Section SPS 330.14 - Emergency operations(1) INCIDENT MANAGEMENT. Every fire department shall do all of the following:(a) Conduct emergency operations and other hazardous situations, including training exercises, in a manner to recognize hazards and to prevent accidents and injuries.(b) Establish, and ensure use of, an incident management system in accordance with NIMS that includes written standard operating guidelines applicable to all members involved in an emergency operation.(c) Provide NIMS training to all members involved in emergency operations. Note: Information on NIMS training is available on FEMA's website at training.fema.gov/nims.
(d) Require the incident commander of an emergency operation to be responsible for the overall safety of all fire fighters and activities occurring at the scene of the operation. The incident commander has overall authority and responsibility for conducting incident operations and is responsible for the management of emergency operations and the activities of emergency personnel at the incident site.(e) Require the incident commander of an emergency operation to assign safety responsibilities to supervisory personnel at each level of operations and establish an organization with sufficient supervisory personnel to control the position and function of all fire fighters operating at the scene of that emergency operation to ensure that safety requirements are satisfied.(f) Use a standardized system to identify and account for the assignment of each fire fighter at the scene of an emergency operation.(g) At an emergency operation where hazards may exist, require the incident commander to assign an incident safety officer with responsibility and authority to do all of the following: 1. Identify, monitor, and assess safety hazards or unsafe situations.2. Develop measures for ensuring personnel safety.3. Recommend corrections of violations of safety and health standards.4. Recommend immediate correction of situations that create an imminent hazard to personnel.5. Alter, suspend, or terminate activities at the emergency scene when those activities are deemed by the incident safety officer to be unsafe or an imminent hazard.(2) INCIDENT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.(a) Every fire department shall comply with all of the following:1. Provide sufficient personnel to safely conduct emergency scene operations and limit such operations to those that can be safely performed by the personnel available at the scene.2. If inexperienced fire fighters are working at an emergency operation, provide direct supervision by more experienced officers or members.(b) All fire fighters operating at an emergency operation and assigned to a position that may place them in potential contact with motor vehicle traffic shall wear a helmet as specified in NFPA 1971 and high-visibility safety apparel as specified in the ANSI 107 standard. Note: The ANSI/ISEA standard 107, American National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel and Accessories, may be accessed at www.ansi.org.
(3) RESCUE OF MEMBERS. (a) A fire fighter using SCBA and operating in an interior structural fire shall operate in a team of 2 or more fire fighters. Except in the case of a structural fire that can be controlled or extinguished by portable fire extinguishers, a back-up team of at least 2 fire fighters wearing SCBA shall be assigned to remain available to perform assistance or rescue activities. One back-up team member with a charged line shall be assigned to a safe non-affected area in or near the structure. The other back-up team member shall remain within voice contact and may be assigned to additional roles so long as this individual is able to perform assistance or rescue activities without jeopardizing the safety or health of any fire fighter working at the scene. At least one additional member shall be assigned to remain outside the structural fire and monitor the operations. Note: It is not the intent of this rule to prevent any number of persons from responding to a fire call, setting up equipment and initiating exterior suppression at the fire scene. Also, it is not the intent of this rule to prohibit an individual fire fighter from taking an action to preserve the life or safety of another person.
(b) During an emergency operation, the incident commander shall evaluate the risk to fire fighters and, if necessary, request that at least a basic life support ambulance service provider be available at the scene.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 330.14
Cr. Register, August, 1995, No. 476, eff. 9-1-95; CR 01-044: am. (2) (b) 1. and (3) (a), Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 1-1-02; correction in (2) (b) 1., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672.Amended by, CR 17-067: am. (1) (intro.), (b) to (f), renum. (1) (g) to (1) (g) (intro.) and am., cr. (1) (g) 1. to 5., am. (2) (a) (intro.), r. and recr. (2) (b), am. (3) (a), (b) Register September 2018 No. 753, eff. 10/1/2018