Process and Procedure Flashcards

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Powers and duties

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Police must cooperate with the person in charge of the fire service and may only exercise powers if called upon.
- enter private property when it’s on fire or when essential to perform duty
- close roads
- remove impeding vehicles by any means
- Use reasonable for to remove person in danger or interfering
- Do anything to protect life and property

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Memorandum of understanding

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Agreement between splice and fire to share information. Both agencies want to ensure that:
- investigations of fire scenes are efficiently coordinated and expertly and independently conducted
- any relevant evidence is protected and collected
- fire will notify police if a fire is suspicious or results in injury or death

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FILO responsibilities

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  • Attend any fire that results in serious injury or death
  • co-ordinate fire investigations
  • arrange Police attendance when required
    -Maintain effective working relationships FSILI and specialist fire investigator
  • Update district intelligence manager and criminal investigations manager
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Specialist fire investigators

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Attend and investigate:
- fatal or serious injury fires
- suspicious fires
- significant fires spread across a property boundary
- Fires where built in safety features have failed
- Any fire upon request from police or other agency

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FSILO

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Responsible for:
- Arranging specialist fire investigator attendance where requested by Police
- Maintain relationship with relevant Police FILO

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Scene control, notification and handover

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  • Fire in charge while fire is in progress or danger to life still present, then handed over to Police
  • Fire to notify a Police if the fire is suspicious or deliberately lit
  • Police to confer with fire incident controller to confirm handover.
  • Handover will not be completed until all identified hazard have been isolated, eliminated or minimized.
  • Consultation prior to scene exam.
  • Form investigation plan with roles identified.
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Police responsibility

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  • Conduct criminal investigation or coronial enquiry
  • Undertake responsibility for the protection, collection and recording of forensic evidence
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