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Fire Agency Awareness Flashcards

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Define and explain PPRR, and provide 3 examples of each

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Prevention - The action to take to reduce risk

  1. Back-burning
  2. Fire service reforms
  3. Home Fire Safety ie. fire escape plan

Preparedness - Steps taken to prepare prior to an emergency

  1. Operational planning
  2. Ongoing training and station drills
  3. Community education and engagement

Response - How FRV assist and intervene in an emergency situation

  1. Road accident rescue
  2. Emergency Medical Response
  3. High Angle Rescue

Recovery - Restoring communities and supporting individuals after an emergency situation

  1. Working with partner and other agencies to provide emotional, social and financial assistance
  2. Protecting community infrastructure, such as communication towers, making it easier for communities to reconnect
  3. Restoration, clearing and rehabilitation of public buildings
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FRV Core Values

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  • Service Delivery
  • Safety
  • Relationships
  • Teamwork
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FRV (2) Regions

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  • Central, South & East Operations

- North & West Operations

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FRV Central, South & East (5) Districts

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  1. Central
  2. Eastern
  3. South D1
  4. South D2
    5 South & East Regional
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FRV North & West (5) Districts

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  1. Northern
  2. West D1
  3. West D2
  4. West D3
  5. North & West Regional
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What are the five (5) offences committed by officers or members that would result in disciplinary action?

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78A Offences by officers or members

    1. Guilty of any breach of the regulations
    1. Guilty of misconduct
    1. Negligent or careless in the discharge of his (or her) duties
    1. Inefficient or incompetent and such inefficiency or incompetency arises from causes within his (or her) own control
    1. Guilty of any disgraceful or improper conduct
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Why were ‘false alarm of fire’ introduced into legislation and list what section of the FRV Act it relates to?

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32D False alarm of fire

False alarm of fire was introduced in December 1989 to reduce the number of false alarms and increase productivity within the fire services.
(Firefighters were responding to a high number of false alarms, resulting in inefficiency and delaying response times to actual emergencies.)
There are chargeable and non-chargeable false alarm codes

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Which government department is responsible for the emergency services portfolio?

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The Department of Justice for Community Safety

DJCS

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Name the title of the minister responsible for Fire Rescue Victoria

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Minister for Police and Emergency Services

(MPES) - Lisa Neville

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Outline the delegation of powers by Fire Rescue Commissioner

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The Fire Rescue Commissioner may delegate any of his powers or authority outlined in Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958, to any person, excluding his power to delegate.

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Acts

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Fire Rescue Victoria Act, 1958
Emergency Management Act, 1989/2013
Electricity Safety Act, 1998
Gas Safety Act, 1997
Building Act, 1993
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Regulations

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Fire Rescue Victoria (General) Regulations 2020
Building Regulations 2018
Residential Tenancies Regulations 2010

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Outline the ‘Powers of access’

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Section 32 - Power of access 
Fire Rescue Victoria personal may gain access and enter into any premises or place for the purpose of ensuring that the Act and regulations and any other law relating to - 
a) storage of explosives 
b) storage of radioactive substances
c) storage of inflammable liquids
d) protection of fire, life or property 
are being complied with .
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Define ‘Rights to water’ and what section of the FRV Act it relates to

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Section 59 Rights to water
“59 the water is mine”
“59 water divine”
Fire Rescue Victoria have access to any water mains, water plugs, water pipes vested in or belonging to the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works or any public or local body of water for the purpose of extinguishing any fire or for the purpose of drills, competitions and practice conducted by Fire Rescue Victoria

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Emergency Management Commissioner

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Andrew Crisp

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16
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Where would you find information pertaining to your leave entitlements

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Fire Rescue Victoria Operational Employees Interim Enterprise Agreement 2020

17
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With regards to the FRV Act, list the section that details the duty to warn the community

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Section 32AA

1) Fire Rescue Victoria must issue warnings and provide information in relation to fires in the Fire Rescue Victoria’s fire district
2) FRV must have regard to any guidelines, procedures or operating protocols issued by the Emergency Management Commissioner

18
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When attending a formal occasion, what uniform items would you be expected to wear as a Firefighter

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  • Peaked hat
  • White dress shirt
  • Tie
  • Name tag
  • Hardboard epaulettes
  • Formal dress tunic
  • Blue dress trousers
  • FRV socks and belt
  • Polished station shoes
  • medals (if applicable)
19
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What is meant by the term ‘Quality of Service’? Briefly describe the role of ‘Quality of Service’ within your organisation

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Quality of Services 
Benchmarks:
90 second response time - out the door 
7.5 mins to scene, 90% of the time
- Allows for improvement 
- Knowing and achieving the benchmark 
- Ongoing process
- Achieving a level of acceptable service 
- Consistency

Sets a benchmark, provides customer satisfaction and maintains focus on core objectives.

20
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How does ‘Quality of Service’ apply to your organisation with particular reference to uniform/personal appearance

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Untidy/ungroomed = Unprofessional
Neat and tidy = Professional
How we wear our uniform and the pride we take in what the uniform represents determines how people view FRV as an organisation.
Our personal appearance and grooming also comes with a public perception of how we operate as a business.

21
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Framework Governing Emergency Services

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Legislation 
Code of Practice 
Regulations 
Enterprise Agreement 
Policy
Procedure
Guidelines
22
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Name six (6) State Emergency Management Priorities

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  1. Protection and preservation of life
  2. Issuing of community information and community warnings
  3. Protection of critical infrastructure and community assets (ie. the local pub)
  4. Protection of residential property
  5. Protection of assets
  6. Protection of environment

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