Working with neighbouring brigades - 857 Flashcards
What is in place to cover FRS resources that may be requested to deploy cross border and aid mutual aid arrangements?
It will be under sections 13 and 16 of the fire and rescue services act 2004 (FRSA)
How many FRS surround LFB?
Name them
Can the LFB be ordered to standby at neighbouring FRS stations?
6
Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Surrey, Royal Berkshire, Buckinghamshire.
Yes
Who are requests from neighbouring FRS for LFB special appliances referred to?
Deputy assistant commissioner via the officer of the day for approval before the mobilisation occurs unless the special appliance forms part of an agreed special attendance.
If requests or cumulative requests for LFB resources involve the deployment of five or more appliances who must these requests go through?
The duty Assistant Commissioner.
At incidents that require more than two LFB appliances what rank of officer must also attend?
What rank can carry out the role of CBLO depending on the size of the incident?
And what role would this officer be undertaking?
SM
CM - AC
Cross border liaison officer CBLO.
What would a CBLO be responsible for?
Ensuring that all LFB crews are adequately briefed and comply with the IC’s plan
Ensuring LFB only take instruction from LFB officers
Making sure that there are sufficient resources for LFB to set up SSOW
Crew welfare and relief is requested via the IC when necessary
Making sure any safety event involving LFB is investigated in accordance with policy 368.
Identifying areas of improvement and best practice and report into the IMPD.
Match the mobilisation with the ranks needed to attend:
1 Pump or special only - 2 Pumps - 3 - 4 Pumps or specials 5 -6 Pumps or specials 7 - 10 Pumps or specials 11 pumps or specials & above
1 x CM 1 x WM Mobilise SM as CBLO GM as CBLO DAC as CBLO AC as CBLO
Who else would be informed to support the LFB’s incident monitoring process for cross-border incidents? (If the incident consists of more than two LFB appliances)
ORT
Who will retain executive command of all fire and rescue operations at these incidents?
Which command system should be adopted at all incidents and who should you direct any concerns regarding the command and control of the incident?
The senior officer from the impacted FRS unless otherwise agreed
NICS
CBLO
What do the LFB charge for regarding cross border incidents, and what legislation does it fall under?
What does the authority not charge for?
Section 13/16 of the FRSA was introduced in April 2014 and all incidents where LFB resources are called upon by neighbouring FRS shall be deemed to meet the legal criteria for recovering costs.
Standbys are also included within this criteria.
The use of national resilience assets when is the request is made through the national coordination Centre (NCC)
How is the charging for cross-border incidents worked out?
The relevant duration for charging purposes will be the point of mobilisation to the point where the returning appliance/s book available for operational calls. Charging will be carried out on a per appliance/per hour basis and any partial hour will be counted as a full hour.
LFB does not currently distinguish between all vary chargeable rates dependent upon the type of appliance.
Under what circumstances could BA wearers from different brigades be committed at the same incident?
Deployed in separate sectors
They use only the equipment from their own brigade
They are under the control of an entry control officer with an entry control board from their own brigade.
Teams only consist of BA wearers from their own brigade.
What could be a purpose of keeping contemporaneous notes at a cross-border incident?
It is vital that a record of command decisions taken by officers is made and kept. This could be done through contemporaneous notes, command support system (CSS), or the key decision log as per policy 828.
