The Minister for Emergency Services has endorsed the Fire Services Joint Standing Committee’s revised Memorandum of understanding between the NSW Fire Brigades and the NSW Rural Fire Service.

The revised memorandum of understanding is available on the Intranet under State Operations. It provides an overall framework for cooperation and joint operations involving both fire services.

Contact Officer: Superintendent Gerry Byrne, Manager Bushfire/Natural Hazards,
(02) 9742 7348

File Reference: CHO/01578

PROCEDURES

Operational guide to the Incident Crew Management System

1. Introduction

The NSWFB has produced an Operational guide to the Incident Crew Management System.

As described in In Orders 2004/22, Incident Crew Management System, the Incident Crew Management System (ICMS) is used to identify everyone who has entered an incident scene and record where they are working. The ICMS enables the Incident Controller to conduct regular checks to ensure that everyone on the scene can be located.

The operation of the ICMS is described in Standard Operational Guideline 1.13 and is designed to work with the Incident Control System and Breathing Apparatus Control System.

2. Purpose

The purpose of the Operational guide to the ICMS is to:

· assist NSWFB personnel in understanding the operating principles of the ICMS

· provide NSWFB personnel with a learning resource for the ICMS

· improve firefighter safety at incidents and training exercises, and

· ensure the safety of non-operational personnel at incidents and training exercises

All operational personnel must make themselves familiar with this manual. Station and Operational Commanders should incorporate this topic in combined station training drills and the Station Training Program.

3. Initial issue

Organisation-wide implementation of the ICMS will progressively occur as passports for personnel are produced on a zone by zone basis. The Operational guide to the ICMS is initially being issued only to zones where operational personnel have been issued with ICMS passports. These zones are:

Initial issue will commence in November 2005. A single copy of the Operational Guide to managing the ICMS will be personally addressed and delivered to operational personnel at stations. Personnel in these zones who are yet to be issued with an ICMS passport must follow the instructions being mailed to personnel as part of the initial implementation.

In the remaining zones, Operational guides will be issued when the passports are issued.

An electronic version of the publication is also available on the Intranet under State Operations.

4. Issue to recruits

Recruit and Retained Firefighters issued with ICMS passports must be issued with a copy of the manual in accordance with the following procedure.

4.1 Permanent Recruit Firefighters

The Manager Recruit Training is responsible for ordering and issue of the manual to all permanent Recruit Firefighters at the State Training College.

4.2 Recruit Retained Firefighters

Station Commanders involved in the recruitment of Retained Firefighters are responsible for ordering and issuing ICMS passports and manuals when issuing initial uniform supply.

5. Ordering information

The Operational guide to the ICMS has been included in the Corporate Stationery Contract with the printers SALMAT. All stations are to make note of the details listed below and include the information in their Supply Catalogue.

The Electronic Supply Catalogue (ESCAT) will be updated accordingly.

Manual, Technical

Information: Technical Data on Operational Matters

Rules

Charge Against: 3005 – Stationery Other

Order Method: Local Purchase Order to Supplier

Order Instructions: Use Supplier Part Number

Order Authorisation: Station Commander and Above

References

In Orders 2001/10 Corporate Stationery

2005/10 Corporate Stationery – SALMAT

2004/22 Incident Crew Management System

Title

Supplier

S/Part No

UOI

Est Price

Cat No

Incident Crew Management System Manual

SAL

FB06717

Each

06717

SAL SALMAT Document Management Solutions Pty Limited

6. Further information

If you have an enquiry about the Operational Guide to the ICMS or need further information please contact the Operational Safety Coordinator on (02) 9318 4877 or by email OSC.NSWFB@fire.nsw.gov.au.

Contact Officers: Steven Baker, Operational Safety Coordinator, (02) 9318 4877), or Andrew Biggs, Supply Officer, (02) 9742 7443

File Reference: CHO/006363

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ICMS Stage 2 Log sheet

1. Introduction

To assist in the collection of ICMS tags, an ICMS log sheet has been developed for recording the disposition of personnel and appliances at an incident or training exercise.

2. Use of the log sheet

The Operational guide to the ICMS provides further information on the use of this sheet.

3. Initial distribution

As part of the implementation plan, pads of 25 ICMS log sheets are being distributed to Zone and Operational Commanders for placement on their response vehicles.

4. Ordering information

The ICMS log sheet has been included in the Corporate Stationery Contract with the printers SALMAT. All Operational and Zone Commanders and stations are to make note of the details listed below and include the information in their Supply Catalogue.

The Electronic Supply Catalogue (ESCAT) will be updated accordingly.

Stationery & Record Forms

Information: Printed forms specifically for fire station usage

Rules

Charge Against: 2502 – Inventory - Other

Order Method: Local Purchase Order to Supplier

Order Instructions: Use Supplier Part Number

Order Authorisation: Station Commander and Above

References

In Orders 2001/10 Corporate Stationery

2005/10 Corporate Stationery – SALMAT

2004/22 Incident Crew Management System

Title	Supplier	S/Part No	UOI	Est Price	Cat No
ICMS Log sheet	SAL	FB06720	Each		06720

SAL SALMAT Document Management Solutions Pty Limited.

Contact Officers: Steven Baker, Operational Safety Coordinator, (02) 9318 4877, or Andrew Biggs, Supply Officer, (02) 9742 7443

File Reference: CHO/006363

New Recommended Practices

The following Recommended Practices are now available on Station Portal:

· Disaster Victim Registration Kit (CI 06688); and

· Udor ‘Kappa’ pump (CI 06683)

Contact Officer: Lindsay Speldewinde, Equipment Development Unit,
(02) 9742 7460

File Reference: CHO/06168

TRAINING

Senior Firefighters Promotional Program 2005

Applications are invited from Qualified Firefighters to be selected for the Senior Firefighters Promotional Program for promotion to the rank of Senior Firefighter.

Qualified Firefighters need to have satisfactorily completed the nine modules listed below before applying for the Senior Firefighters Promotional Program:

3.01 Occupational Health and Safety

3.09 Workplace Trainer Category A

3.10 Writing Workplace Documents

3.11 Public Speaking

3.12 Dealing with Conflict

3.14 Leadership

3.15 Supervising Teams

3.19 Maths for Data Representation

3.24 Meetings

Note: OTEN has opened enrolment for these modules for six months only at this time

Applications must be in report form and include:

· current residential address

· annual leave group

· In Orders number and date of promotion to Qualified Firefighter

· Application for Assessment Form (refer to CBT/A Information Pack issued to all fire stations)

· photocopy of the Transcript of Academic Record showing completion of the nine pre-requisite modules. This photocopy must be stamped and signed by a NSWFB Officer as being a ‘true copy of an original document’, which the NSWFB Officer has sighted.

Applications close on Friday 25 November 2005, and must be sent to the:

Professional Development Unit

NSW Fire Brigades

State Training College

PO Box 559

ALEXANDRIA NSW 1435

The Professional Development Unit will acknowledge receipt of your application within 14 days.

Contact Officers: Senior Firefighters Bill Flegg and Larry Denyer, SFPP Coordinators, (02) 9318 4842 or (02) 9318 4852

File Reference: CHO/01918

Senior Firefighters Promotional Program - results

The following firefighters have completed all the prerequisite modules and achieved competency in Level 2 Incident Control Systems and will be promoted to the rank of Senior Firefighter as follows:

Contact Officers: Senior Firefighters Bill Flegg, (02) 9318 4842 and Larry Denyer, SFPP Coordinators, (02) 9318 4852

File Reference: CHO/01918

GENERAL

Start of daylight saving

Daylight saving will start in New South Wales at 0200 hours on Sunday, 30 October 2005. All clocks are to be advanced one hour (ie 0200 to 0300 hours), and an entry made in the Occurrence Book.

Contact Officer: Anne Pickles, Information Coordinator, (02) 9265 2971

File Reference: CHO/01040

PERMANENT FIREFIGHTERS NOTICES

Appointments

The following appointments are subject to the provisions of the Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal Act 1980. In some cases the maximum salary of the position may exceed the limit under which an appeal may be made to GREAT. The 21 day period for appeal commences on the date of this In Order.

Position	No.	Name	Date of Decision	Maximum Fortnightly Salary $	Actual Fortnightly Salary at Date of Decision

B/D Relieving Response Coordinator, Sydney Communication Centre	6926	D Lewis	21/10/2005
Operator, Sydney Communication Centre	8149	P Roberts	30/10/2005
Instructor Recruit Training, OS2	8339	M Johnsen	7/10/2005

Promotions

Firefighter Level 3 to Firefighter Level 4

Anniversary date Promotion date

8326 D Russell 31 May 2005 2 September 2005

8372 D Coyne 20 September 2005 20 September 2005

8375 S Callaghan 20 September 2005 30 September 2005

8377 P Russell 20 September 2005 20 September 2005

Correction

The promotion of 8271 A Hawthorne in In Orders 2005/20 should have read:.

8271 A Hawthorne 25 January 2005 25 January 2005

Firefighter Level 2 to Firefighter Level 3

Anniversary date Promotion date

8590 N Begley 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8593 G Lisk 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8594 C Edward 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8595 P Burke 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8596 P Dowling 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8600 C Davies 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8601 T Amos 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8602 M Breen 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8605 R Smith 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8609 J Manuao 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8612 D Hyde 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8613 J Tierney 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8614 D Nicholson 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8617 A Weeks 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8619 K McNamara 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8621 J Caraballo 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8622 C McNeill 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8623 D Gillespie 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8625 A Checker 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

8627 D Jenkins 17 October 2005 17 October 2005

Firefighter Level 1 to Firefighter Level 2

Anniversary date Promotion date

8736 T Goddard 20 August 2005 27 August 2005

8740 J O’Carroll 20 August 2005 20 August 2005

Corrections

The promotions of 8747 N Hughes and 8748 J McKay in In Orders 2005/22 should have read:

8747 N Hughes 20 August 2005 20 August 2005

8748 J McKay 20 August 2005 20 August 2005

Resignation

Correction

The resignation of 8830 Firefighter B Hannan in In Orders 2005/22 should have read:

8330 Firefighter B Hannan 5 October 2005

Retirements

5972 Senior Firefighter A Tregonning 27 October 2005

5596 Senior Firefighter G Bailey 27 October 2005

RETAINED FIREFIGHTERS NOTICES

New members appointed to Brigades

S K Copeland Trangie 1 September 2005

H S Wood Broken Hill South 15 September 2005

R D Maclean Gulgong 15 September 2005

T A McCall Gulgong 15 September 2005

D N Hamdorf Walgett 15 September 2005

C J Hartmann Walgett 15 September 2005

T Swinton Walgett 15 September 2005

K A Whiteman Walgett 15 September 2005

R V Devine Boggabri 1 October 2005

N C Reid Coolamon 1 October 2005

C J Stibbard Coolamon 1 October 2005

D W Judge Kelso 1 October 2005

D J Karam Moree 1 October 2005

M A Kelly Narrandera 1 October 2005

A Rock Bellbird 1 October 2005

C G Wein Cardiff 1 October 2005

D Redgate Merriwa 1 October 2005

C Cummings Murrurundi 1 October 2005

M Anstee Bowral 1 October 2005

A Kennedy Crookwell 1 October 2005

L Bussa Helensburgh 1 October 2005

S O’Brien Bowral 15 October 2005

Z Joyce Coledale 15 October 2005

J Yew Coledale 15 October 2005

S Edwards Moama 15 October 2005

R Whaley Merriwa 15 October 2005

K Bugler The Entrance 15 October 2005

A J Reimer Junee 15 October 2005

Appointed to Ranks

RETF A P Walton Walgett Deputy Captain 1 October 2005

DCAPT T G Hayes Scone Captain 1 October 2005

RETF C Wallace The Entrance Deputy Captain 1 October 2005

RETF C Lenehan Deputy Captain Nowra 15 October 2005

These appointments are subject to the provisions of the Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal Act 1980. The 21 day period for appeal commences from the date of this In Order.

Appointed to Engine Keeper’s position

RETF K Borchard Goulburn 15 October 2005

These appointments are subject to the provisions of the Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal Act 1980. The 21 day period for appeal commences from the date of this In Order.

Transfers

RETF J W Schnepf Port Macquarie to Merrylands 1 September 2005

RETF M Budden Merriwa Dungog 1 October 2005

RETF C Strong Ballina Evans Head 1 October 2005

RETF N R Ireland Murrurundi Telarah 15 October 2005

RETF M Campbell Tumut Goulburn 15 October 2005

RETF B Lake Barham Queanbeyan 15 October 2005

Termination

Correction

The notice in In Orders 2005/21 of the resignation of RETF D Butler of Abermain on 31 August 2005 should have been listed as a termination.

Resignations

RETF W C Gracey Mount Victoria 1 July 2005

RETF R J Lambert Taree 31 July 2005

RETF J M L George Guyra 16 August 2005

RETF M A Gilpin Blackheath 31 August 2005

RETF D M Wade Gulgong 31 August 2005

RETF R R Wright Narrabri 1 September 2005

RETF D R Caldwell Broken Hill South 6 September 2005

RETF M A McMullen Dubbo 15 September 2005

RETF G R Sim Lithgow 16 September 2005

RETF G Smith Gundagai 30 September 2005

RETF D C Fish Merrylands 30 September 2005

RETF W G Smith Evans Head 1 October 2005

RETF B S Lawless Penrith 7 October 2005

Retirements

CAPT T D Fairfull Lismore 31 July 2005

RETF D S Hunt Warren 8 September 2005

RETF M E Burrow Bathurst 21 September 2005

Transferred to Honorary List

CAPT T D Fairfull Lismore 1 August 2005

RETF J M L George Guyra 17 August 2005

Greg Mullins AFSM

Commissioner

28 October 2005