Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for work
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to fire team operations
- Identify and confirm personal safety requirements and the individual's role in the fire team
- Identify and clarify fire risks in the site and the likely impact and responses to site specific hazards
- Identify types of fire fighting appliances and confirm their applications
- Identify and confirm location and range of appliances held at relevant fire boards, depots, sub-stations and stations by site visit
- Fight or contain fires
- Receive, clarify and confirm notification of fire operations from the appropriate authority
- Move to the fire site in accordance with site procedures
- Identify and pass details, or receive and clarify the type, nature, source and intensity of the fire to appropriate authorities
- Select appliances and equipment appropriate to the fire circumstances and apply in accordance with manufacturer and/or site instructions
- Continually monitor conditions in the fire area and modify fire fighting techniques/applications to reduce the impact of identified and potential hazards
- Avoid unnecessary risks to the individual and other team members and follow evacuation procedures in accordance with site rules
- Apply isolation procedures in accordance with site rules
- Finalise the operation
- Avoid fire recurrence by the appropriate processes, including watering, rake down and chemical means
- Isolate, rope-off, secure and monitor fire area in accordance with site procedures
- Clean and inspect appliances and equipment and replace in the designated location or process for maintenance and repair
- Undertake debriefs and complete records in accordance with site procedures