FIRE / INCIDENT CONTROL Flashcards
How would you identify incident control zones?
with barrier tape or another visible barrier suitable to the nature and size of the incident
What is the purpose of identifying and establishing incident control zones?
- provide a secure perimeter
- control access/egress of staff and volunteers and the public
- prevent unauthorised access
- designate hazard areas
- designate working areas with associated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements; and
- manage staff and volunteers accountability.
What are the three incident control zones?
b. Hot Zone (or restricted area) - area where the incident is occurring. Only staff and volunteers directly
involved in the operation and equipped with the assessed level of PPE are allowed into this area;
c. Warm Zone (or limited access area) - area immediately outside hot zone, which is occupied by staff
and volunteers (and equipment) that are supporting staff and volunteers working in the hot zone.
Access to this area is limited to staff and volunteers supporting the operation and who are equipped
with the assessed level of PPE; and
d. Cold Zone (or support area) - area that represents the outermost area around incident, where the
Incident Control Point, Staging Area and Triage are established. The Outer Cordon (or outer perimeter)
is established beyond the cold zone to prevent access of unauthorised staff and volunteers, other
agencies and the public.
What determines the size of the incident control zones?
The geographical size of hot, warm and cold zones will be influenced by the nature of the incident, levels of protection available, specialist assistance available and the hazards and risks present.
How is the collapse zone measured?
one and half times the height of the identified wall or structure.
The collapse zone should be marked?
the distance with barricade tape or other visual identification and dependent on the situation a lookout or sentry is to be assigned.
Once the collapse zone has been established;
IC must communicate the parameters of the structural collapse zones to all onsite
staff and volunteers
All staff are to remain outside of the structural collapse zones and entry must not occur during or after any incident (including fire investigation and overhaul) unless authorised by a structural engineer and in conjunction with a lvl 2 USAR for shoring. This includes taking into account the weather forecast
Aerial appliances are not to operate their ladders or towers in the collapse zone
How do you insert T Cards?
White T Card (represent sector/ division/ staging)
Red (Urban)
Yellow (rural)
Blue (other resources)
Green (other agencies)
Why are Fire Officers issued at official notebook?
to record the operational and administrative details (e.g.,
observations,
conversations,
versions of events,
names,
addresses
and other relevant details)
during the performance of their duty and therefore regarded as a formal reporting process.
What does the acronym ELBOWS stand for with the Official Notebook?
-Erasures must never be made. This is to prevent any suggestion the material erased was taken out for some improper reason. All errors should be struck out with a single line and the error initialled by the officer making the alteration
- Leaves of the Official Notebook are sequentially numbered before issue and must not be removed for any purpose.
- Blank spaces and lines must not be left. If such spaces are left in the FRS Officer’s original notes, it could be alleged the gaps have been misused for the insertion of other material obtained at a later stage.
- Overwriting is not permitted. This has the same effect as erasure
- Writing between the lines is not permitted.
- Statements obtained should be shown in the actual words of the speaker. If the conversation is in answer to a question, then the question itself should also be recorded.
When assisting QAS for forcible entry what needs to be considered?
We do not need to stay on scene until the return of the occupant, QPS will be notified, we can help secure the scene if operationally available to do so.
When assisting QPS for forcible entry what needs to be considered?
QFES officers are to make QPS aware of its responsibilities as the lead agency to secure the structure after forcible entry by QFES.
Can we help members of the pubic who have been locked out?
Yes, although not apart of our core activities.
QPS are to be notified and present at the time
The person needs to provide clear proof of owner/occupier status of the dwelling/vehicle to QPS
The owner/occupier is informed that the QFES accepts no responsibility for damage or security of the
premises following the forced entry.
What happens when valuables are found at an incident?
Staff hand it over to the IC.
Detailed description, time, date, location will be recorded in the Official Notebook
The IC must only hand the items over to;
The person who identifies as the owner (QPS present preferably)
or to QPS who are on site
QFES to obtain a receipt of the transaction including the name of the person who took the items
Where the incident ground is the legislative responsibility of the QFES, who can grant access to the incident ground?
Only the QFES OIC
