Operational Resource Disposition
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
This PDF file contains answers to frequently asked questions about the Resource Disposition Proposals.
What does ... Mean?
Some definitions of terms often used in relation to the subject of resource disposition and the fire service:
| (RDS)=RETAINED DUTY SYSTEM | FIREFIGHTERS EMPLOYED ON A PART TIME BASIS. TO RESPOND TO THEIR HOME FIRE STATION WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF BEING ALERTED. |
| WHOLETIME | FIREFIGHTERS EMPLOYED ON A FULL TIME BASIS TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO A FIRE CALL. |
| FSEC | FIRE SERVICE EMERGENCY COVER. |
| INTERVENTION STANDARDS | EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES & RESOURCES SENT TO PARTICULAR INCIDENTS. |
| OTHER BUILDINGS | BUILDINGS WHICH ARE NOT HOUSES LIKE HOTELS, FACTORIES & OFFICES. |
| MAJOR INCIDENT | INCIDENTS THAT CAN INVOLVE TENS OR HUNDREDS OF DEATHS OR SERIOUS INJURY, WIDE SPREAD DAMAGE AND DISRUPTION. |
| THE GOLDEN HOUR | CASUALTIES IN AN RTC STAND A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF SURVIVAL IF THEY ARE TREATED IN HOSPITAL WITHIN 1 HOUR OF AN EVENT. |
| (RTC’s.) | ROAD TRAFFIC COLLISION. |
| SOCIETAL RISK | FIRES IN OTHER BUILDINGS THAT ARE OF A SIGNIFICANT RISK THAT PRESENT A LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY. |
| SPECIAL APPLIANCES | SPECIALLY EQUIPPED FIRE APPLIANCES CARRYING MORE COMPLEX TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT. |
| ISOCHRONES | OUTLINES ON A MAP THAT SHOWS THE DISTANCE FROM A FIXED POINT THAT A FIRE ENGINE CAN TRAVEL WITHIN A SET TIME. |
| COMAH | CONTROL OF MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS e.g. LARGE REFINERIES |
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Frequently asked questions (FAQ) and answers.
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