6-78 Evaluation program FF's 1st-5th grade

Question 1

An evaluation report shall be forwarded for each Firefighter 1st Grade through 5th Grade on what date of each year?

Answer 1

2. A. 1.

An evaluation report shall be forwarded for each Firefighter 1st Grade through 5th Grade, on May 1st each year.

Question 2

Covering officers may be designated as evaluators when they are?

Answer 2

4. Evaluators shall be regularly assigned unit officers. Covering officers may be designated as evaluators when they are detailed to a unit on a long term basis.

Question 3

Who is responsible for monitoring the FF Evaluation program?

Answer 3

4.
Commanding officers detailed under such circumstances are responsible for monitoring the program. Commanding officers may serve in the dual role of evaluator and reviewing officer.

Question 4

All evaluation reports are to be reviewed and signed by the commanding officer. In the event of the long term absence of the commanding officer, and no continuing replacement, who shall be responsible for reviewing the evaluations, before forwarding?

Answer 4

5.

The senior regularly assigned officer in the unit shall be responsible for reviewing the evaluations, before forwarding.

Question 5

In those instances where an evaluating officer is transferred to another unit, the commanding officer shall require what from the officer prior to transferring?

Answer 5

The Commanding Officer shall require an evaluation by such officer of all members they were responsible to evaluate at the time of their transfer, forwarding the reports to the Battalion at that time. The rating report submitted on the appointment date anniversary shall make reference to the earlier report. It is recognized that due to transfer patterns, a member may have more than one evaluating officer during a year.

Question 6

One of the features of the system is the opportunity provided for the member being evaluated to sign the form and comment on their rating. This is proved to give the member being evaluated an opportunity to comment on any lack of objectivity, real or perceived, or any other factor that should be considered in the ultimate evaluation of the report. A lack of a signature as such will not affect the validity of the rating; rather it affirms that the member being evaluated had no objection to the evaluation submitted. Where the member declines to sign the evaluation, the evaluation officer shall enter what on the signature space?

Answer 6

Where the member declines to sign the evaluation, the evaluation officer shall enter in the members signature space the following remark: “Informed, declined to sign”, inserting the date on the member’s signature line.