Cordons Flashcards
What is the purpose of a cordon?
A boundary to identify the perimeter of a hazardous area
What are the benefits of a cordon?
Separate those at risk
Facilitate the operations
To protect the scene and prevent unauthorised access
What does a cordon do?
Promotes the safe system of work concept
Formally denotes a hazard area
What are the three types of cordon
Inner cordon
Outer cordon
Traffic cordon
What colour tape is used to identify an inner cordon?
Yellow with “Hazard zone - Do Not Cross” written in black
Who can authorise entry inside the inner cordon?
The IC or nominated officer
Who must be consulted at any terror related incident?
A police representative
What colour tape denotes an Outer cordon?
White tape with “Fire Service - Do Not Cross” written in red
What would you commonly find within the outer cordon?
Command vehicles
Marshalling area
RVP
Who will control entry and exit to outer cordon?
Police
What is the traffic cordon for?
To prevent unauthorised vehicle access Reduce congestion
Promote traffic flow
What should an IC consider before implementing a cordon?
Removal of the hazard
Monitoring an area of risk by IC or designated personnel
Where no specific guidance is available, who determines the cordon size?
The IC following a risk assessment
What could be used to communicate the risk area to others?
Atlas and acetate
Command support system (CSS)
Mobile data terminal (MDT)
When should the existence of a cordon be communicated?
As soon as possible
Who is responsible for the H&S of personnel in the inner cordon?
The IC
What title will be given to a nominated officer managing the inner cordon
Inner cordon controller (ICC)
At large incidents, who determines the cordon area?
Fire and police silver jointly agree
What equipment will be made available for inner cordon control?
IC Fire Silver insert 6 x Inner cordon controller/recorder inserts 2 x entry point signs 2 x exit signs 25 x IC1 forms 25 x IC2 forms 4 x clipboard 2 x Aide memoir 4 x permanent markers 40 x armbands of each colour - blue, green, orange, pink, yellow 3 x Do not cross tape
What is the minimum rank for a Inner Cordon Controller?
Watch Manager
Who can the inner cordon controller use to assist?
Inner cordon recorder
Name the three zones that are used to describe the areas of a CBRN incident within the inner cordon.
Hot zone - gross contamination
Warm zone - surrounding the hot zone, cross contamination can occur
Cold zone - still within the inner cordon but no exposure or risk
Cordon sizes Cylinder Ionising radiation Biological risk Hazmats Asbestos Terrorist Fireworks / explosives
Cylinder 200 Ionising radiation 25 Biological risk 25 Hazmats 25 - 200 Asbestos 25 upwind Terrorist 100, 200, 400 Fireworks / explosives 200, 600, 1000
