space above the paint section, and it looks as
though there is smoke coming from the attic
also.’
‘Yes I know,’^18 says Olsson. ‘I’ve just
spoken to Petersson and he has given us a
framework to work with.^19 We can’t count on
getting more resources. It will take some time
for them to come from outside the munici-
pality. We may even have to release some
resources, as there has been a car accident
(^19) The senior commander is always responsible
for operations, regardless of whether he or
she is at the incident site or not. By using a
suitable leadership style, depending on, among
other things, the situation, the comman
-
der can serve as an example, inspiring and
motivating subordinates to do the right thing.
The relationship between commanders, and
commanders and subordinates must be based
on trust.(^17) A very important aspect with regard to for
-
ming an operation tactically, is having a clear
picture of what is to be achieved and how this
can be done. In many cases a rather diffuse
picture of the effect of measures can be given.
Sometimes it is difficult to ascertain whether
measures achieved anything at all. In the worst
scenario measures could have an undesirable
effect. It is important that a commander is
observant as to the effects of executed measu-
res and aware of the fact that the situation is
dynamic.(^18) ‘I know’ comments can be a result of
ones own stress symptom but can also be
a pattern of communication and personal
style of leadership. If he ‘knows’ why has
he not already done something about
it? The ‘know’ reaction can be a sign of
authoritarian leadership and a comman-
der who is not prepared to place trust in
others. A commander must be aware of
his or her role and be able to handle the
social interaction aspects even during an
ongoing response operation.
Fire and rescue service in Allmänsta
Full time in Allmänsta (90 seconds turn-out time, 3 minutes travel time)
101 pumping appliance 1 station officer + 1 sub-officer + 3 firefighters
102 pumping appliance 1 sub-officer + 3 firefighters
103 ladder appliance 1 firefighter
104 aerial appliance
105 tender
106 commander’s vehicle 1 fire protection engineer + 1 fire-fighter
Part-time in Allmänsta (6 minutes turn-out time, 3 minutes travel time)
121 pumping appliance 1 sub-officer+ 3 firefighters
125 tender 1 firefighter
Part-time in Närby (6 minutes turn-out time, 10 minutes travel time)
131 pumping appliance 1 sub-officer + 3 firefighters
137 hose carrier 1 firefighter
Part-time in Fjärrby (6 minutes turn-out time, 20 minutes travel time)
141 pumping appliance 1 sub-officer+ 3 firefighters
145 tender 1 firefighter
Other resources
201 pumping appliance 1 sub-officer + 4 firefighters (reinforcement from Närstad)
203 ladder appliance 2 firefighters (reinforcement from Närstad)
301 pumping appliance 1 sub-officer + 4 firefighters (reinforcement from Närstad)