FIT

Question 1

PDA FIT

Answer 1

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4 pump fires, and above - one FIU¹.
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Persons reported - one FIU.
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Explosions - Inform FIU.
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On request for an ambulance from an incident where a fire related injury has occurred to a member of public – inform FIU.
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Fire Fighter Emergency
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Fatalities at fires - two FIUs.

Question 2

When incident commanders (ICs) request an FIU they should

Answer 2

whenever possible, provide Brigade Control with a telephone number where they can be contacted at the incident. The fire investigation officer (FIO) will either attend immediately or may contact the IC to provide advice such as scene preservation using either the contact number or via main scheme radio.

Question 3

The IC must request an FIU attendance:

Answer 3

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If the IC cannot determine the cause of a primary fire.
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For any serious injury to a MoP.
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If the IC is unable to determine the cause of secondary fire, this must be discussed post incident with the Fire Investigation Team. This enables constructive guidance to be given to aid future accurate recording.
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Any serious injury to MoP not covered by the above, request FIU.
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To a possible re-kindling from a previous brigade attendance.
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If IC’s are refused entry to an incident for the purposes of fire investigation they must request the attendance of an FIU. In addition, IC’s should not take samples for fire investigation without the attendance of a FIU. (Note1).

Question 4

If the IC is unable to determine the cause of secondary fire,

Answer 4

this must be discussed POST INCIDENTwith the Fire Investigation Team. This enables constructive guidance to be given to aid future accurate recording.

Question 5

The cause must only be recorded as ‘not known

Answer 5

by agreement with an FIO, or if a FIO is conducting an investigation and has not entered a motive or cause in IMS by the time the station has completed their record. In this instance the motive should be recorded as “not known” and the main cause field as “pending FIT findings

Question 6

An IC does not need to request an FIU if

Answer 6

there is evidence that a fire is deliberate and assistance is not needed to determine the cause. The IC should request the attendance of the police for fire investigation and complete the report and recording form 1 (RRF 1).

Question 7

At any fire which involves the following:

1. Serious injury;
2. fatality;
3. any deliberate or suspected deliberate nature

the IC must :

Answer 7

The IC is to request the attendance of the Police to record and investigate a possible crime scene. The IC must make sure that the form RRF1 is completed. The first page must be completed and handed to the Senior Police Officer, the carbonated blue copy is to be retained in the RRF1 folder at station, once the eFit section of IMS is completed

Question 8

Once a fire has been identified as being of deliberate or suspected deliberate origin….

Answer 8

the Police should be informed and no further unnecessary disturbance of the scene should be made without consultation. However, if the Police officer in charge has no objection, the investigation should then continue. Brigade officers should be aware that once the fire has been extinguished, the Police have authority for all activities at the scene of a crime

Question 9

The HCDD ( Hydro carbon detection dog ! ) will attend incidents where the following officers require the scene of the fire to be searched for traces of ignitable liquid, or an ignitable liquid container

Answer 9

1. FIO’s.
2. IC’s.
3. Metropolitan Police Officers or Crime Scene Examiners, (via ILO if not a Brigade incident).

To enable the handler to assess suitability for the dog to be deployed, requests for the HCDD Unit must be accompanied by a contact number at the incident