SECTION 1: EXTRICATION QUALIFICATIONS
1-1 ALL MEMBER MUST HAVE PASSED AN ARKANSAS
FIRE ACADEMY
APPROVED ADVANCED AUTO EXTRICATION COURSE AND HAVE A TRAINING CLASS
WITH OUR EQUIPMENT WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT. ALL EXTRICATION PERSONNEL WILL
BE REEVALUATED ANNUALLY BY THE CHIEF, ASS'T CHIEF AND TRAINING OFFICER.
FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FOR EXTRICATION SERVICE BASED ON TRAINING AND
PERFROMCE ON THE JOB AT EXTRICATION'S.
1-2 ONLY APPROVED EXTRICATION PERSONNEL SHALL RESPOND TO ANY
INCIDENT IN RESCUE 805
SECTION 2: AUTO EXTRICATION RESCUE
2-1 WHEN PAGED TO AN EXTRICATION RESCUE IN
OUR FIRE DISTRICT,
ONLY APPROVED EXTRICATION PERSONNEL , SHALL RESPOND. ALSO, WE
SHALL RESPOND ONE PUMPER WITH DRIVER TO THE SCENE FOR FIRE
PROTECTION/SUPPRESSION AS MAY BE NEEDED. IF THE INCIDENT LOCATION
IS
BEYOND OUR CITY LIMITS, MORE THAN ONE MILE, NOT ALL EXTRICATION
PERSONNEL SHOULD RESPOND TO SCENE LEAVING OUR CITY AND DISTRICT
UNDERSTAFFED IN CASE OF ANOTHER EMERGENCY. WE SHOULD DIVIDE
RESPONSE BY A & B CO's AS WE DO FOR OUT OF CITY FIRES.
2-2 WHEN PAGED TO AN EXTRICATION RESCUE
OUTSIDE OUR
FIRE DISTRICT, ONLY FOUR TRAINED EXTRICATION PERSONNEL SHOULD RESPOND
AND ( ONE OF THESE NEEDS TO BE A OFFICER ) . THE DISPATCHER
SHALL BE CONTACTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND A PUMPER SHOULD BE REQUESTED
FROM THE NEAREST FIRE DEPT. TO RESPOND TO THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT FOR
FIRE PROTECTION/SUPPRESSION IN CASE IT IS NEEDED.
2-3 UPON ARRIVAL AT THE INCIDENT SCENE, THE
OFFICERS SHALL
ASSUME COMMAND OF THE EXTRICATION OPERATION. IF MORE PERSONNEL
ARE NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RESCUE AND THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH
TRAINED
PERSONNEL FROM THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT., HE MAY REQUEST ADDITIONAL
PERSONNEL FROM THE CCFD, BUT NO MORE THAN 2
ADDITIONAL RESCUE
PERSONNEL SHOULD BE REQUESTED. IN SOME CASES, THE RESCUE
COMMANDER MAY NEED TO REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL RESCUE UNIT TO THE SCENE FROM
ANOTHER DEPT.
SECTION 3 : RESPONDING TO A RESCUE IN OUR FIRE
DISTRICT
3-1 AN OFFICER AND TWO APPROVED RESCUE PERSONNEL
WILL RESPOND
WITH #805 TO INCIDENTS ALONG WITH #802 AND COMPANY MEMBERS DESIGNATED
THAT MONTH.
SECTION 4 : RESCUE OUT OF OUR FIRE DISTRICT
4-1 AN OFFICER AND TWO APPROVED RESCUE PERSONNEL
WILL RESPOND
WITH #805 TO INCIDENTS AND WILL REQUEST A PUMPER FROM THAT FIRE
DISTRICT.