Introduction SOP 100.01

Question 1

What is the effective date for Introduction SOP 100.01?

Answer 1

9/01/2016

Question 2

What 4 things does the operations manual contain?

Answer 2

Written and standardized

1. Policies
2. Operational procedures (SOPs)
3. Rules
4. Regulations

Question 3

In what 3 ways is the operations manual the reference source or written guidelines?

Answer 3

1. Administrative
2. Routine
3. Emergency

Question 4

What version of each rule, regulation, policy, and procedure is considered the official DFD version?

Answer 4

The posted on-line version

Question 5

Who authorizes the Fire Chief or designee to establish the operations manual?

Answer 5

State law and city ordinances and code

Question 6

Who is authorized to establish the operations manual as the standard reference of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the DFD?

Answer 6

Fire Chief or designee

Question 7

If any rule, regulation, policy, procedure, special and/or general order conflict with the current operations manual what shall occur?

Answer 7

The current operations manual cancels any conflicting rule, regulation, policy, procedure, special and or/ general orders previously issued

Question 8

How is a request for interpretation of policy, procedure, rule, or regulation made?

Answer 8

Through the Fire Chief to the City Attorney

Question 9

In what way is the legal validity of any part of the operations manual made by the City Attorney?

Answer 9

Formal opinion

Question 10

How does the opinion of the City Attorney or a court of law towards any part of the operations manual affect the remainder of it?

Answer 10

Does not affect the remainder of the operations manual which remains in full force and effect

Question 11

In the event of a contradiction in policy, procedure, rule, or regulation or the operations manual and any Ordinance or Resolution of the City of Denton what prevails?

Answer 11

Ordinance or Resolution of the City of Denton

Question 12

What is true of Fire Department rules as they pertain to State or local Civil Service Rules and Regulations?

Answer 12

No Fire Department rule will conflict

Question 13

What is true of Fire Department rules as they pertain to State or Federal law?

Answer 13

No Fire Department rule will conflict

Question 14

What does the operations manual establish?

Answer 14

Standardized policies, procedures, and rules on issues that apply specifically to the Denton Fire Department

Question 15

How does the operations manual reduce questions about policy, procedure, and rules?

Answer 15

Having them readily available for reference

Question 16

Who’s responsibility is it to familiarize themselves with and conform to the operations manual?

Answer 16

All members

Question 17

Who’s responsibility is it to supervise and command their subordinates within the guidelines and philosophies contained within the operations manual?

Answer 17

All fire department officers

Question 18

Who’s responsibility is it to review and approve all new and proposed or revised policies, rules, regulations, and procedures?

Answer 18

Fire chief or designee

Question 19

What is necessary for the proper operation of any organization?

Answer 19

Policies in the form of reasonable guidelines

Question 20

How should policies be for the proper operation of any organization?

Answer 20

Standardized in a workable, readable format

Made available to all levels of the organization

Question 21

What is knowledge of the FD policies essential for?

Answer 21

The maintenance of discipline and the development of teamwork and morale.

Question 22

What are the policies, rules, and regulations of the operations manual intended to be?

Answer 22

Reasonable and workable guidelines of a positive nature

Question 23

How does the operations manual affect the majority of operational and administrative activities which involve the members of the DFD?

Answer 23

Being sufficiently comprehensive to cover either in a specific or general way the majority of operational and administrative activities which involve the members of the DFD