General Orders 104.01 Constant Staffing

Question 1

How many consecutive hours can a ladder company run less than four people?

Answer 1

Zero

Question 2

Battalion and deputy response vehicles shall be Constant staffed with two people. These vehicles may run with one person for up to ________ consecutive hours due to departmental need or department members personal emergency

Answer 2

four

Question 3

Support response vehicles such as utility trucks, command vans, rehabilitation trucks or other response vehicles that all under this classification of a constant staffed with one person. These vehicles may be out of service for up to _______consecutive hours due to departmental need or department members personal emergency

Answer 3

Four

Question 4

A paramedic life support (PLS) unit consists of at least one ________ and one __________

Answer 4

EMT-P

EMT-B

Question 5

Who is responsible to complete and finalize the daily shifts roster to ensure that all daily constant staffing minimums have been met?

Answer 5

Shift Commander

Question 6

To flag or unflag for overtime status a voicemail message will be reviewed at ______ hours and the overtime list will be revised accordingly, any messages left after ______ hours will be acted on the following day at ______ hours

Answer 6

1400

Question 7

And employee constant staffing over ______ hours will have their name rotated on the full shift overtime list

Answer 7

16

Question 8

Before ______ hours, and employee on the overtime list that cannot be contacted, or is contacted and refuses overtime, will have their name rotated on the list.

Answer 8

0830

Question 9

After _____ hours, and employee may deny overtime without having their name rotated on the full shift overtime list.

Answer 9

0830

Question 10

You are not eligible to work overtime on your assigned shift if you are on leave such as:

Answer 10

AWR, Kelly Day Trade, Vacation, Sick Leave, bereavement, family illness, comp time

Question 11

Constant staffing positions filled from the full overtime list will be filled with the _______________ on the overtime list who is not flagged.

Answer 11

first qualified person

Question 12

A partial shift is defined as ______ hours or less

Answer 12

16

Question 13

A running total of hours offer to each member shall be kept ours will be zeroed out on a __________ basis

Answer 13

Quarterly

Question 14

Over time, as a result of a call that extends beyond the end of the employees shift, will require notifying the shift commander, or designee, with __________ and the amount of overtime for that employee

Answer 14

Alarm number

Question 15

The city is the ratio of _______ hours worked in 21 days for work period

Answer 15

156

Question 16

Once a probationary firefighter has successfully completed their probation what must I do to be placed on the overtime lists?

Answer 16

They must request to be placed at the bottom of both partial and full overtime list

Question 17

Probationary employees who were hired as lateral transfers and have more than one year experience as a sworn full-time firefighter are eligible to work overtime in the operations division on emergency response vehicles, when?

Answer 17

Immediately

Question 18

Is a probationary employee who was hired as a lateral transfer and have less than one year experience as a sworn full-time firefighter eligible to work full or partial overtime in the operations division on emergency response vehicles prior to the end of their probation?

Answer 18

No they may not, but can be determined on a case by case situation

Question 19

Can probationary firefighters and laterals less than one year on allowed to work special events?

Answer 19

Yes, but they will be directly supervised while working

Question 20

Can probationary firefighters that are certified paramedic and eligible to work Special Events able to work in an ALS capacity?

Answer 20

No, not until approved by EMS division

Question 21

Engine companies may run with three people for up to _________consecutive hours due to departmental need or department members personal emergency.

Answer 21

Four