Bylaws/spill response Flashcards
Roles and responsibilities by law
Mfes composed of what sections (5)
- admin
- ops and emergency comms
- fire prevention and life safety
- professional development and accreditation
- Captial assests
Roles and responsibilities by law
MFES shall not respond outside of mississauga exept for: (4)
- That in the opinion of the fire chief threatens property in the city or property outside the city that is owned by the corp.
- has a mutual aid or automatic aid agreement
- on private property with an agreement
- where the fire chief determines it is necessary to presserve life or properth and the appropriate department is notified to respond and assume command or establish alternative measures acceptable to the fire chief
Roles and responsibilities by law
MFES Shall (13):
- Validate and assess all fire safety complaints and requests
- mandatory inspections of vulnerable occupancies and ensures all fire inspections are in accordance with the FPPA
- Perform fire cause and determination and work cooperatively with police, FMOEM and with the corp
- develop, implement and diliver fire and life safety education
- maintain an appropriate number of firefighters who are capable of responding to fires
- operate a comms centre
- maintain a team of ff’s who are capable for auto ex/auto ex rescues
- maintain a team of ff’s who are confined space tech’s
- pariticipate in the regional tiered response program and provide defib capabilities in accordance with directives/protocols from base hospital
- maintain a team of ff’s that respond to:
* Tech high/low angle
* tech trench
* elevator rescue to the current TSSA guidelines
* machine entrapment in accordance to SOP & SOG’s
* Tech hazmat leaks and spills
* Awareness CBRN
* Tech water rescue - maintain and operate vehicles, facilities and equipment according to SOP’s
- ensure proper and appropriate training
- provide a high level of skilled capabilities in response to all perils outside of the afformentioned in accordance with SOP’s
Roles and responsibilities by law
Fire Protection services provided:
- fire prevention and life safety
- fire code enforcement
- fire suppression
- emergency comms
- vehicle extrication
- CSR
- pre hospital medical
- High/low angle
- land based water rescue
- ice rescue
- trench and structural collapse
- elevator rescue and machine entrapment
- hazmat spills/leaks, CBRN awareness
- Other services that may be required
Open Air Burning
a permit holder **shall not **set or maintain open air burning:
(a) between sunset and sunrise;
(b) at a distance of less than fifty (50) meters from any building, structure,
property line, tree, hedge, fence, roadway, overhead wire or other
combustible article;
(c) if the wind velocity is greater than twenty four **(24) kilometers per hour;
(d) that exceeds one square meter in area;
(e) that exceeds one meter in height;**
(f) within five (5) meters of any combustible ground cover;
(g) without a fire extinguisher, operable garden hose, or other suitable means of
extinguishment available; or
(h) if it creates a Nuisance
Open air burning by law
Outdoor fireplaces, appliances, pits, smoke houses. ** May be operated without a permit between sunrise and 11pm if:**
- not less than 5m between anybuilding, structure, property line, tree, hedge, fence, roadway, overhead wire or other combustible article
- located on a non combustible surgace extending beyond the unit to a dimension equal to the height of the unit
- size of the combustion area is not greater than one meter in any direction
- not a nuissance
- a portable fire extinguisher, garden hose (operable) is available
- maintains constant watch
Open burning by law
cooking fires:
Between sunrise and 11pm
* fire is no more that 0.3mx0.3mx0.3m
* fire is located min. 5m from any building, structure, property line, tree, hedge, fence, roadway, overhead wire or other combustilbles
* wind is not more than 24km/h
* no combustible ground cover within 5m
* not a nuissance
* fire extinguisher, garden hose or oher suitable means of extinguishment
* maintains a constant watch
Open burning by law
Section 7 of FPPA allows:
- Officer may ener upon land and into structures at any reasonable time to inspect land and stuctures
- require the production for inspection of documents or things relevant to the inspection
- inspect and remove documents or things relevant to the inspection to make copies or extracts
- require info from any person relating to the inspection
- alone or in conjunction with a person possessing special or expert knowledge, make examinations or take tests, samples or photos for the inspection
Open burning by law
An officer may order the extinguishment if:
- It is not in compliance with the bylaw
- constitutes a safety hazard/concern
- is not set in compliance with the permit
Spill response
Type 1 spill
minor
(MECP may be contacted)
is a** minor spill** including discharge of pollutants
* is such a magnitude that the party responsible for the spill is capable of utilizing its own resources to control, contain, and clean
* no significant effects on the natural environment and or public
* is not likely to interfere with private, municipal or other water supply
* does not generate public concern (ie less than 4L of oil in a catch basin)
Spill response plan
Type 2
moderate
(mecp must be contacted, ROP spill response coordinator will attend)
is a moderate spill including discharge of pollutants
* resources under a local or cooperative contingency plan are required to effectively contain and clean up the spill
* likely to present a significant hazard to the natural environment and/or public
* will result or likely result in **only local **adverse effects on or interfere with private, municipal or any other water supply
* generate public concern in the vicinity of the spill incident (ie fuel out of a catch basin and entering a storm sewer and discharging into a ditch, creek or river)
Spill response
Type 3
Major
(mecp must be contacted, rop spill response coordinator will attend)
Is a major spill including the discharge of pollutants
* requires addition to those available under a local contingency plan or a spill which is not brought under control when action is being taken under a local contingency plan
* which adversly affects or interferes with privat, municipal or other water sypply or systems other than the immediate spill area
* presents a hazard to human health
* to have or most likely to have serious adverse effect on the natural environment and/or public
* will generate or likely generate considerable public concern
Spills response
Mystery spill
a spill of unkwon material. A mystery spill can be used in conjuction with any type of spill. eg. Type 3 mystery spill
Spill response
MFES at a spill:
- contact R.O.P. spill coordinator upon confirmation of the spill
- once spill is contained responsibility is transfered to R.O.P. spill coordinator and MFES will then assist
- provide assistance with id’ing and containing the spill
- NOT responsible for cleanup, disposal or decon of the scene
- MAY cleanup and dispose of certain type 1’s if they are capable and works ops and maintence have not been called to attend the scene
- Will always report spills to SAC (spills action centre)
Spill response
Primary/lead agency
- Works Operation and Maintenance (transportation and works dept. )
- MFES
