Directive 4.6 Fire Catastrophes

Question 1

According to Directive 4.6 Fire Catastrophes, On which Alarm is a communications Car established ?

Answer 1

On the Second Alarm

Question 2

According to Directive 4.6 Fire Catastrophes, Who will consult with fire officers and request or resume personnel / equipment. assign personnel to traffic control and designate the best access route( ensure police radio is notified) Assign personnel to Crowd control to prevent spectators /unauthorized persons from, crossing barricade lines. Ensure other notification are made as needed ?

Answer 2

The Patrol Supervisor

Question 3

According to Directive 4.6 Fire Catastrophes, Who will maintain order, set up barricade lines , control traffic , aid movement of emergency equipment, and provide towing equipment during fire, disasters, catastrophes and other emergencies ?

Answer 3

The Police Department

Question 4

According to Directive 4.6 Fire Catastrophes, After the_________. Fire Alarm , The Divisional Detective Supervisor will immediately have the assigned detective began an investigation in conjunction with the fire Marshal ?

Answer 4

Third alarm

Question 5

Initial Police Responsibility

Answer 5

1. The first Police Officer on the scene will request additional personnel/equipment, if
   needed.

Question 6

The Patrol Sergeant, upon arrival at scene, will:

Answer 6

a. Consult with Fire Officer and request or resume personnel/equipment.
b. Assign personnel to traffic control and designate the best access route (ensure
Police Radio is notified).
c. Assign personnel to crowd control to prevent spectators/unauthorized persons
from crossing barricade lines.
d. Ensure other notifications are made as needed (e.g. SEPTA, utility companies).

Question 7

Responsibilities of Police Radio (Platoon Commander)

Answer 7

1. Local Alarm: One RPC
2. First Box Alarm: One RPC, one EPW and a Patrol Sergeant
3. Second Alarm :a. One additional RPC (one will act as communications car and maintain a log of
   all personnel/equipment on scene)
   b. One additional EPW

Question 8

c. Second Alarm - Dispatch:

Answer 8

1) Field Communications Unit #1
2) Traffic Division Supervisor
3) Duty Supervisor of Automotive Services Division
4) District Captain (Command Inspections Captain during non-business
hours)

Question 9

Third Alarm - Dispatch:

Answer 9

a. Managing Director’s Command Post (CP-1)
b. The Police R-13 Unit, upon request of the ranking police supervisor on the
scene, will respond and park as near as possible to the Field Communications
Unit 1. The Police R-13 Unit will act only as a distribution unit for police
portable radios and other police equipment. It will not be a command post on
the fire grounds.
c. One police tow truck and a barricade truck
d. Divisional Inspector (Command Inspections Inspector during non-business
hours)
e. Divisional Detective Supervisor

Question 10

Divisional Detective Supervisor will

Answer 10

The assigned detective will immediately begin an investigation in conjunction with the Fire Marshal.

Question 11

Fourth and subsequent Alarms – Dispatch

Answer 11

Chief Inspector North/South (Command Inspections Bureau Chief Inspector
during non-business hours)
1) On orders of the Chief Inspector, notify the Police Commissioner, Deputy
Commissioners and Chief Inspector (s) as directed.
2) Area hospital emergency wards in the event of numerous casualties (actual
or potential).

Question 12

COMMAND POST DURING FIRES (TWO OR MORE ALARMS) DISASTERS

OR CATASTROPHES

Answer 12

A. Field Communications Unit 1 will respond and act as a communications vehicle in
*1 conjunction with the Managing Director’s Command Post vehicle (CP - 1), which is
dispatched at the third alarm.

Question 13

COMMAND POST DURING FIRES (TWO OR MORE ALARMS) DISASTERS

OR CATASTROPHES

Answer 13

1. The highest ranking officer from the division of occurrence shall report to the
   Command Post.
2. All police commanders and supervisors called to the scene will report to the
   Command Post.
3. The Mobile Communications supervisor will assign a police officer to the
   Command Post who will:
   a. Receive, send and log all Police Radio messages.
   b. Maintain locations and numbers of EPWs at the scene.

Question 14

COMMAND POST DURING FIRES (TWO OR MORE ALARMS) DISASTERS
OR CATASTROPHES
4. Persons authorized to cross barricade lines:

Answer 14

a. City employees issued and displaying an Emergency Response Identification
Card and vehicle identification placard. (See Appendix “A”.)
b. Active members of the Police and Fire Departments (Badges or ID cards must
be prominently displayed at all times by civilian-attired personnel.)
c. Members of the Red Cross displaying the Red Cross regulation armband
d. Members of the Salvation Army and Second Alarmers in uniform
e. Individuals displaying Philadelphia Press Cards
f. Employees of various departments and public utilities who are identified as
having duty within the line.

Question 15

NO volunteer firemen, first aid or rescue groups will be authorized to cross
barricade lines unless specifically approved by

Answer 15

the ranking officer at the Command

Post.

Question 16

Patrol supervisors will inform the Command Post of personnel assignments and
report any _________?

Answer 16

changes in crowd/traffic conditions.

Question 17

BARRICADE LINES

A. The highest ranking officer at the scene will perform the following tasks:

Answer 17

1. Establish and record boundaries for barricade lines, taking into consideration the
   following:
   a. Working area needed for Fire and other department personnel
   b. Safety of spectators and the safeguarding of nearby
   Unoccupied/damaged/evacuated premises from possible looting
2. Designate a patrol Sergeant to await the arrival of barricade truck and accompany it
   to point out the location of the barricade lines.
3. Make arrangements with the Automotive Services Division to remove barricades
   when no longer needed.

Question 18

VEHICLES AT THE SCENE

A. Emergency Patrol Wagon personnel will ?

Answer 18

remain with their vehicles.

Question 19

1. EPWs will be parked in a manner which would permit

Answer 19

quick departure (notify
Radio when leaving scene).

Question 20

Radio dispatchers shall ascertain from the Command Post if an additional
emergency vehicle is required when one

Answer 20

leaves the scene.

Question 21

A representative from the following departments and non-city agencies will report
to CP-1 and act as a liaison:

Answer 21

Police Department Fire Department
Licenses and Inspections ,Health Department
Streets Department ,Water Department
Outreach Services for Homeless ,and Aged Public Property ,Fairmount Park Commission, Fleet Management ,Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) SEPTA, Philadelphia Gas Company (PGW) ,Red Cross

Question 22

The Managing Director’s Command Post vehicle (CP - 1) will respond to all *1 fire locations _______?

Answer 22

three (3) or more alarms and to any other emergency situation at the request of the incident commander from the lead agency. Once at the scene, it will become the Command Post.

Question 23

Who ?________. or designee shall be the coordinator at the scene.

Answer 23

The Managing Director

Question 24

Liaison personnel will communicate with each other by identifying themselves
by their department’s and the title “liaison”. EXAMPLE: ?

Answer 24

“Fire Department Liaison to Police Department Liaison”
Upon being acknowledged by the Police Department Liaison,
the request for services can be made and immediately acted
upon.