GMAC 2017 Q&A Flashcards
As a presiding officer at a discipline hearing (conduct).what is the maximum sanction that a station Manager can issue?
A written warning with a live currency of 12 Months
If an employee has received a written decision on a grievance, but remains dissatisfied, how long do they have to lodge an appeal?
7 days
Which of the following statements best describes the function of operations commander?
To co-ordinate the operational sectors and to exercise the incident commanders authority
According to LESLP, who controls the marshalling area at a major incident?
Police with assistance from the fire service
What is the minimum distance restriction on the transmission for brigade pagers at an incident involving a suspect device?
No restriction
Under what circumstances would a firefighter emergency message be sent?
Whenever it is established, or there is strong evidence that suggest that one or more firefighter or personnel under the control of the LFB are unaccounted for or in need of rescue
When can EDBA wearers be recommitted at a fire?
Only in exceptional circumstances
You are called as a monitoring officer to a flat fire on the 10th floor of a residential building. Where would you expect the incident commander to have established the bridgehead?
In an area of safety two floors below the fire floor unless pre planning demands otherwise
Who is responsible for the overall control and co-ordination of any incident identified as having terrorist origins?
The police incident commander
In cases where it is essential that the incident commander requires a sector commander to temporarily leave their post for a briefing, who must they be replaced by?
Someone with the appropriate competence and authority to maintain continuity of supervision
Who provides National guidance on mass fatality planning at major incidents?
Home office emergency preparedness planning team
At an incident the Rio informs you that trains are currently running under caution. What is the maximum speed the train can travel whilst under caution?
20 MPH
When are non-uniformed members of staff required to notify the authority of driving offences?
Only if a driving ban is issued
In order to comply with the LFB counter fraud strategy and to support the authorities aims. Which of the following is correct?
Detect fraud where it is not prevented and seek redress to recover all funds obtained through fraud
Why should an incident commander appoint an operations commander?
In order to maintain the span of control at very large or complex incidents and a greater level of command is required
Using the example of an incident in a high rise building, describe where the fire sector is located?
The fire sector is the area involved in a fire and all the floors above this area
At a confirmed radiation incident, where should the inner cordon boundary be set up?
A minimum of 25m from the hazard
Which agency is responsible for investigating a collapsed structure?
The health and safety executive and the local authority
In relation to phased evacuation of office buildings and assuming that progressive evacuation is necessary, which would normally be the first three steps of the evacuation sequence.
Floor of origin and floor immediate above;
next two floors above;
And then with the floor below the fire floor in groups of two working down the building
Which of the statements defines the function of an ops commander?
To co-ordinate the operational sectors and to exercise the incident commanders authority
In regard to the use of fire lifts at high rise fires, which is True?
Once firefighting commences the fire lift should be taken to the bridgehead level so that it is available to take any rescued to ground floor level
In regard to automatic sprinkler systems, which of the following statements is true?
The water supply to an automatic sprinkler system should always be augmented by the initial pumping appliances
What message should be sent when personnel need to be committed to water, mud or ice?
Priority message “ fire fighters entering water-implement water rescue procedure, level 2, tactical mode Oscar
At an incident where bio hazards have been confirmed and personnel are discovered to be trapped, which of the following actions should be taken?
Rescues of persons trapped should be attempted in accordance with normal procedures breathing apparatus and chemical protection suits should be worn and the advice of on sight advisors followed
How soon after arriving at an incident should an informative be sent?
20 minutes at all types of incident
You attend a small shed fire on a council allotment site. The fire is extinguished using a single hose reel, and a 60 year old male is suffering from light smoke inhalation. What type of stop message would be appropriate for this situation?
Full stop, as the fire resulted in a fire related injury
You attend an incident involving someone threatening to jump from a roof top, the police are in attendance and have primacy over the incident, in this situation, generally what circumstances should the incident commander proceed with a rescue?
If the casualty requests help or becomes unconscious or incapacitated
In an emergency situation, brigade staff may be required to use short circuiting devices on the LUL third rail railway lines who is qualified to undertake this task?
All brigade staff but always under supervision of LU staff
The most serious type of conduct offence that group managers can investigate is?
An offence with a maximum penalty of a final written warning plus demotion
A final written warning is disregarded for disciplinary purpose after what maximum period?
12 MONTHS
What is the minimum period of notice that must be provided for stage 2 disciplinary hearing?
7 DAYS
As presiding manager at a disciplinary hearing (conduct) the maximum sanction from those below that a GM can issue is?
FINAL WRITTEN WARNING
In order to be heard, a grievance should normally be raised within what period of the management decision giving rise to the grievance?
7 days
Where a first formal stage grievance is heard by a watch manager what is the lowest role which can hear the appeal?
GM
Under trade union facilities arrangements, there is no entitlement to paid time of for trade union reps for which of the following?
Attendance at a trade union conference
What is the primary purpose of the operational risk data base?
To record significant hazards/risks, including water supplies and let personnel know of any surrounding risks as well as key information about on sight staff and any command and control procedures required.
What are the 5 stages for gathering operational risk information?
Identification of premises, information gathering site visit,. Review of information, completing the ORD/recording the information
Where management suspects alcohol or drugs misuse, what is the minimum role, after consulting with Hr advisor that may refer an individual to the UHS?
Station manager
At what level, according to the CIR will a station manager be notified as SOR?
Level 5-9
What are the objectives of a visual audit?
To make London safer for people we serve, to reduce the number of deliberate fires, to identify potential arson targets
What should be initiated whenever unsafe conditions which place personnel at an unacceptable risk when assessed against the benefits of being in this location?
Tactical withdrawal
Having sent a firefighter emergency message, what will the IC carry out?
An immediate emergency evacuation
If a DAC or AC is in charge of the incident when a fire fighter emergency is sent , what is the role of the additional DAC?
Carry out a role call and determine whether an emergency evacuation or tactical withdrawal should be carried out
Who decides the area to designated as the inner cordon?
Police tactical commander
Pn 263 expands on the fire brigades roles and responsibilities in respect to cordon control set out in which other document?
LESLP
Following a fatality, whose responsibility is it fire establishing the identity of the deceased, the cause, location and time of death?
CORONER
Which of the following ids not a call to a bomb or terrorist related incident?
No warning device actuated
At a terrorist incident who’s responsibility is it for giving statements for the media?
POLICE
Who may require a list of brigade personnel attending a terrorist incident?
Police controller of cordons
What is the minimum distance crews must withdraw to , if no safe rvp is identified by control or the NILO when at a MTFA incident?
800M
