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Consider the environmental impact of firefighting

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Strategic actions

Fire and rescue services should:

Consider wildfire pre-planning with land owners, land managers and multi-agency groups

Tactical actions

Incident commanders should:

Consider the need for water relay or high volume pumping (HVP) equipment and tactical advisers
Consider using dams, pumps and refilling areas to reduce the impact environmental on soil, water and ecological assets
Consider using firefighting media such as hand tools or high-pressure water fogging units at sensitive sites
Plan indirect attacks with land owners and managers to ensure effective operations and promote recovery
Consider the transmission of plant or animal pests or diseases, cross contamination and biosecurity

TRAINING SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and understanding

Control measure element	Learning outcome
Consider the environmental impact of firefighting	Understand: That indirect impacts on the environment of firefighting activities at wildfire incidents How pre-planning can be used to reduce the environmental impacts of firefighting at wildfires How plant and animal pests or diseases can be transmitted How to identify sensitive sites

NOS knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand:
You need to know and understand 3184
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 Legislation, guidelines and standard operating procedures that apply to wildfire incidents in your area of responsibility
Health and safety
K 3 Safe working practices of your organisation when responding to wildfire incidents K 5 Hazards and risks of wildfire affecting people, property and the environment K 6 How to use risk assessment information to make decisions
Organisational
K 10 Legislation, guidelines and standard operating procedures that apply to wildfire incidents in your area of responsibility
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 the environmental impact of firefighting	Demonstrate the ability to: Notify the appropriate agencies if damage has been, or will be, caused to the environment during firefighting activities at wildfire incidents Use appropriate equipment and processes at wildfire incidents to minimise the environmental impacts of firefighting activities Implement appropriate environmental protection measures at wildfire incidents Use hand tools (fire-beaters) and high pressure fogs to suppress wildfire at sensitive sites Put in place appropriate measures to prevent the spread of plant or animal pests and diseases at wildfire incidents

Control measure element

Learning outcome

Consider the environmental impact of firefighting

Demonstrate the ability to:

Notify the appropriate agencies if damage has been, or will be, caused to the environment during firefighting activities at wildfire incidents
Use appropriate equipment and processes at wildfire incidents to minimise the environmental impacts of firefighting activities
Implement appropriate environmental protection measures at wildfire incidents
Use hand tools (fire-beaters) and high pressure fogs to suppress wildfire at sensitive sites
Put in place appropriate measures to prevent the spread of plant or animal pests and diseases at wildfire incidents

NOS performance criteria

You must be able to:
Attend and control wildfire incidents
P 1 Confirm with others your tasks and duties in relation to wildfire incidents in line with your role, responsibilities, ability and experience P 5 Operate safely at wildfire incidents in line with your organisation's standard operating procedures P 7 Maintain effective communications at wildfire incidents in line with your organisation's communication procedures 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

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Consider the protection of ecological and heritage assets
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Control measure

Consider the environmental impact of firefighting

Control measure

Consider the environmental impact of firefighting

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