{"id":80277,"date":"2014-09-04T12:56:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T02:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=80277"},"modified":"2020-11-27T11:48:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T01:48:43","slug":"what-to-tell-triple-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/09\/04\/what-to-tell-triple-0\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Tell Triple 0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you know what information the Triple 0 operator will need when you report an emergency?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

September 4, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Would you know what to do if you had to report a bushfire?<\/p>\n

The Rural Fire Service Queensland is asking local residents to be well-informed when reporting a fire emergency to the authorities.<\/p>\n

RFSQ North Coast Regional Manager Peter Hollier said it was important for residents to equip themselves with as much information as possible about a bushfire incident when calling Triple 0 to report a fire emergency.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnsure you know where the fire is located, including a street number, name, nearest cross street and locality,” he said.<\/p>\n

“In rural areas it is important to know your rural road number (located on a fluoro coloured staff picket) and correct road name which will assist emergency services to know how far your property is from the nearest major intersection along that road.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe rely on residents to report fire emergencies and to alert the fire service, if possible, to the direction a fire is travelling, the level of threat, assets in the area and nearby water supplies as well as any fire suppression actions you are undertaking.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy knowing this information, you will help firefighters to protect life and property during an emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Hollier said making a call to emergency services was very simple.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you first dial Triple Zero (000), you\u2019ll get through to an emergency Telstra switch and will be asked which service you require \u2013 police, fire or ambulance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you require the fire service, the Telstra switch operator will connect you to a Fire Communications Officer, who will ask you a series of questions to help identify the nature of the emergency and where you are.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very important that you don\u2019t hang up until asked to by the operator.\u201d<\/p>\n

Questions you will be asked include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • What is the location of the incident?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • What is the nature of the emergency?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Is anyone trapped, injured, endangered or unaccounted for?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • What is your phone number?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • What is burning?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Are any persons or livestock being threatened by the fire?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • Is it close to any structures? If so, how close to the structure is the fire?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • Is anyone in attendance at the fire?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • What size is the fire?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                    • What is the best access to the fire?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      \u201cBy knowing the answer to as many of these questions as possible, you will help us to help you during a fire emergency,\u201d Mr Hollier said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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