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ESF 4: FIREFIGHTING



I. GENERAL:
A. Primary Agency: Levy County Fire/Rescue Department
B. Support Agencies: Levy County Fire/Rescue Department and Municipal Volunteer Fire/Rescue Departments


  • Levy County Emergency Management

  • Levy County Emergency Medical Services

  • Levy County Sheriff’s Office

  • Bronson Fire Department

  • Cedar Key Fire Department

  • Chiefland Fire Department

  • Fanning Springs Fire Department

  • Inglis Fire Department

  • Williston Fire Department

  • Morriston/Montbrook

  • Yankeetown Fire Department

  • Rosewood Fire Department

  • South Levy Fire Department

  • Rainbow Lakes Fire Department


II. INTRODUCTION:
A. Purpose:
The purpose of this Emergency Support Function (ESF-4) is to plan, coordinate and control fire suppression and related emergency services for any incident requiring and activation of ESF-4.
B. Scope:
Firefighting involves using National Interagency Fire Centers Incident Command System (ICS) to manage assets to detect and suppress fires, identify and control hazards and to provide personnel, equipment and supplies to operate during and emergency or any other incident requiring ESF-4 activation.
C. Planning Assumptions:
1. Any part, or all of Levy County, might be impacted by the incident.
2. The incident could be structural or wildfire.
3. Internal resources including water might be insufficient.
4. Wildfire could impact numerous neighboring counties.
5. Secondary events or disasters will probably threaten lives and property as well as emergency responders.
D. Priorities of Fire Fighting
1. First Priority - Assistance to those in life threatening circumstances
2. Second Priority - Protection of Critical Facilities
3. Third Priority - Protection of private businesses and residents
4. Fourth Priority - Protection of unpopulated areas
II. RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Primary Agency: Levy County Fire/Rescue Public Safety Director
Responsibilities:
1. Provide pre-incident guidance to Levy County and Volunteer Fire/Rescue Departments.
2. Coordinate with Levy County Emergency Management and support agencies.
3. Seek and provide training opportunities, drills and exercises for support agencies.
4. Coordinate with the State ESF-4.
5. Coordinator for the Florida Division of Forestry.
6. Provide information to ESF-14 for dissemination to the public and media.
7. Maintain a telephone contact list for fire departments.

B. Support agencies: Levy County Fire/Rescue Department and Municipal Volunteer Fire/Rescue Departments


  • Levy County Emergency Management

  • Levy County Emergency Medical Services

  • Levy County Sheriff’s Office

  • Bronson Fire Department

  • Cedar Key Fire Department

  • Chiefland Fire Department

  • Fanning Springs Fire Department

  • Inglis Fire Department

  • Williston Fire Department

  • Morriston/Montbrook

  • Yankeeetown Fire Department

  • Rosewood Fire Department

  • South Levy Fire Department

  • Rainbow Lakes Fire Department


Responsibilities:
1. Each department will maintain its own inventory list, to be updated annually, which lists equipment, vehicles and personnel. This list should be provided to the EOC.
2. Participate in exercises and drills provided by others and develop internal exercises and drills as needed.
3. Accept and accomplish its assigned missions.
C. Specific Responsibilities
1. Public Safety Director

a. Coordinate issues of mutual interest pre-incident.

b. Develop Standard Operating Guidelines for all departments. These are to be provided to the EOC.
2. Levy County Fire/Rescue Public Safety Director

a. Advise Levy County Emergency Management regarding fire issues.

b. Provide a coordinator to Florida Division of Forestry.

c. Provide the County Coordinator to the Statewide Fire-Rescue Disaster Response Plan.

d. Monitor fire activities and request mutual aid as necessary.

e. Coordinate between Incident Commanders from the EOC during multiple location fires.


3. Levy County Fire Departments and Municipal Volunteer Fire Departments

a. Provide personnel, equipment and fire apparatus.

b. Utilize Incident or Unified Command.

c. Provide mutual aid within their capabilities to other counties.


4. Levy County Emergency Management

a. Provide non-tactical management to the incident.

b. Support the needs of the Incident or Unified Commander.

c. Relay mutual aid requests from the Incident or Unified Command to the State EOC.

d. While in “response”, initiate recovery planning.
5. Levy County Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

a. Furnish Basic and Advanced Life Support

b. Provide transport.
6. Levy County Sheriff’s Office and Municipal Police Departments

The law enforcement agency with jurisdiction will:


a. Provide traffic direction

b. Keep the public at a safe distance



c. Conduct an area evacuation if required by the incident

VI. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS:
A. General:
Determination of resource needs will rest primarily with the Incident Commander. Requests for assistance and technical resources will be relayed to the ESF-4 Coordinator(s).
B. Notification
1. The Sheriff’s Office Communications Center will give notification.
2. After the Levy County EOC is opened, ESF-4 will be manned and be assigned to coordinate the fire response.
3. All Levy County Fire Rescue and Municipal volunteer fire department’s apparatus, equipment and personnel will be at a state of readiness, including proper staffing of the vehicles. This will be relayed to ESF-4 at the Levy County EOC.
4. A call for mutual aid will be issued when assistance is anticipated, not when the assistance is needed. The request should be channeled to ESF-4 at the EOC.
C. Direction and Control
1. Direction and control will come through the ESF or Branch position in the EOC, whichever is used.
2. Incident Command or Unified Command Systems will be utilized in the field.
3. Fire departments with jurisdiction will serve as the Incident Commander.
4. As multiple agencies become involved, the Levy County Fire Director may coordinate activities from the EOC.
5. Communication from the field to ESF-4 will take place by commercial telephone, cellular telephone or tactical radio.
6. The Florida Department of Forestry will assume Incident Command if its equipment and personnel are involved in the incident.
7. Coordination with the State ESF-4 will take place through the Levy County EOC, utilizing a State liaison if present or directly to the State EOC using commercial telephone, internet, or cellular telephone.
D. Safety
The Incident Command System safety procedures will be followed.
E. Pre-Incident Coordination
1. The Levy County Public Safety Director over Fire/Rescue will develop SOG’s pre-incident, while the Levy County Fire Director will coordinate activities such as training and drills.
2. Participating in the Florida Fire Chiefs Association Mutual Aid Agreement will be encouraged. Participating within the mutual aid agreement should be reviewed routinely by the various volunteer agencies.
3. As primary agency for ESF-4, the Levy County Fire/Rescue Public Safety Director will seek external training, drill and exercise opportunities and encourage support agencies to participate within the resource capabilities.
4. Each department conducts quarterly inventories of its equipment and supplies. Personnel rosters are updated as changes occur. Each department maintains it own records.
F. Mutual Aid – General
1. Departments may participate in the Florida Fire Chiefs Association Mutual Aid Agreement
2. Mutual aid requests may be made directly to other municipal fire departments within the county.
3. Mutual aid may be requested to the State EOC, ESF-4
4. Fire departments will provide mutual aid support to the Florida Division of Forestry if requested.
G. Mutual Aid to Florida Division of Forestry
1. Division of Forestry will provide the Incident Commander if it is involved in the incident.
2. The unit, crew or team integrity of the fire departments will be maintained.
3. Fire departments will operate under the direct supervision of its Senior Officer present.
H. Ladder Truck Limitations
The Cedar Key Fire Department has a ladder truck.
I. Demobilization
The Incident or Unified Commander will assign demobilization to the Chief of Planning. Mutual aid resources will be released first when possible.

VII. ACTIONS
A. Response:
1. Incident Command or Unified Command will be utilized.
2. Pre-staging is at the discretion of the Incident Commander.
3. The Levy County Emergency Management and the EOC will support firefighting operations but will not exercise tactical command.
4. The Levy County Fire/Rescue Public Safety Director will:
a. Coordinate with the State Liaison and/or the State EOC. Request and monitor mutual aid. Assist in the procuring of both firefighting and non-firefighting resources.
b. Accumulate and document expenditures for reimbursement
B. Recovery Initial and Continuing Actions:
1. ESF-4 does not have pre-identified recovery responsibilities. However, the Fire/Rescue Public Safety Director will coordinate and organize recovery effort’s in conjunction with Levy County Emergency Management if requested to do so by the Levy County Emergency Management Director. Some likely recovery projects include:
a. Urban Search and Rescue

b. Securing structurally unsound buildings

c. Long term “mop-up” operations

d. Road clearance


2. All applicable initial and continuing response actions will continue as needed.



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