Kent County Chiefs Association

Standard Operating Guidelines &

Standard Operating Procedures

Subject: Officer Numbering

SOG # 1-9

Approved

January 2001

Approved by: President Dan Menchey

Revised

February 2019

1. PURPOSE

To establish a standard officer numbering system for Companies and/or

Departments in Kent County.

2. POLICY

All Companies and/or Departments in Kent County shall adhere to the following guideline.

3. FIRE COMPANY AND/OR DEPARTMENT NUMBERING

1. CHIEF - To be numbered, Chief and Station Number.

A. Examples: Chief 2, Chief 3, etc.

2. DEPUTY CHIEF - To be numbered, Deputy Chief and Station Number, unless more than one Deputy Chief, than use Deputy Chief and Station Number-1.

1. Examples: Deputy Chief 4, Deputy Chief 4-1, etc.

3. ASSISTANT CHIEF - To be numbered, Assistant Chief and Station Number, unless more than one Assistant Chief, than use Assistant Chief and Station Number-1.

1. Examples: Assistant Chief 5, Assistant Chief 5-1, etc.

4. CAPTAIN - To be numbered, Captain and Station Number, unless more than one Captain, than use Captain and Station Number-1.

1. Examples; Captain 6, Captain 6-1, etc.

5. RESCUE CAPTAIN – To be numbered, Rescue Captain and Station Number, unless more than one Rescue Captain, than use Rescue Captain and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Rescue Captain 7, Rescue Captain 7-1, etc.

6. TRUCK CAPTAIN – To be numbered, Truck Captain and Station Number, unless more than one Truck Captain, than use Truck Captain and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Truck Captain 3, Truck Captain 3-1, etc.

7. BOAT CAPTAIN – To be numbered, Boat Captain and Station Number, unless more than one Boat Captain, than use Boat Captain and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Boat Captain 8, Boat Captain 8-1, etc.

8. DIVE CAPTAIN – To be numbered, Dive Captain and Station Number, unless more than one Dive Captain, than use Dive Captain and Station Number -1.

A. Examples: Dive Captain 5, Captain 5-1, etc.

9. LIEUTENANT - To be numbered, Lieutenant and Station Number, unless more than one Lieutenant, than use Lieutenant and Station Number-1.

1. Examples; Lieutenant 2, Lieutenant 2-1, etc.

10. RESCUE LIEUTENANT – To be numbered, Rescue Lieutenant and Station Number, unless more than one Rescue Lieutenant, than use Rescue Lieutenant and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Rescue Lieutenant 4, Rescue Lieutenant 4-1, etc.

11. TRUCK LIEUTENANT – To be numbered, Truck Lieutenant and Station Number, unless more than one Truck Lieutenant, than use Truck Lieutenant and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Truck Lieutenant 6, Truck Lieutenant 6-1, etc.

12. BOAT LIEUTENANT – To be numbered, Boat Lieutenant and Station Number, unless more than one Boat Lieutenant, than use Boat Lieutenant and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Boat Lieutenant 7, Boat Lieutenant 7-1, etc.

13. DIVE LIEUTENANT – To be numbered, Dive Lieutenant and Station Number, unless more than one Dive Lieutenant, than use Dive Lieutenant and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Dive Lieutenant 8, Dive Lieutenant 8-1, etc.

14. SERGEANT - To be numbered, Sergeant and Station Number, unless more than one Sergeant, than use Sergeant and Station Number-1.

1. Examples; Sergeant 2, Sergeant 2-1, etc.

15. RESCUE SERGEANT – To be numbered, Rescue Sergeant and Station Number, unless more than one Rescue Sergeant, than use Rescue Sergeant and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Rescue Sergeant 4, Rescue Sergeant 4-1, etc.

16. TRUCK SERGEANT – To be numbered, Truck Sergeant and Station Number, unless more than one Truck Sergeant, than use Truck Sergeant and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Truck Sergeant 6, Truck Sergeant 6-1, etc.

17. BOAT SERGEANT – To be numbered, Boat Sergeant and Station Number, unless more than one Boat Sergeant, than use Boat Sergeant and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Boat Sergeant 3, Boat Sergeant 3-1, etc.

18. DIVE SERGEANT – To be numbered, Dive Sergeant and Station Number, unless more than one Dive Sergeant , than use Dive Sergeant and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Dive Sergeant 5, Dive Sergeant 5-1, etc.

19. CHIEF ENGINEER - To be numbered, Chief Engineer and Station Number.

1. Examples Chief Engineer 2, Chief Engineer 2-1, etc.

20. ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER - To be numbered, Assistant Chief Engineer and Station Number, unless more than one Assistant Chief Engineer, than use Assistant Chief Engineer and the Station Number-1.

1. Examples; Assistant Chief Engineer 3, Assistant Chief Engine 3-1, etc.

21. SAFETY OFFICER - To be numbered, Safety Officer and Station Number, unless more than one Safety Officer, than use Safety Officer and Station Number-1.

1. Examples; Safety Officer 4, Safety Officer 4-1, etc.

22. FIRE POLICE CAPTAIN - To be numbered, Fire Police Captain and Station Number, unless more than one Fire Police Captain, than use Fire Police Captain and Station Number-1

1. Examples; Fire Police Captain 5, Fire Police Captain 5-1, etc.

23. FIRE POLICE LIEUTENANT – To be numbered, Fire Police Lieutenant and Station Number, unless more than one Fire Police Lieutenant, than use Fire Police Lieutenant and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Fire Police Lieutenant 6, Fire Police Lieutenant 6-1, etc.

24. FIRE POLICE – To be numbered, Fire Police and Station Number, unless more than one Fire Police, than use Fire Police and Station Number -1.

1. Examples; Fire Police 7, Fire Police 7-1, etc.

IV. AMBULANCE, ALS (MICU), ALS (Chase Vehicle), MEDICAL

ASSIST COMPANY AND/OR DEPARTMENT OFFICER NUMBERING

1. EMS CHIEF - To be numbered, EMS Chief and Station Number.

A. Examples: EMS Chief 2, EMS Chief 3, etc.

2. DEPUTY EMS CHIEF - To be numbered, Deputy EMS and Station Number, unless more than one Deputy EMS Chief, than use Deputy EMS Chief and Station Number-1.

A. Examples: Deputy EMS Chief 4, Deputy EMS Chief 4-1, etc.

3. ASSISTANT EMS CHIEF - To be numbered, Assistant EMS Chief and Station Number, unless more than one Assistant EMS Chief, than use Assistant EMS Chief and Station Number-1.

1. Examples: Assistant EMS Chief 5, Assistant EMS Chief 5-1, etc.

4. EMS CAPTAIN - To be numbered, EMS Captain and Station Number,

unless more than one EMS Captain, than use EMS Captain and

Station Number-1.

1. Examples: EMS Captain 6, EMS Captain 6-1, etc.

5. EMS LIEUTENANT - To be numbered, EMS Lieutenant and Station

Number, unless more than one EMS Lieutenant, than use EMS

Lieutenant and Station Number-1.

1. Examples: EMS Lieutenant 7, EMS Lieutenant 7-1, Etc.

6. EMS SERGEANT - To be numbered, EMS Sergeant and Station

Number, unless more than one EMS Sergeant, than use EMS

Sergeant and Station Number-1.

1. Examples: EMS Sergeant 8, EMS Sergeant 8-1, Etc.

7. EMS CHIEF ENGINEER - To be numbered, EMS Chief Engineer and Station

Number.

A. Examples: EMS Chief Engineer 8, EMS Chief Engineer 2, etc.

8. ASSISTANT EMS CHIEF ENGINEER - To be numbered, Assistant EMS Chief Engineer and Station Number, unless more than one Assistant Chief Engineer, than use Assistant Chief Engineer and Station Number-1.

A. Examples: Assistant EMS Chief Engineer 2, Assistant EMS Chief

Engineer 2-1, etc.

9. EMS SAFETY OFFICER - To be numbered, EMS Safety Officer and Station

Number, unless more than one EMS Safety Officer, than use EMS Safety and

Station Number-1.

1. Examples: EMS Safety Officer 3, EMS Safety Officer 3-1, Etc.

VI. MONITOR NUMBERS

1. Each Company and/or Department member shall be issued a monitor

number.

2. EMS providers shall use their monitor number.

Betterton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.

Chief Daniel Menchey

Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.

Chief John Darling

Community Volunteer Fire Company of Millington, Inc.

Chief Dillion Bennett

Galena Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.

Chief Christopher A. Powell

Kennedyville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

Chief James L. Price, Jr.

Kent & Queen Anne’s Rescue Squad, Inc.

Chief Allan Schauber

Rock Hall Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.

Chief Troy White

Kent County Emergency Service Board

Chair Charlene Perry

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