"Thanks.We will call in a mutual aid company to cover our RIT assignment and they show up with a chief and RIT team with an officer. RIT officer will go in with the team.
Jeff Schwering said:Rocco,I alot depends on your staffing. How many…"
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Rocco DiMase replied to Rocco DiMase's discussion Command of a RIT operation. in the group Common Sense Firefighting
Brian Arnold replied to Rocco DiMase's discussion Command of a RIT operation. in the group Common Sense Firefighting"Rocco,
Does your RIT Officer make entry with the team? If he does, as I believe he should, then the RIT should be reporting back to a separate Command Officer that is thinking about the safety and operations of the RIT without having to make…"
Jeff Schwering replied to Rocco DiMase's discussion Command of a RIT operation. in the group Common Sense Firefighting"Rocco,
I alot depends on your staffing. How many firefighters do you have on a RIT team? The RIT officer goes in with RIT team and keep the IC advised of progress of removing the downed member. The IC remains in overall command of the fire. If a…"
Jim Mason left a comment for Rocco DiMase"Rocco
Thanks for joining CSF (Common Sense Firefighitng ). It's a leadership and fire ground decision making page on the site. Jump into any discussion at any time. There are always some good ones going. Is your dept located near Hackensack? I…"
Rocco DiMase added a discussion to the group Common Sense Firefighting
Command of a RIT operation.
We have had some discussion among the officers and are also trying to finalize our Structure SOG in reference to the IC running the RIT operation when a mayday is called and relinquishing command to another officer. I believe the IC should remain in command and let the RIT officer run that opearation. I agreed to get some feedback on this without pulling the power card out, so I am looking for some input as to how other departments are running. We are a mostly volunteer company with one paid…See More
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- Combination fire department
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- I am not an expert in anything. There is always room for improvement.
- Bio:
- Volunteer for the Fire Service since 1990. I am a maintenance Manager for the Postal Service. I have a BS in Business Management and have taken many courses in Leadership and Management both in and out of the Fire Service.
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- At 5:04pm on February 6, 2009, Jim Mason said…
- Rocco
Thanks for joining CSF (Common Sense Firefighitng ). It's a leadership and fire ground decision making page on the site. Jump into any discussion at any time. There are always some good ones going. Is your dept located near Hackensack? I was just out there teaching a survival class in FDNY with some of those guys in the class. How many members do you get on the first due alarm?
Jim Mason
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