Duties in A US Fire-fighting Scenario
- Obtain briefings and guidelines for level of involvement from requesting agency and/or prior Incident Commander.
- Obtain delegation of authority if requesting agency desires Team to assume operational control and/or under unified command to allow all affected jurisdictions shared responsibility.
- Ensure incident safety.
- Establish Incident Command Post and operational plan if not already accomplished.
- Maintain contact with state fire marshal and ERC.
- Provide other command assistance as requested by agency/jurisdiction.
- Coordinate the multiple aid from interagencies like: USFS, BLM, BIA, state, county, city and volunteer fire/emergency resources.
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