Card File Staffing

Question 1

What form to use for time off or a tx

Answer 1

Form 38

Question 2

For A tx or time off who has to approve it

Answer 2

Approved by immediate supervisor

Question 3

When must you input a tx or time off request

Answer 3

For 56 hour, camp supervisor, and air ops, three days.

For a 40 hour person, as required

Question 4

Which four days can be denied and by whom

Answer 4

F, H, SP, V Days

Immediate supervisor when personnel are not available

Question 5

When can you cancel an F day, H day, SP day, and V Day

Answer 5

Done before 10 AM on the day of posted request

Question 6

How are benefit days granted

Answer 6

By seniority

Question 7

Who can and cannot work on their own holidays

Answer 7

40 our personnel may work on their own holidays, 56 our personnel may not.

Question 8

How many minimum annual vacation days must be taken.

Answer 8

A minimum of four days. They must be taken within the same calendar year. January 1 to December 31.

Question 9

When must annual vacation be submitted and to who.

Answer 9

Must be submitted by April 15 to battalion chief or section head.

Question 10

When can changes being made to annual vacation days scheduled?

Answer 10

Changes requested 15 days prior to first vacation day.

Question 11

What is the maximum personnel of an administration site of the same rank that may take off on annual vacation?

Answer 11

Maximum one third.

Question 12

What happens if the fifth vacation day extends into the next year?

Answer 12

It does not count for that new year.

Question 13

What is the maximum TX or TR and who must approve it?

Answer 13

Maximum of three or more full or partial with BC approval.

Question 14

What is the policy for probationary firefighters and request for a TX or TR?

Answer 14

Probationary firefighters cannot TX or TR without BC approval.

Question 15

What is the policy for being recalled during or after annual vacation?

Answer 15

You mean not be recalled during the days off before annual vacation or after annual vacation.

Question 16

When holding over or staying later for another firefighter, when is it considered a recall?

Answer 16

Later than four hours.

Question 17

Personnel shall be recalled for?

Answer 17

Normal, augmented, and emergency staffing needs.

Question 18

When our personnel exempt from recall?

Answer 18

paramedic training.
Working an approved time exchange of 12 hours or more for 56 our personal or eight hours or more for fire suppression camp and 40 hour personnel.
Personnel working five consecutive full or half shifts without a 24 hour break.

Question 19

Who may approve or authorize the extension beyond the five day maximum without 24 hour rest?

Answer 19

The fire chief, chief deputy, Deputy chief, or duty chief.

Question 20

How many recalls can a IMT team member receive during any one incident?

Answer 20

Only one recall per incident.

Question 21

What form is filled out when an IMT member is recalled?

Answer 21

Form 341.

Question 22

When is there not a recall for an out of county assignment?

Answer 22

Personnel available for an ICS overhead position.

Question 23

Which battalions are paired for staffing and recall purposes?

Answer 23

One and five, two and 16, three and 13, four and 10, six and 22, seven and 14, eight and 12, nine and 21, 11and 17, 15 and 19, 18 and 20.

Question 24

What are the procedures after a recall has been completed?

Answer 24

Must be entered into fire office, must be written in the business journal which include time of recall notification, name and rank of individual recalled, recall assignment and date.
Shall also be noted on the battalion overtime roster in order of recall.