FSG

Question 1

What role should the 1st Command unit in attendance perform?

Answer 1

FSG

Question 2

What colour FSG form goes to the Command unit?

Answer 2

White.

Question 3

What fireground channel is used for FSG?

Answer 3

Channel 3

Question 4

If dealing with a large number of FSG calls, what can control utilise for the sole purpose of FSG?

Answer 4

Main scheme Ops channel 1

Question 5

What is the enhanced FSG attendance?

Answer 5

1 x Command unit
1 x SM
1 x PL with WM.

Question 6

At FSG incidents, what is available to record information?

Answer 6

• FSG forms on all appliances.
• Casualty information poster/FIB’s
• FSG Co-ordinator, collate/record/retain information
• IC to explain lines of communication & limits of authority to FSG co-ordinator. (FSG advice)

Question 7

What should be the 1st actions of a designated FSG co-ordinator?

Answer 7

Speak to supervisor at FIREcontrol to gather latest information & progress of FSG.

Question 8

How can ‘life threatening critical information’ be passed from the incident ground?

Answer 8

By use of the “Command unit critical” phone.

Question 9

At a large scale FSG incident what maybe required? And information would need to be shared with whom?

Answer 9

A search co-ordinator would be required. And an information exchange strategy would need to be established

Question 10

What are the communications lines open to FIREcontrol from the incident ground?

Answer 10

• Main scheme airwave radio channel 2 or 4
• If resources allow, Ops channel 1 (large scale FSG)
• Brigade mobile phones
• Fixed phones on CU’s
• CSS conference facility
• “Command unit critical” phone line
• CU fax machine

Question 11

Post FSG incident, what groups are available to all staff if required?

Answer 11

Brigade advisory & counselling wellbeing team