Standard company operations assign basic incident functions and activities to the various companies based upon the capability and characteristics of each type of unit.

Standard company operations assign major incident functions to the particular company who can best accomplsh the operation.

Standard company operation integrate the efforts of engine, rescue, and aerial companies to achieve effective rescue, fire control and property conservation.

Standard company operations increase the awareness and confidence of company members in the standard perfromance of other companies operating on the incident

Standard company operations reduce the amount of detail of orders required to get companies into action on the incident.

The following items represent the standard operations that will normally be perfromed by engine, rescue, and aerial companies. These basic functions will provide the framework for field operations for these companies:

• Engine Company Functions:
• Search, rescue, and treatment
• Forcible Entry
• Stretch hose lines
• Pump hose lines (utilize water supply to best advantage)
• Operate nozzles
• Standard aerial company operations that must be mixed with engine operations when an aerial company is not available
• Ventilate
• Raise ladders
• Provide access/check for fire extension
• Utility control
• Provide light and electrical power
• Perform salvage
• Perform overhaul
• Rapid Intervention Team Assignment

• Search, rescue, and treatment
• Forcible entry
• Raise ladders
• Ventilate
• Provide access/check for fire extension
• Utility control
• Provide light and electrical power
• Operate aerial master streams
• Perform salvage
• Perform overhaul
• Stretch hose lines
• Pump hose lines (utilize water supply to best advantage)
• Operate nozzles

• Augment the engine and aerial companies upon orders from the Incident Commander.
• Search, rescue, and treatment
• Forcible entry
• Raise ladders
• Ventilation
• Provide access/check for fire extention
• Utility control
• Salvage
• Overhaul
• Extrication
• Provide light and electrical power
• Pump hose lines
• Operate nozzles

This does not limit a company to only its listed functions. Every company will be expected to perform all basic functions within the limits of their capability and it will be the ongoing responsibility of the Incident Commander to integrate tasks and functions as required with the on-scene unit.

In the absence (or delay) of an aerial or rescue company response, the Incident Commander should assign aerial/rescue functions to an engine company. In such cases, engine companies will perform aerial/rescue operations within their capabilities.

The assignment of these basic operations to engine, rescue, and aerial companies represent a standard incident plan tactical operations designed to improve the effectiveness of all units working together. This plan should in no way limit the initiative of any officer, and should enhance the desision making process of all officers by establishing a standard operational framework.