LF Radio Messages Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 5 types of radio messages that must be sent to FireCOM?

A
  • Initial radio report
  • Follow up 360 report
  • CAN (conditions actions needs)
  • Incident Contained report
  • Incident Completed
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What terms are used to describe the size of a structure?

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Small

Medium

Large

Very large

Mega

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3
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Define a small structure

A

One hose lay can cover the entire structure

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Define a medium structure

A

One hose lay covers 75% of the structure

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5
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Define a large structure

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One hose lay covers 50% of the structure

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Define a very large structure

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One hose lay covers 25% of the structure

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7
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Define a mega structure

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One hose lay covers 10% of the structure

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8
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Search and rescue terminology

A

Primary all clear

Secondary all clear

All clear

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9
Q

What does fire control mean?

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The fire has been extinguished.

There may still be smouldering fires that will require overhaul and blacking out duties

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10
Q

Change in strategy or position message

What does withdraw mean?

A

Firefighters need to exit a structure in a controlled manner with their equipment

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Change in strategy or position

Define abandon?

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Firefighters must exit the structure immediately because of an immediate threat to firefighters lives.

Take equipment only if safe to do so.

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12
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What are the 10 types of incident communications?

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  • 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)
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13
Q

Reasons for an IC to provide CAN reports to FireCOM

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  • 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
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14
Q

What basic information do I need in an IRR?

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15
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What basic information do I need in a follow-up 360 report?

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16
Q

IRR

What is described in the condition?

A

Brief description

Obvious critical factors

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17
Q

IRR

What is described in the Actions?

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Initial IAP

Assumption of command

Naming of incident

Strategy

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18
Q

IRR

What is described in the needs?

A

Increase of alarm level

Request for resources

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19
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for UPS

A

Ongoing risk of electrocution

Identify location

Isolate

20
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for oil/fat fire

A

Don’t use water on fat fire directly

Slippery floors

Use lids

Installed fire protection?

21
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for metal fire

A

Do not put water on metal fire directly

Take DCP extinguisher for fire attack (limited)

Dust explosion risk

22
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for dust

A

Sprays not jets

Avoid activity that will stir up dust

Report on any dust clouds

23
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for hoarding/rubbish

A

Increased fire behaviour

Get good layout from inject

CAFS?

24
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for LPG cylinder

A

Take TIC

Not impinged

Thermal check

Remove to outside

25
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for Acetylene

A

Take TIC

not impinged

Thermal check

Remove to outside

200m exclusion zone if involved

26
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for Oxygen

A

Take TIC

Not impinged

Thermal check

Remove to outside

May increase fire intensity

27
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for Butane

A

Blast hazard

Remove cylinder if not impinged

Consider defensive

28
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for ducting

A

External crew

LP to discharge CO2

29
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for high bay racking

A

Internal collapse zones

Establish cut offs

30
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for flammable liquids (in cage)

A

Bolt cutters

Remove or protect

31
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for chemicals (in cage)

A

Bolt cutters

Remove or protect

32
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for common roof void

A

Get all clear on exposure with fire in ceiling

Relocate to next attached exposure, pull ceiling down and cut off fire spread

33
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for Diesel generator

A

Shutdown

34
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for complicated layout

A

Seek layout from inject

Inform crew of better access

35
Q

Critical Factors

Actions for smouldering fire

A

Consider foam/CAFS

36
Q

Fire inject

Top 6 questions

A
  1. What is on fire?
  2. Where is the fire?
  3. Best way to get to the fire?
  4. Have you done a headcount?
  5. Anyone missing?
  6. Last place you saw them?
37
Q

Fire inject

Extra detail questions

A
  1. Tell me about the layout of the building
  2. What do you do here?
  3. Power? Will anything happen if I switch it off?
  4. Hazards?
  5. UPS on site?
  6. Solar panels?
  7. On site firefighting? Gaseous? Drenched? Blanket? Foam extinguishers?
38
Q

Hazmat inject

8 questions

A
  1. What happened?
  2. Anything on you?
  3. Anyone else affected?
  4. What’s inside the container?
  5. Info on substance?
  6. Drains? Where do they go?
  7. Contacts for exposures?
  8. On-site hazmat equipment?
39
Q

360 what to look for

1st 8 things

A
  1. Location of the fire
  2. Utilities
  3. Exposures
  4. Indications people are trapped
  5. Asbestos
  6. UPS/solar markings on switch board
  7. Better way to attack the fire
  8. Fire extension
40
Q

360 what to look for

2nd 8 things

A
  1. Different levels to the building on other sides
  2. Barred windows
  3. Egress points
  4. Open any doors for quick look and yell out inside
  5. Hazards-Dangerous goods
  6. Fire systems
  7. Any indicators the fire will expand
  8. Enviro concerns (run off, smoke plume on neighbouring businesses)
41
Q

Fire ground incident

Change in strategy

A
  • Priority traffic message
  • Withdraw, state which occupancy
  • Chase PARs
  • Incident specific exclusion zones
  • Master streams 70mm
  • Monitors
  • LP1
42
Q

Fire ground incident

Pump failure

A
  • Notify crew
  • Withdraw to a safe location
  • Utilise hydrant pressure while troubleshooting
  • Progressively change to different pump
43
Q

Fire ground incident

Insufficient water supply

A
  • More resources for relay
  • Task someone to review MDT for larger main
  • Static supply
44
Q

Fire ground incident

Loss of PAR

A
  • Get last known location
  • Mayday message
  • Activate RIT
  • Notify comms
45
Q

Fire ground incident

Firefighter injury

A
  • Does firefighter need help to exit?
  • Mayday message
  • Activate on deck/RIT
  • Notify comms
  • Request more resources