Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Introduction to the Fire Service and Emergency Management Unit 7 Graded Items This Week: Seminar (20 pts) Discussion Board (20 pts) Assignment (100 pts) Quiz (20 pts)
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Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Fire Department Basics Fire Departments/Emergency Services –A paramilitary organizational structure Types of Fire Departments –Four basic types : Volunteer Combination Public Safety Full-Time Paid –Specialized type: Industrial Fire Brigade
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Fire Department Basics Types of Fire Departments (cont.) –Volunteer Fire Departments 90% of fire departments nationwide Tend to be small departments –Combination Fire Departments Some paid / some volunteer members Cost savings with only some paid members
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Fire Department Basics Types of Fire Departments (cont.) –Public Safety Departments Three jobs in one position: fire, police, and emergency medical technician –Fully Paid Departments Found in large metropolitan areas
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Fire Department Basics Types of Fire Departments (cont.) –Specialized Industrial Fire Brigades –Found in business or industrial
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Fire Department Basics Organization and Rank Structure –Company (named for apparatus) Engine company Ladder company Rescue company –Battalion or District Multiple stations supervised
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Fire Department Basics Rank Structure –Firefighter Entry-level fire service position Performs all physical tasks
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Fire Department Basics Rank Structure (cont.) –Driver Delivers personnel and equipment to and from emergency scene
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Fire Department Basics Rank Structure (cont.) –Lieutenant Usually the first level of supervisory ranks Assumes command at scene until higher ranking officer arrives Depending on the department, may supervise the crew of one of the apparatus in a station
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Fire Department Basics Rank Structure (cont.) –Captain Depending on the department, this may be the first level of supervisory ranks Supervises all officers and firefighters under his/her command in emergency and nonemergency operations Depending on the department, may supervise the operations of one piece of apparatus in the station
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Fire Department Basics Rank Structure (cont.) –Battalion or District Chief May be in line or staff areas of operation Ensures personnel are adequately trained and equipped Supervises the activities of a number of fire stations Depending on the department, may still be involved in emergency activities
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Fire Department Basics Rank Structure (cont.) –Deputy or Assistant Chief Usually staff position but can be line position depending on department Can assume command from Battalion Chief or merely observe an operation In larger departments, there may be multiple people at this rank to oversee particular areas of the department (Operations, Tech Services, etc)
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Incident Command Systems (ICS) A blueprint for organizing response to an emergency incident Integrates all aspects of response into an efficient, effective, operation
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Incident Command Systems (ICS) FIRESCOPE –Result of wildland fires in California in 1970s –Single incident commander would direct and coordinate multiple agency response
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Incident Command Systems (ICS) FIRESCOPE (cont.) –Four requirements for a successful plan Must be flexible Must allow for routine and major events ICS must allow the addition of other agency personnel without disruption to the organizational structure Must be economically feasible
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Incident Command Systems (ICS) FIRESCOPE (cont.) –In 1982, renamed National Interagency Incident Management System (NIMS) –Adopted by National Fire Academy Renamed Fire Ground Command (FBC) System
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Incident Command Systems (ICS) The Fireground Command System (FCG) –Developed in Phoenix Fire Department –Simpler organizational model –Adopted by NFPA for its model
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Incident Command Systems (ICS) FIRESCOPE vs. the FCG –In 1982 an Incident Management System was introduced for national acceptance and was widely adopted
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The Incident Management Systems (IMS) This model merged FIRESCOPE’S organizational design and command structure with the tactical and procedural components of the Fire Ground Command System (FCG)
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The Incident Management Systems (IMS) Functional Sectors of the IMS Command System –The Command Sector Incident Commander Command Staff –Public Information Officer –Safety Officer –Liaison Officer
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The Incident Management Systems (IMS) Functional Sectors of the IMS Command System (cont.) –The Operations Sector Supervises branches –Fire –EMS –Hazardous Materials –Search and Rescue –Recovery
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The Incident Management Systems (IMS) Functional Sectors of the IMS Command System (cont.) –The Planning Sector Evaluates incident information and develops incident action plan –Resources –Situation –Demobilization –Documentation
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The Incident Management Systems (IMS) Functional Sectors of the IMS Command System (cont.) –The Logistics Sector Provides all outside resources and materials required for the incident operations –Facilities –Transportation –Supplies –Equipment maintenance –Fuel
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The Incident Management Systems (IMS) Functional Sectors of the IMS Command System (cont.) –The Logistics Sector (cont.) Provides all outside resources and materials required for the incident operations –Food –Communications –Technological support –EMS support services
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The Incident Management Systems (IMS) Functional Sectors of the IMS Command System (cont.) –The Administration / Finance Sector Responsible for documenting the cost of materials and personnel –Compensation and claims unit –Procurement unit –Cost unit –Time unit
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Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The Incident Management Systems (IMS) The National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) Establishes five subsectors –The incident command system –Training –Qualifications and certifications systems –Publications –Support technologies
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The Incident Management Systems (IMS) The National Fire Service Incident Management Consortium (NFSIMS) –A nonprofit corporation formed to sort out issues that occur with the national incident management system
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The Incident Management Systems (IMS) Incident Command Systems—A Report Card –A 2000 research paper at the National Fire Academy evaluates the attributes of the incident management system based on a survey of former and present command and general staff officers of 17 state and federal major incident management teams in California
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The National Incident Management System Mandated by Homeland Security in 2004 that all agencies must adopt to receive federal preparedness funds –Comprised of six components
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The National Incident Management System Organizational structure – Command and Management – Preparedness – Resource Management – Communications and Information Management – Supporting Technologies – Management and Maintenance
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The National Incident Management System Principles of NIMS –Management by Objectives –Reliance on Incident Action Plan –Manageable Span of Control
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The National Incident Management System Principles of NIMS (cont.) –Predesignated Incident Mobilization Center Locations and Facilities –Comprehensive Resource Management –Integrated Communication
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The National Incident Management System Principles of NIMS (cont.) –Establishment and Transfer of Command –Chain of Command and Unity of Command –Unified Command
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson The National Incident Management System Principles of NIMS (cont.) –Accountability of Resources and Personnel Deployment –Information and Intelligence Management
Copyright ©2010 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved. Fundamentals of Fire and Emergency Services Jason B. Loyd and James D. Richardson Summary Evolution of ICS was slow and difficult. Incident Management System became the foundation for the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS now mandated by Department of Homeland Security.
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