0/3 Written Communications Flashcards
Manual of Operation
Sets forth the policies and procedures of the Department as directed by the Fire Chief (refer to Vol. 1, 0/1- 01.01)
What books is required to be carried on apparatus?
EMS Field Manual / CNG Field Service Guide / Metro Rail Inventory System Manual / Field Operations Book
What books require a hard copy per work location?
LA County Paramedic Pharmacoloy Handbook / Pre Hospital Care Policy Manual. Dept of Health Services / EMT Paramedic Skills Manual
What books are required in Bureau Libraries and those libraries in Emergency Operations, MFC, Supply and Maintenance Division and Training Division?
Special Equipment List
NFPA Journal
Retain three years from publication date
Fire Service Magazines
Retain one year from publication date
EMS Magazines
Retain one year from publication date
National Fire Code
Retain until replaced with revised edition
Misc. sample bulletins, posters and leaflets
Screened by officers. Retain as long as valuable
What book # is Rules and Regulations?
Book 03
What book # is Command Procedures?
Book 30
What book # is the City Charter?
Book 40
What book # is the LA administrative code?
Book 46
What book # is the LA municipal code?
Book 48
What book # is the Earthquake plan?
Book 98
What book # is the RIC?
Book 101
Only ____ that are an official component of the library and are not published electronically on the LAFD Intranet need be inspected.
hard copy materials
A ____ is a directive issued by the Fire Chief for the administration of Department affairs.
Special Order
Special Orders may contain ____ , or they may be the initial distribution of material to be included in the Manual of Operation. All special orders will be distributed via the Intranet via Special Notice and posted to the Library in the Manual of Operation, Volume 1.
policy, directives or procedures
All notices shall be classified into one of three types:
Special Notices
Official Notices
Unofficial Notices
The information contained in the body of any Notice shall ____, also, information contained in the attachments, if any, to Official Notices and Unofficial Notices shall not be used as the basis for writing test questions for promotional exams.
not be used as the basis for writing test questions for promotional exams
A Special Notice is issued by the Administrative Office to announce _____ in the Library. If material is added or modified, the updated information will be included as an attachment to the Special Notice.
the addition, modification or deletion of material
Special Notices are retained on the Intranet ___ and provide a ____ of changes to the Library.
forever / historical journal
An Official Notice is issued by an authoritative Department source for the ____
guidance and instruction of members.
The information in Official Notices directly impacts ____. The information in an Official Notice does not affect the Library.
Department operations or provides information to members on official Department activities
Official Notices shall be retained until ____ has passed, at which point they __ be removed from view on the Intranet.
usefulness / may
Unofficial Notices are notices of _____ that are open to all members.
events, classes or activities
Unofficial Notices shall not be posted more than ____ days prior to the date of the event.
ninety (90)
Unofficial Notices shall be posted to the Intranet for a period not to exceed ninety ___ or ___ after the event occurs, whichever occurs first.
(90) calendar days / until the day
Unofficial Notices will be ___ at the end of the posting period and may ____.
removed from view / not be archived
Unofficial Notices shall be posted in ___ only. Attachments, if any, shall also be in text format only. Cartoons, drawings, pictures, etc. shall not be included in an Unofficial Notice or attachment to an Unofficial Notice.
text format
Normally bulletins contain items of ____. They are informative in nature and may be used to give some background to manual changes and orders.
temporary usefulness
4 types of Bulletins?
Administrative / Departmental / Safety / Training
Bulletins are retained until?
Cancalled
Safety Bulletin:
A bulletin to all members setting forth recommended safe practices pertaining to various subjects. Filed in ____, Accident Prevention and Safety Manual. Retain until canceled.
Book 75
The entire journal (first through last page) shall be used to record a ____ relative to the operations of the command. No other records shall be maintained in any portion thereof.
concise, comprehensive daily history of pertinent information
