Standard Operating Guidelines Revised June 20, 2007 Effective Date July 1, 2007 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 5 PREFACE ....................................................................................................................... 5 MISSION STATEMENT.................................................................................................. 6 VISION STATEMENT..................................................................................................... 6 CORE VALUES............................................................................................................... 6 DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................................ 8 ORGANIZATION .......................................................................................................... 10 OFFICERS.................................................................................................................... 11 FIRE CHIEF ................................................................................................................. 13 ASSISTANT CHIEF ...................................................................................................... 15 BATTALION CHIEF..................................................................................................... 17 LIEUTENANT............................................................................................................... 19 ENGINEER ................................................................................................................... 22 FIREFIGHTER ............................................................................................................. 23 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION................................................................................. 24 PROMOTIONAL PROCEDURE: TRAINING OFFICER ............................................ 25 PROMOTIONAL PROCEDURE: LIEUTENANT ........................................................ 26 PROMOTIONAL PROCEDURE: ENGINEER............................................................. 27 QUALIFICATIONS FOR HIRE: FIREFIGHTER/EMT/PARAMEDIC........................ 28 DRIVING RULES.......................................................................................................... 29 GENERAL RULES........................................................................................................ 31 GENERAL CONDUCT ................................................................................................. 35 STATION SECURITY.................................................................................................... 37 TOBACCO POLICY...................................................................................................... 37 SEXUAL HARASMENT POLICY ................................................................................. 37 APPEARANCE.............................................................................................................. 38 UNIFORMS................................................................................................................... 39 UNIFORM HARDWARE .............................................................................................. 40 OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT........................................................................................... 41 GRIEVANCE................................................................................................................. 42 DAILY DUTY GUIDELINES ........................................................................................ 43 ADDITIONAL DUTIES BY DAY .................................................................................. 44 DINING OUT................................................................................................................ 44 LEAVE & SHIFT TRADE GUIDELINES..................................................................... 45 2 VACATION TIME EARNED......................................................................................... 46 SICK LEAVE................................................................................................................. 47 BREVEMENT LEAVE................................................................................................... 47 HOLIDAYS.................................................................................................................... 48 COMPUTERS / PASSWORDS...................................................................................... 49 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING .......................................................................................... 50 MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT ............................................................................. 50 FUELING APPARATUS............................................................................................... 50 MISCELLANEOUS FUEL............................................................................................ 50 TRAINING OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................ 51 DRIVER TRAINING...................................................................................................... 52 BASIC FIREFIGHTER TRAINING .............................................................................. 53 FORMAL TRAINING REQUESTS ............................................................................... 53 CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING ................................................................................ 53 TRAINING SCHEDULES ............................................................................................. 53 EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE ...................................................................................... 53 NON-COMPENSABLE TRAINING COURSES & PROGRAMS.................................. 55 HOSE TESTING............................................................................................................ 56 PUMPER SERVICE TESTS.......................................................................................... 57 PUMPER DRY VACUUM TESTS ................................................................................ 57 RECORDS AND REPORTS.......................................................................................... 58 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING .......................................................................................... 59 RESPONSE – MINIMUM MANNING.......................................................................... 60 RESPONSE – EQUIPMENT & MANPOWER ............................................................. 60 INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ......................................................................... 61 RESPONSE TYPES....................................................................................................... 63 MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ......................................................................................... 63 STRUCTURAL FIRES .................................................................................................. 63 OPEN BURNING REGULATIONS .............................................................................. 64 NATURAL COVER FIRES............................................................................................ 64 VEHICLE FIRES .......................................................................................................... 64 CARGO TYPE VEHICLES ........................................................................................... 64 MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS................................................................................. 65 AUTOMATIC ALARMS ................................................................................................ 65 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.......................................................................................... 65 3 METHAMPHETAMINE DRUG LABS ......................................................................... 66 CARBON MONOXIDE ................................................................................................. 67 ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM....................................................................................... 69 RAPID INTERVENTION TEAMS................................................................................. 74 POST INCIDENT CRITIQUE ...................................................................................... 75 CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS.................................................................................... 75 SAFETY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................ 76 COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL.................................................................... 81 4 INTRODUCTION These Rules and Guidelines are intended to aid in the coordination of efforts of Department personnel in discharging their duties under routine and emergency conditions. These guidelines do not, nor are they intended to, provide a solution to every problem or condition that might arise. It is expected they will prove comprehensive enough to provide for general duties and obligations of Department personnel. They are designed to serve as instruments for guidance of effective and constructive actions. It is recognized that the degree of success of the Department is primarily dependant upon the loyalty, integrity and devotion to duty of the individual members of the Department. Maintenance of the high standards of this