WMB Emergency evac etc

Question 1

A predetermined attendance (PDA) will be mobilised upon receipt of firefighter emergency

Answer 1

This consists of 6 pumps, 2 FRU, FIU, CU, LAS, PLO, FSO, SAI, 3 SMs, GM, and DAC.

Question 2

Following either a Firefighter Emergency (FFE), emergency evacuation or a tactical withdrawal ..

Answer 2

an informative message must be sent

Question 3

A roll call should always be conducted following a

Answer 3

FFE, emergency evacuation or tactical withdrawal.

Question 4

A firefighter emergency occurs

Answer 4

This term will apply whenever Fire Service personnel, or personnel working under the control of the LFB, are unaccounted for and/or in need of rescue.

Question 5

Whenever it is established or there is strong evidence to suggest that one or more firefighters or personnel working under the control of the LFB are unaccounted for and/or in need of rescue the IC will immediately send the following priority message

Answer 5

From (Name of IC) at (address of incident): Firefighter Emergency Tactical Mode Oscar or Delta.

This message must be sent without delay. Fundamental to this procedure is the immediate mobilisation of additional resources as soon as the IC has grounds to suspect that personnel are unaccounted for or in need of rescue.

Question 6

As soon as possible after sending a FFE message, an informative message is to be sent which will include:

Answer 6

Description of the circumstances.
•
Number of persons unaccounted for or in need of rescue.
•
Details of action being taken e.g. emergency evacuation, tactical withdrawal or BA crews searching.
•
Declaration of the size of the incident i.e. the total number of pumping appliances attending the incident but not including those dispatched specifically for the Firefighter emergency.
•
Tactical mode.
•
For example:

From (Name of IC) at (Address); Partial collapse of first and second floors, two firefighters unaccounted for, emergency evacuation in progress. This is a 6 PF, tactical mode delta (TMD).
Or:

From (Name of IC) at (Address); Partial collapse of first and second floors, two firefighters unaccounted for, 3 BA crews searching on ground floor, TIC in use. This is an 8 PF, tactical mode oscar (TMO).

Question 7

On receipt of the FFE message, Resource Management Centre (RMC) will inform the following:

Answer 7

•
Duty assistant commissioner;
•
Duty deputy assistant commissioner;
•
C700 (Commissioner’s office);
•
C701 (Deputy Commissioner’s office);
•
Officer of the day (OoD);
•
Operations Review Team (ORT);
•
Urban Search and Rescue tactical advisor;
•
Duty radio officer;
•
Duty press officer;
•
Advisory and Counselling.

Question 8

Following the declaration of a FFE,

Answer 8

either an emergency evacuation or tactical withdrawal should be considered

Whenever the FFE message is sent, it will be necessary to carry out a roll call as soon as possible to establish the number of persons unaccounted for

Question 9

An emergency evacuation is

Answer 9

An emergency evacuation is the immediate and controlled withdrawal of all personnel from the scene of operations to a place of safety.

Question 10

An emergency evacuation will normally be implemented by

Answer 10

the IC, operations commander, sector commander or safety officer. In circumstances where unsafe conditions are detected which necessitate an emergency evacuation and it is not practicable to pass the information via the command structure, any firefighting personnel may initiate the procedure but the IC must be informed as soon as possible.

Question 11

An emergency evacuation will be followed

Answer 11

An emergency evacuation will be followed by a roll call (See section 5). Personnel are not to re-enter the building or hazard zone except on Following an emergency evacuation an informative message must be sent to control giving details of the evacuation, including the incident tactical mode.the instructions of the IC. Following the roll call the IC will, after carrying out a DRA, re-commit crews as quickly as possible to those sectors where it is considered safe to continue operations

Question 12

Tactical withdrawal is

Answer 12

Tactical withdrawal is the removal of personnel from a specific area of potential danger in a safe and planned manner

Question 13

A tactical withdrawal will normally be implemented by

Answer 13

A tactical withdrawal will normally be implemented by the IC, operations commander, sector commander or safety officer. In circumstances where unsafe conditions are detected which necessitate a tactical withdrawal and it is not practicable to pass the information via the command structure, any firefighting personnel may initiate the procedure but the IC must be informed as soon as possible

Question 14

An emergency evacuation will be followed by

Answer 14

An emergency evacuation will be followed by a roll call (See section 5). Personnel are not to re-enter the building or hazard zone except on the instructions of the IC. Following the roll call the IC will, after carrying out a DRA, re-commit crews as quickly as possible to those sectors where it is considered safe to continue operations.
Following an emergency evacuation an informative message must be sent to control giving details of the evacuation, including the incident tactical mode

Question 15

When a tactical withdrawal is initiated the IC shall

Answer 15

•
Plan the phased withdrawal of crews ensuring those in the area of greatest risk are the first to be withdrawn and that their exit routes are protected.
•
Brief all sector commanders and relevant crews of the plan.
•
BA team(s) can be evacuated via the telemetry entry control board ‘selective evacuation’ procedure as per Policy number 760 - Respiratory Protective Equipment Dräger PSS Merlin telemetry - equipment – technical information
•
As with the emergency evacuation, all relevant information should be passed to BA teams prior to withdrawal via fireground radio. It is important to remember that teams can also be evacuated by radio if it is deemed more appropriate.
•
Send an informative message to control giving details of the withdrawal including roll call and the incident tactical mode.
•
Ensure the emergency evacuation signal is not used to initiate tactical withdrawal. Fireground radios and/or runners can be used.

Question 16

A roll call should always be carried out following

Answer 16

A roll call should always be carried out following the declaration of a FFE, emergency evacuation or tactical withdrawal

Question 17

At the roll call each appliance commander will:

Answer 17

(a)
Report to the booking-in point and retrieve their appliance nominal roll board.
(b)
Take a roll call of their appliance crew and report the outcome to the IC or nominated officer.
(c)
Following a roll call, return the appliance nominal roll board to the booking-in point.
(d)
All senior officers and any other personnel on the incident ground are to report to the booking in point to allow a full roll call to be completed.
(e)
ICP/CU Officers will ensure that all appliance nominal roll boards have been removed and included in the roll call. Where a nominal roll board has not been retrieved, the ICP/CU officer will immediately notify the IC.
The outcome of the roll call must be included in an Informative message to control.