Authority Having Jurisdiction - Incident Scene Management

Question 1

Local authority having jurisdiction

Answer 1

Shall pmean any personnel acting under the authority of Florida statues as agents of their respective jurisdictions

Question 2

Jurisdiction

Answer 2

Public agencies have jurisdiction add an incident related to their legal responsibilities and authority. Jurisdictional authority at an incident can be political or geographical or functional

Question 3

Jurisdictional agency

Answer 3

The agency having jurisdiction and responsibility for a specific geographical area or a mandated function

Question 4

Port of Miami

Answer 4

Is within the corporate boundaries of the city of Miami but the local authority having a jurisdiction of the port is delegate it to Miami Dade County fire rescue

Question 5

Transfer of command

Answer 5

Should include a face to face briefing between the different jurisdictional agency unit OIC.

Problem with transfer

Fire Central is to be notified and a district chief is to be dispatch to the scene. Fire Central is to immediately contact the other jurisdiction agency a request assistance with on scene activities. As a last resort Miami police may be summoned and the name of the other agency officer in charge and unit number shall be obtained and a memo outlining the circumstances shall be forwarded through channels to the Fire Chief for further review an appropriate action