Full Text
300-003 Emergency Evacuation Policy Effective Date: 3/26/08 Reference: Next Review: Modified Date: 4/23/2025 CLASSIFICATION: STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINE Issued By: Michael Biviano, County Chief President Scott Roman, Fire Coordinator Objective: To establish a clear and simple procedure to notify fire ground personnel of an EMERGENCY EVACUATION from a structure that is presenting an imminent danger to interior personnel during an offensive operation and to simultaneously signal a change to a defensive mode. Policy: Upon the decision to rapidly evacuate interior personnel engaged in offensive firefighting operations from a building or structure, the Incident Commander will: 1. Notify all units of the change of mode and the need for an EMERGENCY EVACUATION, by transmitting the following message over all frequencies being used on the fireground: a. All units at (location) Evacuate the building immediately, this is an emergency evacuation. The Incident Commander will then notify Fire Control to activate the Alert Tone 2 and advise all units operating at (location) an Emergency Evacuation has been declared. Fire Control will do this over Fire Control and the Incident Talk Group being utilized for said emergency. b. Request radio silence until an all clear is transmitted, except for emergency traffic. 2. Upon hearing the evacuation message, apparatus operators will sound their air horns on their apparatus two rounds, of 3 long (1-2 second) blasts each. 3. Upon notification of the change in mode, interior personnel, including any personnel operating on the building will evacuate immediately. ---PAGE BREAK--- 4. The Incident Commander is responsible for verifying that all personnel are accounted for by conducting a roll call to establish a PAR (Personnel Accountability Report) after the change from offensive to defensive mode. When all personnel are accounted for the Incident Commander will broadcast an “ALL CLEAR” over the tactical frequency. ISSUED BY COUNTY CHIEFS PRESIDENT ISSUED BY FIRE COORDINATOR Michael Biviano Scott Roman