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SECTION 9
CODE 9
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MUNICIPAL F
IRE DEPARTMENT
CODE 91 / 92 INDUSTRIAL
MUTUAL AID ASSISTANCE
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MUTUAL AID
ASSISTANCE: |
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A request for mutual aid
assistance is divided into three categories |
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Code 9 -
Municipal Fire Department Assistance |
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Code 91 -
Specific industrial emergency response assistance |
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Code 92 -
Designated Industrial emergency response |
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INFORMATION CVECO
MEMBERS WILL PROVIDE: |
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When provided with an
emergency situation that requires municipal and possibly industrial fire
department assistance, the CVECO member will issue the appropriate CVECO
Code over the CVECO radio |
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Sample Broadcasts: |
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Code 9 |
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XJF-742 to Sarnia City
Police. Code 9 Imperial Oil Area 1. Code 9 Imperial Oil Area 1. |
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Code 91 |
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XJF-742 to Sarnia City
Police. Code 91 Imperial Oil Area 1. We request Nova Corunna to respond
with a foam cannon and 5� hose. |
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Code 92 |
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XJF-742 to Sarnia City
Police. Code 92 Imperial Oil Area 1. Code 92 Imperial Oil Area 1. |
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INFORMATION CVECO
MEMBERS WILL PROVIDE: |
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Under CVECO agreement, CVECO
members are to provide information as outlined on the �CVECO Code
Notification Checklist�. |
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Reference
Section 3 �Radio & Telephone Communications Parts 6 and 7 |
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| 2.3 |
Complete the CVECO Code
Notification Checklist and fax to Sarnia Fire/Police Dispatch |
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If not done with the
activation of the code, and the submission of the CVECO checklist
(within 10 minutes), the Plant Dispatcher will supply information as
soon as reasonably possible. |
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| 2.5 |
Fax MSDS product information
to the Sarnia Fire/Police Dispatcher. To the Sarnia General Hospital (if warranted). |
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Use the
notification checklist as a coversheet when faxing MSDS sheets. |
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| 3. |
CVECO MEMBER PROCEDURES: |
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| 3.1 |
Each CVECO member will have
internal emergency procedures that will outline their actions and/or
response to a Code 9, 91 or 92. |
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| 3.2 |
As a minimum the procedures
will include. |
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Information the
Plant Dispatcher will provide Police/Fire Dispatch. |
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Notification to
site personnel, neighbours and area agencies |
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Response to
mitigate the emergency |
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Determining,
contacting, staging and coordinating required mutual aid assistance |
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| 4. |
CODE 9 - �MUNICIPAL�
FIRE DEPTARTMENT
ASSISTANCE: |
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A Code 9 is a request for municipal fire
department assistance. |
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| 4.2 |
The call will be to the Sarnia
Fire/Police Communications Centre by radio (Code 9) or by phone (911).
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Traffic Control will not be
implemented to any Code 9 calls, unless a Code 6 is additionally
requested along with the Code 9 request. |
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| 4.4 |
If the incident is in Area 2, the Sarnia
Police Communications Centre will contact the Central Ambulance
Communications Centre (CACC) in Wallaceburg to dispatch the St. Clair
Township Fire Department. |
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The Municipal Fire Department may request
industrial mutual aid on a Code 5, or on a response to an industrial
plant (Code 91 or 92). |
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The CVECO member requesting the response,
will provide a safe direction of approach and the location of their
staging area. |
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| 4.7 |
Municipal Fire Rescue Service (MFRS) will
report to the staging area |
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The MFRS Incident Commander will make
contact with the Industrial IC when they arrive at the incident scene
who will wearing a white �Incident Command� vest. |
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The municipal and industrial
IC�s will now work with the unified command structure. |
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On Code 9 calls the
Municipal Fire/Rescue Service will be the lead agency and act as the
Municipal Emergency Site Manager. |
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If a Code 6 is issue the
Police will be the lead agency |
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Police Services will now
fill the role of the Municipal Emergency Site Manager. |
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Fire/Rescue continues as the
lead agency with on-scene emergency operations. |
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ADDITIONAL
MUNICIPAL MUTUAL AID: |
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A CVECO member can only
request additional municipal mutual aid assistance from the Fire/Rescue
Service within their own geographical area. |
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If assistance from other
Municipal Fire/Rescue Departments is required, it will have to be
arranged by through the Incident Commander of their home municipal
Fire/Rescue Service. |
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| 6. |
LAMBTON COUNTY
MUTUAL AID COORDINATOR: |
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Chief Richard Boyes of Sarnia
Fire & Rescue Service is the present Lambton County Fire Co-ordinator
for mutual fire aid. |
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The Fire Co-ordinators
responsibility is limited to co-ordinating the response of fire
department(s) providing mutual aid assistance and cover-up assignments
for areas that have been depleted of their response forces. |
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In Area 1 and Area 3 The
Sarnia Fire/Rescue IC in conjunction with the Industrial IC, will
contact their Dispatch and request the required additional municipal
mutual aid department(s) and apparatus. |
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In Area 2 the St. Clair
Township Fire/Rescue IC in conjunction with the Industrial IC, will
contact CACC in Wallaceburg and request the required additional
municipal mutual aid department(s) and apparatus. |
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| 6.5 |
CACC will then contact the
Sarnia Fire/Police Dispatch to advise the Lambton County Fire
Coordinator of the activation. |
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| 7. |
CODE 91 INDUSTRIAL
MUTUAL AID: |
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A Code 91 is a request for an
immediate response of specific industrial firefighting equipment. |
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This event
requires resources over and above those of the individual industry and
municipality |
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The municipal
fire service will respond when a Code 91 is issued if they have not
already been activated by a Code 9. |
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The CVECO member making the
request will state clearly the company who has the equipment and the
type of apparatus an/or equipment they require. |
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Reference
Appendix C �Mutual Aid Inventory� for a catalog of available apparatus
and equipment |
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To issue a Code 91 over the
CVECO radio, reference �section 2.1 part b� for a sample transmission
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A CVECO
notification checklist is not required on a Code 91 as a Code 9 would
already have been issued before this request |
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The CVECO member that
equipment was requested from shall acknowledge the request for
assistance over the CVECO radio. |
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If the requested
industries cannot respond, they shall indicate so on the CVECO radio and
a request can then be made of another industry. |
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| 7.5 |
Those industries identified
by name shall respond immediately with a minimum two person response
team and the apparatus/equipment requested |
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| 8. |
CODE 92
�DESIGNATED� INDUSTRIAL MUTUAL AID: |
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A Code 92 is a request for a
response by 5 designated industrial fire departments |
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The municipal
fire service will respond when a Code 92 is issued if they have not
already been activated by a Code 9. |
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Five CVECO member companies
have been designated to provide immediate response when a Code 92 issued
on large scale incidents. |
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To issue a Code 92 over the
CVECO radio, reference �section 2.1 part c� for a sample transmission
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A CVECO
notification checklist is not required on a Code 91 as a Code 9 would
already have been issued before this request |
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The following five companies
shall respond immediately with a minimum two person response team |
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Bayer - Truck
#175 (1,000 gallons of AR/AFFF Foam) |
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Dow - Ladder #1 (1,300 gallons of AFFF/ATC Foam) |
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Nova Corunna -
Pumper #4) (1,000 gallons of AFFF/ATC Foam) |
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Shell - R258 (1,000 gallons of AFFF Foam) |
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Suncor - FT4 (1,000 gallons of AFFF/ATC Foam) |
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Each designated responder
shall acknowledge the request for assistance over the CVECO radio |
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If the requested
industries cannot respond, they shall indicate so on the CVECO radio and
a request can then be made of another industry. |
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ESSO is willing to respond
when a Code 92 is issued but response time will be 30 to 45 minutes. |
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ESSO -
Tele-Squirt #1 (800 gallons of AFFF/ATC Foam) |
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| 9. |
REQUESTING
INDUSTRIAL MUTUAL AID: |
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| 9.1 |
When provided with an
emergency situation that requires mutual aid assistance the CVECO member
will issue a Code 9, 91 or 92. |
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Code 9 -
Municipal Fire Department Assistance |
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Code 91 -
Specific industrial emergency response assistance |
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Code 92 -
Industrial emergency response assistance |
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The CVECO member requesting
the response will provide a safe direction of approach and the location
of their staging area. |
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If your company
is asked to respond, you are required to notify the company requesting
the assistance if you cannot respond in a reasonable amount of time. |
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Each designated responder
shall acknowledge the request for assistance over the CVECO radio and
their estimated time of arrival. |
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If the requested
industries cannot respond, they shall indicate so on the CVECO radio and
a request can then be made of another industry. |
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The mutual aid responders
(IC) will report to the incident staging area and attempt to make
contact with the facility Incident Commander (IC) though the CVECO
tactical channel |
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The facility Incident
Commander will provide details of where each individual responding
apparatus will position themselves at the scene and what task the
Incident Commander may want them to carry out. |
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The responding
mutual aid Incident commander now fills the role of a �sector officer�
(for his company) and reports to the (facility) incident Commander |
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When requesting
industrial or municipal mutual aid, the Incident Commander must always
assume overall command of all responding fire companies and should
communicate and coordinate operations with the responders. |
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This includes,
command, personnel accountability, scene safety, rapid intervention
teams etc. |
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HOME DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: |
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There could be a time when
the industry that provided mutual aid assistance, may need its response
equipment back at its home site. |
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The company�s on-scene sector
office will advise Incident Command (IC) that their services are
required back at their plant. |
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Incident Command will arrange
for apparatus to replace the home department�s equipment at the
emergency scene. |
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If required, the IC will
release response apparatus from the staging area to respond to the home
department�s facility to provide assistance. |
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Once relieved the home
apparatus will return to their plant. |
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DESIGNATED STAGING
AREAS: |
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| 11.1 |
Each CVECO member is expected
have a primary and secondary staging area |
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When the CVECO member
requests assistance they should supply all responding apparatus with the
locations of their staging area. |
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ALL CLEAR : |
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| 12.1 |
This notification indicates
that the incident has been ended. |
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When a Code 9 (or Code 6) has
been issued, municipal authorities, on the advice of industry will issue
the �all clear�. |
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The Industrial Emergency Site
Manager (IESM) in conjunction with the Municipal Emergency Site Manager
will issue the �all clear� on behalf of the CVECO member with the
problem. |
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The Industry Dispatcher on
instructions from the IESM will advise Fire/Police Dispatch of the all
clear. The Fire/Police Dispatcher will then issue the �all clear� over
the CVECO radio. |
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The criteria to determine the
all clear will be as follows: |
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Plant Operations
ensures process unit shut down or is operating in a safe manner. |
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Industry
environmental and/or health officials ensures all air monitoring
measures below the acceptable safe limits |
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Incident
Commander ensures the leak has stopped, spill has been contained,
vapours suppressed and/or any fire is extinguished. |
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Industrial
Emergency Site Manager and the Municipal Emergency Site Manager has
confirmed the �all clear� criteria have been met. |
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MUTUAL AID
EXPENSES: |
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| 13.1 |
When responding to a call for
mutual aid assistance, through CVECO, each responding agency will be
responsible for their own salaries and costs related to personnel.
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The agency experiencing the
incident will be responsible for replenishing materials consumed such as
foam, or reimbursing for their costs. |
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REVISION HISTORY: |
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Original |
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| Jan. 08/03 |
Fire Sub-Committee |
Reviewed. Added revised CVECO incident
management criteria |
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| Oct. 15/03 |
Fire Sub-Committee |
Reviewed. Code 91 expanded. Code 92
response criteria created. All clear criteria added. |
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| The latest revision to this procedure was approved
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| Fire Sub Committee October 15, 2021 |
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| CVECO Executive November 04, 2021 |
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| CVECO General Membership November 12, 2021 |
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