RESPONSE TO KNOWN HOSTILE INCIDENTS

No Tupelo Fire Department member shall enter a known hostile situation without law enforcement personnel on the scene, and the scene is stablized. The fire unit will remain a safe distance from the scene until law enforcement confirms the scene is stable/safe (one to two blocks).

When responding to a known hostile incident, turn of the siren and emergency lights approximately four or five blocks from the scene; then proceed in a non-emergency mode observing the surroundings.

If a unit is already on at fire scene and a disturbance arises, the unit commader should request a police unit be dispatched immediately. If a any time the situation develops to such a point that fire personnel should be endangered, the unit commander has the authority to disconnect his equipment and leave the danger zone until such time it is safe to return.

When police request a fire unit to extinguish a trash fire in an area that might be dangerous, the police should remain on the scene until the fire is extinguished and the unit vacates the area.