Press Release
August 21, 2013
The Palatine Rural Fire Protection District, the Village of Palatine Fire Department and the City of Rolling Meadows Fire Department Update Automatic Aid Agreements.
Fire department officials from the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District, the Village of Palatine and the City of Rolling Meadows have identified another opportunity to further enhance existing intergovernmental agreements. Chief officers from the three jurisdictions have agreed to update separate agreements pertaining to command and control of emergency incidents to allow the closest designated incident commander to respond and assume command of emergency incidents. Prior to this alteration, incident command functions were provided to the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District’s jurisdictional response area via separate agreements with the Rolling Meadows and Palatine Fire Departments. In the updated arrangement, Rolling Meadows Fire Department shift commanders will assume command of all incidents within the southern response area of the Palatine Rural District; specifically all areas south of Palatine Road. Incidents north of Palatine Road will be managed by the Village of Palatine Fire Department’s on duty incident commander.
Since 2012, the three jurisdictions have met on a regular basis to explore opportunities to consolidate administrative and operational duties in an effort to provide safer and more efficient use of resources. Expanded training opportunities and emergency response efforts continue to evolve and develop as a result of enhanced partnering efforts between the three organizations.
#1 by Drew Smith on August 29, 2013 - 5:23 PM
Palatine Rural’s three BCs were reclassified some time ago to accommodate their fire chief’s duties as president of the International Association of Fire Chief (he has recently concluded this roll). Two BCs became assistant chiefs with one acting as the fire chief while the third BC positions (not the person who was that BC) became the joint PR/Rolling Meadows training officer. I am unsure of his exact current rank.
#2 by cmk420 on August 28, 2013 - 10:13 PM
No–A year or two ago, Palatine Rural & Rolling Meadows did some consolidating, in which Rolling Meadows assumed IC of all Palatine Rural incidents. I think one of Rural’s BCs was promoted to a Deputy Chief (?) in charge of training for both departments & the other two were reassigned to other positions. I think it was a matter of the fact that Rural just didn’t have enough incidents to warrant having an on-duty BC when resources could be consolidated. This new update to the agreement further makes better use of resources for all three departments.
#3 by Jim on August 28, 2013 - 7:31 PM
Does Palatine Rural have a shift commander? It shows one on this site.