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
