Before you throw your hands up and say, “We don’t have time for this!” remain calm and train on it. Command can easily be transferred once a ranking officer arrives.)Įven though the task-level actions still must be completed, it is essential for someone to develop an overall plan to coordinate every task to ensure that the plan comes together. They can let the responding units know what is happening at that moment and begin to gather information, such as if everyone is out of the house and accounted for. ( Note: This does mean the first individual, no matter what rank, should assume command and give the initial on-scene report if they arrive first. The very first unit on the scene should assume that role and deliver a brief initial on-scene report as well as provide a plan of action to other incoming units. In other words, someone must be in charge. One department member to step away from the task-level duties and step up to the tactical/mid-level management so there is a vision for scene management.
However, there first must be some form leadership to provide an overall direction for the event – and this comes from the incident commander (IC). Firefighters and company officers too often gravitate to operating at the task level – that operational level that includes operating a nozzle on a hoseline, laddering a building on a structure fire, operating an extrication tool at a motor vehicle crash, and related duties.Īll of these actions are very important in the mitigation of the incident.
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