FAST truck required for P/W/H?

[e203BCVFD]

We know any all-hands job has to have a FAST truck, with or without the special units, HOWEVER:

If a fire is being handled with 2+2 and the control of the fire is at P/W/H, is a FAST truck required, or can they 10-2 at the discretion of the incident commander? This has been a topic of discussion with friends of mine and some members of FDNY.

 

[catry]

It depends on the type of fire, but for the most part it is at the discretion of the IC.
For example: http://nycfire.net/forums/index.php/topic,911.0.html
An all-hands was transmitted for a 3 and 2.  Battalion 6, the IC, released all additional units including L24, the FAST truck.

 

[johnd248]

The fast truck is often placed in service by the IC.  On 5/26, there was an all hands at Brooklyn box 2521.  The IC placed the squad, rescue, and fast truck in service at the time of the all hands.