Browndale
Fire Company
Fire Station
43
Standard
Operating Guidelines
Date of Issue: 1-1-98
Effective Date: 1-31-98
Developed By: Earl Obelenus
Issued by Authority of:
Earl Obelenus, Fire Chief
OUT OF TOWN RESPONSES
S.O.G. 500-97-3
I. PURPOSE
To establish a procedure
to insure safety, adequately manned response for mutual aid calls. Mutual
aid responses are defined as all incidents outside Station 43’s first due
area. (43, 41, 42)
II. SCOPE
All fire department personnel.
III. RESPONSIBILITY
Fire officers are responsible
to insure that the apparatus responds in a safe manner and is appropriately
manned.
Firefighters are responsible
to adhere to the procedures established within this guideline.
IV. BACKROUND
When dispatched to all
mutual aid calls, it is imperative that the response is safe, orderly and
the apparatus is properly manned. Meanwhile, we must insure that there
is adequate coverage available to an emergency within our first due response
area while on the mutual aid call.
V. PROCEDURES
1.Engine 43, Ladder 43 and/or
Car 43 will respond to all mutual aid calls when requested by the Wayne
County Communications Center. Cover ups for Station 43 will be provided
by another designated company who will be notified by the communications
center for the move up or fill in at Station 43.
2. On all mutual aid calls,
responding personnel will respond directly to the station. A line officer
or acting officer will respond when the apparatus is fully manned or when
it is apparent that all riding positions will not be filled due to limited
personnel response. A minimum of three (3) personnel is needed for a response.
3. When acknowledging response
to the communications center, the officer will inform the communications
center of the number of personnel on the apparatus. ( i.e. “43 engine responding
with a crew of 6 ).
4. Freelancing is
discouraged on all emergencies. Of particular concern is freelancing on
mutual aid responses. Due to the nature, they often involve multiple companies,
may be long in duration and may be complex. Once on scene all personnel
are required to report to the apparatus for accountability and specific
assignments. All Station 43 personnel will be directed, assigned duties
and tasks through the chain of command.
VI. SUPERSEDED GUIDELINE
This guideline supersedes
“ Out of Town Response”, memo 1996.
Revised 7-01-07
