What are your thoughts on this scenario;
Small career fire department that has a minimum staffing of 9 as follows.
1 Battalion Chief
1 Engine Co. with an Officer and 3 FF.
1 Truck Co. with an Officer and 3 FF.
1 Primary Ambulance Staffed with 1 FF from Eng. and 1 from Trk.
1 Secondary Ambulance Staffed with another FF from Eng. and Trk.
Responds to a little over 6,000 incidents per year of which about 70% are medical responses with the ambulances.
It is not common but it is also not unheard of to roll up to a working fire with only 5 total people when both ambulances are out on EMS runs.
The questions is who should staff the Initial RIC?
2 guys on 1st line leaving an 1 FF outside to be on the IRIC. Who should be the 2nd guy, IC or Pump operator? or if no immediate rescue need to be conducted wait for more help.
Small career fire department that has a minimum staffing of 9 as follows.
1 Battalion Chief
1 Engine Co. with an Officer and 3 FF.
1 Truck Co. with an Officer and 3 FF.
1 Primary Ambulance Staffed with 1 FF from Eng. and 1 from Trk.
1 Secondary Ambulance Staffed with another FF from Eng. and Trk.
Responds to a little over 6,000 incidents per year of which about 70% are medical responses with the ambulances.
It is not common but it is also not unheard of to roll up to a working fire with only 5 total people when both ambulances are out on EMS runs.
The questions is who should staff the Initial RIC?
2 guys on 1st line leaving an 1 FF outside to be on the IRIC. Who should be the 2nd guy, IC or Pump operator? or if no immediate rescue need to be conducted wait for more help.
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