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The Operations Branch is divided into multiple 'Divisions' or groupings of departments based on allotment of assets, manpower, and available resources. Larger fire departments may only have an area of responsibility of one county, however groupings of smaller departments or counties may be administratively commanded by a Chief, who will pool their resources and equipment for simplified command and control during operations. Each Department is usually organized along County lines, although larger cities such as Kurst or Kinnaird may have multiple federal teams to augment existing city fire departments. | The Operations Branch is divided into multiple 'Divisions' or groupings of departments based on allotment of assets, manpower, and available resources. Larger fire departments may only have an area of responsibility of one county, however groupings of smaller departments or counties may be administratively commanded by a Chief, who will pool their resources and equipment for simplified command and control during operations. Each Department is usually organized along County lines, although larger cities such as Kurst or Kinnaird may have multiple federal teams to augment existing city fire departments. | ||
The Operations Branch has two major types of teams, those being Fire Teams and Rescue Teams. The smaller, third specialized form of team are generally referred to as "Support" teams, and these are categorized as teams providing a dedicated or specific function outside the purview of firefighting or SAR, such as HAZMAT, complex rescue, or enabling assets such as austere communications support or forward trauma teams. | |||
==== Fire Teams ==== | |||
Fire Teams are the principle wildfire and forest fire fighting element in Arcerion. Ever since the divestment of city structure fire services in the 1950s, these teams focus mainly on the protection of government, civilian, and economic infrastructure from different kinds of fires. Occasionally, they will respond to structure fires in remote areas where regular fire services at the municipal or city-level are unable to respond (ie. the Northumbraeland Mountains), however this is not common. Fire Teams vary in size, but usually are commanded by a Lieutenant, and are comprised of 10-20 firefighters organized into multiple sections. These sections are organized ad-hoc depending on the environment and requirements as deemed by that department. This includes equipment used or rank structure within, but sections usually have a variety of specialists and are commanded by a Sergeant. County Fire Department Fire Teams operate in shifts, usually working in 12-hour rotations for several days, followed by a rest period of several days off. However, during wildfire season, it is not uncommon for Fire Teams to remain forward deployed for days or weeks at a time battling fires in the Arcer Heartland. There is also volunteer Fire Teams, usually comprised of students, veteran firefighters that have retired, or working professionals, and should the civilian authorities in each governorate provide a call-up, they can be used to augment full-time Fire Teams. | |||
=== Support and Services Branch === | === Support and Services Branch === | ||