B2004. Duties of Line Officers

Purpose

To establish a procedure for establishing and duties and responsibilities of the the line officers.

Chief:

The Chief shall be responsible for all fire and rescue operations, shall be incident command or sector officer at fire and/or rescue scenes as needed.

Assistant Chief, Fire

Shall be responsible for the operations of their respective station. Shall assist the Chief in the performance of his duties.
Shall work closely with the Rescue Captains and Fire Captains at their stations.
Shall serve as incident command or sector officer at fire and/or rescue scenes as needed.

Assistant Chief, EMS

Shall be responsible for all Rescue Squad operations, under the Chief’s command.
Shall serve as incident command or sector officer at fire and/or rescue scenes as needed.

Fire Captains

Shall assist the Fire Chief and Assistant Chiefs in the operations of their duties.
Will assist the training officer with the training program.
Shall be responsible for the “hands-on” operations at fire and/or rescue scenes as needed.
Shall serve as incident command and/or sector officer as needed.

EMS Captains

Shall be responsible for rescue operations at their respective stations, as directed by theAssistant Chief, EMS.
Shall assist the Assistant Chief, EMS in the performance of his duties.
Shall work closely with the Assistant Fire Chief to assure that station operations are carried out in a smooth and efficient manner.
Shall serve as incident command or sector officer at fire and/or rescue scenes as needed

Chief Engineer

Shall hold the rank of Captain.
Shall be responsible for the proper maintenance and operation of all mechanical fire and rescue equipment.
Shall assist the training officer in all pump and equipment operation training.
Shall serve as incident command or sector officer at fire and/or rescue scenes as needed.

Fire Training officer

Shall hold the rank of Captain.
Shall be responsible for training all personnel within the company, in accordance with the standards established by the Chief, Assistant Chiefs and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Shall plan and conduct regular monthly training sessions and coordinate appropriate State training.
Shall serve as incident command or sector officer.

EMS Training officer

Shall hold the rank of Captain.
Shall be responsible for training all personnel within the company, in accordance with the standards established by the Chief, Assistant Chiefs and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Shall plan and conduct regular monthly training sessions and coordinate appropriate State training.
Shall serve as incident command or sector officer.

Fire Lieutenants

Shall assist the Captain of Fire in the operations of their duties.
Shall be responsible for the “hands-on” operations at fire and/or rescue scenes as needed.
Shall serve as incident command or sector officer as needed.

EMS Lieutenants

Shall assist the Captain of Rescue in the performance of his/her duties.
Shall serve as incident command or sector officer at fire and/or rescue scenes as needed.

June 1, 2024 – Published to website