LF Radio Messages Flashcards
What are the 5 types of radio messages that must be sent to FireCOM?
- Initial radio report
- Follow up 360 report
- CAN (conditions actions needs)
- Incident Contained report
- Incident Completed
What terms are used to describe the size of a structure?
Small
Medium
Large
Very large
Mega
Define a small structure
One hose lay can cover the entire structure
Define a medium structure
One hose lay covers 75% of the structure
Define a large structure
One hose lay covers 50% of the structure
Define a very large structure
One hose lay covers 25% of the structure
Define a mega structure
One hose lay covers 10% of the structure
Search and rescue terminology
Primary all clear
Secondary all clear
All clear
What does fire control mean?
The fire has been extinguished.
There may still be smouldering fires that will require overhaul and blacking out duties
Change in strategy or position message
What does withdraw mean?
Firefighters need to exit a structure in a controlled manner with their equipment
Change in strategy or position
Define abandon?
Firefighters must exit the structure immediately because of an immediate threat to firefighters lives.
Take equipment only if safe to do so.
What are the 10 types of incident communications?
- Initial radio report (CAN format)
- Follow-up 360 report (CAN format)
- Conditions, Actions, Needs (CAN) status report
- Personnel Accountability Report (PAR)
- Deployment order
- Roof report (CAN format)
- Handover situation report
- Incident contained report
- Incident completed report
- Emergency communication (mayday or priority traffic)
Reasons for an IC to provide CAN reports to FireCOM
- Objective met
- IAP changes
- Further assistance required
- When requested by FireCOM
- When there is an emergency
- Change of IC
- At regular intervals
- Major evacuations
- Casualties or safety/health issues
- Major impacts on the community
What basic information do I need in an IRR?
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What basic information do I need in a follow-up 360 report?
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IRR
What is described in the condition?
Brief description
Obvious critical factors
IRR
What is described in the Actions?
Initial IAP
Assumption of command
Naming of incident
Strategy
IRR
What is described in the needs?
Increase of alarm level
Request for resources
Critical Factors
Actions for UPS
Ongoing risk of electrocution
Identify location
Isolate
Critical Factors
Actions for oil/fat fire
Don’t use water on fat fire directly
Slippery floors
Use lids
Installed fire protection?
Critical Factors
Actions for metal fire
Do not put water on metal fire directly
Take DCP extinguisher for fire attack (limited)
Dust explosion risk
Critical Factors
Actions for dust
Sprays not jets
Avoid activity that will stir up dust
Report on any dust clouds
Critical Factors
Actions for hoarding/rubbish
Increased fire behaviour
Get good layout from inject
CAFS?
Critical Factors
Actions for LPG cylinder
Take TIC
Not impinged
Thermal check
Remove to outside
Critical Factors
Actions for Acetylene
Take TIC
not impinged
Thermal check
Remove to outside
200m exclusion zone if involved
Critical Factors
Actions for Oxygen
Take TIC
Not impinged
Thermal check
Remove to outside
May increase fire intensity
Critical Factors
Actions for Butane
Blast hazard
Remove cylinder if not impinged
Consider defensive
Critical Factors
Actions for ducting
External crew
LP to discharge CO2
Critical Factors
Actions for high bay racking
Internal collapse zones
Establish cut offs
Critical Factors
Actions for flammable liquids (in cage)
Bolt cutters
Remove or protect
Critical Factors
Actions for chemicals (in cage)
Bolt cutters
Remove or protect
Critical Factors
Actions for common roof void
Get all clear on exposure with fire in ceiling
Relocate to next attached exposure, pull ceiling down and cut off fire spread
Critical Factors
Actions for Diesel generator
Shutdown
Critical Factors
Actions for complicated layout
Seek layout from inject
Inform crew of better access
Critical Factors
Actions for smouldering fire
Consider foam/CAFS
Fire inject
Top 6 questions
- What is on fire?
- Where is the fire?
- Best way to get to the fire?
- Have you done a headcount?
- Anyone missing?
- Last place you saw them?
Fire inject
Extra detail questions
- Tell me about the layout of the building
- What do you do here?
- Power? Will anything happen if I switch it off?
- Hazards?
- UPS on site?
- Solar panels?
- On site firefighting? Gaseous? Drenched? Blanket? Foam extinguishers?
Hazmat inject
8 questions
- What happened?
- Anything on you?
- Anyone else affected?
- What’s inside the container?
- Info on substance?
- Drains? Where do they go?
- Contacts for exposures?
- On-site hazmat equipment?
360 what to look for
1st 8 things
- Location of the fire
- Utilities
- Exposures
- Indications people are trapped
- Asbestos
- UPS/solar markings on switch board
- Better way to attack the fire
- Fire extension
360 what to look for
2nd 8 things
- Different levels to the building on other sides
- Barred windows
- Egress points
- Open any doors for quick look and yell out inside
- Hazards-Dangerous goods
- Fire systems
- Any indicators the fire will expand
- Enviro concerns (run off, smoke plume on neighbouring businesses)
Fire ground incident
Change in strategy
- Priority traffic message
- Withdraw, state which occupancy
- Chase PARs
- Incident specific exclusion zones
- Master streams 70mm
- Monitors
- LP1
Fire ground incident
Pump failure
- Notify crew
- Withdraw to a safe location
- Utilise hydrant pressure while troubleshooting
- Progressively change to different pump
Fire ground incident
Insufficient water supply
- More resources for relay
- Task someone to review MDT for larger main
- Static supply
Fire ground incident
Loss of PAR
- Get last known location
- Mayday message
- Activate RIT
- Notify comms
Fire ground incident
Firefighter injury
- Does firefighter need help to exit?
- Mayday message
- Activate on deck/RIT
- Notify comms
- Request more resources
