General Conduct and Procedure at the Incident Scene

• All personnel shall operate under the incident management system used by the department.
• Firefighters shall not participate in any activity for which they are not properly trained and/or equipped.
• Firefighters using SCBA shall work in teams of two or more, operating alone is not permitted at anytime.
• Firefighters shall not enter any involved fire building without a charged line available and at least two other firefighters on the scene capable of making a rescue if needed.
• After completing a job assignment, a crew shall make itself available for further assignment by his/her officer.
• Members operating on or adjacent to the roadway shall wear a garment with retro-reflective material
  • Emergency warning lights on apparatus will remain on, but headlights (especially “brights”) should be turned off.
  • Traffic cones and/or highway flares shall be used as an added safety precaution.
  • Apparatus shall be used as a shield from oncoming traffic whenever possible.
  • Any incident that may be considered a crime scene, including vehicle crashes, shall be disturbed only to the extent necessary for life safety and incident stabilization.
  • Any member who has consumed alcohol shall not respond to any emergency call or attend any Department sponsored class or function.
• Any member of the department who has been found to have consumed alcohol shall be ordered immediately from the incident scene or apparatus by a line officer.  This member shall be subject to disciplinary actions by the chief.

July 2003