OPERATIONS VALLEY BUREAU ANNUAL REPORT 2015
COMMAND 42 Command 42 is staffed under the platoon duty system with an Assistant Bureau Commander (Assistant Chief) and an Adjutant (Captain) paired as a command team. After business hours and on weekends, Command 42 shares emergency response coverage for half of the City which includes both West and Valley Bureaus. Command 42 is housed at Fire Station 88 in Sherman Oaks.
PLATOON DUTY ASSISTANT BUREAU COMMANDERS
Andrew Fox
Emile Mack
Scott LaRue
Xenophon Gikas
Charles Boswell
The Adjutant is a fire captain who works a 24hour platoon duty schedule and responds to the scene of emergencies to assist the Incident Commander with mitigation through accurate situation and resource status along with coordinating command post operations. The Adjutant may be assigned to fill a Command or General Staff position on an incident management team or an operational role. Assigned as part of the Bureau staff, the Adjutant assists with Bureau programs, staffing details, deployment, stakeholder contacts, meetings, and general liaison with community stakeholders including: neighborhood councils, the Los Angeles Police Department and elected officials. Page 5 LAFD OVB
Gregory Reynar
Three Assistant Bureau Commanders are assigned by platoon to OVB (i.e. “Command 42�). These Assistant Commanders work a 24-hour platoonduty schedule and are each paired with a Captain/Adjutant. One of two City-wide on-duty command teams (Command 42 and 22), they provide immediate response and around-theclock command and control coverage for all onduty LAFD field resources. The initial response to significant emergency incidents includes the closest 24-hour Command Team with subsequent notifications to the respective Bureau Commander and staff.
PLATOON DUTY ADJUTANTS CAPTAIN I