Initial and Follow-up Radio Reports PDF

Operations Guidelines Initial and Follow-up Radio Reports Effective Date: 01/01/2012 Procedure Number 04-03C Revised Date: 10/30/2018 Number of Pages 02 1. Overview...

Operations Guidelines Initial and Follow-up Radio Reports Effective Date: 01/01/2012 Procedure Number 04-03C Revised Date: 10/30/2018 Number of Pages 02 1. Overview This guideline identifies the various elements that should be transmitted by the first-arriving officer during the establishment of Command on all scenes. 2. Process Initial Radio Report The officer in charge of the first-arriving apparatus shall assume the role of Incident Commander, perform a size-up, risk assessment, and then transmit an initial radio report consisting of the following information: Unit Designation Description of Incident Situation, i.e. building size, occupancy, hazmat release, vehicle accident, etc. Obvious Conditions (working fire, haz-mat spill, multiple patients, etc.) Description of actions being taken Obvious safety concerns (if any) Declaration of Initial Strategy Resource Determination Assumption, Identification and Location of Command Examples: Offensive Fire Incident "Fire, Medic Engine 2 arrived; we have a small two- story single-family dwelling with a working fire, smoke and flames showing from the first floor on the Bravo side. We will be stretching a 1 ¾” line through the Alpha side for primary search and fire attack. This will be an offensive fire. Send us one additional engine. Engine 2 will have 200 east Fire Command” Defensive Fire Incident “Fire, Quint 9 arrived; we have a huge one-story commercial occupancy with obvious defensive fire conditions. We will be taking our own water supply and setting up for aerial operations on the Alpha-Bravo corner. This will be a defensive fire. Send a 2nd alarm. Quint 9 will have 5600 West Fire Command.  Medical Incident “Fire, Truck 2 arrived; we have a single vehicle accident with two persons outside of the vehicle. We’ll be out on patient care. Send us an additional ambulance 10-40. Truck 2 will have Ardmore Medical Command. Haz-Mat Incident “Fire Truck 8 arrived, we have a tanker truck, placarded 1267, with product leaking from damaged piping on its underside. We will be setting up an isolation perimeter and denying entry. This will be a defensive operation. Send us a full haz-mat assignment. Truck 8 will have California Haz-Mat Command 360° Follow Up Report After arriving and transmitting the initial arrival report on the scene of a working incident, the IC (IC #1) should conduct a 360° size up if possible and transmit a brief 360° Follow-up Report consisting of the following information: Number of stories from the rear (If different) Immediate life safety issues (If any) Basement type and status (if applicable) Significant hazards not addressed in the initial arrival report Any changes to initial actions or IAP Examples: 360 possible “Fire from 200 East Command, 360 complete, two stories from the rear with an unfinished walkout basement. No other hazards; still Offensive through the Alpha side.” 360 not possible Fire from 5600 West Command, unable to complete 360 due to size, no other known hazards. Still defensive. Command is at Quint 9. 3. Guideline The first fire department member to arrive on scene of any incident shall transmit an initial radio report and establish command. Transmissions shall be made in accordance with this procedure.