SOG Section 7 Rescue Flashcards
7-03 VEHICLE LOCK-OUT
When arriving on scene of a vehicle lock-out personnel shall? (4)
- Obtain the name of the owner /driver
- Obtain the vehicle licence number
- Obtain a brief description of the vehicle
- Ensure that the driver is aware that the driver will pay for any cost incurred
7-03 VEHICLE LOCK-OUT
What are non-emergency options for gaining entry to a locked-out vehicle?
- Requesting a tow truck
- Summon a locksmith
- Contact a dealership for the model
- Manufacturers roadside assistance plan
- C.A.A.
7-03 VEHICLE LOCK-OUT
What are BFES personnel prohibited from using?
“slim jims”
7-04 FIRST APPARATUS AT AN M.V.C.
In priority sequence what needs to be stabilized?(3)
- Stabilize the scene
- Stabilize the vehicle
- Stabilize the patient
7-04 FIRST APPARATUS AT AN M.V.C.
What is included in stabilizing the scene?(4)
- Traffic control
- Deploying a charged 38mm hose line
- Dealing with safety hazards I.E. Downed hydro lines, fuel spills
- Ensure adequate lighting
7-04 FIRST APPARATUS AT AN M.V.C.
what may be included in stabilizing the vehicle?(3)
- Cribbing
- Consider disconnecting battery
- consider airbag restraints
7-04 FIRST APPARATUS AT AN M.V.C.
What may be included in stabilizing the patient?
- Assess patient and provide appropriate care
7-05 WATER AND ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS
What vehicles will respond to a water or ice rescue call?
A202, TR202 and normal first response appatarus
7-05 WATER AND ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS
The first arriving captain shall?
- provide an initial report of the scene to fire control and incoming apparatus
- perform an initial size-up
- begin to develop the incident action plan
- assign duties to apparatus personnel
- relay any other pertinent information
7-05 WATER AND ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS
The initial report shall include?
- the apparatus on scene
- the location of the response, particularly if different than dispatched
- a brief report of initial conditions
- establishing command
7-05 WATER AND ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS
What information needs to gathered during size-up?(7)
- what happened
- number of victims
- age, gender, health
- length of time in water
- is victim submerged, and, length of time under water
- does a medical emergency also exist
- far shore access
7-05 WATER AND ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS
The IC shall?
- designate hot warm and cold zone
- assign properly trained and outfitted personnel to attempt shore based rescue
- select an appropriate vantage position
7-05 WATER AND ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS
What are the duties of the water rescue sector officer?(7)
- Determine rescue or recovery mode
- determine an equipment staging area
- assign personnel to required duties
- oversee and direct the rescue operation
- ensure patient assessment and stabilization
- update the IC as to the progress of the operation on a regular bassis
- maintain communications either verbally or by hand signals with personnel at all time
7-05 WATER AND ICE RESCUE OPERATIONS
What are teh qualifications for the water rescue officer?
- completed the BFES water/ice rescue program
7-06 TECHNICAL RESCUE - FIRST ARRIVING APPARATUS
Size up may include?(7)
- talk to witnesses
- determine number and location of victims
- determine age gender, health of victims
- determine if a medical emergency also exists
- identify hazards
- determine type of rescue required
- assess need for other assistance
7-06 TECHNICAL RESCUE - FIRST ARRIVING APPARATUS
The IC will also?
- designate hot, warm, and cold zone
- encourage self-rescue where appropriate
- attempt to assist rescue from war zone if safely possible
- assign rescue sector office from TR team upon arrival
7-08 CONFINED SPACE RESPONSE
What are atmospheric hazards?(3)
- accumulation of flammable, combustible or explosive agents
- less than 19.5% oxygen or greater than 23% oxygen
- accumulation of atmospheric contaminants, including gases vapors, fumes, dust,or mist, that could i) result in acute health effects that pose an immediate threat to life, or ii) interfere with a persons ability to escape unaided from a confined space
7-08 CONFINED SPACE RESPONSE
What is the standard dispatch to a confined space call?(6)
TR202, A202, AL202, district chief, HM204 and first responding apparatus
7-08 CONFINED SPACE RESPONSE
What should be done for a safe approach?
- come from a safe direction
- position the apparatus 30m from the space you want to barrier tape to extend 30m
- position apparatus safely from incident if vehicle engine is running
- approach with PPE
7-08 CONFINED SPACE RESPONSE
Who must command notify? (3)
- Police and ambulance
- ministry of labour (after patient transported)
- joint health and safety(after patient transported)
7-08 CONFINED SPACE RESPONSE
For information gathering what are good sources? (7)
- workers
- supervisor
- witnesses
- attendant
- permits
- site safety plan
- MSDS
7-08 CONFINED SPACE RESPONSE
What information needs to be gathered? (8)
- immediate hazards to rescuers
- what is the nature of the problem
- # of victims and location
- how long has victim been down
- what work was being done
- what type of products are present
- What known hazards
- obtain blueprints, maps
7-08 CONFINED SPACE RESPONSE
Where is the hot/rescue zone and how is it marked?
30m perimeter around space and marked with double row of barrier tape
7-08 CONFINED SPACE RESPONSE
Where is the work zone and how is it marked?
30m around the the rescue zone and marked with a single row of barrier tape
7-08 CONFINED SPACE RESPONSE
How would first arriving apparatus help surface victims?
Take control a of care and treatment
7-08 CONFINED SPACE RESPONSE
HOw would first arriving apparatus help trapped victims?
Provide fresh air and self-rescue assistance
7-09 ELEVATOR RESCUE
Level 1 operations?
Standby - the incident is deemed to be non life threatening
7-09 ELEVATOR RESCUE
Level 2 operations?
Removal - involves circumstances warranting the use of passive measures
- entrapment time has exceeded 90 mins
- non life threatening conditions with medical factors
- sever environmental factors i.e. high heat
7-09 ELEVATOR RESCUE
Level 3 operations
Rescue - circumstances, where there is an immediate threat to life or extreme environmental factors
7-09 ELEVATOR RESCUE
What guide lines are used for our elevator rescue training course?
Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) guidelines
7-09 ELEVATOR RESCUE
How many certified elevator rescue personnel are required to respond to and elevator emergency?
3
7-09 ELEVATOR RESCUE
Procedures for level 1 operations (standby)
- contact building representative
- have them contact the elevator maintenance company to provide a technician and ETA. No building representative have comms contact the maintenance company. numbers can be found in fire safety plan lockbox or elevator machine room
- size up
- assess the elevator occupants for life threatening conditions
- assess entrapment for appropriate level of response
- continue to assess occupants for any change
- apparatus may clear when a responsible person is standing-by and assessing the occupants for chance
7-09 ELEVATOR RESCUE
Procedures for level 2 operations?
- level 1 oper ations
- notify EMS
- extricate using approved equipment, guide lines and lockout procedures
- prior to removal the mainline disconnect must be locked out
- any removal must be done under the supervision of certified personnel or an elevator mechanic
7-09 ELEVATOR RESCUE
Procedures for level 3 operations?
- Mainline disconnect must be locked out
- open landing door using any of the prescribed methods
- evacuate trapped passengers
7-09 ELEVATOR RESCUE
Who has the responsibility of putting the elevator back in service?
The elevator service representative
7-09 ELEVATOR RESCUE
Who much fire control contact
TSSA
7-09 ELEVATOR RESCUE
When is the mainline disconnect not to be shutdown
when the drive sheave is rocking back and forth (yo-yoing)
7-10 MACHINE RESCUE
In obvious death who must approve altering tampering with or moving of the machine?
PRP investigators or ministry of labour representative
7-10 MACHINE RESCUE
The IC shall ensure?(6)
- other agencies are notified - PRP, EMS, police notify ministry of labour
- on-site expertise is utilized
- rescue sector office is established
- incident safety office is established
- consider additional squads
- zones have been established
7-10 MACHINE RESCUE
The rescue sector office shall ensure?
- all moving parts are secured or controlled
- all energy sources are controlled and managed
- assist IC with incident action plan
- complete machine rescue worksheet as required
- supervise rescue activities
