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Consider using specialist vehicles or equipment: Wildfire

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This control measure should be read in conjunction with Specialist resources

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Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Ensure that all fire and rescue service personnel are aware that specialist equipment should only be operated by competent personnel
Consider pre-planning activities to confirm equipment arrangements and insurance coverage
Consider carrying out joint training so that firefighters can gain an awareness of the equipment used by other organisations

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Communicate with other organisations to gain a knowledge of the vehicles and equipment being used
Ensure that specialist vehicles and equipment are only operated by competent personnel
Ensure all personnel are closely supervised when operating in the inner cordon
Ensure detailed tasking and constant monitoring
Ensure that if there is an unavoidable need for firefighters to use equipment that belongs to another organisation, that they are given adequate training in its use

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Consider using specialist vehicles or equipment available from other organisations	Understand: What specialist vehicles or equipment are available which may be used at wildfires The use and limitations of specialist vehicles and equipment that can be provided by other organisations What arrangements / procedures are in-place to enable the use of specialist vehicles or equipment at wildfire incidents

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Consider using specialist vehicles or equipment available from other organisations

Understand:

What specialist vehicles or equipment are available which may be used at wildfires
The use and limitations of specialist vehicles and equipment that can be provided by other organisations
What arrangements / procedures are in-place to enable the use of specialist vehicles or equipment at wildfire incidents

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand 3184
K Hazards and risks of wildfire affecting people, property and the environment K How to use risk assessment information to make decisions
Health and safety
K 5 Hazards and risks of wildfire affecting people, property and the environment K 6 How to use risk assessment information to make decisions
Health and safety 3112
K Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to wildfire incidents K Hazards and risks of wildfire affecting people, property and the environment K How to use risk assessment information to make decisions K How to apply decisions based on the assessment of risk K Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk K Legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols that apply to your role in preparing for wildfire incidents K Systems, tools, methods and templates suitable for preparing information for wildfire incidents K Your organisation's requirements for maintaining wildfire plans K Your role and responsibilities in preparing for wildfire including your area of responsibility K Relevant others you may work with when preparing for wildfire incidents and their role in wildfire incidents K Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace K How to communicate clearly and effectively with others K How to treat others with respect and consideration, taking account of and accepting diversity K How to access and use different sources of information relevant to wildfire K Types of wildfire environments in your area and their impact K The Wildfire Prediction System and how to use in the planning process K Methods and techniques of wildfire risk reduction K Different resources available to respond to wildfire K How resources can be used to control wildfire incidents
Health and safety
K 1 Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to wildfire incidents K 2 Hazards and risks of wildfire affecting people, property and the environment K 3 How to use risk assessment information to make decisions K 4 How to apply decisions based on the assessment of risk K 5 Your organisation's control measures to mitigate risk
Organisational
K 6 Legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols that apply to your role in preparing for wildfire incidents K 7 Systems, tools, methods and templates suitable for preparing information for wildfire incidents K 8 Your organisation's requirements for maintaining wildfire plans
Personal and interpersonal
K 9 Your role and responsibilities in preparing for wildfire including your area of responsibility K 10 Relevant others you may work with when preparing for wildfire incidents and their role in wildfire incidents K 11 Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace K 12 How to communicate clearly and effectively with others K 13 How to treat others with respect and consideration, taking account of and accepting diversity
Technical
K 14 How to access and use different sources of information relevant to wildfire K 15 Types of wildfire environments in your area and their impact K 16 The Wildfire Prediction System and how to use in the planning process K 17 Methods and techniques of wildfire risk reduction K 18 Different resources available to respond to wildfire K 19 How resources can be used to control wildfire incidents

Practical application

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Consider using specialist vehicles or equipment available from other organisations	Demonstrate the ability to: Work with other organisations and their specialist vehicles and /or equipment

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Consider using specialist vehicles or equipment available from other organisations

Demonstrate the ability to:

Work with other organisations and their specialist vehicles and /or equipment

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
Attend and control wildfire incidents
P 8 Use resources, equipment and personal protective equipment at wildfire incidents in line with their limitations, safety and operating instructions
You must be able to:
P Agree your role and responsibilities for wildfire response with relevant others in your organisation P Identify and interpret sources of information about wildfire within your role in wildfire response P Gather information that is up to date, relevant and meets your organisation's wildfire knowledge requirements P Gather information about wildfire environments in your geographical area of responsibility P Assess risks of wildfire to people, property and the environment in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P Identify control measures to reduce risk to people, property and the environment in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P Monitor information to identify triggers of increased risk of wildfire in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P Contribute to risk management plans as required by your organisation P Develop wildfire plans using information gathered in line with your organisation's requirements for operational readiness P Review wildfire plans to respond to changing circumstances in line with your organisation's requirements P Establish the range of resources available to respond to wildfire incidents in line with your organisation's resource procedures P Allocate resources to wildfire plans to meet your organisation's requirements for wildfire response and wildfire response strategy P Share information about wildfire plans with relevant others in line with your organisation's policies and procedures
Prepare and plan for wildfire incidents
P 1 Agree your role and responsibilities for wildfire response with relevant others in your organisation P 2 Identify and interpret sources of information about wildfire within your role in wildfire response P 3 Gather information that is up to date, relevant and meets your organisation's wildfire knowledge requirements P 4 Gather information about wildfire environments in your geographical area of responsibility P 5 Assess risks of wildfire to people, property and the environment in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P 6 Identify control measures to reduce risk to people, property and the environment in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P 7 Monitor information to identify triggers of increased risk of wildfire in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P 8 Contribute to risk management plans as required by your organisation P 9 Develop wildfire plans using information gathered in line with your organisation's requirements for operational readiness P 10 Review wildfire plans to respond to changing circumstances in line with your organisation's requirements P 11 Establish the range of resources available to respond to wildfire incidents in line with your organisation's resource procedures P 12 Allocate resources to wildfire plans to meet your organisation's requirements for wildfire response and wildfire response strategy P 13 Share information about wildfire plans with relevant others in line with your organisation's policies and procedures

Control measure
Provide supervision: Wildfires
Hazard
Scene of wildfire operations and terrain

Wildfires

Control measure

Consider using specialist vehicles or equipment: Wildfire

Control measure

Consider using specialist vehicles or equipment: Wildfire

Control measure knowledge

Strategic actions

Tactical actions

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand 3184

Practical application

NOS performance criteria