Lesson 3 Flashcards
A tactical withdrawal can be defined as ….
The removal of personnel from a specific area of potential danger in a safe and planned manner.
In relation to Incident Command, what are the three phases of an incident?
Initial Assessment
Containing
Under Control
Who has the overall responsibility for they continuous assessment and control of risks in the rapidly changing circumstances of an ops incident?
The incident commander
What is the maximum litres per minute a dry rising main can deliver?
1500 Ltrs/min
Building Regs require all buildings over ……… metres make provisions for firefighting and FF access.
18 metres
The outcome of every FSG must be communicated to….
Control
At all incidents, when taking over, the new incident commander must communicate this fact to whom?
Brigade Control and The incident ground.
If there is no CU in attendance, where should oncoming appliances and officers report?
ICP
Monitoring of an incident is carried out in which two distinct ways?
By remote monitoring
By attendance at the incident.
The Monitoring Officer should not make command decisions on behalf of the IC unless….
It is risk critical.
Sectors at incidents fall in to two categories. They are;….
Operational
Functional.
In the event of the Sector Commander considering a change of tactical mode in a non risk situation, the sector commander ……
Must seek the permission of the IC prior to doing so.
A sector commander of an ops sector will report directly to;…..
The Incident Commander or Operations Commander, as appropriate.
When ICP operator receives FSG this info is recorded on ….
Control Information Form.
Fire Surrounded message is sent……
At fires involving 3 or more jets and /or all fires of 6 pumps and above, once all jets are in position and there is no possibility of further fire spread or further assistance required.
3 types of cordon used on incident ground are;…
Traffic Cordon
Inner Cordon
Outer Cordon
When attending a building with a compartment fire, the IC must;….
Assess the benefit/Risk of need to enter the compartment to undertake fire and rescue operations.
Ventilation of a compartment must only take place at the direction of ………..
The Incident Commander
BA team should not be recommitted to a Basement Fire …..
Unless there are exceptional circumstances.
With the exception of local incident information, where should all media enquiries be referred to in the first place?
LFB Press Office.
What is the definition of a Safe System of Work (SSW)?
A SSW is a procedure that results from a systematic examination of a working process and the production of a risk assessment designed to control hazards and risks by elimination or some other suitable method.
