FRSITO - The New Zealand Fire & Rescue Services ITO

FRSITO Unit standards list

FRSITO Unit standard list

Unit Standard Details

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Airport

Structural & Industrial

Vegetation

Generic Fire Fighting

Workplace Fire & Emergency Response

Workplace Emergency Risk Management

Rope Rescue

USAR Operations

Other FRSITO Accredited Units

DOMAIN:

Fire and Rescue Services - Airport

Unit	Title	Level	Credit	Version
3324	Drive rescue fire vehicles in airport environments	3	4	4
3326	Command aircraft fire and rescue operations	6	10	3
3327	Lead entry team in an aircraft incident	5	4	3
3328	Rescue people in aircraft marine incidents	3	3	3
3329	Direct rescue operations in aircraft marine incidents	5	9	3
3330	Carry out aerodrome safety functions	4	4	3
3331	Demonstrate knowledge of aircraft for fire and rescue operations	4	8	3
3334	Carry out watchroom duties for airport fire and rescue services	3	4	3
3335	Manage an airport rescue fire service	6	10	3
20389	Respond to and fight external aircraft fire	4	4	1
20390	Carry out internal aircraft fire fighting and rescue	4	4	1
20391	Demonstrate knowledge of aircraft hazards and the hazardous systems for fire and rescue operations	4	4	1

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DOMAIN:

Fire and Rescue Services-Structural & Industrial

Unit	Title	Level	Credit	Version
3283	Demonstrate knowledge of personal safety at fire and emergency incidents	2	4	3
3284	Carry out community fire risk management duties	5	8	4
3305	Operate aerial appliances in emergency situations	4	6	4
3307	Demonstrate knowledge of elements of construction and loads in fixed and mobile property fires	4	8	4
3309	Carry out and report on inspections for fire and rescue risk planning	2	2	4
3310	Check hydrants and water supplies	2	3	4
3311	Exercise initial command and control at hazardous substance emergencies	5	6	4
3312	Carry out decontamination procedures	3	3	4
3315	Carry out Incident Ground Safety Officer duties	5	7	4
3316	Service breathing apparatus equipment	4	7	4
3317	Exercise initial command and control at structure fires	5	10	4
4651	Demonstrate knowledge of structural fire behaviour	4	4	5
4652	Explain principles of structural fire	5	6	5
10617	Excercise command at multiple-crew emergency incidents	6	6	3
14559	Assess draft building evacuation schemes for approval	4	4	2
14562	Perform specialist rescues in confined spaces	4	6	4
14898	Excercise initial command and control at fuel fires	5	6	3
16933	Describe the legislative process and the legislation empowering response to fire and emergencies	3	4	3
16934	Apply legislation in fire and rescue services	4	5	3
16935	Review and apply operational instructions for fire and rescue services in terms of legislative requirements	5	10	3
16936	Demonstrate knowledge of community risk management elements in fire and rescue services	3	4	3
16937	Apply community risk management elements in fire and rescue services	4	4	4
16938	Incorporate community risk management elements into fire and rescue services planning	6	10	3
16939	Demonstrate knowledge of advocacy for a fire and rescue service organisation	3	4	3
16940	Implement an advocacy plan for a fire and rescue service organisation	4	3	3
16941	Prepare an advocacy plan for use by a fire and rescue service organisation	6	4	3
16942	Apply knowledge of building legislation issues in fire and rescue services	5	10	3
16943	Identify principles of fire development in structures and compartments and smoke impact on people	3	5	3
16944	Apply knowledge of advanced fire development in structures and compartments	5	10	3
16947	Practise casualty care in fire and rescue services during rescue and extrication activities	4	5	3
16948	Identify and control hazards in fire and rescue service operations at accident sites	5	6	3
16949	Apply rescue techniques for the extrication of entrapped people from vehicle wreckage	4	10	3
16950	Control incident management activities at vehicle accident scenes in fire and rescue services	5	10	3
16951	Manage ventilation operations to assist fire and rescue operations	5	6	3
16952	Apply salvage and overhaul techniques in fire and rescue services	3	4	3
16953	Substantiate, determine, and report on the cause of structural fires	6	15	3
20393	Enter and supress fire in a fire affected building	3	6	2
20394	Apply basic ventilation techniques to assist fire and rescue operations	3	4	2
20395	Wear and operate breathing apparatus in specialist emergencies	4	6	1
23406	Provide first aid for trauma and medical emergency situations	3	5	1
23407	Conduct drills for fire fighting crews	4	3	1
24612	Conduct an initial investigation into the cause of a structural fire	5	6	1
25978	Demonstrate knowledge of rescue equipment and establish a rescue tool staging area	3	4	1

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DOMAIN:

Fire and Rescue Services - Vegetation

Unit	Title	Level	Credit	Version
3285	Demonstrate knowledge of protection of personal safety at vegetation fires	3	3	4
3286	Control vegetation fire using dry fire fighting techniques	3	3	4
3287	Suppress vegetation fire with water and water with additives	3	3	4
3288	Load water and additives for aerial operations	3	2	3
3289	Carry out hand-operated ignition at prescribed vegetation burning operations	3	3	4
3290	Exercise initial response, command and control for vegetation fire operations	5	6	5
3291	Lead a vegetation fire crew	4	4	4
3292	Lead heavy machinery operations for use at vegetation fires	4	3	4
3293	Lead ground support for air operations at vegetation fires	4	4	3
3294	Lead a prescribed vegetation burning operations crew	4	3	4
3296	Manage prescribed vegetation burning operations	5	6	4
3297	Manage air operations at vegetation fires	6	8	4
3299	Provide vegetation fire support services	4	3	5
3300	Command vegetation fire incidents	6	8	4
3304	Assess threat from vegetation fire	5	5	4
4648	Demonstrate knowledge of vegetation fire behaviour	5	8	4
4649	Apply knowledge of vegetation fire behaviour for fire management	6	10	4
4650	Carry out planning activities at rual fire operations	6	10	3
10615	Investigate origin and cause of vegetation fires	5	6	4
14556	Apply Fire Weather Index System data for fire reduction and readiness measures	4	4	3
14563	Supervise the operation of aircraft at vegetation fires	5	5	3
14564	Demonstrate knowledge of the fire environment on vegetation fire behaviour	4	3	4
14565	Use maps to locate and plan a navigate route to a vegetation fire	3	3	3
20396	Manage ground operations at vegetation fires	5	8	2
20397	Demonstrate knowledge of the legislated responsibilities of a Principal Rural Fire Officer	5	8	3
20398	Issue fire permits	4	3	3
20399	Demonstrate knowledge of legislated responsibilities of a Rural Fire Officer and a Rural Fire Authority	3	2	3
21417	Operate light portable pumps in a vegetation environment	2	2	2

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DOMAIN:

Fire and Rescue Services - Generic Fire Fighting

Unit	Title	Level	Credit	Version
3267	Drive fire and rescue vehicles in emergency situations	4	8	4
3270	Establish and deliver water supplies for fire fighting	2	3	3
3272	Wear and operate breathing apparatus in general emergencies	3	3	3
3274	Carry out station duties	3	2	4
3275	Carry out tests on fire and rescue equipment	3	6	4
3278	Demonstrate knowledge of command and control structure of an emergency service provider	2	2	4
3279	Manage station level duties	5	6	4
3280	Manage fire officer duties	6	12	4
3281	Assess and address risk with respect to fire	5	8	4
3321	Lead a petrochemical emergency response team	5	8	5
3322	Coordinate petrochemical emergency operations	6	8	4
3323	Select methods of fighting petrochemical tank fires	6	8	4
10613	Manage a volunteer fire and rescue group	5	6	3
10614	Use ladders in fire and rescue situations	2	3	2
10616	Use knots and lines in fire and rescue situations	2	3	2
10618	Rescue casualties using rescue techniques	4	5	3
14553	Explain the role of the fire and rescue service provider in community emergency incident preparedness	3	4	3
14554	Direct external defensive fire control operations	5	3	3
14555	Carry out defensive control of structure and vehicle fires	3	3	3
14557	Demonstrate knowledge of personnel emergencies on the incident ground	3	2	3
20385	Demonstrate hydraulic knowledge for fire fighting	3	4	2
20386	Operate portable pumps for fire fighting	3	3	2
20387	Operate self-propelled pumps for fire fighting	4	5	1
20388	Work safely with aircraft at emergency incidents	3	2	1
20392	Protect and preserve a fire scene	3	4	2
24614	Fill fire service breathing apparatus cylinders	4	3	1

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SUBFIELD:

Workplace Fire & Emergency Management

DOMAIN:

Workplace Fire & Emergency Response

Unit	Title	Level	Credit	Version
3271	Suppress fire with hand extinguishers and fixed hose reels	2	1	6
4647	Explain principles of fire science	2	1	5
16797	Identify, prepare for, and take action in a workplace emergency	2	3	3
16799	Carry out the duties of a workplace emergency warden	3	4	3
16800	Take action to control small emergency situations in a workplace	3	4	3
16801	Participate in a workplace emergency response team	3	4	3
16802	Act to protect people in situations of workplace danger	3	4	3
16803	Coordinate workplace emergency response team activities in an emergency	5	6	3
16806	Establish workplace emergency response team	5	6	3
16807	Lead an emergency response team to protect people in situations of critical risk	5	6	3
16808	Manage the workplace emergency response to an emergency	5	7	3

DOMAIN:

Workplace Emergency Risk Management

Unit	Title	Level	Credit	Version
14560	Identify and utilise installed fire systems	3	4	3
16798	Take preventative measures against emergencies in the workplace	2	3	3
16804	Conduct non-technical workplace audits on emergency equipment and systems	4	4	3
16805	Manage workplace emergency prevention processes	4	4	3
16809	Coordinate workplace emergency protection activities	4	4	3
16810	Develop a Workplace Emergency Management Plan	6	10	3
16945	Analyse the fundamentals of human behaviour in fire conditions	4	7	3
17279	Demonstrate knowledge of the coordinated incident management system (CIMS)	2	2	3
22445	Describe the roles and functions of a CIMS Incident Management Team (IMT) at an incident	4	4	1
22446	Perform the planning/intelligence function in an Incident Management Team (IMT)	5	10	1
22447	Perform the operations management function in an Incident Management Team (IMT)	5	10	1
22448	Perform the logistics function in an Incident Management Team (IMT)	5	10	1
22449	Manage an Incident Management Team (IMT) response	6	15	1
22450	Control and coordinate a multi-incident response	6	15	1

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SUBFIELD:

Specialist Rescue

DOMAIN:

Rope Rescue

Unit	Title	Level	Credit	Version
20536	Demonstrate awareness of rope rescue operations and hazards	2	2	2
20537	Provide initial response at rope rescue incidents	4	6	2
20538	Perform descender based rope rescue	4	6	2
20539	Perform specialist rope rescues	4	15	2

SUBFIELD:

Specialist Rescue

DOMAIN:

USAR Operations

Unit	Title	Level	Credit	Version
18516	Demonstrate knowledge of, and provide support at, urban search and rescue operations	3	3	2
20540	Undertake structural collapse rescue as part of an urban search and rescue (USAR) operation	5	12	1

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Other FRSITO Accredited Units

Unit	Title	Level	Credit	Version
497	Demonstrate knowledge of workplace health and safety requirements	1	3	7
4573	Communicate in the outdoors using two-way radio	2	1	6
17593	Apply safe work practices in the workplace	2	4	3
18408	Demonstrate knowledge of fire and emergency warden duties in the workplace	3	3	3

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EXPIRING UNIT STANDARDS

Unit	Title	Level	Credit	Version
14558	Organise and conduct a monitored building evacuation	4	2	3
16811	Develop and deliver applied training to workplace emergency response teams (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)	6	10	3
16946	Demonstrate knowledge of the establishment and maintenance of a rescue tools staging area (replaced by 25978)	3	4	2
17280	Apply the coordinated incident management system at incidents as a team member (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)	4	6	2
17281	Control multi-agency emergency incidents as a lead agency incident controller (this unit standard is expiring and no longer available)	6	15	2

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