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It might be worth your time to spend 15 minutes to watch this video.
https://psenonline.com/PSENmedia/ISOThinking/presentation.html
Does anyone out there have sop's for fighting fires in marinas or yacht clubs. I have been tasked to come up with so safe work practices to put in place for our Dept. Can anyone give some help on this.
Sorry Jamie, I live in central washington so we don't have any marinas here. Wish I could help with that one.
I have been working on building the departments accident prevention plan and that is not going to be any quick task. (Need an aspirin just thinking about it, HAHA)
This might help if your a Safety Officer or if you are teaching about the position:
FIRE DEPARTMENT SAFETY OFFICER
The Incident Safety Officer Shall – Indicates a Mandatory Requirement
10. Survey and evaluate the hazards associated with a landing zone and interface with helicopters
Note: See NFPA 1521 for a complete listing of duties
The Incident Safety Officer (ISO) must monitor and assess the incident for
existing or potential hazards and develop measures for ensuring personnel safety.
O ISO’s Role O HAZ MAT OPS O SPECIAL OPERATIONS
O Obtain a Briefing (IAP) O Safety Officer Assigned O Water Rescue
O Walk Around (360) O Ambulance/Paramedics O Trench Rescue
O Develop a Safety Plan O Site Safety Plan Developed O High-Angle Rescue
O Make Recommendations (OSHA Requirements) O Aircraft Crash/Fire/Rescue
O Monitor Radio O Zones Established O Wildland Fires
O STRUCTURE FIRE O POSTINCIDENT ANALYSES O Natural Gas Leak
O Rescue & Life Safety O Forms to Personnel O Elevator Emergencies
O Building Construction O Set Date & Time O Confined Space Entry
O SCBA’s & PPE O Facilitate Meeting O Building Collapse
O Smoke & Fire Conditions O Lessons Learned O High Rise Building Fires
O Burn Time (20 minutes) O Changes of Procedures O Technical Experts
O Fire Invol / Flame Spread O Training Deficiencies
O Evacuation & Refuge Area
O Utilities Secured O EMS RESPONSE O MISCELLANEOUS
O Offensive / Defense O Infection Control O ICS Established
O Size of Hoselines O Scene Security O Command Post
O Fire Protection Systems O Personal Protective Equip. O Staging Area
O Extension / Ventilation O Hazard Assessment O Additional Resources
O Scene Security O Air Ambulance O Special Equipment
O Rapid Intervention (RIC) O Ambulances O Rehab Established
O Medical O More Personnel O Ped / Infants
O Building Collapse O Risk Evaluation O Establish Priorities
O Access & Egress O Violent Acts O Scene Security
O Fatigue O Multi-Casualty O Accountability System
O Police Involvement O Communicable Diseases O Divisions Needed
O Prolong Incidents O CISM O Primary & Secondary Search
The primary propose is safety of all responders. The ISO must have the ability, skill, and the knowledge to accomplish his/her role. The ability to recognize and forecast risks involving first responders utilizing his/her experience and intuition. The skill to communicate his/her concerns of unsafe operations to firefighters, officers and/or the Incident Commander diplomatically; thereby causing an incident or an activity of the incident to be altered, suspended, or terminated. The knowledge and experience in the type of incident he or she is assigned. This may include structure fires, emergency medical operations, and/or any one of a variety of special operations.
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XXX INCIDENT SAFETY PLAN XXX
Type of Incident __________________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________________
Site Assessment:
Terrain and Accessibility ___________________________________________________
Wind Direction and Speed __________________________________________________
Weather Factors at the Incident ______________________________________________
Incident Management System:
Location of Command Post _________________________________________________
Initial Response __________________________________________________________
Secondary Response ______________________________________________________
Deployment of Resources __________________________________________________
Div. __________ Group __________ Group ___________
Div. __________ Group __________ Group ___________
Div. __________ Group __________ Group ___________
Location of Staging Area ___________________________________________________
Location of Rehab Area ____________________________________________________
Additional Assistant(s) Incident Safety Officer: Due to Need, Size, Complexity, or Duration - Assignments ____________________________________________________
Hazardous Conditions:
Identify any Hazardous Conditions ___________________________________________
Risk Assessment _________________________________________________________
(Severe, Moderate, Low)
Probability of Increase of Risk (Forecasting) ___________________________________
(High, Medium, Low)
Initial Response:
Strategy ________________________________________________________________
(Rescue Mode, Offensive, Defensive, No Action)
Recommendations on Strategy _______________________________________________
Tactics _________________________________________________________________
Risk Assessment of Tactics _________________________________________________
Recommendations on Tactics _______________________________________________
Safety Considerations:
Personnel Accountability System Implemented _________________________________
Control Zones Established __________________________________________________
Rapid Intervention Crews Established _________________________________________
Rehab Established ________________________________________________________
EMS - Medical at Scene and Location_________________________________________
Evaluate Traffic Hazards and Apparatus Placement ______________________________
Establish Zones: Safety Zones, Collapse Zones, Hot Zones, or Other Hazard Areas _____
Recommendations:
Jamie-
If you can get a copy of NFPA 1521, thats the standard for Safety Officer. I ordered one which cost about 45-50$ it's gives you a good idea on what you need to cover.
You might also want to check out your states L&I or OSHA requirements depending on which your state uses for the requirements.
I am newly appointed to this position myself and there is a lot to this position so as you dig deeper, don't get overwhelmed. Depending on what your department needs to do to meet the requirements it may be a slow process. Take small steps and work at it piece by piece and it will get done.
Hope this helps, Good luck!
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