Standing orders Flashcards
As stated in the Standing Orders, to avoid serious accidents at intersections when responding to an emergency, What actions should drivers of responding vehicles approaching a stop sign or red signal take?
- With a view to avoiding serious accidents at intersections when responding to an emergency, drivers of responding vehicles approaching a stop sign or red signal light must slow down and
enter the intersection at a speed of not more than 8 kph. Having assessed the traffic conditions, and determined that it is safe to proceed, the driver may then continue across the intersection. - Whenever passing through the stop sign or red light would involve the vehicle in an accident, the driver must come to a halt and not move off again until it is safe to proceed
According to Standing Orders, when are seatbelts required to be worn when travelling in FRNSW vehicles (including tankers)?
All Fire and Rescue NSW employees are required to wear a seat belt, properly adjusted, when travelling in Fire and Rescue NSW vehicles. Any member travelling on a vehicle (including a water tanker) is to be seated inside the vehicle and must wear a seat belt.
According to Standing Orders, with no impact of the service delivery, List the procedures to be followed if drivers of FRNSW vehicles are involved in an accident.
Station Commanders and supervisors must complete an Agency member motor vehicle claim form for all accidents involving Fire and Rescue NSW vehicles, including fire appliances, and submit it to their Duty Commander or manager with a covering memo explaining how the accident occurred.
The Duty Commander or manager must undertake an initial investigation of the accident to determine if any action is required.
The Agency member motor vehicle claim form must then be forwarded to the Fleet Management Unit who will process the insurance claim.
If the accident involved an injury, illness, exposure or near miss, a Notification of injury, illness, exposure or near miss form must also be submitted.
According to Standing Orders who are the people authorised to ride on FRNSW appliances?
The people who are authorised to ride on an appliance are:
* firefighters in the course of their duty;
* employees of Fire and Rescue NSW whose duty requires their attendance at an emergency;
* members of other emergency services at the discretion of the member in charge; or
* other persons authorised by the Commissioner
According to Standing Orders – The minimum number of new PIPs to be completed by each platoon yearly is?
A minimum of four new PIPs a year must be completed by each platoon
According to Standing Orders - Why does FRNSW conduct hydrant inspections?
- ensure that hydrants work when needed
- notify water authorities of problems with hydrants
- familiarise crews with hydrants in their area.
According to Standing Orders - Smoke screen security devices produce a barrier of dense white fog when a monitored security alarm system is activated. FRNSW may be responded to buildings where the smoke screen has been activated and mistaken for a fire. What are two things’ firefighters should consider before entering the building?
- intruders may still be in the building
- a real fire may have set off motion detectors and activated the smoke screen device.
At an incident, fire crews believe accelerants may have been used. According to Standing Orders, what are possible signs of accelerant use?
- characteristic burn pattern
- indication of fire trailers
- rapid fire development inconsistent with available combustible materials
- unusual odours
- damage to building consistent with a vapour explosion.
According to Standing Orders - The Community Activities Reporting System (CARs) is the platform for reporting community activities engaged in at a station level and by our other specialist units. Who is authorised to enter completed activities in CARs.
Any member of the crews participating in the activity can complete the report, provided that they have
direct knowledge of the information they are submitting. As with AIRS, only one report is required per activity attended, even where multiple stations were involved.
