BA Entry Control

Question 1

What are the 3 stages of BA?

Answer 1

Rapid Deployment
Stage 1
Stage 2

Question 2

What 5 things trigger a BA Emergency?

Answer 2

• Prolonged lose of Comms
• Deterioration of the Incident
• Distress to Wearer
• Team Past Time of Whistle
• ASDU/Bodyguard sounding in the Hazard Area

Question 3

What are the 3 key Features of Stage 1 BA?

Answer 3

• Up to 6 BA Wearers
• No more than 1 Entry Control Point
• Smaller non Protracted incidents

Question 4

What are the Key Features of Stage 2 BA?

Answer 4

• More than 6 wearers
• More than 1 Entry Control Point
• Branch Guidelines in use.
• Larger more protracted incidents.

Question 5

What Is Rapid Deployment?

Answer 5

Rapid Deployment is where Immediately available Resources do not meet the full needs of the incident plan, but there is potential to save life or to stop a rapid and significant deterioration of an incident.

Question 6

What 4 things should you consider when sighting the entry control board?

Answer 6

1: Short Distance from the ECP
2: In safe Breathable Air
3: In a place where it doesn’t need moving if the incident deteriorates
4:

Question 7

What are the 3 durations whilst wearing Breathing Apparatus?

Answer 7

Working Duration - From Entry to LPW sounds at 56bar
Safety Margin - 56bar until empty
Full Duration - From full cylinder to empty.

Question 8

What 5 situations Constitute a BA Emergency?

Answer 8

1: Prolonged lose of communications.
2: Deterioration of the incident.
3: Distress to wearer.
4: ADSU (bodyguard) Sounding.
5: Wearer past their time of whistle.

Question 9

What are the 3 stages of BA?

Answer 9

1: Rapid Deployment.
2: Stage 1.
3: Stage 2.

Question 10

Whats is rapid deployment?

Answer 10

When the immediately available resources cannot fulfill the full needs of the incident plan, but there is potential to save a life, or to prevent a rapid deterioration of the incident.

Question 11

What are the key features of stage 1 BA?

Answer 11

No more than 6 BA wearers in the Hazard Area
No more than 1 Entry control point.
Non protracted, small incidents.

Question 12

What are the key features of stage 2 BA?

Answer 12

More than 6 wearers
More than 1 entry control point
Larger more protracted incidents
Guidelines in use.

Question 13

What are the 5 functional BA officers

Answer 13

1: BA entry control officer
2: Comms Officer
3: Search Co-ordinator
4: Ba Supervisor
5: BA Sector Commander