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Section Four: On-Scene Operations and Critical Tasks The primary role of the medic unit in Eugene's system is the treatment and transport of the sick and injured within our county-designated ambulance service area. Personnel assigned to staff dual-role medic units are also qualified and able to function as firefighters, which helps augment Eugene's overall firefighting force. Critical Tasks (Firefi~htin~) Critical tasks are tasks that must be conducted in a timely manner by firefighters at structure fires in order to control the fire prior to flashover or to extinguish the fire in a timely manner. A fire department is responsible for assuring that responding companies are capable of performing all of the described tasks in a prompt and proficient manner. Critical tasks are described below. The allocations assume that emergency crews are committed to those assigned tasks (worst-case scenario), and would not be available for re-assignment until after the balance of the alarm, or response package, arrives on scene. Initial Deployment The initial fireground actions begin with the arrival of the first company and continue, sequentially or in parallel, as tasks are completed and additional resources arrive. Initial deployment includes the following: Table 4.1 Personnel Required for Initial Deployment Tasks TASK RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL HIGHRISE NON-HYD. Size-Up/Command 1 1 1 I Pump Ops/Water Supply 1 2 2 - 3 2 - 3 Offensive Fire Attack 2 - 4 2 - 4 6 4 Accountability 1 1 - 2 2 - 3 1 SUB-TOTAL: Initial Attack 5 - 7 6 - 9 11 -13 8 - 9 Personnel Initial Support Initial support functions occur slightly after the initial attack functions. Typically the first arriving ladder truck company and additional arriving engine companies or dual-role medic units perform these tasks. Initial support functions are identified in the following table. 40