westernsydney 300711 building fire services deployment approach

Task:
1. What are the three phases of an emergency incident?
2. What are the two strategic options available to an IC at an emergency incident?
3. List the Performance Requirements in the National Construction Code that make reference to the fire brigade?
4. At an emergency incident what is the ideal number of persons an IC should aim to have reporting directly to them?
5. At an emergency incident the IC requests a third alarm response. How many FRNSW pumping appliances, Station Officers and firefighters would the IC have at their disposal?
6. On arrival at a residential house fire how would the IC typically designate each side of the house?
7. What are the eight (8) strategic functions an Incident Commander (IC) is required to oversee in resolving an emergency incident?
8. At most permanently manned fire stations how many officers and firefighters will be available to respond to an emergency incident?
9. An Inspector, Leading Station Officer and Station Officer are in attendance at an emergency incident. Who would typically fill the role of IC in this instance?
10. In NSW, where can an FRNSW IC apply the provisions of the Fire and Rescue NSW Act?
11. Under the provisions of Section 6 of the Fire and Rescue NSW Act what are the duties of the Commissioner of FRNSW?
12. Under the provisions of Section 13 of the Fire and Rescue NSW Act, what is the officer in charge required to do?
13. After undertaking an initial size-up at an emergency incident what action would the IC typically do next?
14. At an emergency incident the IC is required to undertake a continual risk assessment of the incident. What are the four steps typically applied in this process?
15. List three (3) risks typically found at all fires that an IC is required to address.
16. In determining the tactical priorities at an Emergency Incident the IC will typically use the cronym RECEO VS to provide a framework for decision making. What does RECEO VS stand for?
17. Detail three tasks that an IC may order firefighters to do under their command?
18. Detail two issues that would require the IC to update the IAP?
19. All communications on the fire ground are undertaken using the Order Model. What is the basis of this approach to communication?
20. At an emergency incident the IC is responsible for sending 5 types of reports. What are these?
21. On arrival at a residential house fire where persons are reported unaccounted for what colour would the IC preface their radio message with?
22. On arrival at a residential house fire what fire size would the IC typically designate to this type of emergency incident?
23. At larger emergency incidents the IC may delegate some of their functions to other FRNSW officers to ensure the incident is managed effectively. List three functions an IC may delegate, the title of the officer who would oversee each function and a key accountability they would have.
24. FRNSW pumping appliances carry a broad and very varied range of equipment, at a residential house fire list four items of equipment that may be used and what they would be used for by operational fire fighters at such an incident.
25. Detail the advantages of the three deep deployment approach.
Performance Solutions and the Fire Brigade
1. What are the potential implications on, and what considerations need to be made, with regards to fire brigade intervention in each of the following if they were to be proposed as a potential Performance Solution?
a. Reduced FRL of structure
b. Combustible cladding on the external walls of the building
c. Singe stair in a building with an effective height of 30 m
d. Location of fire hydrant booster
e. Deletion of smoke exhaust system

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