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OVERVIEW DIVISION
Organization and Command Structure
March 2004
c. State Fire Defense Board Responsibilities
The State Fire Defense Board is charged with the following
responsibilities:
1) Plan for the utilization of fire resources within the state;
2) Promote the latest technology and use of a statewide fire
communications network;
3) Serve as an advisory body to the state fire chief for operational
procedures relative to the Mobilization Plan; and
4) Coordinate activities of the fire defense district boards.
5. OSFM MOBILIZATION FIELD AND ERC FUNCTIONS
a. Field Overhead Functions During Mobilizations
An OSFM Incident Management Team will accompany mobilized
resources to provide support to ensure safe, efficient and effective
operations. They will manage incidents based on standard ICS functions
and the needs of the jurisdiction requesting the assistance. Each team is
comprised of qualified personnel for each functional position of ICS.
Qualifications are adopted by the State Fire Defense Board in the Oregon
Interface Qualification System. Team members are Oregon fire service
officers and OSFM personnel.
1) Incident Commander
• Obtain briefings and guidelines for level of involvement from
requesting agency and/or prior Incident Commander
• Obtain Delegation of Authority if requesting agency desires Team
to assume operational control and/or under unified command to
allow all affected jurisdictions shared responsibility
• Ensure incident safety
• Establish incident command post and operational plan if not
already accomplished
• Maintain contact with State Fire Marshal and ERC
• Provide other command assistance as requested by
agency/jurisdiction
• Coordinate the interface of ODF, USFS, BLM and BIA with local
incident command/agency
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