Field Community and Social Services
Review of Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency Management and Fire and Rescue Services unit standards
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Domain |
ID |
|
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Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency Management |
Workplace Fire and Emergency Response |
3271, 4647 |
|
Fire and Rescue Services |
Fire and Rescue Services - Generic Fire Fighting |
3267, 3270, 3272, 20385, 20387, 20388, 26994 |
|
|
Fire and Rescue Services - Structural and Industrial |
3283, 3312, 20393 |
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Fire and Rescue Services - Vegetation |
3285-3288, 3291-3293, 14563-14565 |
The Skills Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published September 2021
Planned review date December 2026
Summary
This is the first of three parts of unit standards reviewed in the Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency Management and Fire and Rescue Services subfields.
Between June 2020 and April 2021, The Skills Organisation together with Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) convened a series of working groups consisting of subject matter experts and organisations with consent to assess to review the unit standards that underpin the training provided to fire and emergency agency personnel. One result of that review was that the unit standards referenced in this change report, grouped as Part 1, remain relevant but require some changes to better reflect competency expectations in the sector.
· Unit standards were moved to the current template.
· Standard setting body was amended from Fire and Rescue Services ITO to The Skills Organisation.
· Changes were made to reflect current terminology used in the sector.
· Guidance information, outcomes, performance criteria, and range statements were updated to reflect current legislation and practices in the sector.
· Unit standard titles were changed to provide more clarity and alignment.
· Level for unit standard 3293 was increased due to the complexity and taking a lead role.
· Credit for unit standard 3283 was decreased to provide a true reflection on training.
Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess
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Current consent for |
Consent extended to |
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Nature of consent |
Classification or ID |
Level |
Nature of consent |
Classification or ID |
Level |
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Domain |
Fire and Rescue Services - Vegetation |
4 |
Standard |
3293 |
5 |
Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits
All changes are in bold.
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Key to review category |
|
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A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
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B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
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C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID |
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D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced |
Community and Social Services > Community and Workplace Fire and Emergency Management > Workplace Fire and Emergency Response
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
3271 |
Suppress fire with hand extinguishers and fixed hose reels Suppress fire using hand extinguishers and fixed hose reels |
2 |
1 |
B |
|
4647 |
Explain principles of fire science Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of fire science |
2 |
1 |
B |
Community and Social Services > Fire and Rescue Services > Fire and Rescue Services - Generic Fire Fighting
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
3267 |
Drive fire and rescue vehicles in emergency situations Drive fire and emergency vehicles in emergency situations |
4 |
8 |
B |
|
3270 |
Establish and deliver water supplies for fire fighting Establish and deliver water supplies for fire and emergency operations |
2 |
3 |
B |
|
3272 |
Wear and operate breathing apparatus in general emergencies |
3 |
3 |
B |
|
20385 |
Demonstrate hydraulic knowledge for fire fighting Demonstrate hydraulic knowledge for firefighting |
3 |
4 |
B |
|
20387 |
Operate self-propelled pumps for fire fighting Operate self-propelled pumps, at a pump site, for fire and emergency operations |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
20388 |
Work safely with aircraft at emergency incidents Work safely with the aircraft during an emergency incident |
3 |
2 |
B |
|
26994 |
Use general purpose knots and lines in emergency situations Use general purpose knots and lines in an emergency situation |
2 |
2 |
B |
Community and Social Services > Fire and Rescue Services > Fire and Rescue Services - Structural and Industrial
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
3283 |
Demonstrate knowledge of personal safety at fire and emergency incidents Demonstrate knowledge of personal safety at fire and other emergency incidents |
2 |
4
3 |
B |
|
3312 |
Carry out decontamination procedures Carry out decontamination procedures in emergency situations |
3 |
3 |
B |
|
20393 |
Enter and suppress fire in a fire-affected building |
3 |
6 |
B |
Community and Social Services> Fire and Rescue Services > Fire and Rescue Services - Vegetation
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
3285 |
Demonstrate knowledge of protection of personal safety at vegetation fires Demonstrate knowledge of working safely at vegetation fires |
3 |
3 |
B |
|
3286 |
Control vegetation fires using dry firefighting techniques Demonstrate knowledge of the use of hand tools and construct a fire line to control vegetation fires |
3 |
3 |
B |
|
3287 |
Suppress vegetation fires with water and with water with additives Use firefighting deliveries to suppress vegetation fires |
3 |
3 |
B |
|
3288 |
Load water and additives for aerial operations at vegetation fires Load fire suppressants for aerial operations at vegetation fires |
3 |
2 |
B |
|
3291 |
Lead a vegetation fire crew |
4 |
4 |
B |
|
3292 |
Lead heavy machinery operations for use at vegetation fires Supervise heavy machinery operations for use at vegetation fires |
4 |
3 |
B |
|
3293 |
Lead ground support for air operations at vegetation fires |
4 5 |
4 |
B |
|
14563 |
Supervise aerial fire suppression operations at vegetation fires |
5 |
5 |
B |
|
14564 |
Demonstrate knowledge of the fire environment on vegetation fire behaviour |
4 |
3 |
B |
|
14565 |
Use maps to locate and plan a navigation route to a vegetation fire Use navigation tools for an incident |
3 |
3 |
B |