Fire service Attendance Flashcards
What combination is needed to start a fire?
Oxygen,heat and fuel
What are the three nonintentional causes of fire?
Carelessness: misusing electricity,ironing, burning rubbish
Faults : appliances, heating systems
Nature: Rodents, chemical reaction, lightning
While fire is being fought, powers conferred by S28 fire service act 1975 on a person in charge of FENZ
-Enter private property when on fire or endangered
-Close roads
-remove impeding vehicles
-remove people endanger or interfering
Do anything that is reasonably necessary for the protection of life and Property
When will the fire service notify Police?
Death, suspicious or serious injury
The fire service (fire specialist investigator) will liaise with the police FILO for 4 specific matters.
-Handover of scene
-Access to scene
-Process of examination and investigation
-Identification and collection of evidence at fire scene
What are the Police responsibilities at a fire scene?
-Conduct criminal investigation or coronial inquiry
-undertake responsibility for the collection, recording, and protection of forensic evidence
What should Police consider when guarding or controlling a fire scene?
-Ensuring the scene is not interfere with
-Exclusion of onlookers
-preserving of evidence
-Preserving looting
-Awareness of re-ignition of hotspots
-Vigilant of potential suspects
-Identifying potential witnesses
-Reporting matters of significance to OC or scene coordinator
List the steps for initial action at a suspicious fire scene?
-interview informant
-secure and control the scene
-interview SFI or O/C first appliance
- interview incident controller
-If fire is extinguished , check safe and hold initial conference.
-preliminary examination
-confer with other staff and determine plan of action- brief and assign roles
-scene guard, identify and interview witnesses .
- assistance if necessary from specialist workgroups
Three people who should interview aon initial action?
-the informant
-fire specialist investigator
-Incident controller
What questions do you ask the fire incident controller?
-date and time of the call in the manner it was received
-Opinion of the informant
-State of the fire on arrival
-Actions fire service have taken
-Any alterations made to the scene
-Whether they think the fire is suspicious
-Details of people or vehicles acting suspiciously
When conducting a preliminary internal examination where should you start?
From the least damaged into the most damaged/seat of the fire.
What indicators should you take note during a prelim internal examination?
-Low stock levels
-Building areas in need of repair
-Signs of hardship
-Missing family photos furniture and personal items
-Lack of clothing in wardrobe
-Rifle positions
-Presence of accelerant containers or trails
-Separate unrelated seats of fire
-Unusual odours
-Owner occupier attitude
What is the purpose of holding a conference after a suspicious fire?
To form the basis of the scenic examination and risk assessment planning. Vital to a successful scene examination and successful investigation
What must you consider to identify the best method of protection in a fire scene?
-An assessment of the unstable environment and injuries that could be sustained from the fire scene hazards
-A strategy to prevent an occurrence mitigate its impact
What should an internal examination taken into account?
-Adjoining premises which often reveal accelerant containers,attempts at forced entry, broken windows
-Alleyways, driveways
-yards/outbuildings
-distance debris was scattered
What may the surrounding area of the premise reveal?
Accelerant containers ,contents of outbuildings missing , property rundown ,business appears to be struggling.
What may the damage structure itself reveal?
-Jimmy marks or other signs of force entry on Windows or doors
-window glass broken before the fire was ignited
-Burn patterns above doors and windows and V shaped burn patters on external cladding
In determining the seat of the fire list some of the matters that I should consider?
-witness reports
-When they first noticed the fire and where they were at the time
-The state of the fire
-Wind direction and speed in the weather
-Direction of spread
-Colour of the flames and smoke
-Severity of the damage
-Depth of charring
-Presence of starting devices
-Reports and opinions of other specialist
What will the specialist fire investigator be able to determine at the conclusion of examination?
Area of origin
Point of origin
The seat of the fire
What steps should be taken when dealing with exhibits?
-Photograph in situ label the exhibits and preserve them in a container
-Use approved as in kits if these are available
-Take these control samples-charge timber and ashes or debris from the seat of the fire for examination and comparison with samples from other points, any accelerant found near the scene, soil from the surrounding area
What is best practice when it comes to packaging bodies/body parts?
Use bubblewrap to secure body parts packed and clearly mouth and protected boxing
Ensure the body has cooled prior to wrapping
Five examples of carelessness
-unattended cooking
-electrical appliances left on- ironing
-children playing with matches
-fireworks
-burning rubbish
Materials to start fire
Lighters,candles, chemicals, eletrical apparatus, timing device, matches, trailers, Molotov cocktails.
Powers S42 of FENZ Act 2017
-enter any land building or structure
-Break into any building structure that may be on fire or otherwise endangered
-Take or send any equipment or machine required to be used
-Remove from land building of structure that is on fire or otherwise endangered any flammable combustible explosive or dangerous material found in that building.
Cause any building or structure to pull down or shored up
-At the time of the emergency or within every single time afterwards
FILOs have responsibility for
-Attending every fire that results in the serious injury or death
-Coordinating fire investigations
-Arranging Police attendance
-Coordinating fire investigation training for Police employees
-Providing other advice and expertise as required
SFI’s will be quarter to attendance investigate
-Fires with fatalities occur
-Serious injury
-Structure fires with the causes suspicious and cannot be determined
-Significant fire spread across Property boundary
-Structure fires of third alarm equivalent that may have significant regional or national consequence
-Any other fire upon request from Police or other agency
Conferences assist with:
-Assessing information obtained
-reconstruction
-Establishing possible motives
-Identifying suspects
-further lines of inquiry.
Suspect enquiries
1.) identify suspect by means of: circumstances of the fire, fingerprints ,information from informant and witnesses, Intel from youth services or FILO, inquiries at prisons psychiatric Hospital rehabs and schools
2.) possible suspects may include a grieved employee, owner or occupier for fraud, fire service for recognition, gang retaliation, pyromaniac ,business competitor
3.) investigate suspects thoroughly: full details criminal history motor vehicle access, known associates, photograph
4.) consider surveillance
5.) complete inquiries to establish motive, opportunity, mens rea , background
6.) consider search warrant: accelerant igniters ,wick fabric, suspect clothing, take note of facial hair burnt and injuries.
7.) interview with the suspect
8.) consider a photo lineup
9.) complete inquiries to corroborate on the gate the suspect explanation
10.) advise supervisor consider if ingredients of offence have been established
