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Communications Manual, Chapter 8, titled Radio Communications, dated April 13, 2006, is amended as follows:
Under Section 8.5 Insert: New Signal 10-66, to read:
10-66 Missing, Lost, Trapped, or Seriously Injured Member Requiring Extrication
Transmission of signal 10-66 will automatically cause the response of the following:
The next higher full alarm assignment, and response of all of its associated resources
1-additional Deputy Chief (not an Acting Deputy Chief)
2-Battalion Chiefs in addition to those assigned as part of the extra alarm:
? The first Battalion Chief shall be designated as the FAST Group Supervisor
? The second Battalion Chief shall be designated as the Firefighter Locator Officer
Note: These positions may already be filled by on-scene Chief Officers, in which case the IC may
re-designate these additional BCs. Acting Battalion Chiefs shall not be assigned to respond as a
FAST Group Supervisor or FF Locator Officer.
1 Collapse Unit from the borough of the incident
1 additional Collapse Rescue Task Force
1 additional Squad Company
1 SOC Support Ladder Company
1 additional FAST Unit
1 CFR-D Engine Company (additional, if one was previously assigned, i.e., 10-76 or 10-77)
SOC Logistics Support Van
SOC Compressor Truck
SOC Dewatering Unit
Public Information Officer, if not previously assigned
1 EMS Division Captain
1 EMS Haz-Tac Officer
1 BLS Ambulance
1 ALS Ambulance
1 EMS Rescue Paramedic Ambulance (certified in rescue operation disciplines i.e., confined space, trench and structural collapse operations)
OMA Response Physician
Medical Officer from Bureau of Health Services
If the next higher alarm transmitted is a 2nd alarm, a third additional Battalion Chief shall be assigned and designated as the Staging Area Manager and a Staging Area shall be established.
Note: If there are indications that members are missing/lost/trapped/or seriously injured as a result of a collapse, signal 10-60 must also be transmitted in addition to signal 10-66.
Communications Manual, Chapter 8, titled Radio Communications, dated April 13, 2006, is amended as follows:
Under Section 8.5 Insert: New Signal 10-66, to read:
10-66 Missing, Lost, Trapped, or Seriously Injured Member Requiring Extrication
Transmission of signal 10-66 will automatically cause the response of the following:
The next higher full alarm assignment, and response of all of its associated resources
1-additional Deputy Chief (not an Acting Deputy Chief)
2-Battalion Chiefs in addition to those assigned as part of the extra alarm:
? The first Battalion Chief shall be designated as the FAST Group Supervisor
? The second Battalion Chief shall be designated as the Firefighter Locator Officer
Note: These positions may already be filled by on-scene Chief Officers, in which case the IC may
re-designate these additional BCs. Acting Battalion Chiefs shall not be assigned to respond as a
FAST Group Supervisor or FF Locator Officer.
1 Collapse Unit from the borough of the incident
1 additional Collapse Rescue Task Force
1 additional Squad Company
1 SOC Support Ladder Company
1 additional FAST Unit
1 CFR-D Engine Company (additional, if one was previously assigned, i.e., 10-76 or 10-77)
SOC Logistics Support Van
SOC Compressor Truck
SOC Dewatering Unit
Public Information Officer, if not previously assigned
1 EMS Division Captain
1 EMS Haz-Tac Officer
1 BLS Ambulance
1 ALS Ambulance
1 EMS Rescue Paramedic Ambulance (certified in rescue operation disciplines i.e., confined space, trench and structural collapse operations)
OMA Response Physician
Medical Officer from Bureau of Health Services
If the next higher alarm transmitted is a 2nd alarm, a third additional Battalion Chief shall be assigned and designated as the Staging Area Manager and a Staging Area shall be established.
Note: If there are indications that members are missing/lost/trapped/or seriously injured as a result of a collapse, signal 10-60 must also be transmitted in addition to signal 10-66.