Emergency Support Function 4
Firefighting (ESF 4) is an emergency support function that I am familiar with, having to write the one for the City that I work for. For the City of Groveland ESF 4 is the City of Groveland Fire Department. Support agencies are the other municipal fire departments, as well as, the Florida Forest service. The purpose of ESF 4 is to establish uniform procedures for effective coordination of emergency response and personnel assignments upon implementation of the Emergency Operations Plan during a disaster or other catastrophic event. It is the responsibility of all personnel to be familiar with this function and the responsibility of the Chief Officers to provide for the safety and accountability of all personnel. …show more content…
The primary and supporting agencies will be committed to reducing the possible threat to life or property in the City of Groveland. All departments will be committed to coordinating the response in the affected disaster area by of the Florida Field Operations Guide (FOG) and NIMS. All responding municipal fire departments shall work under the FOG and/or NIMS while at any disaster or emergency. The Public Safety Director/Fire Chief or designee shall designate a Safety Officer to account for all personnel on the initial response, the times of response, the time spent on tactical objectives, the locations of emergency responders and any other information to ensure accountability and a safe operation while working at the scene. Through the Operations Section, ESF4 will participate in preparing Incident Action Plans for each operational period. The Fire Chief shall keep a record of any maintenance required on any of their vehicles or equipment or damage because of the disaster. All municipal fire departments that will respond to assist in the emergency or disaster shall maintain control of their own personnel by having communication and coordination with the appropriate chain of command - through the Incident Commander in the field and ESF 4 or the
Firefighting (ESF 4) is an emergency support function that I am familiar with, having to write the one for the City that I work for. For the City of Groveland ESF 4 is the City of Groveland Fire Department. Support agencies are the other municipal fire departments, as well as, the Florida Forest service. The purpose of ESF 4 is to establish uniform procedures for effective coordination of emergency response and personnel assignments upon implementation of the Emergency Operations Plan during a disaster or other catastrophic event. It is the responsibility of all personnel to be familiar with this function and the responsibility of the Chief Officers to provide for the safety and accountability of all personnel. …show more content…
The primary and supporting agencies will be committed to reducing the possible threat to life or property in the City of Groveland. All departments will be committed to coordinating the response in the affected disaster area by of the Florida Field Operations Guide (FOG) and NIMS. All responding municipal fire departments shall work under the FOG and/or NIMS while at any disaster or emergency. The Public Safety Director/Fire Chief or designee shall designate a Safety Officer to account for all personnel on the initial response, the times of response, the time spent on tactical objectives, the locations of emergency responders and any other information to ensure accountability and a safe operation while working at the scene. Through the Operations Section, ESF4 will participate in preparing Incident Action Plans for each operational period. The Fire Chief shall keep a record of any maintenance required on any of their vehicles or equipment or damage because of the disaster. All municipal fire departments that will respond to assist in the emergency or disaster shall maintain control of their own personnel by having communication and coordination with the appropriate chain of command - through the Incident Commander in the field and ESF 4 or the