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This standard is recommended for firefighters. This standard is about your ability to work as a team member to provide responses to fire and rescue incidents.  You will need to understand how...

Fire survival guidance (FSG) should be given where people at risk are directly affected by fire and cannot get to a place of safety. However, there are occasions where people may not be trapped...

Fires in waste stacks can be difficult to extinguish. Applying large volumes of water or foam is often ineffective, particularly if the fire is deep seated and the stack is made up of fine or densely...

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Control measure element Learning outcome Safety advice Understand: The type of circumstances where safety advice should be provided to people at...

Fire control personnel may receive calls from or about people with burns. This may include calls where a person’s clothing has caught fire and immediate guidance is needed to extinguish the...

Control measure element Learning outcome Specialist response for dealing with fires Understand: That the fire and rescue service may be asked to provide a specialist response...

Fire and rescue services should be aware that if some or all of the materials stored on a site are classified as waste, then waste legislation enforced by environmental agencies will apply, as well...

​All firefighting foams and other firefighting additives can cause pollution if they are discharged into surface or groundwater, even if the manufacturer advises that they will not pollute. These...

Knowledge and understanding Control measure element Learning outcome Controlled burning Understand: The balance of risk between extinguishing and allowing a controlled...

Knowledge and understanding Control measure element Learning outcome Early evacuation of the area Understand: The benefits of early evacuation for the safety of people at risk ...

This control measure should be read in conjunction with: Protect people at risk: Survival guidance Protect people at risk: fire survival guidance – building fire Share...

Dilution Occasionally, the best solution for a small spillage on an area of hardstanding is to dilute it with lots of water and release it to the drainage system. Before doing this, carefully...

Fire and rescue service legislation does not provide a duty for fire and rescue services to extinguish fires; instead they must make provision to protect life and prevent or limit damage. A decision...

Fuel Fuel factors that influence the environmental impact of a wildfire include fuel type and form, moisture content and fuel density. In a wildfire, the predominant fuel may be grass, scrub or...

Why it is important to protect the water environment All living things need water to live. Rivers and lakes are fragile ecosystems that depend on water to be non-toxic, clear and containing...

Liaison and working agreements Memorandum of understanding  Signing formal working together agreements has underpinned the development of partnerships between the environmental agencies and...

Fires in waste sites can be significant incidents for responding fire and rescue services, environmental agencies and other agencies. They can be: Very large Difficult to extinguish High...

Site operators are required by law to protect the environment from the effects of polluting incidents. A pollution incident response plan can help them achieve this by minimising impacts on the...

What is an Air Quality Cell? An Air Quality Cell (AQC) is a multi-agency group of technical experts who assess the risk of harm to the public and the environment arising from airborne pollutants...

Foam used during training events must not be allowed to cause pollution, as no defence exists under pollution control legislation. The foam type to be used, and the design of the training facility...