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==Section 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE==
===110.02 Criteria for Chief Officer and other Notifications===


===PURPOSE:===
* To provide criteria for notification of Fire Department Chief Officers of significant alarms that involve Maitland Fire Rescue Department personnel; to provide the process for notification of State Warning Point; Florida Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services (HRS); Florida Department of Children and Families; Department of Elder Affairs; Agency for Health Care Administration.

===PROCEDURE:===
* The Lieutenant or OIC is to request the dispatch center notify the on duty Battalion Chief (if not already included in the initial dispatch) of any incident that involves the following criteria:
**Media
**Any City of Maitland Official
**Any City of Maitland Senior Staff
**Injury, illness or other emergent situation involving any Maitland Fire Rescue Department personnel
**Violent or hostile environments
**Crashes involving any Fire Rescue vehicle
**No vitals
**Respiratory arrest
**Trauma alert
**Entrapment
**Fires
* It shall be the responsibility of the Battalion Chief to notify the appropriate Chief Officers of alarms that meet the criteria set forth in this policy.
*Fire Department Chief Officers are defined as the following:
**Fire Chief
**Deputy Fire Chief
**Battalion Chief/Admin
**Fire Marshal
**Any personnel acting in the above capacities
'''2.1 All other notifications'''
* Any event involving substances of an unknown nature shall be reported to the [http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/admin/publications/policies/070-10.pdf STATE WARNING POINT] through OCFRD dispatch center. Any incident affecting significant traffic or long-term media event shall be reported as well.
* Any event involving children or the elderly, whether at homes or institutions, shall be reported to the appropriate state agency.
* Any fire event where there has been actual fire and/or discharge of a fire protection system in any restaurant shall be reported to the Orange County Health Department through OCFRD dispatch center.