Personnel Accountability System (SOG 220-01)

Primary Passport shall be maintained under the brim of the Company Officer’s helmet.

Backup Passports shall be placed inside the cab of the vehicle, on the officer’s side.

The process of ensuring all personnel are accounted for during an emergency incident.

The Company Officer is responsible for ensuring the accountability components are checked periodically, available and useable at all times, compliance with this SOG is enforced, and all personnel are rostered on the unit.

2” x 4”, flexible with Velcro.

2” x 4”, rigid with Velcro.

½’ x 2”, with Velcro, unit ID engraved.

3/8” x 2”, color-coded by rank, with hook Velcro on the back, firefighter's last name engraved.

Staying in constant visual, auditory, or physical contact with team members in a hazardous environment.

A designated person responsible for managing the location and status of all personnel at an incident.

A small card containing essential information about a team's location, size, and assignment.

The action of receiving Passports from teams, recording entry/exit details, and maintaining awareness of their activities.

A check of all Fire Rescue personnel at an incident to ensure everyone is accounted for.

A designated person who controls access to a specific area, often during special operations.

A request made over the radio for all units to report their status and location.

Companies are responsible for retrieving their Passports and returning them to the designated location after an incident.

Involves a commitment to work within the safety system at an incident.

It's the responsibility of all personnel to actively participate in the Personnel Accountability System.

It's the responsibility of the Company Officer to update the Passport anytime personnel change apparatus or location during a shift.

Personnel accountability shall be tracked at all incidents where personnel are operating in a Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) environment.

All Fire Rescue personnel shall work for the Incident Commander or within the confines of the Incident Command System.

Only the person holding the Passport of a unit or individual can provide strategic or tactical orders to them.

Fire Rescue personnel arriving as a single unit resource (i.e., Chief Officer, EMS Captain, PIO, Fire Investigator, Staff Captain, etc…), must report to the Incident Commander and provide their Passport.

Fire Rescue personnel operating in an IDLH environment should have a portable radio.

When Incident Command has been established, the Incident Commander shall account for all Fire Rescue personnel regardless of atmospheric conditions.

The Incident Commander should assign an Accountability Officer to track accountability.

The Incident Commander should utilize a Incident Command board to: 1. Manage span of control 2. Assist with accountability 3. Maintain resources 4. Track tactical priorities

Special Operation Units (Engine, Rescue and the Special Operations Unit), when requested as a Special Operations Team, should remain intact and kept as a Task Force.

Aerial Station Units (Aerial and Rescue), when requested as a Dive Team or Task Force, should remain intact and kept as a Task Force, to keep accountability intact.

It is the responsibility of all Fire Rescue personnel to only receive orders from the person holding their Passport (or give orders to only those persons whose Passport they hold).

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NFPA 1500,

NFPA 1561,

standard to track and account for the assignment of companies, units, and personnel at all times during emergency incidents.

1. Attach one name tag to the Primary Passport and one name tag to the Backup Passport of the unit to which they are assigned.
2. Attach the appropriate helmet tag on their helmet shield.

1. Accountability components are checked periodically
2. Accountability components are available and useable at all times
3. Compliance with this SOG is enforced
4. All personnel are rostered on the unit

a personal commitment to work within the safety system at an incident. Therefore, it shall be the responsibility of all personnel to actively participate in the Personnel Accountability System.

stay together to maintain company integrity.

face to face verification before returning the Passport

1. The Unit ID tag normally kept at the bottom of the Passport shall be removed and kept by the Incident Commander.
2. The Unit ID tag shall be used to track the individual companies as they are assigned and re-assigned to the various Divisions or Groups.
3. The Passport goes with the Company to the new assignment to be given to Division or Group Supervisor

1. Account for all Fire Rescue personnel regardless of atmospheric conditions
2. Utilize the Passport Accountability System
3. Collect, or identify a person to collect, Passports

IC shall ensure continued accountability.

1. The identity
2. Location
3. Tactical assignment
4. Time of assignment

two (2) personnel.

the Communication Center, Incident Commander, or person holding their passport,

1. Receive Passports from Companies
2. Record when entering or exiting in an IDLH environment., 3. Maintain awareness of activities being supervised
3. When necessary use Passports to conduct emergency accountability duties

conduct emergency accountability duties

an accountability check of all Fire Rescue personnel on an incident.

“Emergency Traffic”