Cordons

Question 1

What is the purpose of a cordon?

Answer 1

A boundary to identify the perimeter of a hazardous area

Question 2

What are the benefits of a cordon?

Answer 2

Separate those at risk
Facilitate the operations
To protect the scene and prevent unauthorised access

Question 3

What does a cordon do?

Answer 3

Promotes the safe system of work concept

Formally denotes a hazard area

Question 4

What are the three types of cordon

Answer 4

Inner cordon
Outer cordon
Traffic cordon

Question 5

What colour tape is used to identify an inner cordon?

Answer 5

Yellow with “Hazard zone - Do Not Cross” written in black

Question 6

Who can authorise entry inside the inner cordon?

Answer 6

The IC or nominated officer

Question 7

Who must be consulted at any terror related incident?

Answer 7

A police representative

Question 8

What colour tape denotes an Outer cordon?

Answer 8

White tape with “Fire Service - Do Not Cross” written in red

Question 9

What would you commonly find within the outer cordon?

Answer 9

Command vehicles
Marshalling area
RVP

Question 10

Who will control entry and exit to outer cordon?

Answer 10

Police

Question 11

What is the traffic cordon for?

Answer 11

To prevent unauthorised vehicle access Reduce congestion

Promote traffic flow

Question 12

What should an IC consider before implementing a cordon?

Answer 12

Removal of the hazard

Monitoring an area of risk by IC or designated personnel

Question 13

Where no specific guidance is available, who determines the cordon size?

Answer 13

The IC following a risk assessment

Question 14

What could be used to communicate the risk area to others?

Answer 14

Atlas and acetate
Command support system (CSS)
Mobile data terminal (MDT)

Question 15

When should the existence of a cordon be communicated?

Answer 15

As soon as possible

Question 16

Who is responsible for the H&S of personnel in the inner cordon?

Answer 16

The IC

Question 17

What title will be given to a nominated officer managing the inner cordon

Answer 17

Inner cordon controller (ICC)

Question 18

At large incidents, who determines the cordon area?

Answer 18

Fire and police silver jointly agree

Question 19

What equipment will be made available for inner cordon control?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

What is the minimum rank for a Inner Cordon Controller?

Answer 20

Watch Manager

Question 21

Who can the inner cordon controller use to assist?

Answer 21

Inner cordon recorder

Question 22

Name the three zones that are used to describe the areas of a CBRN incident within the inner cordon.

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Cordon sizes
Cylinder
Ionising radiation
Biological risk
Hazmats
Asbestos
Terrorist
Fireworks / explosives

Answer 23

Cylinder 200
Ionising radiation 25
Biological risk 25
Hazmats 25 - 200
Asbestos 25 upwind
Terrorist 100, 200, 400
Fireworks / explosives 200, 600, 1000