15-72 Maintainence of personal FF Equipment

Question 1

Members will be permitted 30 minutes time per tour for the maintenance of their personal firefighting equipment. This privilege will be granted only when the unit responds to an alarm, and because of such response members return to quarters after ____ or ____ hours.
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Answer 1

A.
This privilege will be granted only when the unit responds to an alarm, and because of such response members return to quarters after 0830 or 1730 hours.

Question 2

Who can make the Company Journal entry when the company returns to quarters?

Answer 2

“The period of time granted shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes and shall commence from the time member returns to quarters. In every instance, an entry listing each member shall be made in the Company Journal by the officer, or an individual member when necessary, at the time the unit or an individual member returns to quarters.”

Question 3

Members returning to Quarters other than a regular tour (ex. partial tour, watchline) are entitled to how much time to maintain there PPE?

Answer 3

B.
Members performing tours or part tours scheduled to end at other than 0900 hours or 1800 hours shall, governed by the above, be entitled to 30 minutes for maintenance of personal firefighting equipment.
C.
Members returning to quarters from watchline or similar type duties which require the use of personal firefighting equipment shall, governed by the above, be entitled to 30 minutes time for maintenance of personal firefighting equipment, in a similar manner.