CFD IMS Accountability Awareness Flashcards
Helmet Apparatus unit identifier
is to identify the apparatus type and number to which the member has been assigned
SCBA Apparatus unit identifier
is to identify the apparatus type and station number for each SCBA
must remain attached to the unit to which they are assigned
front piece is on the left SCBA should strap just about the chest strap
Accountability system that CFD uses
Fire Pass
Fire pass
two-part card that contains
top portion contains stations number and company designer (ENGINE 12)
middle porting is made of velcro to hold the members name tags
Order of name tags on fire pass
Officer
Driver
Senior FF
FF
what colour is the fire pass
green
What colour is the supervisor fire pass
red
green fire pass
attached to the officers radio until the company is assigned to a group or division
Red Supervisor fire pass
is given to IC
used for assignment at an emergency incident
found on the dash of the apparatus
fire pass and driver
is the driver is to remain with the apparatus his name shall be placed upside down on the fire pass
Level 1 accountability - at the start of every shift, all members must
place white name tag on the green fire pass
place white name tag on the red fire pass
Officer ensures FF names are entered in MPS
attach helmet unit identifier
ensure SCBA unit identifiers are attached
Level II accountability
applies to all responses once command has been established
Scene safety and rehabilitation
when crew members exhibit physical or mental fatigue signs, the ENTIRE crew should be reassigned to rehabilitation
individual crews shall not report to the rehabilitation area unless they are assigned to it
Recall (recall, tactical withdrawal)
if there is a need to withdraw of operating fire companies, command should request activation of the hi-low portable radio tones and air horns
the air horns work in conjunction with the radio tones, there will be three blasts on the air horn followed by a pause and then three more blasts
High-Rise Safety
when using elevators under emergency conditions in a building, it is necessary to have complete control of elevators
Phase I: Emergency Recall
Phase II: Emergency Service
Emergency Traffic Announcement
designed to stop all radio communications and provide an opportunity for immediate notification to all fire ground personnel of a significant hazard that is about to occur or has just occurred
any crew member has the authority to initiate an emergency traffic announcement
Personnel Accountability reports
the incident commander gives all units on-scene a 60-second notice before conducting a PAR
incident priorities
life safety
incident stabilization
property conservation
this is part of the plan stage
Fire Tactical operations center (FTOC)
located on the administration side of station 16
designed to coordinate the overall agencies response to an incident
Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA)
role is to facilitate coordinated response and communication efforts of multiple agency members and partners
What is CEMA compromised of
business continuity and recovery planning
emergency operations
Canada Task Force 2
