[Taiwan Fire Safety Manual] On-duty Safety Guidelines

I. Introduction

The duty mode of the fire brigade is 24 hours a day, 365 days . When the officers and men are preparing for work on duty, in addition to carrying out fire-fighting and rescue missions, the rest of the time the main equipment and related physical fitness business training, preparations for fire extinguishing and rescue.

This article starts with some cases that occurred during the preparation of the Taiwan firefighters on duty. It focuses on the safety precautions in the camp area, personnel, vehicle equipment, police, and return to the team. In this special case ( non-normal environment ) that cannot be covered by this article , on-site personnel should make professional judgments and integrate the overall situation of people, events, times, places, and objects for the most appropriate disposal. Let us first look at three cases:

Second, the history of the case

Case number one

1, time of occurrence: January 26, 2014.

2 , place of occurrence: XX fire squadron.

3 , site profile:

The man sneaked into the XX Fire Squadron's garage and stole the entire set of fire fighting suits, combat boots, and helmets. A few days later the man wore a full set of fire-retardant pants and shoes and was found by other fire squadron officers to recover the equipment.

4. Casualties: None

5 , summary:

If security maintenance on duty sentry posts is not implemented, it may result in shortage of equipment for fire fighting and rescue equipment, which will affect the fire fighting and rescue, and subsequent derivative problems must not be ignored.

Case 2

1, time of occurrence: December 15, 2001.

2 , place of occurrence: XX fire squadron.

3 , site profile:

At about 3 am, the on-duty team members heard a loud bang and the fire immediately burned. The on-duty fighters immediately pressed the bell. The 12 staff members who were sleeping on the 2nd floor were awakened by the alarm bells and smoke and then fled. When one climbed the pole and escaped, the hand was accidentally scratched by the broken glass. Fortunately, it was not a problem. The office building was burnt beyond recognition, and the equipment room was also torched. The preliminary identification of the fire point by the forensic staff was a storage room at the rear of the office building. The underground firecrackers and fireworks items seized had been accidentally exploded and caught fire.

4, casualties situation: 1 injured firefighters

5 , summary:

(1) The squadron should pay attention to the safety management of the camp area, and often check possible risk factors and exclude them to prevent accidental injury. If temporary storage of illegal firecracker fireworks items should be destroyed as soon as possible or moved to an appropriate place for temporary storage, it is not appropriate to place a large number of dangerous firecracker fireworks items in the squadron camp area for a long time.

(2) On- duty personnel should supervise the monitoring equipment at any time, increase alertness and pay attention to various sudden conditions of the squadron, and immediately ring the alarm bell or turn on the radio to inform other fighters to assist in handling emergencies.

Case three

1, time of occurrence: May 8, 2012.

2 , place of occurrence: XX fire brigade.

3 , site profile:

The meeting room on the 3rd floor was suddenly in danger of fire. The director of the command center rushed to extinguish the fire and did not forget to inform the command center on the 6th floor that the XX Squadron and the nearby squadron were dispatched to save the fire. The fire was extinguished in 3 minutes. Although the burning area was only 30 square centimeters, it was strong. Smoked black and a lot of watering, but ruined the entire conference room, the initial investigation suspected that the wire caught fire.

4. Casualties: None

5 , summary:

(1) The large squadron should pay attention to the safety management of the camp, and often check the possible risk factors and exclude them to prevent accidental injury. Wires should be checked and replaced regularly to prevent accidental fires.

(2) On- duty personnel or personnel in the camp shall raise their vigilance to take note of various unexpected conditions in the camp, and immediately notify other fighters to assist in handling emergencies.

Third, safety precautions

Camp area security

1,

Duty should be increased vigilance

The staff on duty should monitor the surveillance equipment at any time and increase vigilance to the suspicious elements in and out of the squadron to ensure the safety of people and vehicles in the camp.

2,

Duty on duty

The on-duty personnel need to master and keep the keys of all types of vehicles, radio cabinets and equipment rooms.

3,

Outside the cordon

The vehicle's security line should be cleared. There must be no oil or obstacles on the ground. It is prohibited to park non-emergency vehicles in front of the garage.

4,

The brightness of the camp area should be sufficient for night police

When the police are sent out at night, it should be ensured that the lighting intensity of the personnel in the camping area is sufficient enough to prevent the personnel from affecting the personnel at night.

personnel

1,

Daily implementation of vehicle and equipment handover

The names of the vehicles and equipment on duty shall be handed over each day in the morning and evening, and inspections, inventory and trials shall be conducted.

2,

Summarize the implementation of various police training on the previous day

Before and after the day-to-night schooling, the education of the previous day shall be summarized and recorded in the diary of the squadron as a summary.

3,

Cadres should master the physical condition of soldiers

Squadron cadres should understand the physical condition of the soldiers and serve as a reference for the organization of combat operations.

4,

Cadres should learn how to perform duties

Cadres keep abreast of the dynamics of duty members in each class and maintain the good physical skills of soldiers.

5,

It is forbidden to perform on duty

Persons on duty are strictly forbidden to drink or carry wine.

6,

Prohibition of dangerous actions

Do not wear slippers to run in the camp area, up and down the stairs, slippery slide

7,

Understand the situation in the jurisdiction

It does have control over the sources of water, roads and buildings within its jurisdiction.

Vehicles and equipment

1,

Vehicle parking safety

The fire truck parked in the garage should really pull up the hand x and place it into the wheel resistor.

2,

Water tank should maintain full water level

The tanks of fire-fighting vehicles should be kept at full water level to prevent the vehicle from overturning due to the deviation of its center of gravity.

3,

Daily inspection and maintenance of fire vehicles

Daily fire vehicle inspections are required to be registered in the daily checklist of fire vehicles. In particular, it is necessary to confirm that the performances of the flashing lights, alarms, loudspeakers, and megaphones are normal.

4,

Vehicle equipment should be positioned

The on-board fire-fighting and rescue equipment shall be placed in position and fixed, and the inventory of quantities and performance start-up tests shall be conducted to ensure that the fire-fighting and rescue operations are complete and easy to use.

5,

Familiar with vehicle and equipment operation

In order to ensure the correct use of safety for vehicles and equipment and equipment, equipment training should be conducted regularly to familiarize fighters with their methods of use.

Police

1,

Clearly informed police intelligence

It is true that the contents of the moving instructions are heard and information on disaster sites, water sources, dispatch routes, etc. is confirmed, and if necessary, the fire officers and soldiers are required to know the information of the affected persons.

2,

Do not panic quickly

When you hear the alarm ringing out of the police, the movement is rapid and you don’t panic. You should pay attention to the safety of your actions to avoid falling, knocking, or other comrades-in-arms when you open or close the car door.

3,

Be sure to dress up before boarding

The police must finish the work before getting on the train to avoid getting dressed while the vehicle is on the road and avoid causing serious injury to the people in the car in traffic accidents.

4,

Fasten the seat belts before driving

All occupants should wear safety belts before driving.

5,

Traffic control before garage

When dispatched, it is necessary to send people to the road ahead of the garage to implement traffic control.

6,

Leading cadres issued departure signals

The leading cadres of each vehicle need to confirm the surrounding conditions and the status of the rider before sending out the signal. The driver must not leave before the signal is obtained.

7,

Before the departure of the vehicle, check whether the person is in place

Before the vehicle is dispatched, it should be checked that the personnel in each class have already been on the car and the lights and warnings have been turned on to remind people and the car to avoid the problem.

8,

You must not scramble to rush

When vehicles go out of the police, they should make good use of the right of prioritization of traffic in order to be dispatched. Attention should be paid to road conditions and other dynamics of vehicles that are out of police vehicles.

Return to the team

1,

Vehicles need to be guided to join the team

When a police vehicle is returned to the storage, it is necessary for a soldier to assist in the reversing command to prevent accidents.

2,

After the return of the team, vehicles and equipment should be checked immediately

The re-entry vehicles, equipment, and personnel need to complete inventory and positioning immediately to ensure the safety of the next police.

IV. Conclusion

The firefighters are not only invariably trained in the team. They should implement the preparations for all kinds of police preparations. Warriors should develop good understanding, remind each other and support each other, and be prepared before the police, in addition to protecting the firefighters' own safety. In addition, the task can be completed smoothly, which can reduce the negative consequences caused by negligence. When a fire truck is dispatched ( front ) , it is necessary to pay attention to the right and left sides of the car in front of the garage to reduce the probability of accidents. At the same time, you must familiarize yourself with the roads, places, traffic conditions, and water conditions of the area, and you can speed up the disaster to the site and also help the site. The development of the project.

This article was adapted from Taiwan's "Firefighters Relief and Safety Manual" and was reorganized and edited by China Rescue Equipment Network.