SOP Manual - Cleveland Fire Department

Cleveland Fire Department
Operations Manual
Known Civil Disturbance
A. The Cleveland Fire Department shall respond to all alarms, including those that are known to be
involved in a civil disturbance. The Fire Department will respond when requested by the local law
enforcement agency having jurisdiction,
B. The Commander/Shift OIC shall confirm with the Communications Center that the Police and/or
Sheriff’s Department did request a response from the Fire Department.
C. Fire Department Companies shall report to a staging area(s) while law enforcement units stabilize
the situation. When the Police and/or Sheriff’s Department reports the situation is under control, the Fire
Department Companies shall proceed to the scene and carry out the necessary action.
Unknown Civil Disturbance
In this situation, the responding Fire Department Companies are not aware of a civil disturbance until
arrival on or near the scene.
A. All Companies/Units should immediately drop to non-emergency traffic, no lights or sirens.
Warning lights may be required to insure scene safety.
B. Command shall report the situation to dispatch and request that the Police and/or Sheriff’s
Department respond.
C. The Police and/or Sheriff’s Department may or may not be able to advise of the stability of the
situation.
D. At Command’s discretion Companies may stage at situations which appear to be unstable with or
without the Police and/or Sheriff’s Department being on the scene, and/or when advised by the
Police and/or Sheriff’s Department that the situation is not under control.
E. At Command’s discretion Companies may move in and carry out any actions necessary to insure
life safety to those situations which are unstable or not under control. This is the only situation
where Fire Department personnel may be placed in a potentially dangerous situation.
Effective: June 1, 1997 Revised: 5/14/2009 Page | 117
Approved by: Chief Chuck Atchley