Who maintains the RIC passport during an incident?

• A. Incident Command or the Operations Chief if staffed.
• B. The RIC team
• C. The Staging Area Manager
• D. The Safety Officer

Answer: (B)

Maintaining the RIC passport is the responsibility of the RIC team itself. This passport is the team’s own record of readiness and status on scene—who is on the team, where they are located, how much air they have, and what tasks they’re assigned. Because the information is specific to the crew and changes quickly as conditions on the fireground evolve, the team is best positioned to keep it accurate and up to date. Incident Command or the Operations Chief may reference the passport to get a quick read on RIC readiness, but they don’t manage its daily updates. The Staging Area Manager handles where resources are located, and the Safety Officer monitors safety, but neither is responsible for maintaining the RIC’s internal accountability document.