SECTION 1:  QUALIFICATIONS

 1-1   YOU SHALL HAVE TAKEN AND PASSED THE FIRST RESPONDER CLASS
SET UP BY THE ARKANSAS ACADEMY AT CAMDEN, ARKANSAS OR TAKEN A CLASS THAT IS HIGHER QUALIFIED THAN THIS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD TO RESPOND TO FIRST RESPONDER CALLS IN THE CAVE CITY FIRE  DISTRICT.

SECTION 2:  RESPONDING

 2-1   IT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT FIRST RESPONDERS
WILL GO ON FIRST RESPONDER RUNS ON THEIR DESIGNATED OUT OF TOWN
MONTH.  THESE ARE SET BY THE COMPANY (A) AND (B) LIST OF THE
DEPARTMENT.

SOP # 95-08 SEARCH AND RESCUE

 SECTION 1:  LOST PERSON

 1-1   UPON THE REQUEST FOR SEARCH/RESCUE TEAMS FOR LOST PERSON
OR PERSONS, ALL FIRE DEPT. PERSONNEL  SHALL REPORT TO THE FIRE STATION
OR OTHER DESIGNATED STAGING AREA FOR ASSIGNMENTS.  NO FIREFIGHTER
SHALL PROCEED TO INCIDENT AREA  WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL BY THE ACTING CHIEF OFFICER TO AVOID PLACING OUR CITY AND FIRE  DISTRICT IN THE POSITION OF NOT HAVING ADEQUATE  PERSONNEL TO HANDLE LOCAL EMERGENCIES.

1-2   IF INCIDENT IS WITHIN OUR FIRE
DISTRICT, THE CHIEF  OFFICER WILL PICK FROM THE RESPONDING MEMBERS .  THE CHIEF OFFICER WILL EITHER GO WITH THESE FIREFIGHTERS TO ACT AS INCIDENT COMMANDER OR WILL DESIGNATE  ONE   OF THE TEAM AS IC.  THE IC WILL BE IN CHARGE OF LOCAL SEARCH/RESCUE TEAMS AS WELL AS OTHER TEAMS THAT MAY BE NEEDED AT THE SCENE.

 1-3   IF INCIDENT IS OUT OF OUR FIRE DISTRICT, THE SAME  PROCEDURE
AS ABOVE WILL BE FOLLOWED AS TO THE  AMOUNT OF PERSONNEL SENT TO THE SCENE.  OUR PERSONNEL SHALL BE UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE  IC AT THE SCENE IN THE OTHER FIRE DISTRICT.

 1-4    ADEQUATE CLOTHING, EQUIPMENT, LIGHTING, AND COMMUNICATION
EQUIPMENT WILL BE TAKEN WITH THE RESPONDING TEAM AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CHIEF OFFICER AT STAGING AREA.