Objective:
Police responsibilities will vary depending on the severity of the fire/incident. The role of the police department is to assist with tasks such as evacuations, traffic control, crowd control, intelligence gathering and security.
Initial Response:
- Situation Assessment for Fire Should Contain:
- Location of incident
- Size of involved area, actual and potential
- Apparent direction of the fire
- Type of area (business, residential, hillside, etc.)
- Ingress/Egress routes for emergency vehicles
- Location of Command Post (may be moved by fire later)
- Location of Staging Area
- Number of Victims
Note: Law enforcement cannot make residents evacuate their properties. If occupants refuse to evacuate, document their name(s) and move on. Notify the Command Post of the location of the refused parties, how many people are staying, and which officer/fire fighter made the advisement.