Grimshore Fire & Rescue Standard Operating Procedures

Grimshore Fire & Rescue is presently a roleplay-led response service supporting rescue, fireground safety and major incidents.

• Do not claim tools, extinguishing effects, hazards or technical capabilities that are not reasonably available in the scene.
• The absence of a dedicated fire script does not reduce the need for command, safety, credible timing and interagency communication.
• Preserve life, stabilise hazards, support access and create believable rescue outcomes collaboratively.

Fire command follows competence, rank and explicit assumption of the incident role.

• Recruits work under supervision; Qualified and Senior Firefighters perform ordinary tasks; Station Officers lead crews.
• Inspectors and Superintendent ranks coordinate significant incidents; executive ranks govern the service.
• The first suitable member establishes provisional Fire command and transfers it explicitly when relieved.

A disciplined response begins before the appliance moves.

• Acknowledge dispatch, confirm incident type, location, known hazards and responding crew.
• Select an appropriate safe route and advise when mobile, on scene and available.
• Request Police for traffic/security and Ambulance for casualties early.
• Use emergency driving proportionately and slow for intersections and scene congestion.

The first report should turn confusion into a shared operating picture.

• Identify incident type, building/vehicle involvement, smoke or fire conditions, trapped persons, access, exposures and immediate hazards.
• Establish hot, warm and cold zones appropriate to the fictional hazard. Keep unprotected players and vehicles out of unsafe areas.
• Nominate appliance placement, entry/control point, casualty area and command point.
• Do not block Ambulance access or Police evacuation routes.

Fireground roleplay must show method, risk control and changing conditions.

• Establish a water/suppression plan suitable to the scene and available props or roleplay tools.
• Use pairs/teams for hazardous entry, communicate location and objective, and maintain an exit plan.
• Describe smoke, heat, visibility and structural concerns collaboratively rather than forcing outcomes on occupants.
• Conduct overhaul and re-check for hazards before declaring the scene safe.

Rescue prioritises access, stabilisation and safe removal.

• Locate and communicate with the trapped person where possible. Determine entrapment, injury and immediate hazards.
• Stabilise vehicles or the surrounding scene in roleplay before cutting, lifting or moving.
• Coordinate with Ambulance on patient protection, movement and casualty handover.
• Do not instantly extract a trapped person; allow credible setup, tool use and progress while keeping the scene engaging.

Major crashes require traffic control, fire protection, vehicle stability and clinical coordination.

• Park to protect the work area without creating another hazard. Request Police traffic control and identify fuel/electrical risks.
• Stabilise involved vehicles, create access, manage glass/sharp hazards and agree an extrication plan.
• Ambulance controls patient care; Fire controls technical access and vehicle rescue.
• Preserve evidence where practicable and avoid unnecessarily moving vehicles once rescue is complete.

Unknown substances, electricity, gas and unstable structures demand distance and specialist caution.

• Isolate the area, move uphill/upwind where relevant and prevent ignition or entry.
• Request Grimshore Utilities or other appropriate roleplay support and do not invent technical readings.
• Police assists evacuation/perimeter; Ambulance stages for casualties.
• Only declare the hazard controlled after a credible responsible-agency handover or scene resolution.

Large events require agencies to share objectives without losing professional responsibility.

• Fire leads fireground, rescue and technical-hazard functions; Police leads security, investigation, traffic and public order; Ambulance leads triage and care.
• Use common staging, resource requests, accountability and clear command transfers.
• Wagner participates only within an authorised tactical/security assignment and does not replace Fire command.
• Keep a decision log for evacuations, dangerous entry, missing crews and major resource changes.

Readiness is part of operational roleplay.

• Check appliances, rescue equipment, protective clothing, radios and medical support items before duty.
• Report damage or missing equipment; do not retain service assets for private use.
• Keep station areas orderly and available for genuine community and training roleplay.
• After incidents, account for crew, clean/restore equipment and complete the incident record.

Professional follow-up turns a dramatic scene into accountable service.

• Record dispatch, conditions, command, actions, rescues, casualties, agencies, damage and final handover.
• Train in scene size-up, radio, road rescue, casualty movement, fireground safety and multi-agency command.
• Debrief significant incidents and check member welfare after death, severe injury or distressing rescue roleplay.
• Do not fabricate successful rescues, extinguishment or technical findings that were not roleplayed or supported.