Question 1

23/24 exam AIIMS principles

Accepted Answer

Management by Objectives Functional Management Span of Control Flexibility Unity of Command

Question 2

What is AIIMS and what is its 4 functional areas?

Accepted Answer

AIIMS is an incident management system that has four functional areas:
Control
Planning
Operations
Logistics

The structure of AIIMS is intended to give full representation to all vital management and information functions. The composition of the Incident Management Team varies depending on the incident.

AIIMS is scalable, meaning that for some incidents, a full-scale response will not be necessary, but for others, it will.

Question 3

AIIMS IMT IEMT

Accepted Answer

Incident Management Team
Comprises of the Incident Controller and a team of people (determined by the complexity, scale and needs of the situation) to safely resolve an incident and support recovery.

Incident Emergency Management Team
An inter-agency team which supports the IC in formulating and implementing response and recovery strategies. Includes VicPol, AV, local government, power/gas, etc.

Question 4

AIIMS IC DIC

Accepted Answer

Incident Controller
- Establish an incident control point
- Assess the situation, identify risks and determine priorities
- Develop, authorise, implement and monitor Incident Action Plan
- Authorise community warnings and advice
- Communicate impact, risk and progress to all affected parties and FRV Senior Command
- Establish and maintain an IMT and IEMT
- Appoint Deputy ICs as needed
- Facilitate transfer of control where required to an ICC
- Monitor and review safety and welfare of all involved and appoint Safety Officers/Safety Cell
- Consider implementing Medical IMT through 24/7 FRV Health Incident Triage Service (1800378432)
- Establish a Personnel Accountability Report (PAR) process
- Facilitate media management
- Conclude and review activities

DIC
- Reports to and supports IC
- Undertakes the role of the IC in their absence
- Oversee function units as required, eg. operations
- Manage one or more particular functions, eg. Evacuation, Business Continuity, Warnings and Advice, Media, etc.

Question 5

AIIMS Agency Commander

Accepted Answer

- Agency Commander is appointed at incidents where FRV resources are deployed, but FRV is not the Control Agency - Can be used as Deputy IC for smaller scale incidents or outside line of control - Establish contact with IC/OO from other agency - Provide communication link and advice to other agencies - Provide communication link from fireground to FRV DCC - Represent FRV at any IEMT

Question 6

AIIMS Incident Safety Officer

Accepted Answer

Incident Safety Officer
Incident Safety Officer is not a functional role but reports directly to the IC and part of the IMT
- Manage safety cell at 3rd alarm and higher and at complex or protracted incidents. Appoint:
* Field Safety Commander
* Health and Safety Representative
* DEBRIS Officer
* Base of Operations Officer
* Appliance and Recommissioning Officer
* Notify FRV Health if required
- Develop and maintain Incident Safety Plan
- Provide advice on safety and overall health and safety of personnel at incident
- Liaises with IC and Field Safety Officer(s) and Field Safety Commander
- Ensure that IC and IMT focus on safety
- Provide and review input to IAP

Question 7

AIIMS Field Safety Commander

Accepted Answer

- Provides safety awareness to Incident Safety Officer - Monitors safe systems of work at the incident and the base of operations - Ensure all components of the Safety Plan are operating effectively - Advises Incident Safety Officer of any resourcing requirements - Engages assistance from HSR

Question 8

EXAM QUESTION AIIMS Field Safety Officer

Accepted Answer

- Field Safety Officer is responsible through chain of command to Sector Commander, OO and IC - Preferably be rank of SO or above - Check general structural safety (walls, roofing etc) - Ensure use of appropriate procedures (eg, PPC, PPE, HAZMAT, BA, asbestos, high rise) - Communicate risks/problems immediately to OO/IC/Incident Safety Officer/Sector Commander - Report near misses, accidents, injuries and ensure they are followed up - IC may allocate more than one Safety Officer depending on incident complexity

Question 9

exam question AIIMS Planning Officer (which member of the IMT is responsible for obtaining incident information? eg. weather, hazmat and fire water runoff?)

Accepted Answer

- Identify current objectives, strategies and resources required - Develop IAP and populate eIAP - Develop options analysis and alternate objectives and strategies - Assess current and future risks (eg, eather, hazmat, fire water runoff) - Monitor resources requested, en-route, allocated to and released from the incident - Provide information to Public Information Officer and IMT (via sitreps) - Develop communications plan - Prepare report for IC at incident conclusion

Question 10

AIIMS Public Information Officer

Accepted Answer

- Prepare community warnings and Advice (W&A) at request of IC obtain authorisation from IC before issuing - Liaise with OO on risks and PO to ensure W&A are tailored, timely, relevant and accessible - Types of W & A Community Information Advice Watch and Act Emergency Warning (Prepare to Evacuate, Evacuate Now, Safe to Return) - Format of Community W & A Verbal Messages (door knock) EMCOP (Advice/watch/act/evacuation) Emergency Alert (telephone warning system, mobile and landline) Standard Emergency Warning System Radio and TV - Format of community information: Media conference/interview/release Newsletters - Ensure "advice - all clear" is given when incident or community risk has subsided - Manage W & A, Community Liaison and Media Units

Question 11

AIIMS Logistics Officer

Accepted Answer

- Obtain Resources (human and physical), facilities, services and materials to support IMT - Monitor current and expected resources - Assist PO to produce communications plan - Establish staging area and rehabilitation requirements if not already established under DEBRIS - Develop logistics section of IAP

Question 12

AIIMS Operations Officer

Accepted Answer

- Brief the IC on current strategies when handing over control. Establish operational structure (sectors, staging, BA, decontamination and rehabilitation as required) - Allocate resources to enable safe work practices to be implemented - Manage and monitor progress of operations and provide regular progress reports (sitreps to IC) - Implement IAP and request additional resources if required. Implement process for briefing incoming personnel (SMEACS) - Identify current and emerging risks - Manage and communicate risks to IC and IMT - Facilitate PAR when required

Question 13

AIIMS Sector Commander

Accepted Answer

- Implement portion of IAP relevant to their sector - Allocate and manage resources within sector - Report to OO on progress of operations, emerging risks and status of resources including personnel. - Facilitate PAR when required

Question 14

AIIMS Sector Names

Accepted Answer

Sector names can be: Geographical (1, 2, 3, 4) Functional (staging, evacuation, hazmat etc) High Rise (evacuation, lobby, fire)

Question 15

AIIMS Staging Officer

Accepted Answer

- Establish staging area and communication with OO - Establish all appliances and personnel on scene using Fireground Accountability System - Deploy resources requested by OO - When directed, maintain a reserve of two primary appliances with personnel - At 3rd alarm and above fires and HAZMAT incidents should be SSO or above

AIIMS - Australasian Inter-Service Incident Management System Flashcards