Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

PUAFIR605 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Determine origin and cause of mobile property fire

Version 1.0
Issue Date: June 2024


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Unit of Competency PUAFIR605 - Determine origin and cause of mobile property fire
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to manage, inspect and assess a mobile property fire to determine origin and cause. For the purposes of this unit mobile property includes aircraft, farm machinery, caravans, campervans, marine craft, motor vehicles, trains, trams, trucks and buses.The unit focuses on developing and applying a systematic approach to fire investigations in a mobile property context. It includes coordinating mobile fire investigations, securing fire scenes, preserving evidence, conducting analysis of evidence and making informed fire cause determinations and is applicable to fire investigators who are required to determine the origin and cause of a mobile property fires.The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Fire
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Coordinate mobile propertyfire investigation
  • Cooperation with multi-organisational/agency personnel is consistent with designated roles and responsibilities and is in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Information required by fire investigators from multi-organisation/agency personnel is identified
       
Element: Work, Health and Safety (WHS)/Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) procedures are followed, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Secure fire scene and preserve evidence
  • Legal obligations of fire scene investigators are determined and adhered to throughout the investigation
       
Element: Methods of scene security prior to examination are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Procedures to monitor and log access to a fire scene are identified and applied, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Strategies for locating, collecting, preserving and processing evidence are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Conduct scene investigation
  • Investigation activities are coordinated with Incident Controller, in accordance with organisational procedures, when active fire management operations are still occurring in relation to the incident
       
Element: External and internal survey of scene is conducted to identify hazards and action is taken to mitigate risk
       
Element: Scene is investigated to determine areas of interest and to record observations on origin, cause or development of the fire
       
Element: Burn patterns and effects of fire suppression are identified and assessed
       
Element: Areas or items of evidence that have a potential bearing on origin, cause or development of fire are identified
       
Element: Effects of construction and other factors that impact fire development and spread are identified
       
Element: Nature, combustibility and reactivity of materials involved in fire cause are identified
       
Element: Indicators of fire spread are identified in conjunction with other sources of evidence
       
Element: Effects of environmental conditions are recorded
       
Element: Evidence is assessed and prioritised for further review
       
Element: Fire origin and cause is determined and reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Collect and analyse evidence from a fire scene
  • Appropriate sampling areas and items are identified using sampling equipment and resources
       
Element: Appropriate collection techniques are applied including eliminating contamination and loss of evidence
       
Element: Integrity and continuity of collected exhibits is maintained, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Evidence from fire scene is analysed and processed using a range of recording and digital multimedia
       
Element: Product recall and safety data sheet databases are researched, as required
       
Element: Fire origin and cause determination theories are developed and assessed
       
Element: Findings are reported and documented, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Evidence is secured for subsequent action, in accordance with organisational procedures
       
Element: Investigation report is completed and forwarded to relevant authorities and stakeholders, in accordance with organisational procedures
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

origin and cause determination must include

analysing

identification of origin

interpretation

processing

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Cooperation with multi-organisational/agency personnel is consistent with designated roles and responsibilities and is in accordance with organisational procedures 
 
 
Legal obligations of fire scene investigators are determined and adhered to throughout the investigation 
 
 
 
Investigation activities are coordinated with Incident Controller, in accordance with organisational procedures, when active fire management operations are still occurring in relation to the incident 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Appropriate sampling areas and items are identified using sampling equipment and resources 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Forms

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