SOG 220-01 Personal Accountability

vi. Personnel accountability shall be tracked at all incidents where personnel are operating at an incident with an ____________________.

Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) environment

i. A minimum company size shall be considered ____ personnel.

two (2)

The Incident Commander should utilize a Incident Command board to: 1. M 2. A 3. M 4. T

1. Manage span of control 2. Assist with accountability 3. Maintain resources 4. Track tactical priorities

iv. If at any time during the shift an employee changes a unit or location, it is the Company Officer's responsibility to assure that the following is updated: 1. P 2. B 3. H 4. R

1. Primary Passport 2. Backup Passport 3. Helmet Tag 4. Roster

iv. A PAR should be performed for; 1. any "_________"; or 2. As _________ by the Incident Commander or Incident Safety Officer.

1. any "Mayday"; or 2. As determined by the Incident Commander or Incident Safety Officer.

iii. When providing a PAR, relay the following: 1. U 2. N 3. L a. Example "R16, PAR of 3, side Bravo"

1. Unit 2. Number of personnel 3. Location a. Example "R16, PAR of 3, side Bravo"

v. Companies entering and exiting an IDLH environment shall communicate: 1. U 2. L 3. P 4. A 5. D a. Example: "Rescue 41 entering side Alpha, PAR of 3, primary search, right-hand"

1. Unit ID 2. Location entering or exiting 3. PAR of Number of personnel 4. Assignment (if relevant) 5. Direction of travel (if relevant)

Based on the needs of the incident, the Incident Commander should assign an __________ Officer to track ____________.

Accountability, accountability

PASSPORT Hardware Specifications i. Primary Passports 1. Primary Passports shall be BLANK1" x BLANK2", BLANK3 with Velcro 2. The primary Passport shall be maintained under the BLANK4 of the Company Officer's helmet.

B1 - 2" B2 - 4" B3 - flexible B4 - brim

ii. BACKUP Passports 1. Backup Passports shall be BLANK1" x BLANK2", BLANK3 with Velcro 2. The backup Passport shall be BLANK4

B1 - 2" B2 - 4" B3 - rigid B4 - inside the cab of the vehicle, on the officer's side.

Name tags 1. Name tags shall be BLANK1" x BLANK2", color-coded by rank, with hook Velcro on the back. At a minimum, each name tag shall have the firefighter's BLANK3 name engraved. 2. Name Tag colors are: a. Battalion Chief and above BLANK4 b. EMS Captain BLANK5 c. Operational Captains BLANK6 d. Lieutenant BLANK7 with Lt in front of Name e. Paramedics BLANK8 f. Driver Operator BLACK9 g. Firefighters BLANK10 3. BLANK11 name tags shall be kept on the underside of each firefighter's helmet when not in use.

B1 - 3/8" B2 - 2" B3 - last B4 - White B5 - Red B6 - Red B7 - Red B8 - Blue B9 - Black B10 - Yellow B11 - Four (4)

i. BLANK1 involves a personal commitment to work within the safety system at an incident. Therefore, it shall be the responsibility of BLANK2 personnel to actively participate in the Personnel Accountability System.

B1 - Accountability B2 - all

Non-Emergency a. Personnel Accountability System i. BLANK1 and Company Officers are responsible for the enforcement of this SOG. ii. At the beginning of each shift Fire Rescue personnel shall: 1. Attach one name tag to the Primary Passport and one name tag to the BLANK2 of the unit to which they are assigned. 2. Attach the appropriate BLANK3 on their helmet shield. iii. Company Officers shall ensure: 1. Accountability components are BLANK4 periodically 2. Accountability components are BLANK5 and useable at all times 3. Compliance with this SOG is BLANK6 4. All personnel are BLANK7 on the unit

B1 - Chief B2 - Backup Passport B3 - helmet tag B4 - checked B5 - available B6 - enforced B7 - rostered

Special Operation Units (Engine, Rescue and the Special Operations Unit), when requested as a Special Operations Team, should remain intact and kept as a _____. The Special Operations Rescues should not be _______ into the total Rescue units on scene, to keep accountability intact.

B1 - Task Force B2 - lumped

xi. Whenever an incident escalates to the point that a Division or Group is made: 1. The Unit ID tag normally kept BLANK1 shall be removed and kept by the Incident Commander. 2. The Unit ID tag shall be used to track the individual companies as they are assigned and re-assigned to the various BLANK2 or BLANK3. 3. The Passport goes with the Company to the new assignment to be given to Division or Group BLANK4.

B1 - at the bottom of the Passport B2 - Divisions B3 - Groups B4 - Supervisor

When Incident Command has been established, the Incident Commander shall: 1. Account for all Fire Rescue personnel regardless of BLANK1 2. Utilize the Passport BLANK2 System 3. Collect, or identify a person to collect, BLANK3

B1 - atmospheric conditions B2 - Accountability B3 - Passports

iv. Anytime a Company enters or exits an IDLH environment they shall notify the Communication Center, Incident Commander, or person holding their passport, that they are entering or exiting the IDLH. 1. The communication may be on a TAC channel or BLANK1. 2. Examples: a. The Incident Commander communicates via radio to the Communication Center b. During a complex event the Company Officer communicates via Face to Face to the Charlie Division Supervisor

B1 - face to face

vi. The Communication Center shall log the PAR BLANK1 and BLANK2 in the incident history as a benchmark.

B1 - initiation B2 - completion

iii. Company Officers shall ensure: 1. Accountability components are checked BLANK1 2. Accountability components are available and useable BLANK2 3. Compliance with this SOG is BLANK3 4. BLANK5 personnel are rostered on the unit

B1 - periodically B2 - at all times B3 - enforcedB4 - B5 - All

ii. It is the responsibility of all personnel to initiate necessary activities to check into the accountability system before BLANK1 on any unit or BLANK2 at any incident.

B1 - responding B2 - working

iii. Unit ID tags 1. Unit ID tags shall be BLANK1' x BLANK2", with Velcro. 2. Each Unit ID tag shall have the unit ID BLANK3. 3. Unit ID tag colors are: a. Chief Officers BLANK4 b. Engine BLANK5 c. Rescue BLANK6 d. Brush Truck BLANK7 e. Specialty Units: i. Special Operations ii. BLANK8 iii. BLANK9 iv. Light and Air Black

B1 - ½' B2 - 2 B3 - engraved B4 - White B5 - Red B6 - Blue B7 - Green B8 - Aerials B9 - Tenders

iii. It is the responsibility of the BLANK1 to update the Passport anytime personnel change apparatus or location during a shift.

B1 -Company Officer

viii. Personnel are responsible for conducting a _____ to _____ verification before returning the Passport

Face to face

Who may you give orders to and receive orders from?

It is the responsibility of all Fire Rescue personnel to only receive orders from the person holding their Passport (or give orders to only those persons whose Passport they hold).

TRUE OR FALSE: Fire Rescue personnel arriving as a single unit resource (i.e., Chief Officer, EMS Captain, PIO, Fire Investigator, Staff Captain, etc...), do not need to provide IC with passport.

MUST report to the Incident Commander and provide their Passport.

iv. All Fire Rescue personnel shall work for the Incident Commander or within the confines of the Incident Command System (i.e., Group Supervisor, Unit Leader, etc...). What shall not be allowed?

No freelancing shall be allowed.

Who may provide tactical or strategic orders to a unit or individual?

Only the person holding the Passport of a unit or individual can provide strategic or tactical orders to them.

ii. When performing a _____, the Incident Command should request "Emergency Traffic" in accordance with SOG 210-01 Communications.

PAR

What is an exception to receiving and giving orders?

Safety related orders from the Incident Safety Officer or Assistant Safety Officer are an exception to this.

Aerial Station Units (Aerial and Rescue), when requested as a Dive Team or _______, should remain intact and kept as a Task Force, to keep accountability intact.

Task Force

x. When Fire Rescue personnel are working away from their Company (i.e., Driver Operator at the pump panel) their Name Tag shall be placed _______ on their Passport.

Upside down

i. Fire Rescue personnel operating in an IDLH environment should have ____________.

a portable radio

i. An Accountability Officer manages ___________ of personnel at the incident.

accountability

v. The Incident Commander shall notify the Communication Center when the PAR is _______.

complete

The Incident Commander shall make every effort to keep Companies intact however, if companies are split, the IC shall ensure ____________.

continued accountability

Helmet Hardware Specifications i. Helmet Shields are the secured to the _______.

helmet

iii. At all times Company Officers shall know the following of all personnel they directly supervise: 1. The _____ 2. L 3. T 4. T

identity Location Tactical assignment Time of assignment

vii. Companies arriving on the same unit should stay together to maintain company _______.

integrity

ii. It is the responsibility of all Fire Rescue personnel to stay with their Company by voice, vision, touch, or other single line method when in an IDLH environment. 1. Radio communication ________ be substituted for voice contact.

may not

i. Released from an Emergency Scene: i. As units or personnel are released from an incident, Company Officers shall ensure their Passport is ________ and _______ to the proper location.

retrieved, returned