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Author: Addison Fire Department
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M.A.B.A.S Division XII
Policies and Procedures

Date Approved: | 05/29/97 | Part: | Technical Rescue
Date Revised: | 03/28/02 | Number: | 2.1
Replaces: | 05/29/97 | Page: | of
Source(s):  MABAS Division XII

Subject: 	Incident Command System

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The first arriving technical rescue member shall report to command and will be assigned as technical rescue branch/sector.  After receiving a briefing from the incident commander, the sector officer will conduct a size-up of the situation and make a determination as to how many team members will be needed to facilitate a safe and proper rescue.  The sector officer will initially function in the command mode for the technical rescue sector.  They shall plan the rescue and organize the incoming specialists to task.  In the initial stage of the rescue the sector officer will also have to function in the capacity of safety officer.  This function should be passed to a technical rescue member as soon as there are sufficient technical rescue members to safely and efficiently perform the rescue.  (Safety is the concern of all technical rescue team members and anyone can stop the rescue with a simple command “STOP”).

The technical rescue safety officer will report to the rescue branch/sector officer and incident safety officer.   The safety officer can stop any aspect of the rescue including the entire rescue.

The technical rescue team will use the following organizational chart for a technical rescue incident.