Racetech Case Study Copy

• Racetech Case Study Review

• Conducted on

  Date

• Operational Readiness & Review

• Fire Region

  Region 1

  Region 2

  Region 3

  Region 4

  Region 5

• Employee Status

  Paid

  Volunteer

  Non Operational

• Rank

  Fire fighter

  Officer

  Executive Officer

  Non Operational

• Length of Service

  0-5 years

  5-10 years

  10-15 years

  15-20 years

  20 years +

Interview Questions

• Have you heard about the Racetech Structure fire in Petone in August 2013

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you seen the Racetech Presentation

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What were the key learning points you took away from the case study?

• What are you doing differently since seeing the case study?

• How has your brigade/crew changed its practices as a result of seeing the Racetech case study

• Do you think you the series of events that lead to the Racetech accident could occur in your area/briagde (if YES why? If NO why not?)

Racetech Knowledge Check

• Where should the BA tallies be placed if there is no ECO established?

  Select Give them to a officer Keep them until ECO is established Place tallies next to the pump panel and advise pump operator that immediate entry is required Other

  • Give them to a officer
  • Keep them until ECO is established
  • Place tallies next to the pump panel and advise pump operator that immediate entry is required
  • Other

• What should a BA team do prior to making entry to a building

  Select Complete Tallies and hand them to the Entry Control Officer The BA team should complete a buddy check after starting upp Check Communications so they are able to communicate with the Incident Controller and the ECO

  • Complete Tallies and hand them to the Entry Control Officer
  • The BA team should complete a buddy check after starting upp
  • Check Communications so they are able to communicate with the Incident Controller and the ECO

• When does a Safety Officer need to be appointed

  Select 16 or more persons are committed operationally at an incident Hazardous substances are involved and a Hot Zone Cordon is established Live fire is been undertaken Operating in unusual/ unfamiliar circumstances The NZFS is not the lead agency and a Safety Officer is specifically for NZFS operations

  • 16 or more persons are committed operationally at an incident
  • Hazardous substances are involved and a Hot Zone Cordon is established
  • Live fire is been undertaken
  • Operating in unusual/ unfamiliar circumstances
  • The NZFS is not the lead agency and a Safety Officer is specifically for NZFS operations

Additional Comments

• Do you have any other comments about the Racetech Case study?

• Confidence Scale 0 = No confidence (Unable to easily recall information) 5 = Moderate Confidence (Able to recall some information) 10 = High Confidence (Able to answer fluently and with confidence)