• OFD operations Chief for the Transbay Tube
• 2nd due BC
• Respond to Oakland West Station
• Travels in first car with 2nd eng. and truck (rescue group) And 3rd eng. (RIC)

• Establishes command post at 7th and maritime (surface Command post-shack)
• Command channel= BART 11
• Apparatus door key opens fire alarm box where keys are for CP
• Gathers info about incident, passenger load, location of train
• Activate CP and assume command
• Confirm a unified command
• Status of ventilation fans
• Monitor channels 3-4 and 11
• Request BART Liason to CP
• Estab phone communications with BART Central SFFd

1. Will be fire attack group
2. Travel in 3rd car

TBT-second engine and second truck

1. Will be rescue group
2. Travel in 1st car

TBT- 3rd engine 

1. Ric
2. travels in 1st car

TBT-4th engine

• Lobby control at OWS
• Sends PM with all PPE to assist Branch Director
• Gives their high rise packs to fire attack group

• All OFD units on BART 3 or 4 on 800mhz
• BART 11 is the command channel for Oakland and San Francisco 
• Oakland IC and Branch B shall communicate on channel 11 and yellow phones
• SFFD will be on BART 1 or 2

• 2nd due BC to OWS
• 1st due eng & truck to OWS
• Determine which track rescue train is on
• Truck officer to retrieve BART Keys from yellow firebox IFO OWS
• All officers retrieve telephone handsets
• Retrieve six Bart carts for tx of equipment 
• Fire attack and rescue group change to 1 hour MSA cylinders
• Fire attack 3rd car
• Rescue group 1st car 

• Estab communications with OFD IC
• Verify power to 3rdvrail is de-energized on incident track
• Complete passenger evacuation and search
• Check bore and gallery at each end for evacuees
• Plan necessary steps for firefighting
• Coordinate with Sffd set up location and rescue and Firefighting operations
• Check ventilation operations and relay to CP
• Ascertain possibility of towing incident train from bore

1. Branch B director
2. 2nd and 3rd due engine
3. Second due truck
4. PM from 4th engine
5. 3 rescue carts

1. First due engine and truck crew
2. 3 fire attack carts

• All unauthorized personnel are to be removed from rescue train upon arrival at OWS
• Rescue train should be operated by BART personnel only
• Travel in road manual (20-25 mph)
• Before arrival at incident, rescue train shall be stopped to check gallery and incident bore conditions
• Ensure BART train operators know one train shall remain at incident site at all times in case quick egress becomes necessary 

Check ventilation operations, relay observations of smoke movement to IC

• It is extremely important that only one blast damper is open
• Spaced 1000 feet apart and controlled by BART central
• Exhaust dampers used for removing smoke in TBT

• Rescue is the main priority in a TBT fire.
• However people may be trapped  in the path of fire
• Firefighting mst be viewed as a necessary component of rescue ops and should be attempted

• Mine phone: party line with public address system spaced every 300 ft
• Push to talk
• Yellow light will blink when phone is being used. Does not go to CP, the yellow phone jack is next to it

• Ensure keys are obtained from fire alarm box at the front entrance on the 7th st side of OWS
• Ensure t-cards are collected and given to Branch B director before leaving station
• The equipment room near left side escalator marked fire use only is where six carts and BArt phones can be found

• branch B director: OFD ops chief for BHT
• MOFD: Moraga Orinda Fire District
• MW9: Maintenance way#9 located at 6925 Chabot rd.
• Unified command: allows agencies having a legitimate responsibility at an incident to be part of the incident command function 
• RRS: rockridge BART Station
• C1 and C2 tracks: BART rail lines that run between Oakland wye and concord. C1: Oakland towards Concord. C2 concord towards Oakland 

• Yellow phone: dedicated phone system that runs between bores and both command posts
• Red phones: dedicated phone system that runs between OFD and MOFD command posts
• Green phones: dedicated phone system connects OFD and MOFD command posts with BART Operations Control Center
• Automatic 2nd alarm upon notification of a fire or other emergency in BHT by FDC

• Establishes command at command shack located at MW9, access will be at 6925-Chabot rd.
• First due BC will be the IC

• Responds to RRS
• 2nd due BC will ride on 1st rescue train
• Will be Branch B Director
• Contact lobby control E19: check status of companies assigned to rescue train?
• Has contact with Station manager been made?
• Any other pertinent info

1. Rescue group (3rd due engine & 2nd truck)
2. RIC (4th due engine)

• RIC= travel in 3rd car of the rescue train
• Standby in opposite bore from the fire, monitoring radio and ready to respond

• command post aide and water supply
• Command shack MW9
• 6925-Chabot rd
• Connect to standpipe connections for the BHT
• Hydrant is located at 7037 Chabot rd.
• Officer will assist IC 

• BART radio on 3
• MOFD on channel 7 or 8

• BART radio on 3
• 1 hour cylinder placed in scbas and spare 1/2 hr cylinders 1 per F.F.
• 6 high rise packs (3-1 3/4" and 3- 2 1/2" in fire attack cart
• High rise bag
• Adapters (fire attack cart)
• Hand light 
• 3 rope bags
• EMS equipment 
• Halligan, axes, bolt cutters, TIC, Map of BHT, auto injectors, spare radio batteries

• Lobby control
• BART keys from yellow box
• Bring all handcarts from Bart systems room to platform
• Take charge of station elevators
• Make contact with station manager
• Evacuate all civilians 
• Make contact with Branch B
• Set up equipment pool on platform 
• Collect t-cards from all personnel entering
• Officer: radios, keys, t-card, rope bag, yellow phones, spare radio battery
• Hand light one per member
• Airvan responds with E-19
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• Fire attack
• Travel in second car
• Senior officer will be designated as the Oakland Fire Attack Group supervisor

• Medical group
• Rides in the 4th car
• Officer will be the group supervisor and in charge of triage and treatment

• Full turnout Gear should be worn by all fire personnel, SCBAs must be worn at all incidents where there is smoke or where a sustained hazardous condition exist
• Proper positioning of fire apparatus 75- 100 feet uphill and upwind is recommended, or at a reasonable distance 
• Beware vehicles with catalytic converters will retain and radiate heat, upwards to 1000 feet
• consider using a dry chem extinguisher

• Disconnect ground or negative side-battery 1st
• eye protection, avoid working over battery
• Disconnecting positive first could create a spark
• Disconnect battery to prevent airbag deployment
• Energy absorption bumpers Contain hydraulic fluid, in fire it could cause pressure to increase in cylinder and cause it to rupture sending metal fragments or even the bumper to be ejected causing injury

• Can cause a trunk, hood, latch to fly open with explosive force
• Any mechanical device containing fluid can rupture violently during a fire
• Vehicle may drop if tires rupture or suspensions fail especially in larger vehicles like buses.
• Burning magnesium in engines of some vehicles;may react violently with water

• Defined as any situation involving the breach of the peace by persons assembled or gathering into an unruly mob, and includes an act or several acts of random or specific violence directed at firefighters, police, or other persons or property

1. CD-1 is for the initial stages of what may turn into large scale civil disorder
2. CD-2 takes effect when large scale civil disorder  has broken out
3. CD-3 is for rioting and/or declared state of emergency 

• Initiated by any command officer
• To be activated upon notification of the existence of an incident with civil disorder implications

• To be activated upon notification of actual civil disorder
• Any senior command officer or designate
• Identify and draw perimeter
• Estab staging outside impact areas
• Request Opd presence at staging and for escort
• Mutual aid to staging
• Remove companies from impacted areas and place in staging

CD-3

1. To be activated upon notification of large scale civil disorder
2. Treat impacted area as one incident
3. Designate incident commander, estab ICS
4. Request an OPD commander to the ICP
5. Send an OFD officer to Opd ICP

• Close station doors and have members stay inside
• Remove equipment from the outside of apparatus
• Wear helmets and other PPE while out of station or on apparatus
• Have members ride in cab where possible
• Respond to incidents without lights and siren 
• Park apparatus for quick exit
• Keep crews together
• Leave scene as soon as possible
• Use caution

• Identify impacted area
• Establishing staging areas
• Establish task forces
• Remove companies from impacted areas
• If possible all dispatches into the impacted will consist of a task force and police escort
• All units responding will attempt to stay together  and will have emphasis on saving lives, then protecting exposures, confining the fire, stabilizing the incident as rapidly as possible and then pulling out

• Entire impacted area treated as one
• Upon receipt of notification a wide scale CD or rioting has erupted
• Or that a state of emergency has been declared
• When conditions indicate that there is a likelihood that rioting will erupt, or that a state of emergency may be declared

1. Investigation mode
2. Attack/deferred mode
3. Command mode 

1. Make an assessment of the situation 
2. Give a size up
3. Take a positive action
4. Name and assume command
5. Retains command until relieved by a subsequent officer or BC

Second-in officer

• At any building fire, regardless if they are on engine, truck, Lt. Capt., BC must assume command if the first-in officer is in attack/deferred mode, or has failed to establish a strong command mode
• Or if first in is inside building
• You are a senior officer and you recognize a new inexperienced or acting officer in command of a major incident
• Anytime there does not seem to be a strong command presence

• Pose a clear and present danger to life and property
• Tremors have the potential to cause structural damage including collapse, utility pole interruption or outages, disruption of telephone services, rupture of water sources and myriad of other secondary effects

• Earthquake notification

• Upon notification that an earthquake having the potential to cause significant damage in the City of Oakland to life and property, or confirmation that the seismic activity has reached 5.0 or greater FDC shall:
• Continued on next card 

• Make a speaker announcement of the earthquake 
• Ensure that all on duty BCs have been notified
• Ensure duty chief is notified
• Notify admin staff and all off duty BCs using call-quick, or other means
• Begin modified dispatch procedures
• Begin testing vital communications equipment 
• Prepare to receive and record roll call info concerning stations, apparatus etc.

Shall:

1. Conduct roll call of their battalion 
2. Determine co. Availability and readiness to respond
3. Batt 2: channel 6
4. Batt 3: channel 7
5. Batt 4: channel 8
6. Have companies return to 1 after roll call
7. Return to 1 and contact FDC with results of roll call

• Assure personal health and welfare of crew 
• Survey station band apparatus for obvious damage
• Ensure driver/engineers and FF's begin post earthquake assignments
• Ensure apparatus is moved outside, go to proper channel 6,7 or 8
• Return to channel 1 after roll call
• As soon as feasible, conduct a damage assessment (windshield survey) of district

• Check condition of all fire apparatus
• Move apparatus outside the building to a safe location away from overhead wires, fuel tanks, etc.
• Check fuel capability of refueling apparatus

• Survey the station for any obvious damage
• Check operability of station utilities 
• Shutoff utilities as needed

• Windshield survey
• Special attention to target areas
• Key freeways
• Hospitals, convalescent facilities, dorms, Jails, theaters, assembly occupancies, convention center, coliseum, high rise
• Render aid where necessary, but do not commit to any one situation without being assigned. Main objective is to triage the area.
• Report damage to FDC

• Initially dispatch 1 engine to all responses despite type on channel 1
• Upon confirming stills of a structure fire or persons trapped in a collapsed building, a truck co. Shall be dispatched along with originally dispatched engine co. The assignment shall be moved to a actical channel
• Notify BCs of all dispatches in their district

• All 3 on duty battalion chiefs indicate after their roll calls that FDC can resume normal dispatch procedures
• The duty chief or designee indicates that normal dispatch may resume
• Emergency dispatch procedures are initiated

• A major earthquake causing wide scale damage in several sections of the city may tax OFD resources
• Duty Chief or designate will become the fire Dispatch Officer
• FDO: assume command and control of FDC
• Receive all requests for assistance and determine the appropriate response to all incidents
• Responsible for ordering and placing mutual aid resources responding into the city.
• Determine what if any Oakland resources will be used for mutual aid to other jurisdictions 
• Be Liaon with the EOC when it is activated

• Rescue
• Exposures
• Ventilation
• Attack
• Salvage

1. Who
2. where
3. What
4. Water
5. Actions
6. Orders
7. Help

• With nothing significant showing upon arrival, the first-idetermined is expected to investigate
• Announcing the investigation mode, means that the officer intends to retain command while investigating, but will not have a presence in the front of the building. A later arriving officer may assume command upon arrival

• Choosing the attack mode or deferring command means that the first-in officer has determined that his/her best course is to take a positive action toward mitigating the emergency and will not have a command presence in front f the incident. The officer retains command, but is indicating that the next officer on scene is to assume command and establish a command presence

• Establish a strong visible command presence IFO building
• Estab a command post
• Give tactical assignments to responding Co's.
• Call for help if necessary
• Prepare to pass on info to your relief
• Ensure that RIC is in place

Red bag implementation 

 (WMD) or haz mat incidents where decontamination is needed

• Red bag 9x9x15" red-canvas bags stockEd with: 
• 50 triage tags, 
• 50 clear plastic bags (33 gallon size) 
• 50 dark plastic bags (45-55 gallon)
• 50 zip loc, Storage 1 Gallon size baggies
• Scissors

• The planned decontamination of multiple victims using the water from two engines that form a corridor
• An overhead stream from a truck co can be used.

• Uphill, upwind
• Choose a location to set up decon
• Corridor will be in the warm zone
• Other side in cold one
• Take red bag off apparatus
• Remove dark bags and scissors 
• Using PA instruct victims to disrobe down to underwear

• Place clothes and personal belongs in smaller plastic bags
• Instruct to grab triage tag, tear off red strip, place it into bag with clothes
• Remainder of triage tag around neck
• Direct victims through corridor
• Firefighters at exit of decon corridor with large dark plastic bags to be used as smocks 
• Direct victims to the appropriate casualty collection site
• Leave the full plastic bags in warm zine.

• OFD policy: to position Vehicles at the scene of a structure fire or reported SF in a manner that provides for the safety of OFD personnel and addresses the operational needs of the incident
• Should be a reflection of: 
• tactical objectives
• A direct order from the IC or OPS section Chief
• A conscious decision on the part of the company officer based on the existing or predictable conditions

• Imperative that Engineer leaves room for the truck co, especially if it is anticipated the aerial will be used
• Give Truck priority
• When the aerial is not needed for upper level access or rescue, spot the apparatus in a position that provides an effective position for elevated master stream operations, if the fire goes to a defensive mode

• Never trust approaching traffic 
• Never turn your back
• Position rig at 45 degree angle away from curbside if possible to provide a block to the left, or a block to the right" to create a physical barrier between the accident scene and approaching traffic

• Collection of bores
• CCR: staffed 24 hrs a day 7 days a week
• Communication and dispatch center for portions of Eastbay freeways operated by CALTRANS and located at the West portal of the caldecott tunnel.
• CCR: responsible for monitoring conditions in all tubes

• The ventilation systems in all bores are nearly of the same design
• Each bore has two intake fans and two exhaust fans
• Ventilation system is computer operated and will automatically kick in when the CO gets to a specified level
• The system can be manually operated by the CCR personnel to meet desired effects
• A complete air exchange will take approx 1 minute