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| What is the purpose of the Fire Brigades Act 1989, No 192? |
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Explain the term ‘Hazardous Material’ as stated in the NSW Fire Brigades Act (1989)
Section 3. |
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| Explain "Officer in Charge" as defined in the NSW Fire Brigades Act (1989) Section 3. |
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Explain the terms ‘Permanent’ and ‘Volunteer’ (retained) Brigades’ as defined in the NSW
Fire Brigades Act (1989) Section 3 |
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Section 6 of the Fire Brigades Act deals with the ‘Duty to deal with Fires and Hazardous
Material Incidents’. State the contents of this section. |
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State the contents of Section 7 of the Fire Brigades Act that deals with the ‘General
authority to protect persons and property’. |
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State the provisions of Section 11: Brigades to proceed with speed to suspected fires or
hazardous material incidents. |
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Section 12 of the Fire Brigades Act 1989, Deals with Investigation of reported fires and
Hazardous material incidents. State these provisions. |
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Section 13, of the Fire Brigades Act 1989, States the “General Powers of Officers at fires
and hazardous material incidents”. List the contents of this Section. |
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Section 14 of the Fire Brigades Act 1989 lists the powers at fires and hazardous material
incidents. State the contents of this Section: “Closure of streets and public places”. |
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Section 15 of the Fire Brigades Act 1989, lists the powers at fires and hazardous material
incidents. State the contents of this Section: “Use of Water”. |
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Section 16 of the NSW Fire Brigades Act explains Taking possession etc of buildings and
vessels during fires or hazardous material incidents. State this clause in respect to a
hazardous material incident on a boat |
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Section 16 of the Fire Brigades Act 1989 lists the powers at fires and hazardous material
incidents. List the contents of this Section: Taking possession etc. of buildings and vessels
during fires or hazardous material incidents. |
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Your Station is responded to a ship fire. The wharf, containers and a neighbouring ship are
exposures and in danger of catching alight. Firefighting crews, under the direction of the
Incident Controller, attempt to board the ship and the Captain refuses you entry. State the
powers given under the Fire Brigades Act 1989 in respect to a fire only at this incident. |
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Section 17 of the Fire Brigades Act 1989 lists the powers at fires and hazardous material
incidents. State the provisions of this Section: “Making walls and buildings safe”. |
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Section 18 of the Fire Brigades Act 1989 lists the powers at fires and hazardous material
incidents. State the provisions of this Section: “Disconnection etc. of gas and electricity”. |
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Section 19 of the Fire Brigades Act 1989 lists the powers at fires and hazardous material
incidents. State the provisions of this Section: “General power to remove persons or
obstacles”. |
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Division 2 of the Fire Brigades Act 1989 covers the special powers of the commissioner.
State the provisions of Section 22, “Authority to enter land and buildings”. |
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Section 25 of the Fire Brigades Act 1989, Relates to Authority at Incidents. State the
provisions of this Section: “Duty to recognise authority of Officers”. |
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Section 23 of the Fire Brigades Act 1989 Relates to Authority at Incidents. State the
provisions of this Section: “Commissioner may authorise others to exercise functions”. |
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Section 24 of the Fire Brigades Act 1989 Relates to Authority at Incidents. State the
provisions of this Section: “Officer in charge may authorise others to exercise functions |
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At a fire in a private dwelling, upon completion of extinguishment, you ask the owner to
furnish particulars of their Insurance Company and they refuse. State the provisions and
penalties of Section 30 of the Fire Brigades Act: “Information may be requested from
owner”. |
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During a routine hydrant inspection you notice that on the footpath outside a property, the
hydrant is covered in grass, and the hydrant indicator plate attached to the pole has been
removed. Following a discussion with the property owner, he admits to the above offences.
Section 32 of the Fire Brigades Act: “Concealing a fire hydrant” relates to this matter. State
the provisions of this section. |
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State the provisions of Section 34 of the Fire Brigades Act in relation to “false alarms” and
there penalties. |
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Fire Brigades Act Section 35 deals with; “obstruction of fire fighters or other personnel”.
State the provisions of this section. |
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State the provisions of Section 39 of the Fire Brigades Act (1989) to do with the; “use of
water for practice”. |
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Fire Brigades Act Section 40 deals with “Charges for attending fires or hazardous material
incidents”. State the provisions of this section, in respect to fire incidents only. |
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| State the provisions of Section 83 of the Fire Brigades Act (1989) to do with “Delegation”. |
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State the provisions of Section 78 of the Fire Brigades Act (1989) to do with “Protection
from liability”. |
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| Define the term “vessel” as stated in Section 3, Definitions of the Fire Brigade Act (1989). |
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State the provisions of Section 33 of the Fire Brigades Act (1989) in relation to “Damaging
fire brigade equipment etc”. |
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