OPERATIONAL METHOD STATEMENTS

Question 1

Actions for Establishing Incident Control Point: (2)

Answer 1

1. Establish an Incident Control Point at every fire/incident. This is the responsibility of the OIC of the first arriving appliance
2. Name each Incident Control Point and communicate the name to the Comms Centre.

Question 2

AIIMS principles (MUFFS):

Answer 2

• Management by objectives
• Functional management
• Span of control
• Flexibility
• Unity of command.

Question 3

INCIDENT SECTORS

__________ ______________ ___________ with appointed ________ ______________ at incidents where the ________ _____ ______________ is _________ _________ ___________ the ___________ ___________ _________ _____________, particularly where:

• _____________ are taking place in more than one __________ , or ___________ from the Incident Control Point.
• the span of control on the fireground exceeds ______
• ___________ ________________ are taking place

Answer 3

Establish incident sectors
Sector Commanders
scale and complexity
likely to limit
Incident Controller’s situational awareness

operations, location, remotely
1:5
technical operations

Question 4

High Rise Sectors (4)

Answer 4

Lobby Sector
Operations Point
Fire Sector
Evacuation Sector

Question 5

Size Up Principles (5)

Answer 5

• Facts – What do you know that is affecting the incident, mitigation and safety?
• Probabilities – What is likely to happen, including potential for fire spread and risk to life?
• Own situation – Do you have sufficient resources and capabilities? Should you respond more?
• Decision – What is your objective for the incident?
• Plan – How do you plan to resolve the incident, and what strategies and tactics will be applied?

Question 6

Structure Fire Size Up (5)

Answer 6

• Building – construction style/materials that impact fire behaviour
• Smoke – volume, velocity, density, and colour
• Air track – inlets and outlets, what is the building ventilation profile?
• Heat – blackening/crazing of windows, blistering of paintwork
• Flame – colour (yellow/red/blue), indicator of oxygen supply to fire

Question 7

SITREPS - Strategic vs Tactical

Answer 7

Strategic Level Situation Reports are to contain information relevant to the incident strategies and objective(s).

Tactical Level Situation Reports are to only contain information relevant to an assigned task and must be kept brief.

Question 8

SITREPS - CAN

Answer 8

• Conditions – What are the current conditions of the incident/task?
• Actions – What actions are being implemented?
• Needs – What additional resources are required?

Question 9

When to conduct a PAR? (4)

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Who can request a PAR? (5)

Answer 10

• Incident Controller IC
• Operations Officer
• Safety Officer
• Sector commander
• BA entry officer (BAEO)