Fire Brigade's Action Guide

Actions (as appropriate and practical):

• Being the first responder at the scene assume the role of IC until relieved, following the appropriate Incident Commander's action guide:
  • General on-scene response to a radiological emergency or
  • Response to lost or stolen potentially dangerous source
• Operate under the IC and follow personnel protection guidelines

• Protect fire brigade members as appropriate:
  • Wear standard fire fighting protective clothing
  • Select the highest level of respiratory protection available
• Start or continue the actions as directed by the IC:
  • Confirm/establish the safety perimeter in accordance with instructions for assessment of hazard and establishment of inner cordoned area
  • Account for personnel within the inner cordoned area
  • Search/rescue following standard operating procedures
  • Deal with conventional hazards (e.g. fire) following standard operating procedures
  • Evacuate the people from the inner cordoned area
  • Provide first aid and triage (until relieved by EMS) in accordance with instructions for field triage for mass casualties
  • Perform contamination control for those entering/leaving the inner cordoned area following instructions for response contamination control
  • Perform public registration, monitoring/decontamination for those evacuated from the inner cordoned area following instructions for public registration, monitoring of the public and responders and public decontamination, and using a registration form
• For a security event, confirm law enforcement is:
  • providing protection/security where interaction with the public is needed
  • searching for weapons before registration, monitoring, transport, decontamination
• Coordinate with law enforcement to the extent possible consistent with public protection to:
  • preserve evidence and identify/record possible people involved or suspects
  • prevent possible criminal acts at the scene (e.g. theft, destruction of documents)
• Coordinate with emergency medical service
• Take practical actions to limit the spread of contamination — but do not let this interfere with response actions
• Provide information to the PIO on the status of the response
• Upon the arrival of the radiological assessor/team, review and revise operations as indicated
• Direct media inquires to the PIO
• Assess needs and request additional resources