Which of the following describes a primary function of the Rehab / Medical Officer?

• A. Sets up Rehab upwind, uphill, and easy access for EMS; ensures baseline vital signs; Rehab plan implemented; After Rehab sends crews to staging
• B. Establishes continuous water source and supplies to attack line
• C. Ignites the fire after decision
• D. Controls entry point to structure

Answer: (A)

Rehab/Medical Officers are responsible for firefighter rehabilitation and medical monitoring during live-fire evolutions. The best statement describes setting up the Rehab area in a location that is upwind and uphill with easy EMS access, taking baseline vital signs, implementing the Rehab plan (rest, hydration, cooling, medical evaluation), and then sending crews back to staging after Rehab. This captures the core purpose: ensure heat management, fatigue mitigation, and medical readiness so crews can safely return to work.

Other tasks shown belong to suppression or incident control roles. Establishing a continuous water supply to the attack line is a suppression function linked to the pump/operator system. Igniting the fire after decision is part of fire attack decisions handled by the IC/suppression team. Controlling the entry point to the structure is an entry-control or safety function, not Rehab.