This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to determine a range of strategies that can be used to control incidents. Incident control strategies will normally be documented and relate to Level 2 and/or Level 3 incidents.

The unit applies to personnel responsible for the development of incident control strategies.

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.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Identify objectives and strategies

1.1

Risk characteristics of incident are identified

1.2

Sources of risk are determined

1.3

Objectives are identified

1.4

Strategic options are identified

1.5

Tactics appropriate to strategies are evaluated

2

Evaluate strategies

2.1

Predictions of incident development are made under alternative strategy scenarios

2.2

Resource requirements for each strategy are determined, in accordance with organisational procedures

2.3

Consequences and likelihood of success and/or failure of strategic options are considered and assessed

2.4

Feedback on strategies is obtained from stakeholders and incident managers and is collated and recorded, in accordance with organisational procedures

2.5

Strategies are reviewed taking feedback into account

3

Select strategies

3.1

Strategic options are documented using a range of information sources, in accordance with organisational procedures

3.2

Preferred strategies and recommendations are submitted for consideration, in accordance with organisational procedures

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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.

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