Mutual Aid Procedures PDF - Chesapeake Fire Department

Procedure 401 Chesapeake Fire Department Fire Procedure Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/03/25, All Rights Reserved.Published with permission by Chesapeake Fire Department Mutual Aid - 1 Mutual Aid 401.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This document provides mutual aid procedures for Chesapeake Fi...

Procedure 401 Chesapeake Fire Department Fire Procedure Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/03/25, All Rights Reserved.Published with permission by Chesapeake Fire Department Mutual Aid - 1 Mutual Aid 401.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This document provides mutual aid procedures for Chesapeake Fire Department personnel. These procedures should be implemented when a request for mutual aid is received, according to local, county, regional or state mutual aid protocols. Corresponding Policies: 334 Active Shooter and Other Violent Incidents 707 Communications Operations 1010 Emergency Recall 300 Incident Management 401.2 FIRST FIVE MINUTES When dispatched for mutual aid, the Company Officer should: #Advise the Emergency Communications Center that the requested units are responding and confirm: • Radio channel assignments. • Incident location. #Switch to assigned radio channel for the city requesting mutual aid. • Advise that their unit is responding • Indicate "Chesapeake" before identifying their unit (ex: "Chesapeake Engine 1", "Chesapeake Ladder 2", "Chesapeake Medic 3") • All communication should be conducted on the assigned radio channel until the Incident Commander (IC) for the incident clears the Chesapeake unit(s) from the incident and they return to service in the City of Chesapeake. 401.3 PROCEDURES 401.3.1 RESOURCE DEPLOYMENT (a) Apparatus 1. Mutual-aid apparatus should report to the staging area unless otherwise directed by the Incident Commander (IC). Chesapeake Fire Department Fire Procedure Manual Mutual Aid Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/03/25, All Rights Reserved.Published with permission by Chesapeake Fire Department Mutual Aid - 2 A. Upon arrival to the staging area, the Company Officer should check-in with the staging officer. 2. Apparatus deployed should be in accordance with any existing mutual aid response plan or match the type requested. (b) Personnel 1. When practicable, a Battalion Chief should respond with the mutual aid units to aid in communications, personnel safety and scene management. 2. Personnel should be in full personal protective equipment (PPE) suitable for the response and remain with their assigned crew. 3. Crews should stage at their assigned location and proceed with needed tools and equipment only when directed by their Company Officer, as directed by the IC. (c) Self-deployment 1. Personnel should not respond to a scene without being requested. 401.3.2 OPERATIONS A response to a request for mutual aid involves the following operations: (a) Personnel should operate only within a recognized command system. If there is no incident command system (ICS) in effect on the fireground, the Company Officer should establish an ICS for Chesapeake Fire Department units. (b) Accountability should be maintained at all times. If there is no accountability system in effect on the fireground, the Company Officer should initiate an accountability system for Chesapeake Fire Department units. Chesapeake Fire Department Fire Procedure Manual Mutual Aid Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2023/03/25, All Rights Reserved.Published with permission by Chesapeake Fire Department Mutual Aid - 3 401.4 PROCEDURE DECISION TREE