Purpose:

To establish a policy on how command of an incident will be transferred.

 

Policy:

Command will only be transferred to someone on location of the incident.

 

Command shall only be transferred to someone with a higher level of expertise or authority. That member shall use his/her discretion before assuming command.

 

The member in command shall provide a status report to the person assuming command face to face or if unable to complete face to face, over the radio.

 

A status report shall include the following:

Ø     Description of what happened

Ø     Whether anyone was/is injured or trapped

Ø     What has been done so far

Ø     Whether the problem has stabilized or is getting worse

Ø     What resources are on scene or en-route

 

Once command has been transferred, the member now in command shall contact dispatch advising them of the transfer. Dispatch will announce the transfer.

 

**Law Enforcement has authority at all traffic crashes unless there is a fire, or a significant haz-mat spill**