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Many thanks to Battalion Chief Joe Bailey
Fairfax City Fire and Rescue Department
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Company Level changes
Sides (Adam, Baker, Charlie, David)
Single resources (units)
Divisions (geography area)
Groups (function assignment)
Branches (HAZMAT, EMS, Rescue)
Sections (Operations, Logistics, etc.)
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Single Resource
Single Resource - A piece of
equipment (unit) and its Incident Commander
personnel, with an identified Command Staff
work supervisor that can be used
on an incident Section
Staging Area
Branch
Division/Group
A unit may retain its identity Single Resource
(i.e. E401)
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Division/Group Supervisor
Incident Commander
Division - The organizational
level having responsibility Command Staff
for operations within a
defined geographic area Section
(Division 2 - 2nd Floor)
Staging Area
Group - The organizational Branch
level having responsibility
for a specified functional Division/Group
assignment at an incident
(ventilation, salvage,etc) Single Resource Single Resource
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Branch Director
Incident Commander
Branches are determined by
their role or objective Command Staff
Section
Each Branch should be Staging Area
assigned its own radio
channel, yet still have EMS HAZMAT
direct communication with Branch Director Branch Director
the Incident Commander
(face-to-face or on the Division/Group Division/Group
Command Channel)
Single Resource Single Resource
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Section Chiefs
Incident Commander
Command Staff
Logistics Finance/Admin Planning Operations
Section Chief Section Chief Section Chief Section Chief
Staging Area
As an incident grows in size and Branch
duration, additional infrastructure Division/Group
must be implemented to maintain
the effectiveness and efficiency of Single Resource
the Operations Section
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Command Staff
Incident Commander
Safety Officer Information Officer
Liaison Officer
Members of the Command Staff Are Not Generally Counted
- in Respect to Span of Control
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Exposure Identification
(3)
Exposure
Charlie
(2) Exposure
Exposure B Fire Building Exposure
(4)
Baker Address Side David
Exposure
Adam
(X) Previous
(1) 8
Exposure
Identification
(X) Previous
B3 B2 B1 Fire Area D1 D2 D3
(2A) (4A)
Exposure B
Exposure Baker
You May Refer to Entire Area
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Standard Geographic
Designation System with
Quadrants
Division Charlie
B quadrant C quadrant
Division E quadrant Division
Baker David
A quadrant D quadrant
Division Adam
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Multi-Story Structure
Division 5 Fifth Floor
Division 4 Fourth Floor
Division 3 Third Floor
Division 2 Second Floor
Division 1 (First Floor Sector) First Floor
Sub-Floors
Basement,
Examples: ** Sub-floors will be designated as
Mezzanine, P1, P2, L1, L2 the actual name of the sub-floor
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Definitions
Staging area - A location near the
incident where incident personnel and
equipment are assigned on a three (3)
minute available status (ex: 2 Floors Below a High
Rise Fire)
Base - The location that primary logistics
functions are coordinated and
administered, only assigned at incidents
which the staging area is located separate
from the apparatus (ex: Large Mall - High Rise)
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Accountability
Unit leaders will account for all
personnel within their crews
Division and Group Team Leaders
will account for the units for which
they are responsible
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Accountability
Branch Officers will account for the
Divisions and Groups for which they
are responsible
The Incident Commander will be able
to account for all units operating on
the incident
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Unit Integrity
Critical component to ensure that
accountability, including PAR checks,
can be effectively managed.
Rapid Intervention Teams shall be
established in accordance with the
Standards Operating Procedures and
forthcoming manual
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All Positions are accountable to:
Choose the best location
Put on the vest
Use the Response Guide
Use the Tactical Worksheet
Keep your supervisor informed
Keep your personnel informed
Limit radio use
Monitor your personnel
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First Onscene
The first arriving Officer has
command and shall retain
command until an Officer who is
assuming command is on the
scene and ultimately indicates
“I’ve Got It”.
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Command
The second arriving company level unit
Officer may have command transferred
to them upon their arrival.
Transferring command shall only occur
once at the Company Officer Level.
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Command
Assumption of Command shall be made
by a Command Level Officer on the
scene when necessary, usually at the
discretion of the Command Level
Officer and face-to-face if possible.
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Command
Give a good briefing:
1. What the situation is
2. What the resources are onscene
3. What actions have been taken
4. Resources responding
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Incident Commander
The Incident Commander will have
overall responsibility for the incident.
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Expanding Command
System Develops From Bottom up
As the complexity of an incident
increases and the span of control
expands beyond 5 units, the need for
the IC to appoint supervisory levels
beyond that of single source officers is
made simple with the appointment and
creation of Divisions & Groups, and
further building to Branches and if
necessary, Sections
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Unified Command
A method for all agencies or individuals who
have jurisdictional responsibility, and in some
cases those who have functional responsibility
at the incident, to contribute to:
Determining overall objectives for incident
Selection of a strategy to achieve the objectives
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De-Escalating Command
As an incident “winds down”, the Incident
Commander can reverse the command
transfer process and essentially de-
escalate command to a lower ranking
officer.
This will generally occur when command is
transferred to the officer of the company
who will be remaining on the scene.
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Break time…
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