Strike Team & Task Force
Kent County Chiefs Association
Standard Operating Guidelines &
Standard Operating Procedures
Subject: Strike Teams & Task Force
SOG # 1-21
Approved
2008
Approved by: President Daniel Menchey
Revised
July 2019
Kent County Strike Teams and Task Forces
Strike Team – Multiple units, often five in number, of the same resource
category that have an assigned strike team leader.
Task Force – Any combination of single resource, but typically two to five,
assembled to meet a specific tactical need.
Ambulance Strike Team – 5 Ambulances
Brush Strike Team – 5 Brush Trucks
Brush Task Force – 3 Brush Trucks, 1 Engine, 1 Tanker
Engine Strike Team – 5 Engines
Tanker Strike Team – 5 Tankers
Tanker Task Force – 4 Tankers, 1 Engine
RIT Task Force – 1 Engine, 1 Rescue, 1 Ambulance
Working Fire Dispatch – 2 Engines, 1 Tanker (non-hydrant area), 1 Rescue (with
cascade system), 1 Ambulance and 1 County Paramedic
Betterton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
Chief Daniel Menchey
Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
Chief John Darling
Community Volunteer Fire Company of Millington, Inc.
Chief Richard McIntyre
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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