Admin PAP’s

Question 1

PAP 100 Service delivery

What is the mission statement for PFS?

Answer 1

To be there for the citizens of Peterborough, whatever the need, in a prompt and professional way.

Question 2

PAP 105 workplace harassment.

What is the cities workplace harassment and discrimination policy?

Answer 2

1 policy to be posted at all stations, and will form part of the reference manual.
2 annually each department member will read and sign off as having read and understood the policy.
3 any employee experiencing harassment in the workplace shall immediately make a complaint directly to the Fire chief, Deputy chief or the labour relations coordinator in HR.
4 each supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the policy is properly enforced within their jurisdiction and any violation of the policy is immediately reported to the fire chief or deputy chief.

Question 3

PAP 111A mandatory reporting OFM

List 10 instances to notify OFM.

Answer 3

• fatality or serious injury
• explosions
  – vulnerable occupancy
  – suspected of being incendiary
  -large lost fires $500k and over
• unusual origin or circumstances
• unusual fire/smoke spread.
• public concern
  – multiunit residential occupancies fire spread beyond unit of origin or suspected fire code violations
• clandestine drug ops

Question 4

PAP 144 station security

Captains responsibilities to maintain station security.

Answer 4

• all man doors shall be locked at all times except the front door at station#1 which remains unlocked during business hours Monday to Friday.
  – All personnel to enter stations using coded man doors at the rear of all stations.
  – Apparatus doors are to be closed by on duty personnel as soon as possible after override timer for exhaust ventilation has reset.
• all apparatus doors are to be closed unless the apparatus floor is supervised by on duty personnel.

Question 5

PAP 108 out of jurisdiction response.
If an out of district response is warranted what are five things the PAP suggest the officer to do or to take into consideration?

Answer 5

– shall be limited to absolute necessity.
- shall be recalled upon arrival of department having jurisdiction.
- notify chief officer on call.
– ensure minimum manning levels are maintained within corporate boundaries.
– post incident report completed immediately upon termination of our involvement

Question 6

PAP 101 Statement of intent

Answer 6

– All policies will be reviewed by appropriate senior staff prior to implementation
– PAP / OG shall form part of the departments reference manual which will be located on the city intranet
- duty officers will have the responsibility of ensuring that the manual remains current by performing an annual audit as per PAP 102

Question 7

PAP 141 Use of social media

Answer 7

The only PFS staff that are permitted to represent PFS in social media are…
Fire chief 
Deputy 
CTO
Public educator 
Manager staffing / logistics

Question 8

PA P 100 what are the guiding principles?

Answer 8

– reasonably practical
– morally sound
- legally defendable