1099 Employee Wellness And Fitness (administration)

Question 1

What policy number is Employee Wellness and Fitness?

Answer 1

1099 administrative

Question 2

Who is responsible for?
1. Acquiring and replacing station/facility exercise equipment, as funding allows

2. Arranging for routine periodic maintenance and/or emergency repairs of station/facility exercise equipment

Answer 2

Deputy Chief of Prevention and Preparedness

Question 3

Who is responsible for?

1. Coordinating firefighter examinations and evaluations and/or data collection for the Firefighter Wellness/Fitness program as required by a granting agency.
2. Monitoring availability and applying for grant funding to support wellness/fitness activities, as appropriate
3. Managing all contracts for grant funding to sustain wellness/fitness activities.

Answer 3

Deputy Chief of Support Services

Question 4

Who is responsible for?
1. Functioning as Peer Fitness Trainers as needed to ensure shift coverage

2. Documenting firefighter participation in wellness/fitness activities in the Training Tracker program.

Answer 4

Officers, Supervisors and Facility Managers

Question 5

How much time do Uniform Personnel Assigned to 40 Hour Shifts and/or Civilian Personnel have for wellness/fitness?

Answer 5

1. Employees may use up to three hours weekly, including travel time, to engage in wellness/fitness activities.
2. Employees may add lunchtime to extend wellness/fitness time.

Question 6

How may time be used for Uniform Personnel Assigned to 40 Hour Shifts
and/or Civilian Personnel.

Answer 6

Time may be used in:

• three (3) one hour,
• two (2) 90 minute or
• four (4) 45 minute sessions per week with not more than one session per day.

Question 7

for Uniform Personnel Assigned to 40 Hour Shifts and/or Civilian Personnel:
A public fitness facility may be used instead of a fire department facility under what following conditions?

Answer 7

a. The Bureau Chief shall authorize the public facility choice prior to employee use of that facility
b. The employee will be responsible for any cost associated with use of the authorized public facility

Question 8

Who is responsible Maintaining this document?

Answer 8

Deputy Chief of Support Services