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Who is responsible for reviewing the staging procedures annually?
What determines if staging procedures are required?
What should responding units do upon arrival at the staging area?
What is the maximum time units should remain at the staging area after dispatch?
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What radius should be considered when establishing a staging area?
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How should units respond to the staging area?
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What is the protocol if a unit is cleared into the scene before other units arrive?
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How far should the staging location be from the scene?
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Study Notes
Staging Procedures
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Purpose: To provide Spring Fire Department members with information and procedures when dispatched and responding to medical incidents that involve staging.
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Scope: All Spring Fire Department personnel are responsible for knowing and complying with the procedure.
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Review: The Fire Chief or designee is responsible for reviewing the guideline annually and assuring its accuracy.
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Procedure:
- North Comm/TECC will determine if staging procedures are required based on information from the 911 call.
- North Comm/TECC will notify responding units by radio to stage for law enforcement.
- A TAC Channel will be assigned by North Comm/TECC.
- Units shall respond non-emergency to a staging area, determined by the apparatus officer or incident commander.
- The staging area should be within a proximity of a minimum of 0.5 miles of the dispatched location.
- This distance may be increased based on the type of threat to responders and availability of safe staging areas.
- If any unit(s) are cleared into the scene, prior to the arrival of the other units, all remaining units shall upgrade to emergency traffic.
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Communication:
- All responding unit(s) shall communicate via radio, the staging location.
- The location should be far enough away from the scene that units are not visible.
- Units shall verbalize "staged at (give location)," via radio upon arrival at the staging area.
- If a prior arriving unit is staged but did not voice their staging location, the responding apparatus should look at their location via the mapping software and stage at the same location.
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Staging Duration:
- Units shall remain at the staging area until cleared into the scene by North Comm/TECC or law enforcement units on scene.
- North Comm/TECC should remain in contact with law enforcement, provide the staging location of Fire and EMS units, and document all time references.
- Units shall remain at the staging area for a time not to exceed 30 minutes from time of dispatch.
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Description
This quiz covers the staging procedures for the Spring Fire Department during medical incidents. It outlines the responsibilities of personnel and the communication process for effective staging. All members must be familiar with these guidelines to ensure safety and efficiency in operations.
