OMS 013 - Communications - Personnel Accountability Reports

Question 1

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OMS 013 - Communications - Personnel Accountability Reports
When to conduct a PAR

Answer 1

Conduct a PAR when any of the following situations occur:
- Receipt of a Mayday message
- Use of the emergency evacuation signal
- A change from offensive to defensive strategies
- Crews are failing to respond

Consider conducting a PAR in the following situations:
- A change of IC or Sector Commander
- Any other reason at the discretion of an authorising officer.

Question 2

OMS 013 - Communications - Personnel Accountability Reports
Actions to Maintain Personnel Accountability

Answer 2

• Ensure Fast Cards are completed and accurately reflect appliance crews. This is the responsibility of the OIC of the appliance
• Ensure all OICs of appliances report to the Incident Control Point for tasking upon arrival at an incident
• Continue to report to, and receive tasking from, the chain of command to maintain accountability
• Avoid splitting appliance crews where practicable. Appliances should be directed to complete a task as a unit where possible.
  *Consider the following options where an appliance OIC is utilised to perform a role where their crew is not required:
  ** Assign a LFF to assume the role of crew leader, if available
  ** Reassign crew to another appliance OIC.
• Ensure personnel performing functional roles account for resources under their command
• Ensure systems are set up that allow for an appropriate span of control
• Maintain accountability when supervising a resource, team or functional role. Ensure all radio calls to allocated call sign are answered, and immediately report any loss of personnel accountability as soon as possible.

Question 3

OMS 013 - Communications - Personnel Accountability Reports
Who can request a PAR?

Answer 3

Ensure a PAR is only requested by the following authorised personnel for their area of accountability:
- IC
- Ops Officer
- Safety Officer
- Sector Commander
- BA Entry Officer

Question 4

OMS 013 - Communications - Personnel Accountability Reports
Communicating a PAR

Answer 4

Ensure only the IC or CommCen request a PAR via the dispatch channel to determine resources en-route and on scene

Ensure all authorised personnel request a PAR via an allocated fireground channel to determine accountability of resources

Confirm accountability with the pro-word “PAR”

Question 5

OMS 013 - Communications - Personnel Accountability Reports
Unaccounted for resources?

Answer 5

• Continue to try and make contact with any unaccounted for appliances, resources or personnel in the situation of a failed PAR.
• Send a nearby resource to the last known location of any unaccounted for personnel to try and make contact
• Issue a Mayday message if a resource remains unaccounted for.
• Utilise RIT to begin searching for unaccounted resources where appropriate