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Command Leadership & Management Section

Incident Management Format Hazmat Incident –

Inspectors Promotional ProgramEntry Test

Fire & Rescue New South Wales

Version 1 Feb 2012


Important InformationThis document is a guideline to the Incident Management structure.

Each incident will need to be addressed specific to the actual question.

Information supplied are examples only.

For the purposes of the incident you will be the Initial I/C and control the incident until the conclusion


Arrival Actions

Site appliance considering:

Uphill / Upwind

Traffic / Fend Off Position

Power lines

Vapour Clouds

Location of water supply

Responding resources, Hazmat, Ambulance, Police etc.

Clear of spilled product

Clear view


Arrival Message

The First on scene Officer will :Transmit an arrival message:

Code 3

Confirmation of Address

Brief Description of the IncidentE.G. MVA involving a truck and van with a spill of LPG from

a 20000 litre tanker. Two persons collapsed near spill assessing scene P1 S/O is IC.


Tasking 1 S/O - Assume command - Eliminate ignition sources (Confirm this to crew) - Don Tabard, HHT - Liaise with on site personnel/Gather on scene information - Initial RIT, Detail location of hot & warm zones

Crew - SCBA/appropriate level of protection for the product, HHT, - 1 X 38 enter from the Alpha side Snatch & Grab persons collapsed,

remove, emergency decontaminate & handover to triage.

M/D - 2 x 70mm Hydrant Jones St - Set Up BACO, Triage, set up warm & hot zones - Initial RIT

Tasks must be SPECIFIC to the incident at hand especially the level of protection and consider the safety of firefighters.


Size Up

The Incident Controller must conduct a Size- Up of the incident which will include consideration of the following for a Structure fire:

B/V – Building or VehicleE - ExposuresL – Location of SpillE – Extinguishment/DecontaminationA – Assistance – Internal & External

Size Up Building/Vehicle/Container

You will be required to expand the B for building into a sub-section using the acronym COCFEAF.

C - Consideration of Pre incident plans

O - Occupancy, name & product involved (E.G. Meat Wholesalers, Brown Brothers, Ammonia or Chemical transporters, ELGAS, LPG)

C - Construction building or vehicle & container (brick/iron, metal, plastic) Dimensions of building or vehicle & Container involved (levels, approx size m x m or litres).

F - Fire protection (Building- bund walls, drains to separation tanks, Vehicle – DCP, spill kits, compartmentation of tanks etc.)

E - Egress for occupants (best for wind direction and spill location)

A - Access for F/Fs (best for wind direction and spill location)

F – Fire/Spill potential (contents, low/med/high).Command Leadership & Management Section


Size Up Exposures:

I - Internal - Life risk, factors affecting spill spread/access problems.

E - External – Mention all adjoining premises/areas on all sides of the spill. Nominate the main exposure/s risk.

You must COCFEAF the main exposure risk

E - Environment - Run off to drains, vapour plume direction, waterways.

Location Location of spill/leak• Where is the spill – provide a specific location e.g. Production area,

roadway, loading dock. • You will be required to expand the L for Location into a sub-section

using the acronym PREEMS. P - Protection of F/Fs (E.G. Appropriate level of PPE,

Decontamination zone, SO, RIK ) R - Risk of spill/leak spread (dependent on on-site facilities e.g.

bunding etc) E - Effects of spill/leak on the contents (e.g. contamination of other

products in area) E- Effects of spill/leak on site access & egress (e.g. due to spill

location loading bay door inaccessible) M - Magnitude (% of spill/leak involved) S – Spread direction (e.g. to drains, waterways etc).



Size Up

Extinguishment/Decontamination

M - Method - Hose lines (number and size), pumps used, Hazmat Bins, shovels, shut off leak, etc.

M - Medium – Water mains, appropriate absorbent material, water,CO2, foam, dry agent, etc.


Size Up Assistance

I - Internal - Alarm Response Level required - Hazmat, FIRU, additional specialist

Appliances, etc.E - External - Police, Ambulance, Gas, Electricity,

OEH, Council. - Whatever is required specific to the

incident.


Risks & Control Measures

Risk Control

LPG Cylinder (BLEVE)

Shut off leak if possible

Cool with hose lines

Monitor with TIC

Two persons collapsed near spill

Crew FE S&G , 1 x 38,

Emergency Decontaminate

Remove to triage.

All risks must be specific to the incident. You will require a minimum of 10 risks with 3 control measures for each Examples below:


Incident Action Plan

The Incident Controller must develop an Incident Action Plan (IAP) based on the critical factors identified during the size-up

The IAP will include : Objectives Strategies Tactics


Objectives What are the objectives required to bring incident to a safe conclusion.

You must mention minimum of 8 E.G.

1. Secure the scene

2. Set up fire protection

3. Isolate ignition sources

4. Remove 2 persons near the spill

5. Evacuate exposures affected by potential explosion risk

6. Contain the spill

7. Monitor drains for product

8. Set up Decontamination and decontaminate persons affected

9. Render area safe

Above objectives are examples only – all objectives must be specific to the incident at hand.


Strategies

Offensive

Defensive

Marginal

State the one in use


TacticsThe acronym RECEOS is used to determine how you achieve your objectives :R - Rescue – Crew in FE remove 2 persons affected decontaminate, 1 x 38.E - Exposures – How will you protect all the exposures at risk from spill/leak and

vapour plume. How will you lessen the damage to the environment? E.G. Crews FE, SCBA to evacuate residents from Bravo side & confirm with head count, Crew to stop runoff into Cooks river with booms.

C - Contain – How will you try to contain spill to AOO. E.G. Crews, FE, SCBA boom drain on the Charlie side.

E - Extinguish – No. of pumps used, No. and size of hose lines used, No. of specialist appliances used and how product neutralised & decontamination method used.

O - Overhaul – How will you ensure all areas are checked for traces of the product? How will you protect and preserve the scene?

S - Salvage - Detail Salvage operations - how & where V - Ventilation - Detail ventilation operations - how & where.


First sit rep (Red/Blue) CAATDESCC

C……Call sign A……Assistance required (alarm level) outside resources required

and reason why?A……AddressT……Type of incident: We Have spill of (product involved)

C: Construction (container/vehicle)O: Occupancy (name company)

D: Dimensions (container/vehicle) S: Specials (mixed load, etc)D……Description of incident…

The Spill/leak L: Location A: Amount % involved P: Persons reported

D: Direction spreading to.


First sit rep (Red/Blue) CAATDESCC (cont)E….Exposures….Only mention the exposure(s) at risk

Bravo side Residential Units in blast zone, Delta side product entered Duck creek

S….Strategy in use and Crew tasking and actions being undertaken

C…Channels in operation (500) and requested for use (600)

C…Control point name, location and confirm who is the IC


Tasking 2 Assign Crews and individuals to specific tasks, You will need to mention level of PPE, for crews in these taskings Appoint ICS Commanders, Safety Officers, etc as required as the size of

the Incident escalates, NOTE – Examples only!!

Pump 2 S/O- Decontamination Officer, manage Decon zone, liaise with IC Crew - Establish Decon zone, Splash suits, WO,& WA 1x38. MD- Establish Decon zone Splash gloves & Boots, DA.

Pump 3S/O- Sector Commander Bravo, liaise with building manager use EWIS to

evacuate residents, confirm number of personsCrew- Crew SCBA assist residents to evacuate, report on any evac problemsMD – Water in to P2 be PO for Decon, remain in cold zone.

Look to task Police, Ambulance, Gas, Energy, Council, OEH and any other specialist agency you may have called for in your alarm response.


SISIACMRThis page is to show how you would safely manage the incident using this acronym.

S - Safe approach – e.g. upwind, upgrade, etcI - Incident command – e.g. conduct DRA, develop IAP, etcS - Scene security – e.g. establish 3 zones, hot, warm, cold, remove persons from combat area, etcI - Identify substance – e.g. MSDS, specialist advice, Hazchem code, etcA - Assess potential harm - e.g. flammability, explosion risk, waterways contamination, etcC - Call in resources - e.g. specialists, engineers, etcM - Monitor information – e.g. request weather updates, atmospheric monitoring, etc

R - Render safe and decontaminate - e.g. neutralise hazard, shut off leak, decontaminate personnel & equipment


Regular Situation Report (Blue) CADEAAS

C……Control point name

A……Additional assistance required

D……Update on incident conditions and persons located

E……Exposures update on any evacuations and/or increased risks

A……Active ICS appointments

A……Actions currently being taken

S……Safety Measures in place


Tasking 3 Review Strategy to ensure objectives are being

met. Continue to task responded appliances. Task all external agencies requested. Consider tasks for ICMS, Full RIT, Spill clean up,

etc. Crews need to be rotated and back up crews in

place at all times. Crews may be re-tasked.

Regular Situation Report (Blue) CADEAASC……Control point nameA……Additional assistance required D……Update on incident conditions and

persons located E……Exposures update on any evacuations

and/or increased risksA……Active ICS appointments A……Actions currently being takenS……Safety Measures in place


Tasking 4 Review Strategy to ensure objectives are being

met. Continue to task responded appliances. Task all external agencies requested. Consider tasks for ICMS, Full RIT, Spill clean

up, etc. Crews need to be rotated and back up crews in

place at all times. Crews may be re-tasked.



Stop (Green) Message

CADCODDIESERFC...Control pointA...AddressD…Dimensions (as per Red message)C…Construction (as per Red message)O…Occupancy (as per Red message)D…Amount/% of spilled productD…Degree/% of damage to structure or vehicle or containers and

exposuresI…Injuries number?E…Evacuations number?S…Salvage operations in progressE…Extinguished by pumps used, hose lines, product disposal

methodR…Reducing to Pumps, specialist applianceF…Incident handover to (person)


Subsequent Actions

Hot Debrief on Site

Rehabilitate Crews /re-hydrate /refreshments

Liaise with other services/agencies

Restoration of Services

Review Risk Assessment

Information for OEH report

Information for AIRS report

Scene Security

Terminate Command/ Reduction of appliances

Complete Termination of Fire Duty Book

Media Briefing

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