SOGs section 3

Question 1

03-03-026 Clandestine drug lab definition

Answer 1

• A secret, hidden or disguised illicit operation consisting of a sufficient combination of equipment and chemicals that either has been or could be used in the manufacture or synthesis of controlled substances
• any place that is utilized to grow, extract, convert or synthesize illegal drugs or other substances

Question 2

What are the 6 key strategic priorities identified in the 2019 Future Directions Master Plan that reinforce industry best practices and reflect info found in the F&ES Comprehensive Risk Assessment?

Answer 2

1. Education
2. Enforcement
3. Engineering
4. Economic Incentives
5. Emergency Response
6. Continuous Improvement

Question 3

03-03-039 Critical Injury
Where a person is killed or critically injured at a workplace, no person shall interfere with, disturb, destroy, alter or carry away any wreckage, article or thing at the scene or connected with the occurrence until permission so to do has been given by an inspector, except for the purpose of?

IDDAC any WAT

Answer 3

A) saving a life or relieving human suffering;
B) maintaining an essential public utility service or a public transportation system; or
C) preventing unnecessary damage to equipment or other property

Question 4

03-03-073 Defib and Symptom Assist Documentation

What are the VSA Comminication Benchmarks?

Answer 4

“Ambulance \_\_\_\_\_ (#) on scene”
“Ambulance access to patient”
“Fire initiated defib protocol”
“No resuscitation started”
“Valid DNR present”

Question 5

03-03-092 Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) Monitoring

What is the IDLH and STEL (15 min TWA) of HCN? Acute exposure symptoms at 5-10 PPM? 25-50 PPM? Fatal at?

Answer 5

• IDLH 50 PPM
• STEL 4.7 PPM
• Half-life 1 hour
• 5-10 PPM - weakness, headache, confusion, vertigo, fatigue, anxiety, dyspnea, occasionally nausea and comiting
• 25-50 ppm - resp. Distress, convulsions/coma, unconscious, coma, etc
• fatal at:
  135 ppm after 30 min
  181 ppm after 10 min
  270 ppm after 6-8 min

Question 6

03-03-092 HCN Monitoring

HCN monitoring shall be conducted during the following conditions (4):

Answer 6

• all structure fires
• vehicle fires in a structure or parking garage
• cooking fires where there is damage to the container and the surrounding area
• all smoke investigation or unknown odour incidents

Question 7

03-06-089 Hazardous Material Incidents

What is the action plan centred around?

What are the basic safety priorities?

Answer 7

Action Plan:

1. Protection of life
2. Confinement of the material and it’s byproducts
3. Control of the material and it’s effects on humans, animals, property and the environment

Basic Safety Priorities

1. Personal safety
2. Safety of others
3. Environmental impact

Question 8

03-06-089 Hazardous Material Incidents

There are basically 4 different methods of handling haz mat spills or leaks, they are:

Answer 8

CANS

1. Absorption
2. Containment
3. Separation
4. Neutralization

Question 9

03-03-089 Haz mat incidents

A fire in any of the following materials should signal a non-attack posture and immediate evacuation of the surrounding area:

Answer 9

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1. Explosives A
2. Explosives B
3. Oxidizers
4. Organic peroxides

Question 10

03-08-001 SCBA and Resporatory Protection Program

SCBA users should do both the visual and functional tests for for SCBA (when?):

Answer 10

• at the beginning of each shift
• upon receipt of a replacement SCBA
• after every use

Question 11

03-08-038 Personal Protective Equipment

When shall PPE be inspected?
When shall Captain inspect?

Answer 11

PPE shall be inspected at the beginning of each shift or after possible exposure to damaging agents.

The Captain shall inspect PPE on a semi-annual basis and after each use.

All issued PPE shall be inspected by suppression personnel and their supervisor on the Monday shift (or next shift if absent)

Question 12

03-02-059 Fire Investigations
(FPPA, FM Directives)

All fires shall be investigated to determine the cause and origin.

When do you call a fire inspector?
Fire Chief?

Answer 12

MFES Fire Investigator/Inspector:
$100g + loss
Arson suspected
Malfunctioning equipment/device 
OFMEM notified as per OFM directives
DC unable to confirm cause
Evidence securing required
AMODE
*1st in do witness statement 

Fire Chief:
$150g + loss
Death/Injury (fire related)
Criticism directed towards MFES
Explosion with significant damage
DICE

Question 13

03-02-059 Fire Investigations

When do you notify the OFMEM?

Answer 13

• Notify at the discretion of the DC in consultation with fire inspector forthwith via the PEOC
• will respond 24/7 for a fatal fire, serious injuries, explosions and all fires in vulnerable occupancies (?) as set out in directive

$500g + loss

Clandestine drug or marijuana grow ops

Fatality or serious injury requiring
person to be admitted in-patient

Multi-unit residential occupancies where fire spread or explosion impact
is beyond the unit of origin or suspected FC violations have impacted on the circumstances of the event

Widespread public concern

Loss is significant to community; $500g+

Incendiary (criminal) suspected - discretion when no impact to a building or no clear threat to life

Explosions (primary event)

Unusual smoke or fire spread

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