Modification History
Release 3. This is the third release of this qualification in the PUA Public Safety Training Package. Upgrade to electives. |
Release 2. This is the second release of this qualification in the PUA Public Safety Training Package. Editorial and upgrade to electives. Release 1. This is the first release of this qualification in the PUA Public Safety Training Package. |
Qualification Description
The PUA40319 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision) is designed for firefighting professionals who lead firefighting teams. This will include the coordination of resources and the supervision of personnel at an incident. The role of a firefighter at this level is to manage incidents, protect lives and prevent the destruction of property and the environment. To prevent incidents from occurring and to improve community safety a firefighter’s duties may include conducting community education programs about fire and community safety and undertaking fire inspections of locations to verify adherence to local fire regulations. This qualification includes the units of competency required by firefighters to control an incident and to perform a range of related activities. It typically involves some discretion in selecting equipment, services and contingency measures. The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services. No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication. |
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification. |
Packaging Rules
A total of 11 units of competency comprising:
Choose a minimum of 6 elective units from the elective unit lists below. 1 elective unit (maximum) may be chosen from Group B 2 elective units (maximum) in total may be chosen from Groups B and C Choose the remaining 2 elective units from the elective unit lists below or elsewhere within this Training Package or another endorsed Training Package, or accredited course. All elective units selected from outside this qualification must contribute to the vocational outcome of the qualification. Where imported units are selected, care must be taken to ensure that all prerequisite units specified are complied with. Prerequisites attached to any of the units must be obtained and are additional to the number of units required for this qualification. Where a prerequisite is attached to a unit it is identified by the symbol ∟. Note: Refer to the PUA Public Safety Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide for information on fire prerequisites. |
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Core units |
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PUAOPE012 |
Control a Level 1 incident *one of the following: ∟PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire ∟ PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire |
PUAOPE015 |
Conduct briefings and debriefings |
PUATEA003 |
Lead, manage and develop teams ∟ PUATEA002 Work autonomously |
Group A: Elective units |
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BSBCMM411 |
Make presentations |
BSBLDR411 |
Demonstrate leadership in the workplace |
CPPSSI4026 |
Digitally enhance and process image data |
PUACOM006 |
Plan and conduct a public awareness program ∟PUACOM005 Foster a positive organisational image in the community |
PUACOM011 |
Develop community awareness networks ∟PUAFIR301 Undertake community safety activities |
PUACOM012 |
Liaise with media at a local level |
PUAEMR001 |
Establish context for emergency risk assessment |
PUAFIR003 |
Manage aviation support operations at air base ∟ PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft ∟ PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment ∟ PUAOPE020 Lead a crew |
PUAFIR005 |
Observe fire from an aircraft ∟PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft ∟PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire ∟PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment ∟PUAOPE014 Navigate to an incident |
PUAFIR006 |
Observe non-fire incident from an aircraft ∟PUAFIR017 Work safely around aircraft ∟PUAOPE013 Operate communications systems and equipment ∟PUAOPE014 Navigate to an incident |
PUAFIR009 |
Operate airborne intelligence system ∟PUAFIR005 Observe fire from an aircraft |
PUAFIR013 |
Supervise incendiary operations during aerial ignition ∟ PUAFIR005 Observe fire from an aircraft ∟ PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire ∟ PUAOPE020 Lead a crew |
PUAFIR014 |
Supervise preparation and loading of product into aircraft ∟ PUAFIR010 Operate small equipment to prepare and load product into aircraft |
PUAFIR401 |
Obtain incident intelligence |
PUAFIR402 |
Conduct simple prescribed burns ∟PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire |
PUAFIR403 |
Assess building plans ∟PUAFIR314 Utilise installed fire safety systems |
PUAFIR404 |
Inspect dangerous goods facilities ∟ PUAFIR403 Assess building plans |
PUAFIR405 |
Collect, analyse and provide regulatory information |
PUAFIR406 |
Develop simple prescribed burn plans ∟PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire |
PUAFIR407 |
Interpret and analyse fire weather information |
PUAFIR410 |
Provide safety advice at a rural/land management incident |
PUAFIR411 |
Provide safety advice at an urban incident |
PUAFIR417 |
Supervise machinery use in wildfire operations ∟PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire |
PUAFIR418 |
Supervise specialist response to aviation accidents and incidents ∟PUAFIR205 Respond to aviation incident (specialist) |
PUAMAN002 |
Administer allocation of resources |
PUAOPE016 |
Manage a multi-team sector *one of the following: ∟ PUAFIR302 Suppress urban fire ∟ PUAFIR303 Suppress wildfire |
PUAOPE029 |
Conduct liaison during emergency events |
PUATEA006 |
Lead a functional unit at an incident |
Group B: Elective units |
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TAEASS311 |
Contribute to assessment |
TAEASS412 |
Assess competence |
Group C: Elective units |
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TAEASS413 |
Participate in assessment validation |
TAEDEL311 |
Provide work skill instruction |
TAEDEL411 |
Facilitate vocational training |
TAEDEL412 |
Facilitate workplace-based learning |
TAEDEL414 |
Mentor in the workplace |
Qualification Mapping Information
This qualification replaces and is equivalent to PUA40313 Certificate IV in Public Safety (Firefighting Supervision). |
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=3eca5672-6d5a-410b-8942-810d0ba05bbf