When finding a victim during a search and rescue operation, you should:

When finding a victim during a search and rescue operation, you should:

• A. Contact Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and Have Them Meet You at the Front Door.
• B. Communicate to Operations that You Found a Victim.
• C. Notify Command Immediately.
• D. Pass the Victim Off to the Rapid Intervention Crew.

Answer: (C)

When you locate a civilian victim during search and rescue, the first step is to notify Command immediately. This puts the Incident Commander in control of the situation, allowing them to pull in the right medical resources, assign a casualty handling plan, and coordinate evacuation in line with the overall incident plan. Keeping the information flowing through the command structure ensures safety, accountability, and a unified response so the victim gets medical care as quickly and efficiently as possible. Communicating to EMS directly at this moment or informing the Operations section would bypass the established command flow, risking delays or conflicting actions. Handing off to a Rapid Intervention Crew isn’t appropriate either, since their focus is firefighter rescue and scene safety, not casualty care and medical evacuation.

When you locate a civilian victim during search and rescue, the first step is to notify Command immediately. This puts the Incident Commander in control of the situation, allowing them to pull in the right medical resources, assign a casualty handling plan, and coordinate evacuation in line with the overall incident plan. Keeping the information flowing through the command structure ensures safety, accountability, and a unified response so the victim gets medical care as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Communicating to EMS directly at this moment or informing the Operations section would bypass the established command flow, risking delays or conflicting actions. Handing off to a Rapid Intervention Crew isn’t appropriate either, since their focus is firefighter rescue and scene safety, not casualty care and medical evacuation.