transition to company officer arlington fire department officer development september 2000
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TRANSITION TO COMPANY OFFICER
Arlington Fire DepartmentOfficer Development
September 2000
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Definition of a Company Officer
• Supervises a single resource of the Fire Department
• Member of a Company who acts in the capacity of a Company Officer (CO)
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Difficult Transition
• The Company Officer’s position is one of the most important in the organization.
• Promotion to Company Officer is worthy of acknowledgement.
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Once responsible to perform the work; now must get work performed through others.
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Preparation for promotion or appointment
• Mastery as a firefighter
• Officer development training program
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THE COMPANY OFFICER’S
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SAFETY
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Firefighting is one of the most dangerous
occupations in the United States
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Key Safety Behaviors
• After ten years of research, Fire Chief Alan V. Brunacini of the Phoenix Fire Department, developed 25 key firefighter safety behaviors.
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Think(Insert fire photo)
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Drive Defensively
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Drive Slower
rather than faster
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If you can’t see, STOP
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Don’t run for a moving rig
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Always wear your seat belt
(insert photo of seated, belted FF)
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Wear full turnouts and SCBA
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Attack with a sensible level of aggression
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Always work within the organizational structure - NO FREELANCING
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Keep your crew intact
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Always have a communications link to the next organizational level
Insert photo Command talking on radio
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Don’t ever breathe smoke
Insert photo of smoky area
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Always have an escape route
Insert photo of secondary exit
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Never go beyond your air supply
Insert photo of smoky house fire
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Use a big enough and long enough hoseline
Looking EastLooking East
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Evaluate the hazard - Know the risk you are taking
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Follow Standard Incident Procedures
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Vent early and vent often
Insert photo of ventilation holes
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Provide lights for the work area
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If it’s too heavy, get help
Photo of FF’s carrying heavy equipment
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Always watch your incident position
Photo of FF’s around fire involvement
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Look and listen for signs of collapse
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Rotate fatigued companies -- assist stressed companies
T-1 & E-1 OfficersT-1 & E-1 Officers
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Pay attention ALL the time
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Everybody takes care of everybody else
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Large Group Activity 1.2CREW SAFETY
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Cover of Trapped Firefighter
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Cover of Trapped Firefighter
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Photo of too many FF’s on ladder and second floor porch area
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THE COMPANY OFFICER’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
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Safe and Effective Incident Operations Require:
• That someone be in charge
• All resources must operate within the action plan
• Roles and responsibilities must be defined
• The tracking of all resources
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Safe and Effective Incident Operations Require:
• Resources assigned to a tactic or task remain intact
• The Incident Commander must be able to communicate immediately
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Individual Activity 1.3Incident Management
Assessment
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THE COMPANY OFFICER’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR
INCIDNET MANAGEMENT (contd)
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The Company Officer’s Responsibility as Initial IC
• Size-up
• Identify strategy and select tactics
• Develop incident action plan
• Implement action plan
• Manage incident resources and coordinate overall emergency activities
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Additional functional responsibilities of the IC include:
• Scene Safety
• Liaison with other agency representatives
• Dissemination of Incident information
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Responsibilities When Functioning as CO
• Tactical size-up
• Maintain crew integrity
• Maintain an awareness of conditions
• Maintain immediate communications
• Operate to meet assigned tactics
• ALWAYS operate within the incident action plan
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Responsibilities When Functioning as CO
• Operate within the established organizational structure
• Maintain ongoing supervision
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What are the traits of an effective Incident Commander and
Company Officer on emergency incidents
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Summary
• Emergency operations responsibilities
• Key safety behaviors
• Incident management