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10 Cards in this Set
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Under what circumstances should emergency teams by stood by? |
- emergency teams ae required unders stage 2 entry control - emergency teams under stage 1 entry control should be established as appropriate to incident, and when resources permit |
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What size should an emergency team be? |
- be as large as the largest team |
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To what levek of PPE should the emergency team be equipped? |
- emergency teams should have the same capacity cylinders or larger, than BA teams committed - PPE should be equal to the most protected team committed through the entry control point e.g. tic - if 1 emergency team for the whole incident they should be protected equal to the most protected team in the risk |
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When should emergency teams be committed? |
- following a full briefing if there is fear for the safety of BA wearers in an incident when.... - an ADSU is operated - any team fails to return by time of whistle - a BA wearer is in distress - a flashover, explosion, or building collapse etc occurs - radio comms are lost, this must be reported to the incident commander and a dynamic assessment of the situation undertaken to consider the need for emergency procedures being implemented |
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What equipment should be taken into the risk area by a BA emergency team? |
- spareBA with tallies, for use as rescue sets - thermal image camera to aid location of trapped team - firefighting media |
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What additional resources will be mobilised when a BA emergency message is sent? |
2 pumps 1 ambulance 1 additional officer |
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What are the hazards of traversing a restricted space? |
- increased air consumption - limited visibility - risk of becoming physically trapped - if using off set procedure, there is potential for loss of contact with set due to unknown drops |
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When traversing a restricted space, why is it important that the first person through proceeds feet first? |
- this will allow the firefighter to feel the route with their feet, and prevent themselves or their set from falling down a sudden drop or opening |
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What actions should firefighters take on becoming entrapped? |
- send message to ECO if comms permits - actuate ADSU - reduce breathing rate to try and conserve air - relax and loosen straps and assume a reclined or seated position - do not operate any supplementary air supply fumctions - do not adjust the cylinder valve |
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Describe the procedure to be adopted when an emergency team reaches the entrapped team |
- attempt rescue with existing sets if cylinder contents conditions allow - if entrapped firefighters need replacement sets, the rescue set or sets are charged - the entrapped firefighter removes helmet and flashhood, and possibly gloves in preparation for mask removal - entrapped firefighter takes deep breaths and removes facemask - rescue set mask is then donned and face mask straps are tightened - ambient air hatch on rescue set to be closed and the mask to be purged od possible toxins by use of the bypass valve - entrapped firefighter cam then continue to breathe from the rescue set and replace removed PPE - the ADSU tally is then removed from the rescue set and placed into the exhauseted entrapped set to cancel the ADSU sounding and to activate the motion sensor on the rescue set ADSU - the ECO needs to be informed of BA set changeover for them to make a record for future investigation purposes - the emergency team can now assist with the withdraw if possible of the team |
