Control measure
Reduction
Control measure
Reduction
Control measure knowledge
The amount of water used can be reduced by using water sprays instead of jets and by using hand-held jets instead of ground monitors. This will reduce the amount of fire water run-off.
Strategic actions
Fire and rescue services should:
Consider maintaining a stock of hand controlled branches capable of producing a fire fighting jet and/or water spray at reduced levels of flow
Tactical actions
Incident commanders should:
- Consider identifying areas of operation where a reduced use water strategy can be initiated without significantly increasing the risk of fire spread or compromising safety
Consider the impact of fire water run off on compacted materials and ground conditions
Consider a controlled burn strategy; see Controlled burning
TRAINING SPECIFICATION
Knowledge and understanding
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Reduction |
Understand:
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NOS knowledge and understanding
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Health and safety 2976 |
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Safe working practices of your organisation K
Hazards and risks relating to hazardous materials and decontamination affecting people 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
Guidelines, legislation and standard operating procedures that apply when dealing with hazardous materials and decontamination K
The importance of limiting damage to property and the environment K
How to limit damage to property and the environment K
How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials |
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Health and safety |
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Safe working practices of your organisation K 2
Hazards and risks relating to hazardous materials and decontamination affecting people 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 |
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Organisational |
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Guidelines, legislation and standard operating procedures that apply when dealing with hazardous materials and decontamination |
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Technical |
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K 21
The importance of limiting damage to property and the environment K 22
How to limit damage to property and the environment K 23
How to apply methods and techniques for controlling and containing hazardous materials |
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You need to know and understand: 2920 |
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Hazards and risks of the workplace affecting people and the environment in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K
How to make and apply decisions based on the assessment of risk in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K
How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue operational incidents K
Fire service or other legislation relevant to carrying out search, rescue and casualty care K
Record systems specific to your role and their use K
Sources and availability of information K
Methods and techniques for communicating with others K
The importance of treating others with respect and consideration, taking account of, and accepting, diversity K
How to recognise and support people in distress K
Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority of self, others and other agencies in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K
Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents including their capabilities, limitations and safe use K
How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to type of fires and operational incidents K
Roles and responsibilities within incident command systems K
Methods and techniques to control and extinguish fires K
Causes, effects and behaviour of fire K
Different fire types and fire classes K
Different active and passive fire protection systems K
Building fire protection systems, features and facilities that contribute to firefighter safety while responding to incidents K
Building features and facilities that can cause risk to firefighters when responding to incidents K
How different building construction and design can affect fire development K
How to identify safe means of egress in the built environment K
The importance of identifying and preserving evidence at fire and rescue incidents K
Different types of evidence relevant to fire and rescue incidents K
How to preserve evidence at operational incidents K
How to gain access, effect entry and maintain exit routes at fire and rescue incidents K
The importance of limiting damage to property and the environment when resolving fire and rescue incidents |
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Health & Safety |
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Hazards and risks of the workplace affecting people and the environment in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K 2
How to make and apply decisions based on the assessment of risk in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents K 3
How to apply practices that maximise the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others during fire and rescue operational incidents |
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Organisational |
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K 4
Fire service or other legislation relevant to carrying out search, rescue and casualty care K 5
Record systems specific to your role and their use K 6
Sources and availability of information |
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Personal and Interpersonal |
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K 7
Methods and techniques for communicating with others K 8
The importance of treating others with respect and consideration, taking account of, and accepting, diversity K 9
How to recognise and support people in distress K 11
Roles, responsibilities and limits of authority of self, others and other agencies in relation to fire and rescue operational incidents |
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Personal and Interpersonal |
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Lines and methods of communication and reporting in the workplace |
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Technical |
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K 12
Personal protective and operational equipment used in fires and other operational incidents including their capabilities, limitations and safe use K 13
How to select personal protective and operational equipment appropriate to type of fires and operational incidents K 14
Roles and responsibilities within incident command systems K 15
Methods and techniques to control and extinguish fires K 16
Causes, effects and behaviour of fire K 17
Different fire types and fire classes K 18
Different active and passive fire protection systems K 19
Building fire protection systems, features and facilities that contribute to firefighter safety while responding to incidents K 20
Building features and facilities that can cause risk to firefighters when responding to incidents K 21
How different building construction and design can affect fire development K 22
How to identify safe means of egress in the built environment K 23
The importance of identifying and preserving evidence at fire and rescue incidents K 24
Different types of evidence relevant to fire and rescue incidents K 25
How to preserve evidence at operational incidents K 26
How to gain access, effect entry and maintain exit routes at fire and rescue incidents K 27
The importance of limiting damage to property and the environment when resolving fire and rescue incidents |
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Practical application
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Using reduced quantities of water at an incident |
Demonstrate the ability to:
Refer to Control measure – Controlled burn |
NOS performance criteria
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You must be able to - TO BE ARCHIVED 2947 |
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Select equipment which can be safely used to minimise effects of hazardous materials in line with your organisation's guidelines P
Operate equipment in line with its limitations, safety and operating instructions P
Identify risks affecting your tasks and duties in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P
Use appropriate control measures to mitigate risk in line with your organisation's procedures P
Use agreed methods and techniques to minimise the impact of risk from hazardous materials in line with your allocated tasks and duties at an incident P
Work in ways that keep yourself, others, property and the environment safe and free from harm |
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Minimise damage to the environment from hazardous materials |
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Select equipment which can be safely used to minimise effects of hazardous materials in line with your organisation's guidelines P 3
Operate equipment in line with its limitations, safety and operating instructions P 4
Identify risks affecting your tasks and duties in line with your organisation's risk assessment procedures P 5
Use appropriate control measures to mitigate risk in line with your organisation's procedures P 7
Use agreed methods and techniques to minimise the impact of risk from hazardous materials in line with your allocated tasks and duties at an incident P 8
Work in ways that keep yourself, others, property and the environment safe and free from harm |
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Respond to fire and rescue incidents |
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Confirm with relevant others your tasks and duties in relation to fire and rescue incidents in line with your role and responsibilities P 2
Establish key factors about fire and rescue incidents and inform others in line with your organisation’s procedures, including:
P 3
Establish risks affecting fire and rescue incidents in line with your organisation’s risk assessment procedures P 4
Use agreed methods and techniques to control and reduce fire in line with your agreed tasks and duties at an incident P 5
Operate within appropriate risk control measures in line with your organisation's procedures P 6
Use resources, equipment and personal protective equipment at fire and rescue incidents in line with their limitations, safety and operating instructions |
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Respond to fire and rescue incidents 2889 |
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Use agreed methods and techniques to control and reduce fire in line with your agreed tasks and duties at an incident P
Operate within appropriate risk control measures in line with your organisation's procedures P
Use resources, equipment and personal protective equipment at fire and rescue incidents in line with their limitations, safety and operating instructions P
Provide support to others at incidents in ways which promote calm, compassion and consideration for others P
Restrict the view of incidents to avoid additional suffering in line with your organisation's procedures P
Report anything which may adversely affect people's safety to others in line with your organisation's procedures P
Operate in a safe manner within your agreed level of responsibility and expertise P
Work with others in ways that:
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Preserve evidence to meet the needs of investigations in line with your organisation's procedures P
Inform relevant others when people's possessions and property are identified P
Return equipment and resources after use and make sure they are secured and stored in line with your organisation's procedures P
Keep accurate records and provide these to others in line with your organisation's requirements |
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Support people involved in an operational incident |
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P 7
Provide support to others at incidents in ways which promote calm, compassion and consideration for others P 8
Restrict the view of incidents to avoid additional suffering in line with your organisation's procedures P 9
Report anything which may adversely affect people's safety to others in line with your organisation's procedures |
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For the whole standard |
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P 10
Operate in a safe manner within your agreed level of responsibility and expertise P 11
Work with others in ways that:
P 12
Preserve evidence to meet the needs of investigations in line with your organisation's procedures P 13
Inform relevant others when people's possessions and property are identified P 14
Return equipment and resources after use and make sure they are secured and stored in line with your organisation's procedures P 15
Keep accurate records and provide these to others in line with your organisation's requirements |
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