Tactics, command, leadership

(^25) The inbuilt safeguards in buildings
and installations may very often be the
deciding factor for the result of a response
operation.
(^26) At the same time as the organisation
is being configured at the incident site,
one should also consider a plan for
concluding the work, so that the crews
can return to their bases when the work
is finalised.
(^27) Some types of decisions in connection
with response operations are associated
with the role of incident commander. It is
the decisions of authorities that must be
recorded to include, among other details,
the time the decision is taken, what the
decision concerns and who is affected by it.
the sports section of the department store, the
main section of the store appears not to have
been saved.
During the course of the morning the
situation was brought under control, largely
thanks to sectioned buildings.^25 Through
a number of concerted efforts at just a few
points, the fire will soon be almost totally
extinguished. During the course of the day
crews return to their respective fire stations.^26
Parallel with the post fire fighting work in
the afternoon, safety measures are discussed
with the property owner, insurance company
and a clerk of works. Among other things
and for safety reasons, decisions are taken to
demolish some beams, walls and roofing. In
addition the possibility of a criminal investi-
gation is discussed with the police.
At 17.30 Olsson concludes the response
operation after consulting with the property
owner and the insurance company.^27