MABAS Division 10 IMAT InService Training

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MABAS Division 10IMAT In-Service Training

• Incident Safety Officer (ISO)
• Safety Section Officer (SSO)
• 2007

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Objectives

• To provide refresher and in-service training for
  Division 10 qualified ISO and SSO personnel
• Review changes to policies that affect these
  positions during Box alarm incidents
• Review forms and position requirements of the ISO
  and SSO
• Familiarize SSO members with ISO duties and tour
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Introductions

• Host Welcome
• Instructors
• ISO / SSO Members
• All have met prerequisites for IMAT membership

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Why ISO and SSO Together?

• Positions are completely interrelated
• ISO works within the SSO command structure
• Orientation of each others position duties will
  make for better fireground operations

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Typical Fireground Operation
Once SSO is established, the ISO will report to
SSO
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Incident Safety Officer (ISO)

• Duties and Responsibilities

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General Requirements of ISO Position

• Fire Officer designation within sponsoring
  department
• FSDOA, NFA or equivalent Fireground Safety
  Officer Training course completion
• Knowledge in following areas
• Management of fireground operations
• Building construction
• Health safety officer hazards on the fireground
• Accountability and rehab procedures
• MABAS 10 policies and procedures
• Position requirements within NFPA 1521

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General Safety Principles

• Utilize ISO Checklist at all incidents
• Utilize or assign accountability board at all
  incidents
• ISO position must be filled at all box alarms
• General work safety rules will be applied to
  incident by ISO based on their experience and
  knowledge
• ISO has authority and responsibility to halt any
  unsafe act or condition present and will do so
  immediately
• General safety concerns shall be relayed to IC

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ISO Incident Response

• Respond to incident
• Report on radio to Division 10 that you are
  responding as ISO
• Arrive on scene and notify I/C
• Don PPE
• SCBA, 2 radios, handtools or personal equip.
• ISO Identification preferred
• Report to IC for briefing
• Conduct 360 degree size-up of incident

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Action Model

• Identify hazards
• Evaluate hazards
• Immediate
• Potential
• Prioritize hazards
• Those threatened first
• Control hazards
• Remove, reduce
• Evaluate hazard
• Control measure

IEPCM
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Primary Actions

• Identify and IMMEDIATELY take corrective action
  on any unsafe act, condition, or operation that
  could present a threat to responder safety
• Corrective action
• Suspend
• Alter
• Reposition
• After correction, notify I/C of actions via radio
  or face to face

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Immediate Action Examples
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Secondary Actions

• Identify hazards that POTENTIALLY could cause
  harm if not controlled.
• Take corrective action through company officer,
  I/C, or Division/Group officer
• Make them aware of hazard
• Develop and implement control measure

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Potential Hazard Examples
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Performing Scene Size-up(Utilize ISO Operational
Checklist)

• Determine Strategy
• Are tactics being applied correct for strategy
• Significant events
• Rescues, flashover, backdraft, collapse
• Building Construction
• Lightweight, Truss, Obvious hazards, collapse
  potential
• Crews Operating
• Where are they and what are they doing
• Accountability of their whereabouts

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Operations Evaluation

• Observe general fireground operations and factors
  that could present hazards to firefighters
• Incident specific, some may or may not apply
• Adapt to your situation

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ISO Chain of Command
Incident Commander
Safety Section Officer
Operations
Rapid Intervention Team Officer
Incident Safety Officer
ISO needs to work with all elements of the
Operational Group
Until SSO position is filled, ISO reports
directly to IC
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Special Situations

• If incident size requires, assistant safety
  officers may be assigned
• Size or complexity of incident
• Request through IC
• Conditions warranting evacuation will be
  broadcast immediately by ISO over fireground
  channel
• Evacuation Procedure
• Emergency Traffic radio transmission
• Rapid air horn blast in rapid sequence for 10
  seconds followed by 10 seconds of silence, repeat
  x3
• Immediately cease operation, PAR

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Evacuation Scenario

• How would you communicate this situation?

Companies are working in Division B of this
structure. Tower ladder is in C
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Outcome
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Special Situations

• In event of MAYDAY, ISO should continue to do
  primary duties, RITO will assume safety role for
  the RIT
• If RITO is not established, ISO may assume
  position if required by command

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ISO Warning Situations

• Poor Communications
• IMS Functions
• Risk Assessment not matching operation
• Accountability
• Unstable, rapidly changing situations
• Depleted staging areas

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General Safety Duties

• Review IAP with IC
• Confirm RIT / RITO assignment
• REHAB profiles and Group assigned
• Tactical assignment observations
• PESSIMISTIC view of the operation
• What could go wrong

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Terminating the Incident

• CO and air quality monitoring for removal of SCBA
• Longer is usually better
• Demobilization of RIT
• Meet with Operations, IC, RIT
• Debriefing with IC
• Actions taken, things to watch for
• Prepare post incident safety plans
• Cause Origin team
• Scene safety and security plan
• Long term operations hazards
• Participate in critique for safety related
  information

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ISO Incident Summary Report

• ISO must complete and return this form to the
  stricken community within 4 days after the
  incident
• General safety related analysis of incident
  operation

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ISO Initial Injury Investigation

• ISO must complete and return this form to the
  stricken community within 1 business day of the
  incident
• Documents injury or damage to assist dept.
  investigation

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Safety Section Officer(SSO)

• Duties and Responsibilities

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Goal

• To review the position responsibilities of the
  SSO in MABAS level alarms
• To review and recommend any changes to the
  position or resource materials

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Actions and Responsibilities

• Respond per Division 10 response assignment
• Advise Division 10 of response as SSO
• Report to IC
• Begin assessment of SSO Checklist
• Position is intended to be a function of IC staff
  and should be positioned inside 1888 when
  available
• Or with the IC until available

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Command Staff Position

• Designed to monitor and implement applicable D10
  policies relating to firefighter safety and
  survival
• ISO
• RIT / RITO
• Rehab
• Accountability
• Emergency operations

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Position Checklist
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Safety Command Group
Safety SectionOfficer (SSO)
Accountability Group
Incident Safety Officer
Assistant ISOs
RIT Officer
RIT Additional RITs
Rehab Group
Rehab Unit Triage Amb Transport Amb
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SSO Incident Survey

• ISO in place
• Inform ISO of SSO position activation
• RIT assigned/equipped
• RITO assigned
• Has building survey been completed
• Hazard/risk assessment
• Verify IAP with IC

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General Operations

• IAP in place
• Collapse zones established
• Water supply adequate
• Back-up crews
• Staged companies
• Lighting / Air-Rehab assigned
• Prepare emergency operations plan
• Evacuation signal
• PAR procedure
• Monitor weather

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Emergency Evacuation

• Make/monitor evacuation order
• Confirm sounding of evacuation signal
• Notify RIT and Safety Sectors
• Order PAR
• Reconcile all accountability systems
• Identify any missing companies or companies not
  reporting

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MAYDAY ReportSSO Takes Over Rescue Operation

• Declare radio priority Clear radio channel
• Identify WHO, WHERE, WHEN
• Deploy the RIT with RITO
• Order all radio traffic switched to fireground 2
• Verify IC has upgraded alarm x2
• Secure EMS unit to incident area
• Back-up RIT immediately
• Progress reports from the RITO
• Secure the MAYDAY

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REHAB Group

• Establish rehab location
• Position rehab unit
• Ensure 2 ALS ambulances
• Triage function
• Transportation
• Rotate personnel through rehab after 2 bottles (
  or as conditions require )
• Assign rehab officer if indicated

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Ongoing Incidents

• Monitor operations
• Participate in planning sessions
• Assign additional sectors if indicated
• Rotate ISO, RITO if indicated
• Plan for worst case scenarios

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SSO Practical

• 1888 position review
• Seat position in van
• Radio operation
• Accountability system
• TIC location and use
• Tone encoder
• Emergency tone script
• Box card printout example
• Weather information, TV, cell phones
• Internet access