that are relevant to the performance of the firefighter’s functions.
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.
You are the Officer in Charge at a hazardous materials incident, and the site manager is failing to cooperate. You advise the site manager of your authority to enter and operate under the FRNSW Act, what does it state?
FRNSW Act 1989 (22)
The Commissioner is authorised to enter, by his or her agents, any land, building or vessel where any fire or hazardous material incident has occurred and to retain possession of the land, building or vessel for a reasonable time or until an inquest or inquiry has been held relating to the fire or incident
According to the clean firefighter policy describe onsite decontamination
Onsite decontamination occurs as people and equipment leave the Hot Zone to
- recycle
- entering rehabilitation
- leaving the incident.
All people and equipment are considered to have been exposed and require decontamination.
All PPE, including SCBA, helmets, boots, require cleaning before leaving the incident.
Bagged & tagged where required
The aim of decontamination is to ensure zero exposure for firefighters and contaminates removed and left at the incident, where possible.
Sexual Harassment is against the law and never acceptable. FRNSW adopts the legal definition of sexual harassment as per the Anti- Discrimination Act 1977. What constitutes sexual harassment as described in the Act?
a person sexually harasses another person if—
- makes an unwelcome sexual advance
- an unwelcome request for sexual favours
- any other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature in relation to the other person
In which a reasonable person, having regard to all the circumstances, would have anticipated that the other person be offended, humiliated or intimidated.
According to the FRNSW Act 1989, what is the definition of a hazardous material incident?
an actual or impending land-based spillage or other escape of hazardous material that causes or threatens to cause injury or death or damage to property.
According to the workplace safety toolkit - Every workplace should have a prominently displayed Health & Safety Notice Board, list all documents that should be attached?
SIRA Poster
Commissioner’s Safety Statement
NIIENM Submission flowchart
Return to Work Policy
WHS Issue Resolution Flowchart guide
Safety and Wellbeing Plan
Safety Information and Contacts
Safety Representatives template
Under the FRNSW Act 1989, define flammable matter?
any substance capable of ignition or combustion by the application of heat, sparks or spontaneously
According to SOGs- Bushfire classes are determined by the level of resources committed to the fire, and its potential impact on the community, economy, essential infrastructure, and not its size. Describe a Class 3 bushfire?
A major bushfire or fires where an appointment is made or is imminent under the provisions of Section 44 of the Rural Fires Act 1997
FRNSW is committed to achieving the principles and requirements of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Policy, to achieve this what are all employees responsible for?
Creating a culturally safe workplace environment which is free from discrimination and everyone is valued and treated with respect;
Working collaboratively to recognise and appreciate equity, diversity and inclusion;
Identifying and addressing any form of discrimination in the workplace.
What are principles of situation evaluation in incident management?
IC must identify a set of critical factors
IC can only deal with 3-7 critical factors at any one time.
Collecting and evaluating information may start before arriving on scene.
Once on scene, further information is collected and rapidly evaluated via an initial size up
Critical factors must be communicated to FireCOM.
IC should continually collect information during the incident
Critical factors may change rapidly as the incident evolves.
The IAP must be modified as critical factors change.
Once the incident is contained, the IC should take a more deliberate approach.
Situation evaluation only ends when command is terminated.
Anyone at the incident may collect information regarding critical factors. These need to be communicated to the IC.
According to SOGs - There are three strategies used during bushfires operations. Name and describe them.
Offensive
Success of an offensive operation are the location and size of the attack and support for the attack crew
Defensive
The first priority is safety and all crews must always be accounted for. Focus is concentrated on property protection or structural triage
Safeguarding
When offensive and defensive strategies are no longer viable. Warn, escort (move), and protect community members to ensure their safety
