The initial battalion chief remains the incident commander (unless he/she is an acting battalion chief) until the division chief arrives when the original response is augmented. The division chief becomes the IC. The first battalion chief may continue to work with the division chief or be given another assignment per incident management system protocols.
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It is noted you?ve raised several wide ranging questions. You might be interested in getting a copy of ?Fire Department of New York ?an Operational Reference.? All of your questions are addressed in that publication, which is used by both professionals and buffs. It is available from FSP Books & Videos:
http://www.fire-police-ems.com/books/bf1117.shtml