G-NOFM Notification of Fire Investigators Part 1

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Who is responsible for identifying incidents that meet the notification criteria for a TFS Fire Investigator?

Incident Commander (correct)

TFS Fire Investigator

Toronto Police Service

Division Chief of Investigations

When does the Incident Commander notify the standby TFS Fire Investigator?

At any time of the day

Between 2300hrs and 0700hrs only

Between 0700hrs and 2300hrs and between 2300hrs and 0700hrs (correct)

Between 0700hrs and 2300hrs only

What should the Incident Commander do if they are unable to confirm patient hospital admission between 2300hrs and 0700hrs?

Do not notify Fire Investigations

Notify Fire Investigations through email (correct)

Call the hospital repeatedly until admission is confirmed

Make multiple attempts to contact the hospital

Who attends fire scenes that require additional expertise to determine Origin, Cause and Circumstance?

Division Chief of Investigations or designate TFS/Fire Investigator Signup and view all the answers

What should the Incident Commander do with the site after notification?

Maintain control of the site until it is turned over to police or the TFS Investigator Signup and view all the answers

What is the email address for notifying Fire Investigations of incidents between 2300hrs and 0700hrs?

<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of notifying Toronto Police Service?

To report fires suspected of being intentionally set Signup and view all the answers

What does the Incident Commander ask for as required?

TFS Fire Prevention assistance Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of a TFS investigator at a fire scene?

To determine the cause of the fire and evaluate if there are any OFC violations present Signup and view all the answers

What action does the TFS investigator take when a firefighter is admitted as an in-patient?

Monitors the firefighter's status and notifies the OFM as per the directive Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of securing the building's life safety system failures?

To preserve evidence for further investigation Signup and view all the answers

What information does the TFS investigator enter into the FireRMS system?

The cause, ignition source, and first material ignited Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Operations Captain in the FireRMS system?

To check the 'TFS Investigations Attended' box Signup and view all the answers

What code should the Operations Captain use in the FireRMS system if a TFS investigator attends an incident?

990 – Under Investigation Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the Communications Centre Captain in the notification process?

To contact the TFS Fire Investigator to ensure consultation with the Incident Commander Signup and view all the answers

What is the responsibility of the TFS CAD/RMS Systems Section?

To report incident statistical information to the OFM Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Responsibilities for Notifying Fire Investigation Division

Incident Commander identifies incidents that meet notification criteria for a TFS Fire Investigator and notifies the standby TFS Fire Investigator between 0700hrs and 2300hrs.
Between 2300hrs and 0700hrs, the Incident Commander notifies the standby TFS Fire Investigator of fires that meet overnight notification criteria, and defers other incidents until the next dayshift.

Overnight Notifications

Incident Commander makes one attempt to determine if a patient has been admitted to hospital between 2300hrs and 0700hrs, and notifies Fire Investigations if admitted.
If unable to confirm patient status, the Incident Commander emails Fire Investigations, who will follow up with the hospital in the morning.

Additional Responsibilities

Incident Commander notifies Toronto Police Service of intentionally set fires and maintains control of the site until turned over to police or TFS Investigator.
Incident Commander requests TFS Fire Prevention assistance as required and collects information for the Emergency Incident Report.

Division Chief of Investigations/TFS Fire Investigator

Attends fire scenes requiring additional expertise to determine origin, cause, and circumstance.
Attends scenes where a firefighter has been injured to determine cause, origin, and circumstance, and evaluates OFC violations.
Attends scenes where a building's life safety system failed to operate, and notes violations to be secured until documented and photographed.

Operations Captain

Records in the TFS Emergency Incident Report if a TFS Fire Investigator was notified and attended.
Checks the "TFS Investigations Attended" box in the FireRMS system, which opens an Investigation tab for the Fire Investigation Division.
(a) Cause (Possible), Object or Material First Ignited and Area of Origin

i. 990 – Under Investigation

(b) Source of ignition

i. 9990 – Under Investigation
NOTE: The Operations Captain should only select these codes if a TFS Investigator attends an incident. These codes should not be used when an investigator is consulted but does not attend.

Communications Centre Captain

Contacts a TFS Fire Investigator to ensure consultation with the Incident Commander occurs for any fire meeting the notification criteria.
Documents in the Event Chronology when the Division Chief of Investigations or designate/TFS Fire Investigator and/or the OFM is contacted.

TFS CAD/RMS Systems Section

Reports all required incident statistical information to the OFM.

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Guidelines for Toronto Fire Services personnel to notify the Fire Investigation Division following a fire, explosion, or carbon monoxide poisoning occurrence.