POL003 - Emergency Response Policy

Question 1

POL003 - Emergency Response Policy
What is a primary appliance?

Answer 1

Pumper, Pumper Tanker, Ultra Large Pumper, Teleboom or Aerial Pumper with a minimum crew of 4 personnel

Question 2

POL003 - Emergency Response Policy
Code 1

Answer 2

Driving with red and/or blue flashing beacons or lights at all times. Sirens should be used when there is a risk to road users or where the driver requires another vehicle to give way. The use of supplementary warning devices such as air horns and ‘rumbler’ type devices are permitted providing they do not prevent road users from hearing the siren.

Question 3

POL003 - Emergency Response Policy
Code 3

Answer 3

Driving under normal driving conditions obeying the Road Safety Rules

Question 4

POL003 - Emergency Response Policy
Who has responsibility for the appliance?

Answer 4

An appliance OIC has overall responsibility during any emergency response and will determine the code under which the appliance will respond. The OIC may direct a driver to slow down, however cannot request the driver of an appliance to speed up and travel faster than what the driver considers safe for the conditions.

Question 5

POL003 - Emergency Response Policy
When to use Code 1

Answer 5

Code 1 emergency response must be used where an appliance OIC conducts a Size Up based on the incident response information and a SPADRA and determines the threat to life and/or property necessitates a Code 1 response.
Any appliance responded due to an escalation of an incident, will proceed Code 1 unless otherwise stipulated.

Question 6

*exam question
POL003 - Emergency Response Policy
At which incidents should you consider a Code 3 response?

Answer 6

• Burn off in residential yards
• Storm Damage
• Rubbish/clothing bin fire
• Power lines arcing and sparking/powerlines down
• Lock ins/lock outs
• Animal rescues
• Late notification of fire - fire now out
• Retrieval of deceased persons
• Public service calls (changing smoke alarm batteries, welfare checks)
• Alarmed premises where alarm has returned to normal
• Valve monitor alarms
• Sieges or civil disturbances

Question 7

POL003 - Emergency Response Policy
Responding into CFA area

Answer 7

Any FRV appliance responding into a CFA jurisdiction must comply with any direction given by CFA, including downgrading to Code 3 response or cancelling a response when requested.

Question 8

POL003 - Emergency Response Policy
CFA responding into FRV area

Answer 8

The initial CFA primary appliance from each CFA brigade responding into FRV jurisdiction may proceed Code 1, with any additional CFA appliances from each responding brigade responding Code 3. The FRV IC has the discretion to change this response where they deem necessary.

This does not apply where any escalation has triggered an increased CFA support response (eg. make tankers 10, respond 2nd alarm structure fire), or for fires with persons reported/unaccounted for.