Command Officer Ops Manual

Question 1

What are the 3 Command Staff positions

Answer 1

Safety Officer, PIO, Liaison Officer, however the IC can elect to add more positions

Question 2

Branch

Answer 2

The Branch Level is the organizational level having functional or geographical responsibility.
The Branch Level is organizationally between Section and Division or Group in the Operations Section

Question 3

Groups

Answer 3

Groups are established to divide the incident into functional areas of operations.
Groups are composed of resources assembled to perform a special function not necessarily within
a single geographic division.

Question 4

Transition of Command to Chief Officer

Answer 4

What was the situation?
What is the current situation?
What are the strategy and tactics?
What is the status of the primary search?
What units are committed and where?
What units are available?

Question 5

What are the 10 bullets for the 10 minute Progress Report

Answer 5

1. ) Fairfax from Command
2. ) At address
3. ) # of units operating
4. ) Area of involvement
5. ) Type of structure
6. ) Mode of operations
7. ) Status of Search
8. ) % Involvement
9. ) # of hand-lines in-service
10. ) Advancing, Under Control, etc.
11. ) Exposures
12. ) Estimate time units will operate