Week 11 Flashcards
what does the country fire authority (CFA) manage?
- fire on private land within Country Area Victoria
- accidents involving gas leakage, hazardous materials, lifts, cranes or scaffolding and amusement structures, and building collapse
- fire and explosion incidents involving aircraft and boilers and pressure vessels
- rescue incidents involving rail, aircraft and industrial, road, trench and tunnel, and building structures.
what does the metropolitan fire authority (MFB) manage?
- fire in the Metropolitan Fire District (including the Port of Melbourne and waters as defined in the Port Management Act 1995)
- accidents involving gas leakage, hazardous materials, lifts, cranes or scaffolding and amusement structures, and building collapse
- fire and explosion incidents involving aircraft and boilers and pressure vessels
- rescue incidents involving rail, aircraft and industrial, road, trench and tunnel., and building structures.
what activites does VicPol respond to?
Control agency for:
- search and rescue on land and Victorian waters, other than for Australian Defence Force ships and planes
- road, rail, tram, aircraft and marine (not pollution) accidents/incidents
- rescue in mines and caves
- explosive devices
- threats to life and property (unless otherwise designated)
- Responsible for the effective coordination of emergency response within regions and/or municipal areas
- Responsible for: evacuation - in consultation with the control agency and other expert advice
- registration of evacuees - in conjunction with the Australian Red Cross
- provision of media coordination (where no other facility exists)
- traffic management in consultation with the control agency and other expert
- advice.
How does VicPol support other agencies?
- provision of personnel
- provision of land, air and water transport
- dissemination of public information
- access to communications
- coronial investigations.
How does MFB support other agencies?
-Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) capability across -Victoria in accordance with state arrangements
initial impact assessment at the request and in support of, the state requirements
- Emergency Medical Response (EMR) to relevant, as defined, events to support Ambulance Victoria within the
- Metropolitan Fire District. investigation into the causes of fire
- incidents involving explosive devices, natural events (flood, storm and tsunami) and maritime casualty involving commercial ships in Port of Melbourne waters (non-SAR)
- swift water rescue and maritime incidents across the state.
What does the SES manage?
Control agency for:
storm, flood, landslide, tsunami and earthquake
accidents involving building collapse
rescue incidents involving rail, aircraft and industrial, road, and building
structures
WHat does the SES respond to?
Provide continuous protection of life, property and the environment through
- leading the response to storms, floods, landslides, tsunami and earthquakes
- rescue of persons from, or endangered by:
- road, rail aircraft and industrial incidents
- steep and high angle incidents
- buildings damaged or collapsed
- swift water
-other emergency or dangerous situations.
provision of information to the community and government.
- Provide key support for:
- search and rescue on land, including caves, and on water
- evacuation
- incidents involving mass casualties
Define control in emergency managemnt?
• Control - the overall direction of incident
management activities. Authority for control
carries with it the responsibility for tasking
and coordinating other organisations
depending on the circumstances. Control
operates horizontally when compared to
command.
Define command in emergency managemnt?
• Command - directing, with authority, the
employees and resources of an organisation in
performing the required roles and tasks.
Command operates vertically within an
organisation. A person commands employees
of their own agency they do not command
people from another agency unless it is by
formal agreement.
Define a control agency in emergency management
• Control Agency - the organisation (lead
agency) that exercises control over the
resolution of an emergency in accordance
with State or Territory legislation. The control
authority is responsible for managing
response and recovery operations for the
duration of the incident or until there has
been a formal handover to another
organisation.
Define Incident controller in emergency management?
• Incident Controller - the person from the
control authority who has responsibility for
the field management of all incident
operations.
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Define support agency in emergency management?
• Support Agency - an agency which provides
essential services, personnel or material to
support or assist the control authority.
Define Span of control in emergency management?
• Span Of Control: The concept of span of
control refers to the notion that an individual
manager cannot effectively manage if the
group of subordinates is too large.
What are the 3 dtages of vehicle bourne attacks?
Threat Imminent
Threat Active
Threat Complete
What is a secondary device attack?
• Secondary explosive devices are bombs placed
at the scene of an ongoing emergency
response that are intended to cause casualties
among responders. Secondary explosive
devices are designed to explode after a
primary explosion or other major emergency
response event has attracted large numbers of
responders to the scene to inflict additional
injury, damage, and fear
