Volunteer and Ad-hoc Teams
Ad-hoc teams respond to an incident in a similar fashion as do Volunteer FireFighters. Individuals on such a team usually have an unrelated job. Often the first responder on the scene will assume the role of Incident Commander.
Examples of individuals in a manufacturing scenario who might join an ad-hoc incident response team include:
- Factory Nurse
- Plant Engineers
Examples from community settings include:
- St. John Ambulance
- Neighborhood watch
- Campus response
- Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
Read more about this topic: Incident Response Team
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