Tech 1 Flashcards
What are the 5 JESIP principles?
Co-ordinate, Co-locate, Communicate, Joint understand of risk, Shared Situational Awareness.
What is the description of a control measure?
“Action taken to reduce the likelihood of exposure to a hazard from a given risk, or to reduce the exposure of the impact”
What are the behaviours of a successful incident commander?
Being Self-Aware, demonstrating and fostering trust, 2-way communication, understanding the use of the authority, setting expectations and standards, safety leadership, values and support people.
What are the barriers of communication?
Language difference, communication network failure, poor listening skills, body language does not reflect the message.
What is a description of a risk?
Something that has the likelihood that a hazard will actually cause its adverse effects, together with a measure of the severity of the harm.
How many span of control should an incident commander not exceed?
5.
What is the safe person concept?
The right person with the right equipment doing the right job at the right time.
What 7 elements make up the IIMARCH briefing model?
Information, Intent, Method, Administration, Risk assessment,Communications, Humanitarian issues.
What 5 things may be caused by stress?
impaired decision-making, impaired performance, poor communication,lack of teamwork, inactive leadership.
What are the 6 key objectives of an incident commander?
Comply with relevant legislation, manage an incident safely, collaborate and co-operate with other emergency responders,encourage innovation, instil confidence, motivate and inspire others.
What are the 2 tactical modes?
Offensive and Defensive.
What are the 2 types of stress described within the fire and rescue service?
Chronic and Acute.
Once a formal handover of a command at an incident has taken place , who must be informed?
Brigade control and the incident ground.
What is the definition on of the “Major Incident”?
“An event or situation with a range of serious consequences which requires special arrangement to be implemented by one or more emergency responder agencies”.
What are the 3 types of briefing given on the incident ground?
Command, Task and Tactical.
Name 3 core behaviours of an incident commander?
Compassion, Togetherness and Accountability.
What are the 9 protected characteristics?
Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, Marriage and Civil partnership, Pregnancy and Maternity, Race, Religion or Belief, Sex, and Sexual orientation. (Equality Act 2010).
Which act requires employers to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of their employees?
Health and Safety at work Act 1974.
What 7 elements make up the METHANE message?
Major Incident/Emergency services/Types of incident/Hazards/Access/Numbers of casualties/Exact location.
When at an incident does a Sub.O take over from a LFF?
When the incident involves 2 or more pumps.
What is the description of a Hazard?
An event or situation that has the potential to cause harm.
What is a good handover or briefing?
Detailed guidance on the agreed safe systems of work.
Clear and effective instruction in the risk critical environment of an operational incident.
Feedback and confirmation of understanding as a two-way process.
Agreement of suitable means of communication.
What are the elements of an effective handover?
Information about the task or event,
Information about resources,
Information about risk and benefit,
Objectives,
Plan,
Communication,
Controlling,
Information on progress.
What are an effective incident commanders leadership attributes?
Valuing and supporting others.
Displaying and installing confidence.
Demonstrating and fostering trust.
Fostering open two-way communication.
The use of authority and styles of leadership.
Setting expectations and standards.
Safety leadership.
Competence.
What are verbal barriers?
Inappropriate language,
Inability of hear or understand,
Noise, or Understanding,
Adverse weather conditions,
Distraction due to high levels of activity,
Poor listening skills.
What are stress indicators?
Impaired decision-making,
Impaired communication,
Impaired teamwork,
Impaired performance,
Impaired leadership.
What are 6 hierarchy of control measures?
Discipline, Reduce the risk, PPE,
Eliminate the risk, Control the risk, Isolate the risk.
When can a Station Officer undertake the Monitoring Officer role?
When a Sub O is the Incident Commander.
Definition of “Tactical Withdrawal?
Tactical withdrawal is the removal of personnel from a specific area of potential danger in a safe and planned manner.
What would you give your crew/team confidence in you as IC/manager?
By exhibiting confidence and having a can-do attitude, Being self-aware, displaying and instilling confidence, Demonstrating and fostering trust, Fostering two-way communication, Understand the use of authority, Setting expectations and standards, Safety leadership, Values and support people, Competence.
What is the voltage that the electric gloves be used up to and below?
Max permitted working voltage: 3,300V.
When crews are working within the defined risk area what Tactical mode would be declared?
Tactical mode Oscar.
Building Regulations state that FF shafts and fixed installations should be in stalled at which height?
6 floors/18Metres high to make provisions for firefighting and firefighter access.
define a “Major Incident”.
“An Event of situation with a range of serious consequences, which requires special arrangements to be implemented by one or more emergency responders agencies.
In the mnemonic METHANE what does the A stand for?
M - Major incident declared.
E - Emergency incident.
T - Type of incident.
H - Hazards present or suspected.
A - Access -routes that are safe to use.
N - Number, type, severity of casualties.
E - Emergency services present and those required.
What would be the evacuation of all personnel mean you have instigated?
Emergency evacuation.
What and who does incoming officers and appliances report to on arrival at incident?
Appliance commanders and senior officers are to report to the ICP, hand in their nominal roll boards and gather information on the incident from the CPO.
When can the monitoring officer make decisions on behalf of the OIC?
The monitoring Officer should not make any command decisions on the behalf of the OIC unless they are risk critical. The OIC must immediately be informed of any such actions taken by the MO.
Who has overall responsibility for risk critical decision on the fire ground?
The Incident commander.
When should you send an informative?
An initial informative message should be sent within 20 minutes of arrival at an incident, or as soon as possible after the first assistance message has been sent. For incidents with less than 8 appliances in attendance further informative messages are to be sent every 30 minutes; at 8 pump incidents and above further informative messages can be sent once every 60 minutes.
What information is written on an indemnity form?
show the address of the incident, the name and address of the person/organisation receiving the service and the rate of charge. A brief description of the service rendered is to be entered on the form. A detailed description of the action taken, including the substances involved.
Who does the Sector commander report to?
A Sector commander of an operational sector will report directly to the incident commander or operations commander, if appointed.
When can a sprinkler or drencher be turned off at the main stop valve?
As soon as he/she is satisfied that the operated sprinklers or drenchers can be dispensed with, the Incident commander of the fire should order the valve controlling the installation affected too be closed, the booster pump switched off and the drain valve opened.
What are the 4 categories of incident response?
Normal, enchanted reduced batched, normal enhanced, reduced batched.
Who can declare a major incident?
A major incident may be declared by a single blue light service, jointly or by other Category 1 and 2 responders organisations.
3 stages of incident.
Initial assessment.
Containing.
Under control.
When can fire surrounded message be sent?
For 6 pump fires and above or 13 main jet a have been used.
DRM or WRM how many litres or time?
Wet rising mains are designed to supply 1500 litres per minute for 45 minutes as a minimum.
How are inner and outer cordons demarked?
Inner cordon boundary will be marked using the Yellow barrier tape with ‘Hazard Zone - Do Not Cross’ written in black.
Outer cordon boundary will be designated using the white barrier tape, marked in red with ‘Fire service - Do Not Cross’.
Definition of safe system of work?
A safe system of work is a procedure that results from a systematic examination of a working process, and the production of a risk assessment, designed to control hazards and risk by elimination or some other suitable method.
Where don you write FSG information?
Control information forms and FSG information board.
When do we use guidelines?
Guidelines are only to be used on the instructions of the IC.
Where no other suitable means exist for tracing the way out of a risk area, such as when hose lines are submerged or tangled, or premise layout is complex.
To enter high expansion foam.
What is the CAP test?
The wetting test in conjunction with a thermal imaging camera (TIC) is known as the cylinder assessment process (CAP).
This test is the recognised way of checking if decomposition is taking place within the cylinder. If decomposition were taking place the heat given off by the reaction would warm the cylinder shell above ambient temperature.
What are the 3 types of cordon?
The inner cordon is established around the immediate scene of operations in order to restrict or even to exclude access to an area of hazard.
The outer cordon is generally wider, separating the public from areas used by the Emergency Services for support activities.
The traffic cordon is set up by the police at or beyond the outer cordon to prevent unauthorised vehicle access to the surrounding area.
When are BA stage 2 entry control procedures implemented?
Stage 2 BA entry control should be used to meet the demands of larger and/or more complex incidents.
The entry control point supervisor (ESP) must be appointed when Stage 2 entry control procedures are used, this rank must be a minimum of LFF.
Stage 2 procedures are to be used when any of the following apply:
*More than 1 ECP is required.
*More than 6 wearers are deployed into the risk area at any one time.
*The incident and structures involved are complex and/or the increased deployment of BA, plus the increased risks associated with BA operations, demand a greater degree of control and supervision.
*BA operations are likely to be protracted.
*Guidelines are required.
*The risks presented to BA demand a higher level of BA emergency provision, involving the need for BA emergency teams.
*EDBA is required.
*BA telemetry repeater(s) or leaky feeder ie deployed.
*Confirmed basement fire (where size and layout indicate Stage 2 is appropriate)
*BA emergency team(s) have been committed.
*When chemical protective clothing wearers are out of the line of sight of ECP.
*When committing BA crews for Hi-X foam.
*When other agencies are being committed in BA.
