SM-Incident commander Flashcards
Who has a ‘…moral and organisational responsibility within Incident Command that cannot be divested.’?
A or B role doesn’t matter on the fire ground, therefore WM’s on whose ground the incident has occurred…?
Temp or substantive WM?
Most senior officer
Will assume command
Substantive WM all day long
The primary purposes of Incident Command are;
- To save life
- To prevent further spread/loss/risk injury
- To mitigate damage
- To mitigate environmental damage
- Minimise disruption to the community
This policy details the role and responsibilities of the IC at op incidents. It has been written in conjunction with…
Fire service manual, volume 2, Fire service ops, Incident Command.
Can specialist officers attending an incident take command?
ONLY if there are immediate concerns over safety or the incident appears to be beyond the capability of the incident commander and no other officer is available
The IC will maintain contact with the media so appropriate and accurate info in made available.
Handing/taking over - Officer being relieved will ensure the following info is given to the oncoming IC;
Life involvement Tac mode Tac mode in each sector Command structure Environmental info External liaison
The WM on whose ground the incident has occurred will assume command unless…?
Where land appliances and fire boat form the attendance, who will ops command fall to?
A WM of equal rank has rocked up first
The most senior land based appliance commander
Is there a differentiation between substantive and temp SMs?
No, for middle, senior or principle officers there is no differentiation in authority levels
