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• The ranger calls the Cherryvale North front desk (extension #3440) to set up a command
and make phone calls or status advisories;

• Other rangers coordinate to meet at brush truck locations. If these individuals head
directly to the fire (versus staging), they should call the Cherryvale North front desk to
give deployment information;
• The first ranger on the scene sizes up the situation and makes resource decisions until
official command is established; and
• One ranger will remain at Cherryvale for coordination until responsibilities can be
transitioned to another OSMP Department fire operations member.

Procedure for Responding After Hours
• The operations supervisor, lead ranger, or on-call ranger determines which OSMP
Department resources are needed, notifies dispatch for an OSMP group page, calls the fire
operations manager, and notifies the OSMP Department director;
• Rangers and other available personnel respond to Cherryvale North;
• The first non on-call ranger to arrive at Cherryvale begins fire operations manager duties
until the fire operations manager arrives. (See Chapter 3: “Ranger Supervisor Duties”);
• The first responding ranger begins phone calls to red-carded individuals; and
• The first responding ranger monitors the radio and begins communication with the OSMP
Department member at the fire or with the command.

High Fire Danger
During periods of extreme fire danger, the department may declare a “maximum response mode.”
During maximum response mode, all rangers are required to:
• Have their fire packs with them;
• Have a pack set with them;
• Scan Ranger 1 and Red 1 channels;
• Have a pager with them; and
• Report to their fire facility immediately upon hearing a tone concerning fire or smoke on
OSMP property, hearing a request for mutual aid on a fire threatening OSMP property,
or hearing a directive for all OSMP employees to report to their fire facility.

Fire Crews
In emergencies, the department’s maintenance, natural resource crews, administrative personnel,
and other staff may be called in to assist with fire suppression or related tasks. For this reason,
rangers should have in their possession a list of home/work telephone numbers for these
employees. Crews may be drawn from the fire protection district’s ranks when required to provide
mutual aid assistance. City and county fire crews may also be utilized in an emergency. They are
secured by the wildland fire coordinator and available to the department free of charge, up to a
certain monetary amount; rangers should not worry about exceeding the amount.

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