All covers will be carried out using the (RSC) command. Covers will be done by using the respective station to be covered.

Any department that has only one engine company committed on a mutual aid assignment and requires their station be covered must request it.

Specialized apparatus relocates should occur only when two or more pieces of specific apparatus are committed at the scene of an emergency. These relocates shall be to a centralized location, not to cover an individual station.

Any department not able to provide a cover or relocate and at the same time have sufficient manpower to provide service for its own local district should scratch on the assignment. It is not recommended to call a cover for your station so you may provide a cover to another. The only time this is acceptable would be a situation that your department will be involved in a task force which will be responsible for your local. In the event a department scratches on a cover or relocate because of insufficient personnel for the second piece of apparatus, the dispatcher should be advised so that the crew that is available and will be considered for additional mutual aid assignments or extra alarms. Any department having two or more apparatus committed on a mutual aid assignment and having additional personnel available should advise the dispatcher so that station will not be covered and the dispatcher will know what additional apparatus is available from that station. This should not be construed to mean that you will call the dispatcher when your company has a crew available and has not been dispatched.