Fire And Ems Bulletins Flashcards
Any employee who voluntarily enters a rehabilitation program for drug or alcohol use is subject to what provisions?
After successful completion of a rehabilitation program, an employee will be subject to a complete fitness for duty physical, to include drug and alcohol testing, prior to his/her return to full duty.
Prior to military deployment, the deployed member’s company officer is responsible for doing what?
Submitting a Special Report with an attached copy of the member’s military orders to the assistant fire chief/Operations through the chain of command.
Personnel who provide emergency medical services are not permitted to release any information regarding their patients _____.
either orally or in writing without prior approval of the OIP
The D.C. Fire and EMS Department Bulletins include what participant requirements for the ride-along program involving DCFEMS fire units?
Participants may not enter a “hot zone” at any time.
The response time goal for the Peer Support Team (PST) in incidents involving multiple employees is _____ minutes.
90
In the event that a parent/guardian brings a juvenile into the firehouse to be spoken to about playing with matches, lighters, etc., what will occur?
The battalion chief or designee will inform the parent that the Juvenile Fire-Setter counselor will be contacting him/her, and the referral form will be filled out completely and sent to the counselor within a three-day period.
Which recertifications is required for ALL uniformed personnel on an annual basis?
Hazardous Material Awareness and Operations Refresher.
Members who have had their driving privileges removed and/or had a break in service for more than _____ must complete the Emergency Vehicle Driver Training program.
1 year
A transport unit’s “transfer of patient care” time has exceeded 45 minutes. The EMS liaison officer (ELO) shall take which of the following actions in this situation?
Immediately notify the deputy chief of Operations and the on-call medical director by text message, email or telephone.
What statements about funeral leave is CORRECT?
Supervisors in the Operations Division shall forward all supporting documentation to the appropriate battalion fire chief (BFC).
Documentation of verbal counseling may be used as a reference for up to _____ year(s) by supervisors when determining any new infraction’s level of appropriate action.
three
The DCFEMS Patient Bill of Rights includes a list of rights that patients may expect. What is one of these rights?
Patients may expect employees to furnish their unit number and DCFEMS ID number upon request.
Any positive confirmation test on an alcohol screening (0.020 or higher) requires that the employee be immediately _____. The employee must remain in this status for _____ hours and must be tested prior to assuming full duty.
removed from duty; 24
A member describes his/her own sex life with other members while on duty. Has the member committed sexual harassment?
Yes, he/she has committed hostile environment sexual harassment.
An employee must not have received (or been paid) paid family leave (PFL) benefits for another qualifying event in the _____ months preceding the start date for the new qualifying event.
12
Providers are allowed to discuss the medical treatment or condition of a patient with whom?
Members of the patient’s immediate family only.
What statements about the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is CORRECT?
Two hours of administrative leave may be granted for an employee’s initial EAP appointment.
What employees has the HIGHEST priority for projection (pushing) on a holiday/benefit day?
An employee in a non-pay status during the tour immediately preceding the holiday/benefit day.
. “Pre-duty use” of alcohol is defined as use within _____ hours prior to reporting for duty, and shall subject covered employees to disciplinary action.
four
Employees may potentially have a maximum of _____ days of paid military leave to use in any fiscal year.
30
DCFEMS employees and applicants alleging employment discrimination who wish to file a complaint with the Office of Human Rights (OHR) must first consult an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) counselor within _____ calendar days of the occurrence of discrimination or discovery of discrimination in order to attempt informal resolution.
180
May an employee post a photo of official Department activities on his/her personal Facebook page?
No, under any circumstances.
The Department will make efforts to prevent an employee from working more than _____ consecutive duty hours beyond his/her regular tour of duty.
12
Apparatus parked in publicly accessible areas shall be attended to by a member of the Department. When this is not feasible because of crew configuration or patient care, an apparatus equipped with an anti-theft system shall be left with _____.
the engine running, the doors locked and the keys removed from the ignition and carried with the operator
May an employee with a possible drug or alcohol dependency who has not tested positive and/ or violated department policy seek assistance in confidence without fear of disciplinary action?
Yes , regardless of how many prior request for formal assistance he/she has made.
Upon recipes of notice that a power deficiency exists, the responsible officers shall cause what steps to be taken?
Ensure that communications systems with the Office of Unified Communications are kept operational.
To minimize the possibility of contamination the hospital’s water supply, all FEMS department hose that are to be used to supply the water shall be flushed ____ before being connected to the hospital intake coupling.
For a full 5 minutes
Who is responsible for selecting EMS transport destinations?
The EMS liaison officer (ELO)
It is the policy of the department to prohibit the use or display of derogatory, pornographic or sexually explicit material of any kind in any department facility. Who will be held accountable o ensure that derogatory, pornographic or sexually explicit material is kept out of the work place?
The office of human rights only
