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Flashcards by Lauren Crangle, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lauren Crangle
almost 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Detail the actions that you would take on receipt of a call stating that a hydrant has been set off and there is operator text stating the hydrant is tank fed. (7) | - Create an incident, validating on address given & enter incident type hydrant. - Queue the incident & contact Scottish water with all information. - Stop code the incident HYD & tag HYD WB |
| When would the incident type dangerous structure be used? (3) | Structures that have not collapsed but are in a dangerous condition and present a danger to life and/or property. |
| Detail 3 reasons why a caller may be unable to escape from a dwelling fire? (3) | - Fire - Smoke - Locked doors - Obstruction - Incapacitation (alcohol/drugs) |
| Radio procedure: Under what circumstances would the following radio messages be used? Informative message, fire surrounded, stop message, assistance message (8) | Informative - any point during incident to relay info from incident ground. Fire surrounded - when a fire is surrounded, there is no danger of it spreading, but it is not yet under control. Stop message - When incident is under control and appliances already en route or in attendance are sufficient Assistance message - When OIC required further SFRS resources to be mobilised to incident. |
| What information is required from a caller in order to mobilise to an incident on a motorway? (4) | - Name of motorway - Carriageway affected - Nearest junction - Type of incident, what is involved |
| When informing an officer of incident, what information must you make sure that you pass? (6) | - Address of incident - Type of incident - Appliances attending the incident - Messages received so far - Officer in charge of incident - Other officers informed or mobilised |
| When dealing with a call reporting weather related flooding which is now inside the property and the person elects to stay within the property, detail 3 pieces of guidance that should be provided? (3) | - Stay in a high place with a means of escape - If sandbags available, place at any openings where water could gain access - if possible and safe turn off gas, electricity and water supplies - Ensure pets are safe - Avoid electrical sources - Move valuables and furniture above water level or upstairs - Gather together family medication children's essentials, mobile phone & charger and valuables in case evacuation is necessary later. |
| What is the PDA for a car fire within the Clyde Tunnel? (2) | 2 pumps to each end of the tunnel |
| There are 3 main reasons that OC may be evacuated, what are they and give one example of each? (6) | Building Issue: - failure of air con, severe flooding in vicinity of building, evacuation on the direction of police due to an ongoing situation. Accommodation Issue: - bomb threat, fire in building, structural collapse, hazardous materials gas leak. System Fail Issue: - complete loss of telephone access, inability to transmit or receive radio messages |
| Sea King and Sikorsky helicopters often land at NHS hospitals and other designated landing sites. We would not normally attend unless..? (1) | Unless an emergency is declared by the pilot |
| What are the general rules for strategic standbys as applicable to wholetime stations and RDS stations in legacy Strathclyde area? (2) | Wholetime - 30 minutes RDS - 1 hour |
| What is the PDA for an RTC on normal roadway involving 2 cars with persons within? (4) | 2 pumps, 1 cutting gear, 1 SRESC & 1st call officer. |
| You take a message from an appliance stating a re-examination is required at 23:00hrs. What actions should be taken if: - Firstly incident is in appliances' own station area. (4) | - enter the message - queue the incident - enter a timed reminder for approx. 15mins prior to the time resources are required to attend - re- assign the appliance to the incident at the appropriate time. |
| Secondly the message is sent from a crew from another station area (5) | - inform station whose area the incident is in about the re-examination and provide time. - enter message - queue the incident - enter timed reminder for approx. 15 mins prior to time resources are required to attend. - re-assign appliance to the incident at the appropriate time |
| The initial PDA for a forest fire is 2 pumps. What other resources so we have for fighting forest fires and where are they located? (3) | Forestry units are located at L02 Oban, P04 Lanark & R02 Kilwinning |
| 3 examples where you should consider call challenging? (3) | - if the caller is vague about an address or incident - If the caller is clearly being encouraged by others - If the address passed differs from CLI/EISEC information - caller changes the address repeatedly - caller may be abusive or find the call funny |
| 3 pieces of advice you could give to a caller to keep themselves safe within a burning premise? (3) | - get to the room furthest away from the fire closing all doors between them and the fire - block any gaps with towels, covers etc to keep smoke out - keep near to the floor, better quality air - open a window and make noise or hang something out of the window to attract attention |
| If ProCAD was not available in either main or standby control due to a systems failure, what other ways could we mobilise and how would we record it? (5) | - fallback PDA - FPW mobilising system - station back up phones - incident sheets - whiteboards/wallboards |
| Explain what is meant by the term augmented attendance? Give 2 examples (4) | - when the initial PDA for an incident Is insufficient and further resources required to be added to turnout - 2 pumps proceeding with 4 of a crew - 1 pump proceeding with 4 crew, repeat calls and persons reported - area with poor water supply |
| Explain what is meant by the term reduced attendance and give 2 examples (3) | - when the incident type has been designated for only 1 appliance to attend. - car, bin, tree, skip or grass - late calls |
| What other services may be informed of inland water related incidents and why? (6) | - Coastguard (boat/helicopters) - Police (divers/fatalities) - Ambulance (casualties) |
| Describe what circumstances may be considered to represent a local disturbance? (5) | An incident that involves a small number of persons who may have barricaded a street with the intention of causing damage to the appliance and/or injury to the crew members should they attempt to enter the area to manage the incident |
| We regularly create standbys in connection to operational incidents. When would this be done? (3) | - If we receive a message stating an appliance will be detained for 30mins for a wholetime station area - 60mins for a retained station area - or if the nature of the incident indicates that the appliance will be detained for some time |
| Detail 3 pieces of advice you can give a caller when they are affected by flooding and they are remaining within the property (3) | - if sandbags are available place them at openings where water could gain access - move cars, pets, food and valuables to a safe place - gather together family medication, children's essentials, mobile phones & chargers and valuables in case an evacuation is necessary later |
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