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Section 2 - EMERGENCY OPERATIONS

210.07 Personnel Accountability System (PAS) Usage

PURPOSE:

To establish a Personnel Accountability System (PAS) with associated procedures that an Incident Commander (IC) on an emergency scene can use to accurately and immediately identify all personnel assigned to a specific unit.

PROCEDURE:

• This system will provide the IC, at a single location, immediate access to the names of all personnel assigned to a specific unit operating at that incident.
• The on-duty Lieutenant or Officer-in-Charge is responsible for keeping an accurate account of all members riding on his/her units on the Personnel Accountability System (PAS) cards.
• Each Department response vehicle will be equipped with a color coded PAS card to allow for easy identification by the IC. Color coding will be based on the vehicle’s response capabilities as follows:

Vehicle Type	PAS Card Color
Command Vehicles	White
Aerial (Quint, Truck)	Black
Engine	Red
Rescue	Blue
Support Vehicles	Green

• The PAS cards will be located on the board in the apparatus bay when the vehicle is either O.O.S for repairs or not presently staffed.
• Each member of the Department will be issued four (4) individual color coded PAS tags to allow for easy identification of the member’s certification or position level. Color coding for individuals will be as follows:

Position PAS Tag Color

Position	PAS Card Color
Chief Officers	White
Lieutenant	Red
Engineer	Black
Firefighter	Yellow
Paramedic	Blue

• Each member shall maintain at least one individual nametag on the underside of their fire helmet. Any remaining tags can be stored on the board in apparatus bay.
• It is the responsibility of the officer-in-charge, on any given day, to facilitate the placement of the PAS cards with the correct member identifiers on all first run units. This is to be accomplished as close to the start of the shift as possible. It is also the responsibility of that same OIC to insure that the PAS cards are removed from all first run units and placed back on the board at the end of a given shift.
• The PAS card, containing the names of personnel assigned to the vehicle, will be placed directly in front of the OIC when seated in the passenger side of the fire engine and directly in front of the passenger seat on the rescue. The PAS card will be placed on the driver’s visor of any staff, B/C vehicles. This allows for easy visibility, access and modification when needed.
• While the ultimate responsibility to insure PAS card accuracy rests with the OIC, it is the responsibility of the individual members riding on the unit to insure changes are made in a timely manner whenever the personnel staffing changes during the course of the shift. (time trades, personal leave, sick, etc.)
• The OIC should deliver the unit PAS cards to the IC whenever feasible. The IC is ultimately responsible for collecting unit PAS cards at emergency scenes.
• Members may be asked to relinquish their underside helmet mounted individual PAS tag to a Division Leader or upon entering an IDLH or Hot Zone.