Duty Officer definition

Duty Officer means an officer either rostered for duty, or appointed on standby to serve as a divisional, branch or regional after hours contact, and to monitor and coordinate both departmental responses and other responses to a variety of situations including, but not limited to, escalating fire weather conditions, wildfires, search and rescue, marine mammal strandings, security alarms, asset damage, risks to visitor safety. The responsibilities of a duty officer are outlined in the Fire Management Manual and NPWS State Incident Plan.
Duty Officer is an employee responsible for initiating and coordinating DENR’s response to a fire incident.
Duty Officer. The person appointed Duty officer by the Dormitory Director to for the purpose of responding to inquiries and events during hours when the dormitory offices are closed.

Examples of Duty Officer in a sentence

  • If a spill of any potential pollutant should occur, it is the responsibility of the permittee to remove such material, to minimize any contamination resulting from this spill, and to immediately notify the State Duty Officer at 1-800-943-0003.

  • The Permittee shall immediately report by telephone to theState Duty Officer (800-422-0798) and the MPCA any spill, overflow, or discharge of manure, process wastewater, or manure-contaminated runoff.

  • To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the Commanding Officer, Command Duty Officer, Officer of the Deck, and Officers, and Petty Officers of the Watch only.

  • Violations that are determined to pose a threat to human health or a drinking water supply, or represent a significant risk to the environment shall be immediately reported to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Duty Officer at 1(800)422-0798 (toll free) or (651)649-5451 (metro area).

  • Serve a minimum number of League Duty Officer (Board Member on Duty) sessions, as defined by Executive VP.


More Definitions of Duty Officer

Duty Officer means an employee rostered for duty or operating after hours, as directed by the Chief Executive, to serve as co-ordinator of the Chief Executive's emergency response organisation by receiving and passing on reports and other information, altering reserve resources where necessary, liaising with other organisations involved in emergency response performing normal duties as required.
Duty Officer is an employee responsible for initiating and coordinating DENR’s response to a fire incident. “Employee” includes all persons permanently or temporarily employed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources including those on a term or casual contract. “Employer” is the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). “Emergency Period” is the period of time from when a xxxx fire is reported to the employer until midday the following day, which allows the employer an opportunity to organise the necessary resources. “Ground Observer” is an employee responsible for gathering ground observation intelligence and transferring this information onto maps and providing situation summaries to the Incident Management Team. “Home” is the place of usual abode. “Incident” is an unscheduled bushfire event requiring emergency response and suppression activities (N.B. Does not include prescribed burning operations). “Incident Management Team” is a group of incident management personnel comprising the Incident Controller, and personnel appointed to be responsible for the functions of planning, operations and logistics associated with developing and managing the implementation of incident management strategies. “Incident Controller” is a person responsible for the management of all incident control functions and activities across a whole incident. “Incident Duties” are all tasks associated with implementing or undertaking incident management strategies from when an incident is reported until declared safe by the Incident Controller. Duties may include, but are not limited to: initial reporting, reconnaissance, organisation of resources, control, mop- up, patrol, recovery and rehabilitation, and may involve office duties or field work, either locally or remotely. “Incident Responsibility Rate” is the classification level and pay rate an employer may assign an employee to during an incident to perform assigned incident duties. Employees will be paid at the assigned incident responsibility rate or their normal rate of pay whichever is the greater. “Information Officer” is an employee responsible for accurate and regular flow of information approved by the Incident Controller both within the incident management structure and to relevant parties external to the incident including media, communities and relevant agencies/stakeholders. “Liaison Officer” is an employee responsible for representing and communicating DENR’s interests during multi-agency response inc...
Duty Officer means an officer rostered for duty or operating after hours, as directed by the Director-General, to serve as co-ordinator of the Director-General’s emergency response organisation by receiving and passing on reports and other information, altering reserve resources where necessary, liaising with other organisations involved in emergency response performing normal duties as required.
Duty Officer means an officer rostered for duty associated with fire fighting organisation including monitoring lookout towers, ground or aerial patrols, receiving and passing on fire reports and other information, altering reserve resources where necessary, liaising with other organisations involved in fire protection and performing normal duties as required.
Duty Officer. The person appointed by the dormitory director to serve
Duty Officer means a representative of the Tribal Gaming Agency with authority to admit authorized representatives of the State to non-public areas of the Facility.
Duty Officer means a person designated by CRC as the point of contact for Notification of an Emergency in accordance of Schedule “D” of this Agreement.