1. The primary signal of a fire or other emergency alarm is transmitted by radio from Lancaster County-Wide Communications. Radio receivers and pagers receive the signal. The alarm signal consists of an audio alert tone, followed by appropriate voice information as to the location and nature of the alarm. Members are issued Fire Company pagers based n availability and compliance with the Turnout Gear and Pager Guideline.

2. Upon receiving an alarm for an emergency response, all members are expected to respond to the Fire Station in a safe and orderly manner, obeying ALL traffic laws. No one is permitted to respond to the scene except for:

• Chief Officers
• Safety officer
• Fire police

Exception - a Fire Company Member MAY stop at the scene of an emergency such as a vehicle accident if they are enroot to the Fire Station and they come upon the emergency during their response.

3.The first arriving Chief Officer SHALL provide the Fire Dispatcher with a detailed "size up" of conditions that exist. If no Chief Officer is present, the Officer or person riding the Officer's seat position on the first arriving piece of apparatus SHALL provide the Fire Dispatcher with a detailed "size up" of conditions the exist.

4. Blue light warning devices may be used during an emergency response to the Fire Station in your personal vehicle provided that you are authorized by the Fire Chief and are in compliance with the Blue Light Warning Device Policy. Fire Company Members responding to the station for an emergency call with out using a blue light warning device are subject to the same rules and discipline governing your response as outlined in the Blue Light Warning Device Policy.

5. If our Fire Company is recalled or instructed to respond non-emergency while you are enroute to the Fire Station, you are EXPECTED to turn off your blue light warning device and treat the call as a non-emergency incident.

6. Upon arriving at the Fire Station for the emergency call, you are REQUIRED to put ALL of your turnout gear on BEFORE boarding any piece of apparatus.

7. Probationary and Junior Firefighting Members are REQUIRED to yield any position to Senior Members on the first piece of apparatus that is responding to an emergency call.

8. Refer to the Apparatus Response Guideline as to which piece of apparatus should respond first and what additional apparatus shall respond after that.

9. The Officers seat position up front SHALL be reserved for the highest-ranking Line Officer. In the event that a Line Officer does not respond, the Most Senior Ranking Firefighter SHALL assume that positron. The Driver positron SHALL be reserved for engineers and assistant Engineers. In their absence the most Senior Ranking Qualified Driver SHALL assume that position. Engineers and Assistant Engineers are expected to drive the apparatus on all emergency responses and not ride as crewmembers.

10. NO one is permitted to board any piece of apparatus while it is in motion pulling out from the Fire Station en route to an emergency call.

11. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES shall a piece of apparatus respond to assist another jurisdiction when the crew consists of only Junior Firefighters and or Probationary Firefighters.

12. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should a piece of apparatus respond to an emergency call with more than two Line Officers on board a single piece of apparatus leaving the rest of apparatus at station without an Officer. It is recommended that all Chief Officers and Line Officers do not leave our Jurisdiction on an assist calls UNLESS we were dispatched for a full station response.

13. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should Air 3-11 respond to an emergency call with more than six personnel during an Air Assist call.

14. Seatbelts SHALL be worn at ALL times upon leaving the Fire Station for an emergency call and SHALL be worn returning from the call. It is the Driver's RESPONSIBILITY to see that the entire crew has their seat belts on.

15. The Driver or Line Officer SHALL know the directions to the scene of the emergency they were dispatched to BEFORE they respond to the call.

16. It shall be the responsibility of the Driver to operate the apparatus in a safe and orderly manner, obeying all traffic laws governing emergency vehicles so the crew will arrive on location to perform their assignments. The Driver is responsible for the emergency lighting and audible siren during an emergency response, however the person sitting in the Officer's Seat should assist him with the controls during the response so the driver can concentrate on his or her driving.

17. A Line Officer has the authority to assign crew members to a specific piece of apparatus prior to responding to an emergency call. The Driver has the authority to assign the Most Senior Ranking Fire Company Member to ride the Officer's seat position up front if no Line Officer is present to fill that position during an emergency response.

18. The person riding the Officer's seat up front SHALL use the following radio procedures during an emergency call;

RESPONDING EXAMPLE

APPROACHING A SCENE EXAMPLE

ARRIVING ON SCENE EXAMPLE

AVAILABLE ON THE SCENE EXAMPLE

RETURNING FROM A CALL EXAMPLE

19. No one is ever permitted to ride on the tailboard position to any piece of apparatus. No additional Firefighters are permitted to ride on any piece of apparatus other than what the seating permits.

20. All personnel except Drivers SHALL put their SCBA on when responding to any fire related call, automatic alarm, and or vehicle accident. The Line Officer or OIC in the Officer's seat may permit certain personnel not to put their SCBA on if he or she has a specific assignment for someone on the crew in which the SCBA may not be needed.

21. While enroute to the call all personnel SHALL remain seated and belted in at all times and should be monitoring the Incident Commander for his or her size up information and your incoming instructions., It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to inform the OIC or Line Officer up front in the event that you did not hear or understand the assignment given to your crew by the incident Commander or Chief Officer. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to inform the Line Officer or OIC up front in the event you were given assignment and are restricted from performing that task because you are a Junior Firefighter or Probationary Firefighter.

22. The Line Officer or OIC up front in the Officer's seat SHALL relay their assignment that was given by the Incident Commander to the crew, and make sure the re knows what they are supposed to do upon arrival. Make sure the Driver knows where to position the apparatus. In the event that no Chief Officer or Incident Commander has arrived on location, you will assume that responsibility UNTIL the first ranking Chief Officer from our company or another arrives OR you are relieved by a Higher Ranking Line Officer.

23. While enroute to the call, ALL personnel SHALL remove their two accountability tags from their helmets and place them on the designated location on each piece of apparatus. ALL crewmembers and Line Officers are REQUIRED to follow our Two Tag Accountability System Guideline on ALL emergency responses.

24. Upon arrival at the scene, ALL personnel SHALL remain with their piece of apparatus until they are given an assignment UNLESS they have already received their assignment prior to arriving.

25. Drivers SHALL remain with the apparatus they have driven to the scene UNLESS all the following conditions exist:

• Your piece of apparatus no assignment and will not be getting an assignment any time during the fire ground operations
• Your piece of apparatus is out of the way of all fire ground operations and can properly be secured with a wheel block
• The engine and batteries can be turned off
• You have acquired permission from a chief Officer to leave your apparatus to assist with operations at the scene

26. All Fire Company Members SHALL complete the task they were assigned at the scene of the emergency call. Any type of FREELANCING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED! You should ALWAYS remain with your crew and Line Officer at all times UNLESS instructed other wise. The Line Officer is REQUIRED to oversee that the assignments given to his or her crew by Incident Commander or Chief Officer have been completed. The Line Officer is also REQUIRED to notify the Incident Commander or Chief Officer when his or her crew has completed their assignments. In the event that you and your crew have completed their assignment, you and your crew should report to the staging area or back to your apparatus for re-assignment if no staging area was established. If a Rehab site was established the Line Officer and crew MAY be required to go through the Rehab process prior to the crew being re-assigned to complete another task. In the event that a crew member, entire crew or line Officer is not able to complete his or her assignment for one reason or another, he or she is REQUIRED to immediately notify the Incident Commander or Chief Officer.

27. When exiting a piece of apparatus at the scene of an emergency, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY as a crew to make sure that you have and carry the appropriate equipment with you that may be needed to complete your task: (fire axe, thermal imaging camera, water can or dry chemical extinguisher, halogen bar, crash box (during accidents), hose lines/nozzles, hand light, heat gun, etc.) You are expected to have this equipment with you without being told by a Line Officer UNLESS equipment with you without being told by a Line Officer UNLESS instructed otherwise. The above-mentioned equipment should be carried with you on all responses such as but are not limited to: automatic alarms, investigations, actual structure fires, etc. It is the Line Officers RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that his or her crew has the appropriate tools needed to perform the assignment given to him or her. The Line Officer is RESPONSIBLE to make sure his or her crewmembers have the needed equipment BEFORE they exit the apparatus to perform their assignment and remind crewmembers to get the needed equipment in the event they have forgotten.

28. Full turnout gear SHALL be worn at all times at the scene of the emergency call UNLESS the incident Commander of OIC instructs you to gear down.

29. Before you return from a call, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY as a crewmember to make sure that you have returned all equipment that you used and make sure it is returned to its proper location on the apparatus you rode on to the call. It is the Driver's responsibility to oversee that all equipment was returned prior to returning from the call.

30. Upon returning from any call, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY as a crewmember to assist in getting all equipment used at the scene back into service. Each person is responsible to see that the SCBA they used is cleaned and that the air cylinder is full. It is your responsibility to see that you put the SCBA back in its proper location and place it into service.

31. The Driver is RESPONSIBLE to see that the fuel gauge for the apparatus in not under 3/4 tank or should go for fuel at the Upper Leacock Township shed on Newport Rd. anytime it is below the reading. Only the Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, and Captain 3-11-2 have keys to unlock the fuel pumps. The Driver is Required to fill out the township log each time that fuel is obtained for their records.

32. NO ONE is PERMITTED to leave the Fire Station upon returning from a call UNTIL ALL equipment is put back in service and you are excused by the Driver AND the OIC or Chief Officer. A Chief Officer MAY grant permission to certain crew members to leave before their apparatus is placed into service under certain circumstances.

33. Any damaged equipment or Firefighter injuries SHALL be reported to the OIC or Chief Officer before you leave from the Fire Station after everything has been placed back in service.

34. The Fire Chief or OIC is REQUIRED to complete an approved incident report on ALL emergency and non-emergency responses, which will be kept on file as an official record for an undetermined amount of time. The Fire Chief is RESPONSIBLE to see that the information obtained on the incident reports is entered into the Firehouse Software in the computer. The Fire Chief or OIC is also REQUIRED to make sure that all crew members have signed the Fire Call Attendance Logbook upon returning from a call.

35. The Fire Chief or OIC SHALL make sure that all information requested on the Incident Report is filed out upon returning from each incident. The Incident Report SHALL be completed upon returning from each individual incident. The Incident Report SHALL document the following:

• Date, location, response times, fire call number
• Apparatus that responded and nature of response
• Property ownership information (name, address, phone)
• Type of structure and weather conditions when applicable
• Cost of contents destroyed in fire when applicable
• Status of smoke detectors
• Homeowner insurance information and vehicle insurance information during an accident
• Driver information and vehicle ownership information for accident calls. List Unit #1 and the police accident number
• List policy number of insurance and agent if possible
• List who your responders were (firefighter, fire police, etc)
• List who was in charge and who filled out the report
• Provide a brief narrative of the Fire Companies actions at the scene
• Any other information that may be needed that was not mentioned above

36. The Fire Chief or OIC is also REQUIRED to fill out and Upper Leacock Township Automatic Fire Alarm Ordinance form every time the Fire Company is dispatched to a business for an automatic alarm in our first due area. This form will also be filled out anytime that a business lock box has been opened for any reason. This form needs to be submitted to the Township office within two days of the alarm. We are not required to use this form for residential alarms.

37. RESPONSES TO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

• Always pull a 2" line and charge it anytime that a person is still in one of the vehicles involved in the crash. Personnel standing by with the hose line SHALL have their SCBA on and be ready to deploy at anytime. The 2" line SHALL be hooked up to the foam system on all confirmed vehicle accidents with entrapment or accidents that involve a large amount of fluids upon the roadway when patients are still in their vehicle. Over the winter months you are permitted to leave the hose line hooked up and not charge due to freezing temperatures.
• In the event you are not instructed to pull a line, ALWAYS remember to place a dry chemical fire extinguisher in close proximity to the vehicles involved in the crash.
• Always bring the crash box, cribbing, and pry axe up to the scene when you first arrive on location at the scene of any accident. These items should automatically be brought up to the scene of any accident without being told by the Line Officer UNLESS instructed otherwise.
• Always remember to stabilize a vehicle with cribbing and/or struts anytime that someone is still inside the vehicle involved in the crash. This includes letting air out of the tires after the cribbing is in place.
• Always remember to disconnect the battery cables (ground wire first).
• Properly trained personnel MAY render firs aid at the scene of an accident if needed until EMS units arrive.
• FIRE PROTECTION is our number one responsibility at the scene of a vehicle accident. Extrication efforts are secondary! Extrication efforts should only be implemented after stabilization has been completed and fire protection efforts are in place.
• Always wear Latex or rubber gloves underneath your fire gloves at the scene of vehicle accidents.
• Be CAREFUL and LIMIT the amount of time you are inside a vehicle involved in an accident in which the airbag did not deploy.
• Baking soda SHALL be placed over any location that has been exposed to battery acid from a damaged battery.
• Full turnout gear, gloves, helmet shield, and safety goggles SHALL be worn and /or used any time that you are involved with extrication efforts.

38. RESPONSES TO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS WITH EXTRICATION AND HELICOPTER LANDINGS

• The Incident Command System SHALL be utilized at all vehicle accidents with entrapment.
• The first arriving Officer will determine if there is entrapment, confinement, or if there is no entrapment and notify the dispatcher immediately.
• An Operations Officer SHALL be established for the overall incident and the officer of each piece of apparatus will be in charge of their respective crews performing the rescue efforts.
• The determination of the need for the response of a helicopter should be made as soon as possible. Factors involved in the decision can be, but not limited to: extrication, distance from a trauma center, and extent of injuries.
• If need for a helicopter is determined, the incident Commander will assign and establish a landing zone.
• Considerations should be made as for the need of an additional Engine Company to respond for the landing zone operations if our crews are tied up with the rescue efforts.
• An engine crew, utilizing a 100' by 100' area that is flat free from overhead wires, light standards and utility poles. The area SHALL be marked with 4 orange traffic cones that are positioned pointing towards the landing zone. Flashlights should be turned on and placed inside the orange cones during nighttime operations.
• The Incident Commander SHALL assign a Landing Zone Officer that will communicate with the assisting helicopter. It is possible to utilize a different frequency for this operation and only the Landing Zone Officer will communicate with the helicopter.
• The incident Commander SHALL notify he Fire Dispatcher who is assigned as the Landing Zone Officer.
• All emergency vehicles in the Landing Zone Area SHALL have their white lights turned off. At no time will the Landing Zone be illuminated or lighting directed upward towards the helicopter.
• ALL Firefighters in the Landing Zone are SHALL remain close to their assigned piece of apparatus.
• Firefighters instructed to man a hose line during the Landing Zone Operations SHALL be in full turnout gear with SCBA in place.
• Fire Police should not be directly in the Landing Zone area but are permitted to secure the perimeter to keep by standers away.
• The Incident commander or EMS Sector Officer SHALL attempt to notify the Landing Zone Officer as soon as possible with patient information and injury status so that he can provide the incoming helicopter with that information.
• The Landing Zone Officer SHALL notify the Fire Dispatcher when the helicopter lands and when it departs from the scene.

39. RESPONSES TO WORKING FIRES

• Remember that your priority is your OWN SAFETY
• Overall Priorities are as follows:

1. Your own safety
2. Life Safety of other emergency workers on scene
3. Life Safety of other emergency workers on scene
4. Life Safety of affected civilians
5. Property conservation/ Environmental protection

• Operation Priorities at the scene are as follows

1. Search and rescue
2. Exposures
3. Fire Containment and Extinguishment

• All communications to and from Lancaster County Wide Communications (LCWC) at the scene SHALL be handled by the Incident Commander or officer in Charge
• All crews responding to a working fire shall have their SCBA on at all times even during salvage and overhaul operations UNTIL the atmosphere you and your crew are working in has been tested with a CO2 meter and it appears to be normal AND the Incident Commander ahs given permission to take off your SCBA.
• If you are responding on the first piece of apparatus to a known working fire and other responding units may not arrive in time to establish a water supply for yourself. This may include hooking up to a hydrant prior to attempting to extinguish the fire; if the possibility exists that you may run out of water prior to the next units arrival.
• When laying five-inch hose into a fire scene, it is the responsibility of the driver to ensure that the hose line is off to the side of the road or lane so that it does not block or impede apparatus that will arrive at the scene after you have completed the hose lay.
• Remember that Engine 3-11-1 has no large diameter discharges from the pump. You will have to connect two three inch lines from the discharge connections to the pump out of the Siamese adapter, which is then connected to your large diameter four or five inch supply line. To ensure a better situation for the pump to operate, connect one of the three-inch discharges to each side of the pump.
• Ventilation efforts should ONLY be done after the fire has been located and crews are in place to contain the fire UNLESS instructed other wise by the Incident Commander or |Chief Officer.
• You should always advice the interior crew if you are about to star the ventilation process. A charged hose line and crew should always be with the ventilation as a precautionary measure.
• Never direct a hose stream into a ventilation hole while interior crews are inside working.
• The Safety Officer SHALL assume the role of the Accountability Officer as PRIORITY at the scene of a working fire and other major incidents.
• NO CREWMEMBER IS PERMITTED TO ENTER A STRUCTURE FOR ANY REASON WHEN THERE ARE OBVIOUS SIGNS OF A POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE.
• The Incident Commander SHALL have a Rapid Intervention Team in place and ready to deploy at the scene of a working fire in which crews place and ready to deploy at the scene of a working fire in which crew are working inside a structure or hazardous environment.
• The Incident Commander SHALL establish a Rehab Site at the scene of a working fire or major incident as needed.

40. RESPONSES TO CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS AND INCIDENTS

• At NO time will an entry into an environment with a suspected CO problem without full turnout gear, SCBA, and an atmospheric monitoring device.
• Only after an Officer or the Officer in Charge has deemed the CO levels safe, will personnel or occupants be permitted to enter the structure without turnout gear and SCBA
• Upon arrival, the first Officer or Officer in Charge SHALL attempt to determine if the alarm activation or suspected problem is valid through discussion of the occupants or entry through the structure utilizing the appropriate atmospheric monitoring device.
• The following sources will be a starting point of investigation for the Officer or Officer in Charge: furnace, chimney, appliances that use petroleum products (natural gas, kerosene, oil, etc.) space heaters, fire places and wood stoves, indoor operations of gas grills and cooking appliances, seepage from other sources (garages, sheds, etc.).
• The Officer or Officer in Charge does not have to limit his or her investigation to the above-mentioned items.
• If it is determined that a hazardous environment is present the following actions can be taken

1. Evacuation and securing the involved structure until the hazardous condition is no longer present
2. Ventilation of the structure and affected surrounding area
3. If possible, remove, de-power, or disconnect the source of the hazardous environment
4. Continue atmospheric monitoring within the structure and the surrounding environment
5. Advise the property owner. Occupants not to use anything that is considered the suspected source until it is checked out by a qualified repair person

• The Upper Leacock Fire Company will not attempt any repairs or alterations to the suspected faulty device. Notification SHALL be made to the appropriate agency should the problem involve utilities.
• Emergency Medical Services should be requested immediately if any of the occupants have been exposed to CO or show signs of exposure (dizziness, disorientation, nausea, vomiting, facial discoloration, difficulty breathing)
• A triage area will be set up in a safe zone until EMS arrives

41. MUTUAL AID RESPONSES

• Only apparatus that has been dispatched will respond to a mutual aid call except for Traffic 3-11, which is permitted to respond on any alarm
• Chief Officers may respond to mutual aid calls but are not permitted to announce their response over fire radio
• Individual personnel are not permitted to drive to the scene of a mutual aid call except for Chief Officers, Fire Police, and the Safety Officer
• Our Officers will serve the Incident Commander in any capacity that he or she requests however, it is always best to stay with the crew you respond with whenever possible
• If the assignment given to your crew at a mutual aid incident is to report to manpower staging, the Line Officer with the accountability tags of his or her crew or UNLESS there is a designated Safety Officer with the Accountability tags of his or her crew or UNLESS there is designated safety Officer or Accountability Officer on scene.

42. CRIME SCENE OPERATIONS

• Incidents involving fire with suspicious circumstances, motor vehicle accidents, fatalities should all be considered to be potential crime scene.
• Crime scenes should not be disturbed beyond what is necessary to control the incident and terminate Fire Department involvement.
• Overhaul activities should be limited to the minimum necessary to ensure extinguishment until a Fire Marshall is able to view the scene.
• Information relative to a crime scene should not be discussed except as necessary in the discharge of your duties.
• All media releases at the crime scene will be done by or with the permission of the investigating Police Department.
• Any incident in which the Fire Company provides assistance to the Police Department will be handled through their leadership and direction. No Fire Company Member will perform any operation without permission of the Police Officer in charge.
• Fire Police may be used to secure a crime scene until relieved by the investigating police agency.

43. SALVAGE AND OVERHAUL OPERATIONS

• Firefighters should not cause damage to property above and beyond what is necessary to control and terminate the incident.
• Firefighters will always attempt to protect all personal property of the owner/ occupant that is threatened by fire, smoke, or water damage as soon as manpower and safety allows. Protection includes covering the property in place with tarps or removing the items from within the structure. Salvage is an operation that can and needs to be attempted as soon as possible in the incident. Firefighters performing salvage operations will take great care in order to prevent additional damage to the property.
• During the overhaul operations, firefighters will only remove items or "open up" areas that block the view of fire extension. Firefighters should avoid causing unnecessary damage to the property during overhaul operations. The heat gun or thermal imaging camera should be used while performing overhaul operations. Excessive "opening up" of the walls, ceilings, floors, etc. can greatly affect the fire investigation and should be avoided. Crews should be able to recognize when to continue "opening up" pr should always have an officer assist with decision-making process if a member is unsure.
• Crews will always perform overhaul operation wearing a full set of turnout gear and SCBA UNLESS air monitoring device ahs given a clear reading of the atmosphere.

44. TRENCH RESCUE OPERATIONS

• The Incident Command System SHALL be implemented on ALL Trench Rescue Incidents.
• The first arriving Officer should obtain the following: Nature of incident, Number and locations of victims, Type/ length/ an depth of the evacuation site, Identify hazards, Determine rescue versus Recovery, and does the incident require a technical trench rescue team.
• Notifications should always be made at the minimum for Collapse 6-5 to assist. Any additional resources of rescue teams can be made prior to their arrival or at their request
• Firefighters will not be permitted to enter an unprotected excavation site for any reason.
• All equipment and personnel shall stage outside the excavation area.
• All utilities and other potential hazards SHALL be secured.

45. CONFINED SPACE RESCUE OPERATIONS

• The Incident Command System SHALL be implemented on all Confined Space Rescue Incidents
• The first arriving officer should obtain the following information: Type of confined space, any known product storage, location and number victims, number of entry points, type of illness/ injury and mechanisms of entrapment, determine rescue versus recovery, determine if a technical rescue team is needed.
• It is recommended that Collapse 6-5 dispatched to the scene when entrapment is confirmed along with a Rescue Company.
• Only firefighters with training in Space Confined rescues are permitted to engage in actual rescue operations.
• Atmospheric monitoring should be obtained prior to and during all entry operations.
• Any known hazards should be controlled prior to entry.
• Ventilation of the area should be considered.
• Only UL approved (explosion proof) lighting and equipment will be used in or around the confined space.
• The location of entry should be based on the following: Location of victims, safety of victims atmospheric readings, ease of recovery points.
• Entry teams SHALL consist of two qualified entry personnel and two qualified back up personnel
• ALL personnel entering a confined space will utilize SCBA

46. RESPONSES TO WATER RESCUES

• The Incident Command System SHALL be implemented at all Water Rescue Incidents
• The first arriving Officer should attempt to obtain the following information: Number of patients, best location to effect a rescue, what risk and hazards will the rescuer be subject to, and can the patients be rescued with our resources or is there a need for additional resources such as a boat or dive team
• ALL personnel involved in the rescue SHALL wear a personal flotation device (PFD) when operating near water
• An attempt should be made as soon as possible to provide the patient or patients with a PFD or a rope line/ring buoy
• Only personnel trained in the use of water rescue throw bags and proper techniques should be permitted to function in the rescue operation
• Consideration should be given to evacuate unqualified personnel from the scene
• Personnel should always attempt to perform water rescue operations without wearing firefighting turnout gear

47. STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE OPERATIONS

• The Incident Command System SHALL be implemented during all Structural Collapse Incidents
• The first arriving Officer should obtain the following information: Size and type of structure, area of collapse, any known persons trapped, number of persons inside the structure prior to collapse, additional hazards, possible cause of collapse
• No person is permitted to enter an unprotected collapsed structure
• All personnel SHALL be staged outside the collapse zone
• Notification should always be made at the minimum for Collapse 6-5 to assist. Any additional resources of rescue teams can be made prior to their arrival.
• Collapse 6-5 DOES NOT have to be notified when the incident nature does not involve danger to life safety. They only need to be notified when there is an immediate threat to life safety.

48. RESPONSES TO INDUSTRIAL/FARM RESCUE OPERATIONS

• The Incident Command System will be implemented during all Industrial/Farm Rescue Incidents
• The first arriving Officer SHALL attempt to obtain the following information: Number of patients, type of rescue that needs to be performed, type and severity of injuries to the patient
• The power to all machinery involved should be lockout/tagged out as soon as possible. A firefighter should be staged at the power source to ensure that the power in not re-energized
• The need for additional resources such as rescue units, helicopters should be determined as soon as possible
• Proper ventilation should be provided in the rescue area for the rescuers and the patient
• An air unit SHALL respond at all times to such incidents
• The EMS sector must be established and coordinated within the Incident Command Structure
• The Confined Space entry procedures must be used when fighting fires according to OSHA Standard 29 CFR part 1910.146 for confined space entry
  • Training and standard operating procedures must be established and adhered to when dealing with silo emergencies
  • All power to the structure involved must be lockout/tagged out
  • The air must be monitored in atmospheres that are immediately dangerous to life and health
  • Any person entering a confirmed space must use personal protective equipment, including SNBA and a harness and lifeline
  • A designated person must be stationed outside the confined space to monitor safety of the person entering the space
  • Adequate rescue resources must be present on-site

49. RESPONSE TO ELECTRICAL POWER LINES/TRANSFORMERS

• There will be no fire suppression attempts performed by any responding personnel in which power lined and transformers are involved
• Apparatus will stage or park at least one pole length from the involved area
• Fire Company personnel are responsible to secure the scene, protect exposures, and ensure civilian and firefighter safety
• No attempt should ever be made to move an energized power line
• No firefighter should ever attempt to pull a meter from a house to disconnect power. A PP&L representative will be the only person to do this
• Any operations involving power lines or transformers will be handled by the proper utility company
• Whenever a utility pole containing power lines, cable lines, phone lines, is damaged, the Officer in Charge SHALL always have LCWC contact the appropriate utility company. The Officer in Charge SHALL provide LCWC with the pole number and any other important information to be relayed to the utility company

50. RESPONSES TO HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS

• The Incident Command System SHALL be implemented at all hazardous material incidents
• All crewmembers responding to known hazardous material incident are REQUIRED to have the Hazardous Materials Awareness Training course or higher. Crewmembers who do not have that minimum training should not respond
• Fire apparatus and personnel responding to a known hazardous materials incident SHALL do so from an upwind position
• Fire apparatus and personnel responding to a known hazardous materials incident SHALL do so from an upwind position
• Apparatus and personnel SHALL remain distant from the scene to perform the initial size up. Size up should include checking for runoff, downed power lines, etc.
• Identification of potential hazardous materials should be made by conversations with the operator, referencing labels, placards, and shipping papers
• The Incident Commander should implement actions as indicated in the DOT Emergency Response Guide Book as soon as possible
• The impact on the civilian populations should always be considered immediately
• The impact on the environment should always be considered before actions are taken
• The Officer in Charge or Incident Commander SHALL request Haz-Mat 2-9 whenever the situation exceed our fire companies capabilities if it has not already been done by LCWC, LEMA should also be notified of the incident
• The Upper Leacock Fire Co. will function in a support role in conjunction with the Haz-Mat team upon their arrival
• Personnel should only be allowed to perform hazardous material response functions for which they are specifically trained for and hold a current certification. Considerations must be made to evacuate ALL unqualified personnel from the scene

51. RESPONSES DURING STORM EMERGENCIES

• This section should apply when LCWC advices of a storm emergency/storm alert
• Chief Officer will not sign on the air for non-emergency calls
• Radio communications SHALL be kept minimal
• We SHALL utilize 33:56 UNLESS instructed otherwise. Radio communications during non-emergency situations are encouraged to be carried out over the private radio feature to the Nextel phones to minimize radio communications over the fire radio
• Respect should be shown to any other fire company operating at the same time on the same frequency. Emergency situations SHALL have priority over non-emergency incidents
• Even though transmissions are to be kept to a minimum, the proper radio terminology must still be used at all times

52. RESPONSES TO PUBLIC SERVICE REQUESTS

• The Upper Leacock Fire Co. is committed to providing various public services such as but not limited to: pumping water out of residential structures, etc.
• We are willing to assist the community in rescuing animals as long as it does not put any risk of injury to any Fire Company Member. Rescue efforts should not be made if the possibility of the animal returning exists
• All emergency incidents take priority over public service requests
• Water pumps, hoses, etc., may be left behind provided the homeowner was given specific instructions on its usage prior to leaving the equipment behind. Arrangements need to be made out with the homeowner as far as how and when borrowed equipment will be retuned

53. CONTACTING THE FIRE MARSHALL

The Pennsylvania State Fire Police Fire Marshall is to be contacted from the scene during the following incidents:

• All incendiary/arson fires
• The Fire Chief is unable to determine the cause of the fire
• ALL FATAL FIRES
• All significant fire related injury to civilians or firefighters, regardless of fire cause
• Vehicle fires when they are suspicious with a value over $5,000 or those car fires that endanger or cause damage to a nearby structure
• Vehicle accidents involving fire AND the occupants are burned/DOA
• Juvenile or adult in custody (any age of juvenile and any fire to a structure NO MATTER HOW SLIGHT)
• Fire caused by any age child/juvenile
• Any bombing/explosion related incident
• All fires involving places of worship, NO MATTER what cause is suspected

The Pennsylvania State Police is located at 2099 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster PA, 17602. Their phone number is 299-7650. The incident Commander or Officer in Charge must contact PSP while on scene. Per LCWC policy, the dispatcher is not allowed to contact them.

54. CONTACTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS (DEP)

• The DEP should be notified whenever hazardous materials or hydrocarbons are spilled on the ground, especially on earthen ground.
• DEP should also be notified when any amount of any material is spilled into a waterway, storm water conduit
• Your fire dispatcher can notify DEP directly nor through the EMA. The Incident Commander or Officer in Charge can call directly at 1-877-333-1904
• Anytime the Haz-Mat team is called to assist you, LEMA is automatically notified and they make the appropriate notifications to PEMA and the DEP
• Whenever there is a doubt, contact the LEMA to get their opinion on whether or not to notify DEP

55. CONTACTING THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (LEMA)

• LEMA should be notified whenever there are structure fires involving schools, churches, or buildings with hazardous materials stored within it
• LEMA should be notified when school buses are involved in a vehicle accident or if a state route will be closed for an extended amount of time
• ALL hazardous material incidents should also have an immediate notification to LEMA
• Local municipal EMA should be notified as well whenever LEMA is involved
• Upon notification of LEMA, they will notify PEMA, per their SOP's
• When is doubt if LEMA or local |EMA should be notified, advise the dispatcher to notify a LEMA representative to call you at the scene by phone to discuss the situation that is present