OPM's 300, 1000 Flashcards
- How does the Sunrise Fire Rescue Department maintain appropriate command and control of operations and personnel?
a. Paramilitary organization, utilizing a specific rank structure
- A predetermined chain of command is established to facilitate what?
a. Effective communications during emergency and routine situations
- When are personnel expected to utilize the chain of command?
a. At all times when communicating with:
i. Peers
ii. Subordinates
iii. Superiors
- Under normal situations, personnel are expected to address matters at what level?
a. Appropriate
- The most effective method of communication within the organization will be accomplished by:
a. Properly utilizing the chain of command
- Where is the chain of command outlined?
a. Organizational chart
- When are Kelly days bid?
a. October
- Kelly days are bid prior to what?
a. Vacation bidding
- Who is responsible to insure that the Kelly day bidding process is accurately completed?
a. Battalion Chief
- How is the Battalion Chief Kelly days bid
a. Assigned at the discretion of the Fire Chief 300.02
b. Excluded from other criteria
- What is utilized in the bidding of Kelly days?
a. Rank and seniority
- What are the minimum and maximum personnel assigned per Kelly day?
a. Minimum of 5
b. Maximum of 6
c. One of each must be a Captain, Rescue Lieutenant, and Driver/operator
- What is the maximum number of personnel assigned off between the ranks of Captain, Rescue Lieutenant, and Driver/operator?
a. No more than 4
- What is the maximum number of Rescue Lieutenants assigned off per Kelly day?
a. 1, unless more than 7 Rescue Lieutenants per shift
- What is the definition of Seniority?
a. Time in grade within the current rank
- What must the shift commander maintain and has the right to any special considerations necessary to make that happen?
a. Maintain shift’s “state of readiness
- Who is responsible for compliance with the personal appearance policy?
a. The individual employee
- Who is responsible for the enforcement of the personal appearance policy?
a. Company Officer and Battalion Chiefs
- Violations of the personal appearance policy will be documented to:
a. File
- How long will personnel in violation of the personal appearance policy have to comply?
a. 72 hours for shift 300.03
b. 8 hours for days
- What is public confidence in firefighters related to?
a. Personal appearance
- What is the goal of the personal appearance policy?
a. Express a positive image and high level of professionalism
- What are the standards for hair
a. No extreme styles or unnatural hair coloring
b. Front of hair not to extend below eyebrows
c. Side of hair may cover center line of ear canal
d. Back of hair not to extend over bottom of collar of a buttoned shirt
e. Hair may be worn up
f. Excessive grease and oils are prohibited
g. Mousse may be applied
- What are the standards for beards?
a. Prohibited for members using SCBA
b. Lip beards and goatees prohibited
c. Clean shaven, except for mustache
- What are the standards for mustaches?
a. Shall not extend into seal of SCBA
b. Handlebar-type are allowed, do not connect with sideburns
- What are the standards for sideburns?
a. May not extend below bottom of ear canal
b. Muttonchop, flared, and connecting with mustache prohibited
- What is the danger of rings and bracelets?
a. Heat conductivity
b. Electrical conductivity
c. Caught in mechanical devices
- Who is responsible for lost, worn, or broken jewelry?
a. City is not responsible, discretion of the employee
- What are the standards for jewelry?
a. Earrings prohibited 300.03
b. One bracelet, as long as it is not excessive
c. Necklace worn inside the T-shirt
d. One ring per hand, not excessively large or pretentious
- What are the standards for cosmetics?
a. No fingernail polish 300.03
b. No unnaturally dark or bright lipstick
- What is the standard for fingernails?
a. No longer than 1/4” from the tip of the finger
- What are the uniform items provided by the City?
a. Dress shirt with patches
b. Pants
c. T-shirt
d. Jacket
e. Jumpsuit
f. Badge
g. Collar ornaments
- Uniforms are subject to daily inspection by _____.
a. Lieutenant, Captain, and/or Battalion Chief
- When is the more comprehensive uniform inspection held?
a. Quarterly station inspections
- Who is responsible to make sure uniforms are worn properly?
a. All personnel, ultimately all officers
- When will uniforms be replaced by the City?
a. On an as-needed basis by written request
b. Damaged or lost due to negligence will be employees financial responsibility
- Which uniform is the baseball-style cap allowed to be worn?
a. Class B
b. Class C
c. Class D
- Which uniform will the badge be worn?
a. Class A
b. Class B
c. Class D
- Who is approved to wear the Class C uniform golf shirt?
a. Fire Life Safety
b. Administrative Staff
c. Special details with approval from Fire Chief or designee
- Where is the badge worn on the dress shirts?
a. Above the flap of the left breast pocket
- Where is the badge worn on the jumpsuits?
a. In badge holder or above the left breast pocket
- Badges will be silver in color for all ranks below _____.
a. Captain
- Badges will be gold in color for all ranks of _____.
a. Captain and above
- Where are the name tags worn?
a. Seam above the flap of the right breast pocket on dress shirt
b. Embroidered on jackets and jumpsuits
- What personnel are to wear collar accessories (bugles)?
a. All personnel holding rank of Lieutenant and above
- How are the bugles supposed to be worn?
a. Parallel to the point of the collar
b. When wearing a tie, worn straight up and down
- How many bugles does the Lieutenant have?
1
- How many bugles does the Captain have?
2- uncrossed
- How many bugles does the Battalion Chief have?
a. 2-crossed
- How many bugles does the Division Chief have?
a. 3-crossed
- How many bugles does the Deputy Chief have?
a. 4-crossed
- How many bugles does the Fire Chief have?
a. 5-crossed
- Where is the service pin worn?
/2” above center of the name tag
- What uniform is a service pin allowed to be worn?
a. Dress shirt 300.04
b. Jumpsuit
c. Jacket
- In lieu of a service-related pin, what can be worn?
a. A union pin or an American Flag pin 300.04
b. Cannot exceed 1” in size
c. At no time can more than one pin be worn
- When is it acceptable to wear more than one pin maximum?
a. A departmental commendation award
- Which uniforms will have patches provided?
a. Dress shirts 300.04
b. Jumpsuits
c. Jackets
- Which uniform will the employee have available at the commencement of their shift?
a. Class B
- When will the Class B uniform be worn?
a. Special details
b. Public relation programs
c. Inspections
d. Educational classes
e. City and/or department meetings
f. While at PSC
g. At request of company officer or Battalion Chief
- When should Class B uniforms not be worn?
a. Responses or training requiring bunker gear
- When are jumpsuits allowed to be worn?
a. Between 2000 hrs and 0800 hrs
b. Only while responding to calls or during training
c. Uniformity is maintained at all times
- How long can uniforms be worn while off duty?
a. Maximum of 1 hour prior to commencement of shift
b. Maximum of 1 hour following completion of shift
- What are the standards for the baseball-style cap?
a. Issued by the department only 300.04
b. No pins or other alterations
- What are the standards for the shorts?
a. Department approved
b. Worn during physical fitness training
- What are the standards for socks?
a. White socks only during training or physical fitness 300.04
b. White socks not allowed with low cut department shoes
c. Navy or black socks to be worn with low cut uniform shoes
- When are sweat shirts and sweat pants allowed to be worn?
a. During scheduled physical fitness training only
- When is an employee not allowed to wear the uniform?
a. While under suspension
- Question regarding the appropriate uniform to be used during an off-duty detail will be directed towards whom
a. Detail Officer
- The Rules of Conduct shall govern what type of actions of SFRD members?
a. Official and unofficial
- Any failure to follow the general rules of conduct will be construed as _____.
a. A breach of discipline
- When is an employee allowed to report for duty while using a prescribed controlled substance?
a. Therapeutic purposes pursuant to a physician advised no adverse effects
- Members are prohibited from possessing firearms on City premises except when in compliance with:
a. Florida Statute 790.251
- Disposition of any criminal charge (conviction, nolo contender, dismissal, pre-trial) which occurred while on or off duty must be report to _____ within _____.
a. Fire Chief, within 24 hours
- Any on or off duty arrests as well as any receipt of any traffic citation that may result in suspension or loss of driving privileges, must be reported to _____ within _____ of the arrest or traffic citation.
a. Fire Chief within 24 hours
- Where can the City’s Code of Ethics be found?
a. Chapter 10, Article II of the City’s Code of Ordinances
- Who must approve an unauthorized person to enter or ride in a City vehicle?
a. Chief Officer
- Where are employees allowed to smoke tobacco or use tobacco products?
a. Outside City buildings and City vehicles
- When is a member of SFRD allowed to conduct maintenance on their private vehicles?
a. Emergency repairs only
- Who should be notified of witnessed behavior that is inappropriate?
a. Shift Battalion Chief or their supervisor
b. Shift Battalion will forward reported behavior to Fire Rescue Administration
- The employee must report any change in telephone number or address to whom?
a. Immediate supervisor within 24 hours
- When will an employee be considered absent without leave?
a. No contact by a member within 30 minutes after scheduled duty
- A member who calls in, prior to 0800, for the purpose of advising the Battalion Chief that they will be late will be:
a. Charged with lateness
- What documents does the EMT/Paramedic have to have on their person at all times?
a. EMT/Paramedic Certification
b. ACLS
c. CPR
d. Driver’s License
- All members of the Sunrise Fire Rescue Department must remain in good standing with which agency?
a. US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General
- The member must immediately notify the Fire Chief of any information or investigation that might cause the member to appear on what list?
a. List of Excluded Individuals from Federal Health Care Programs
- The formal line-up is utilized to inform all personnel of:
a. Missing or damage equipment
b. Changes in rules or regulations
c. Changes in orders or procedures
d. New orders or directives
e. Pass on essential information
- All Fire Rescue personnel are responsible for complying with all department directives, including:
a. OPMs
b. AB
c. GO
d. Department operating protocols
- When will SCBA units be checked?
a. Daily during morning equipment check
- When will members stock, supply, and make ready for service their unit?
a. As soon as the unit returns from an alarm
- Members shall immediately report any missing or damaged equipment to _____ as appropriate.
a. Station Commander
- When are members allowed in the dispatch center?
a. On official business only
- What are the standards for phone calls?
a. Pay-per-call are not allowed 300.05
b. Long distance with phone card
c. Personal calls limited to 10 minutes
- When will the fire station doors be closed and secured?
a. At all times when station is unattended
b. Daily at 2100 hrs
- When will the fire station open up each morning?
a. 0730 hrs
- When will members be required to be out of bed?
a. No later than 0700
- What will be cleaned prior to line-up each morning?
a. Living quarters and vehicles
- What are the standards for visitors into the station?
a. Allowed between 1700 and 2100
b. Permission from Station Commander
c. Not allowed in station after 2100 unless approved by Fire Chief
- When is the vehicle permitted to be outside of the station?
a. Committed to an incident
b. Training exercise
c. Vehicle checkout
d. Apparatus field day
- What is the standard for grocery shopping?
a. One time per shift
b. Shopping done in zone, out of zone with BC approval
c. One member remains with vehicle
d. Not to exceed 30 minutes
e. Not parked in fire lanes
hat are emergency lights used for when backing an emergency vehicle?
a. To caution traffic
- When will Battalion Chiefs discipline employees?
a. Will not discipline, except for just cause
- What type of media issues will be referred to the Fire Chief’s office or PIO?
a. Emergency response 300.05
b. Public relations programs
c. Other department-specific issues
- If a court order, subpoena, or legal process relates to on duty conduct, the notice of the court order, subpoena, or legal process must be given to who and when?
a. Fire Chief or Battalion Chief
b. Immediately after member is served
- What is the number of personnel that is operationally necessary per shift?
a. 33
- The Day/Staff assignment will be determined by whom?
Chief, pursuant to budgetary authority
- In the event of unscheduled leaves, what is the minimum personnel per shift?
a. 31
- In the event due to pre-authorized extended leaves, such as FMLA, light duty, the staffing may be approved by _____ to be reduced to _____.
a. Fire Chief, to 29
- The Battalion Chief will schedule all stations to adequately provide _____ paramedics on all ALS suppression and rescue units.
a. 2
extenuating circumstances regarding staffing, station assignments, or other personnel related issues will be dealt with on what type of basis and approved by whom?
On an individual basis
Approved by the Fire Chief or designee
Who has the authority to make any necessary changes, at any time, to the “bid” assignments?
Battalion Chief (or Fire Chief)
The Battalion Chief may consider any request for _____ in the bid assignment.
Exchange in position in rotation
Reassignment
Other situation
How is overtime used?
Reservedly
When is overtime automatically approved?
In order to bring personnel to a minimum of 29 per shift
Who is authorized to employ additional overtime to accomplish enhanced staffing as conditions warrant?
The Fire Chief
Which rescue units will have 3 personnel when staffing is at 29?
R59, R72
Which rescue units will have 3 personnel when staffing is at 30?
R59, R72, R92
Which rescue units will have 3 personnel when staffing is at 31?
R59, R72, R92, R39
Which rescue units will have 3 personnel when staffing is at 32?
All Units
What is the staffing if staffing levels are at 33?
+1
What is the staffing if staffing levels are at 34?
+2
What is the staffing if staffing levels are at 35?
+3
What is the staffing if staffing levels are at 36?
+4
What is the staffing if staffing levels are at 37?
+5
All additional personnel are designated as _____ and assigned by _____.
“relief” and assigned by the BC
It is anticipated that a station bidding process will be scheduled by whom?
Fire Chief, every two years
When are the station assignment bids?
October in odd years
When will the new station assignment bids initiate?
January 1 of the following year (of the even years)
The “bid” process will utilize a _____ model.
Rank and Seniority
Rank and Seniority
Stations 39, 59, 72, 83, and relief positions
Including special operations team personnel
How will the Battalion Chief fill any bid vacancies at Station 92?
With qualified personnel
Will a member’s bid assignment not be filled in order to meet operational needs?
Yes, for the Special Operations Team
How many available positions will be for station assignment?
5 positions
If a crew is at Station 39, where do they rotate in 3 months?
72
If a crew is at Station 83, where do they rotate in 3 months?
59
If a crew is at Station 72 during the even years, when are they going to be at Station 83?
The Odd Years
Battalion Chiefs are responsible to assign personnel in such a manner as to _____.
Optimally meet the Department’s State of Readines
What is the assignment for the Shift Commander?
1 Battalion chief
What is the assignment for the EMS Shift Supervisor?
1 paramedic Captain per shift
Approved by the Fire Chief
Who must be minimally certified as a paramedic for a station assignment on the suppression engine?
Who must be minimally certified as a paramedic for a station assignment on the suppression engine?
What is the assignment for Station 39?
1 Captain
1 Driver/operator
1 Rescue Lieutenant
3 FF/PM or 2FF/PM & 1 FF/EMT
What is the assignment for Station 59?
1 Captain 300.06
1 Driver/operator
1 Rescue Lieutenant
3 FF/PM or 2FF/PM & 1 FF/EMT
What is the assignment for Station 72?
1 Captain 300.06
1 Driver/operator
1 Rescue Lieutenant
3 FF/PM or 2FF/PM & 1 FF/EMT
What is the assignment for Station 83?
1 Captain 300.06
1 Driver/operator
1 Rescue Lieutenant
2 FF/PM or 1FF/PM & 1 FF/EMT
What is the assignment for Station 92?
1 Captain 300.06
1 Driver/operator
1 Rescue Lieutenant
3 FF/PM or 2FF/PM & 1 FF/EMT
How many members of Station 92 must be assigned members of the Special Operations Team?
5, determined by the Fire Chief
What is the minimum Special Operations personnel scheduled per shift?
4 special operations team members 300.06
2 rescue divers
What should the Battalion Chief consider when staffing the Special Operations station?
Number and types of certifications
Who approves all non-operational bids?
Fire Chief
When assigning annual leave, or any other type of leave, what is the minimum scheduled number of personnel on duty?
33
Routine scheduling of annual leave shall allow a minimum of _____ to be scheduled off?
1 Captain
1 Rescue Lieutenant
1 Driver Operator
1 Firefighter I
Who approves the vacation bidding for the Battalion Chief?
Fire Chief
When the FLS Division has a full complement of personnel, what is the minimum that vacation bidding will allow off?
1 FLS Captain
2 Fire Inspectors
What are the reasons that the cancellation of previously approved time off may happen to maintain appropriate staffing levels?
State of emergency
Absences or restriction due to illness
Workers’ compensation
Light duty assignments
When is annual vacation bidding performed?
Submitted during the first two weeks of November
Who approves annual vacation bidding and when?
Battalion Chiefs
By December 1
ow many separate bids are employees allowed to submit for annual vacation bidding?
no more then 5
What are the maximum hours of vacation bidding an employee can submit for?
The max earned in a single year
What is the benchmark for determining an employee’s maximum available hours to be used for annual vacation bidding?
January 1 of upcoming year
How many “passes” are employees afforded during the annual vacation bid process?
2
What does the opportunity of making “passes” on the annual leave bidding allow the employee?
To bid different days
Battalion Chiefs may utilize personnel assigned _____ for the purpose of approving additional slots during the bidding process with approval from who?
Out-of-class personnel Fire Chief or designee
Can the denial of any or even all vacation bids from an employee during the annual bid process be a reason or basis for the employee to exceed the annual leave cap?
No
Who approves vacation bid request for F.L.S. personnel?
The Fire Marshall
For non-shift personnel (not including F.L.S.) who request bid vacation days, who has the final authority as to the minimum number of personnel allowed off?
The Fire Chief or their designee
When is the vacation schedule updated?
Constantly, available from Battalion Chief for review
If any problems arise from the application of the annual vacation policy, it should be brought to the attention of whom?
The Fire Chief or their designee
How is routine annual leave accomplished?
First-come, first served
How many out-of-class personnel can be utilized for scheduling routine annual leave in all ranks (Battalion chief included)?
1 Out of class per rank
Who may approve addition out-of-classification for routine annual leave scheduling?
The Fire chief or their designee
For the rank of Battalion Chief, as it related to routine annual leave scheduling, if at the time the BC submits the request there are approved personnel available to work out-of-class the BC can ______ the use of out-of-clas
Automatically Approved
If there are no approved personnel available to automatically approve out-of-class for BC, who does the BC need to submit a request to for approval?
Fire Chief or designee
Seniority equal what?
Time in grade within the current rank
What refers to time that, in most cases, will provide sufficient forewarning to make necessary arrangements prior to the shift in question? Example?
Scheduled time off 300.08
Example: vacations, leave of absence
Who is responsible for scheduling out-of-class personnel?
Battalion chief or designee
How are personnel selected to be chosen for out-of-class assignment for scheduled time off?
Current eligibility lists according to “ranking”
Highest test score and/or placement on promotional examination
If an existing promotional eligibility list does not have an adequate number of personnel, what will be done and by whom?
Alternative procedures determining eligibility
Determined by Fire Chief
When is working out-of- class not subject to cancellation by the Battalion Chief?
When utilized to approve annual leave
Where is the working out-of-class when used for annual leave immediately noted?
on the shift schedule
When giving scheduled time off, a rank will be considered filled when _____.
Working out-of-class has been scheduled
If an employee is used for out-of-class pay, what is done with the subsequent vacancies within or below the rank that the out of class personnel was pulled from?
Additional working out of class personnel or overtime Not by bumping down the employee originally scheduled to work OOC
What refers to time that an employee’s absence for a reason that does not provide sufficient forewarning to make necessary arrangements prior to the shift in question? Examples?
Non-scheduled time-off
Sick, emergency annual leave, bereavement
How are personnel selected to be chosen for out-of-class assignment for non-scheduled time off?
Battalion Chief will upgrade qualified, eligible person
If two or more are at the station, highest placement on list prevails
If none are at the station, person from another convenient station based upon placement on list
What type of scheduling is discouraged?
Reactive, “morning-of-the-shift”
When should Battalion Chiefs or designees make a special effort to schedule and notify qualified, eligible personnel of an out-of-class assignment?
When the assignment is expected or known to exist
Under no circumstance will the provisions of the working out-of-class necessitate the need for what?
overtime
What should alleviate the potential for overtime instead of working out-of-class?
Even distribution of credentialed personnel
When are the probationary employees names added to the overtime list?
At the end of the probationary period
What is used as the initial mechanism for filling vacancies?
Working out-of-class when overtime can be prevented by its use
When will overtime be used?
If overtime cannot be prevented by the use of working out-of-class
How is the overtime list to be followed?
From top down, based on the minimum rank and qualification
What is the maximum time for holdover overtime?
Not greater than 8 hours
What is the exception to using the overtime calling as top down?
When using holdover overtime
What is the definition of holdover overtime?
An employee who is currently at work and is requested to remain on shift until relief personnel can be arranged
The overtime list is to be used to fill the vacant positions with an individual of _____.
Equal rank who possesses minimum qualifications for the vacant position
How will overtime be offered to employees?
24 hour blocks
Unless only a 12 hour block is available
If an employee is out of work on Workers’ Compensation, they shall be afforded an opportunity to work overtime on their return to work, to a maximum of _____ retrospective from when they return to work.
Maximum of 1 year
What happens when personnel are called for overtime between the hours of 0700-0900?
Accept overtime and marked off accordingly
Reject overtime and marked off for 12-hour block
Unavailable for contact and loss of a 12-hour block
If the employee is contacted from 0900 to 0700, what happens when called for overtime?
Must be directly contacted
Will remain on the list if they are not directly contact
What is the definition of direct contact?
Employer-to-employee communication between Battalion Chief or designee and the employee
What happens if an employee is called to work overtime after 1200 hrs?
Choice to work remainder of the first 12-hour block or the 24-hour block
If the employee works _____ they will be marked off as taking only a 12-hour block of overtime.
8 hours or longer
What is not to be used as a primary alerting device for overtime?
Pagers and answering machines
What time is considered the primary time for overtime purposes?
0700-0900 hrs
If an employee does not answer the overtime call, does the Battalion Chief need to leave a message?
Yes, a brief message that includes:
Date and time of call
If the Battalion Chief calls for overtime and has to leave a message on an answering machine, what happens?
Considered a No Contact and considered to have rejected the overtime
For an employee that was marked off on the overtime list to be restored to the list, they must provide proof to _____ within _____ of returning to normal shift of the qualifying event.
Fire Chief or designee within 7 days
what are the qualifying event that will place an employee back on the overtime list?
On time exchange for any part of overtime shift
Assigned to days which conflicts with overtime
Assigned to a detail for any part of overtime shift
On approved leave including days immediately prior to or after the day of leave
On a Kelly day if attached to vacation or shift exchange
Assigned to workers’ compensation or light duty
May not work more than 48 continuous hours
What is the minimum rest period before resuming shift duties?
8 hrs
Who can approve an employee working more than 48 continuous hours?
Fire Chief or designee
If an employee is unable to complete their overtime, what happens to the remainder of their overtime shift?
Forfeited (12 or 24 hours)
When will most overtime be initiated?
0700 and 0900 hrs
If there is advanced knowledge of an overtime shift, and the next person on the appropriate list will be going off-duty at the commencement of the overtime shift, what is the process?
It is a courtesy to advise that person prior to termination of shift
What happens if any errors are made on the overtime list?
Mistakes will be explained in the comment section
Who is responsible for providing a current primary contact number?
Each employee
Who is forwarded the primary contact number for overtime?
respective battalion chief
What is the secondary contact medium for overtime used for?
Discretionary use by the Shift Commander when securing overtime from 0900-0700 hrs
When submitting for court time compensation, what must employees provide?
Copy of subpoena and court process report
Where can the court process report be obtained?
At the courthouse
When will personnel be released from shift if they are required to appear in court the following day
2000 hours
When are members compensated per the current Union Contract for court appearances?
Result of on duty activities
Who accepts the subpoenas first?
Department administration
Members who directly receive a subpoena must do what?
Immediately provide a notice and copy to the Fire Chief
What is done with the monies obtained as a witness fee in cases where the City is compensating an employee?
Forwarded to the Administrative Officer
What shall the member wear while appearing under subpoena in a court or for deposition, either on or off duty?
Regulation uniform if a result of on duty related activities
If an employee is subpoenaed for court and required to use regulation uniform, the employee can submit a written request for an exception to this provision, which may be approved by _____.
the Fire chief for just cause
If a member is eligible for bereavement leave, the notification shall be made _____.
Via chain-of-command
If requested by Fire Chief, further verification will be provided
What is considered unscheduled leave?
Sick, emergency annual leave, late, FMLA
Employees calling in unscheduled leave must do so at a minimum of _____.
1 hour prior to start of duty shift
Personnel reporting an unscheduled leave shall contact whom?
Records Division administrative line
What is the administrative line for the Records Division?
954-746-3510
What is the primary avenue for calling in unscheduled leave?
Records Division
What is the secondary avenue for calling in unscheduled leave?
Shift Commander
What is the number of the Shift Commander?
954-746-3404
The member calling in for unscheduled leave will have his notification documented on what?
Department leave notification form
When reporting sick or other type of unscheduled leave, the employee will provide what?
Telephone contact number
Why would the employee need to provide a telephone contact number?
if the shift commander needs more information.
If an employee calls in emergency leave, the employee should be prepared to inform the Dispatcher of:
Nature of emergency leave
Anticipated time you will be available for duty
When will the on-duty Shift Commander retrieve the call out information?
Daily at 0700, from Records Division
Who must sign the daily time sheets?
All personnel on duty
What happens if an employee fails to sign the daily time shee
May result in loss of pay
Overtime on the Daily Time Sheet up to and including 2 hours must be:
Initialed by the Station Officer or Battalion Chief
Overtime on the Daily Time Sheet in excess of 2 hours must be:
Accompanied by a completed overtime authorization form
Overtime authorization forms must be filled out for any overtime exceeding:
2 hours
Where are the overtime authorization forms available from?
At the station or through the Battalion Chief or designee
Who are the daily time sheets and overtime authorization forms given to?
On-duty Battalion Chief or designee
The Battalion Chief will have the daily time sheets and overtime authorization forms delivered to whom? And When?
The Administrative Officer by the next morning
When is the payrole forms delivered to the administrative officer for shifts occuring on Friday Saturday or Sunday?
By 0900 hours on the following Monday
When is the payroll forms delivered to the Administrative Officer for shift occurring on a City holiday?
By 0900 on the following day
The daily time sheet and accompanying overtime forms must be completely filled out and signed or initialed without exception. Who is expected to insure that this is accomplished?
Station Officers and Battalion Chiefs
Who is responsible to insure that the appropriate forms are completed and signed?
Each employee
What are the current guidelines used for performance evaluations in regards to sick leave?
Sick leave is accumulated or usage is verified as applicable/required
How many hours of sick leave does the shift personnel earn per year?
144 hours
How many hours of sick leave does the non-shift personnel earn per year?
96 hours
Personnel who use unexcused sick leave in an amount that is more than 144 hours, or who use sick leave in a way that shows a pattern of usage, may have what rating in the annual performance evaluation?
Needs Improvement in “punctuality/attendance”
What is considered a pattern of usage in regards to sick leave?
Greater than expected sick days on Saturday/Sunday (3 days a year) 300.13
3 sick days next to Kelly days
What is also considered when assessing the use of sick leave when a supervisor is performing the annual performance evaluation?
Tardiness and other factors
What are the unexcused sick hours for an excellent rating?
0-24 hours
What are the unexcused sick hours for an Above Average rating?
25-72 hours
What are the unexcused sick hours for an Average rating?
73-144 hours
What are the unexcused sick hours for a Needs Improvement rating?
145-196 hours
What are the unexcused sick hours for an Unsatisfactory rating
197 hours and above
How can sick leave usage be classified as “excused”
Valid physician’s note
Unexcused sick leave, at or above 144 hours, will result in:
Future sick leave be justified with a physician’s noted
What will not generally be considered during the performance appraisal process?
Excused sick leave
When is emergency annual leave allowed to be used?
Employee’s sick spouse or child or parent who is domiciled in the home, provided that no other person is able to care for such persons
What may be requested by the Fire Chief or designee in regards to emergency annual leave?
Doctor’s note justifying illness or injury or other proof of emergency
And/or Proof that no other person is able to care for sick spouse, child, parent
When requesting the use of emergency annual leave, what must personnel advise?
Who in household is sick
Reason other caregivers are unable to provide care
If a caregiver becomes available to take over, the employee must advise _____.
The Battalion Chief of the time employee would report for duty
Via the Dispatch call-in process
What are the emergency annual leave occurrences for an Excellent rating?
0-2
What are the emergency annual leave hours for an Excellent rating?
0-24 hours
What are the emergency annual leave occurrences for an Above Average rating?
3-4
What are the emergency annual leave hours for an Above Average rating?
25-48 hours
What are the emergency annual leave occurrences for a Satisfactory rating?
5-8
What are the emergency annual leave hours for a Satisfactory rating?
49-72 hours
What are the emergency annual leave occurrences for Needs Improvement rating?
> 8
What are the emergency annual leave hours for Needs Improvement rating?
> 72 hours
What is the purpose of the memorial service policy?
Death of one of our firefighters
Death of immediate family member
Death of a firefighter in the tri-county area
The memorial policy offers assistance and guidance to the deceased member’s family by:
Determining family’s wish as it relates to FD assistance and/or participation
Identify the level of service (honors)
What are the memorial service procedures designed to do?
Assist and guide key individuals
What are the objectives of the FD after a firefighter tragedy?
Superior organization and coordination efforts
Effective communication between all parties
Prevent “overload” as it relates to tasks
Ensure moral and emotional support to next of kin and FD personnel
Meet the request and needs of surviving family
During a memorial service for a deceased firefighter, what is not the fire department’s responsibility?
Duties of a funeral director
What three sections should be reviewed for familiarity when dealing with a deceased firefighter?
Initial funeral preparations
Funeral types and honors
Responsibility and duty description
The memorial service policy instructs the Fire Chief or his designee to inform personnel when to:
Lower the American Flag at each station
Place a 1” black band across their badge
Who are considered key personnel in regards to the memorial service policy?
Survivor Action Officer (SAO)
Family Liaison Officer (FLO)
Benevolent Representative (BR)
Procession Officer (PCO)
Honor Guard Coordinator (HGC)
The Fire Department chaplain can serve the department’s personnel on:
A day-to-day need
Who can the department chaplain act as an assistant or liaison to?
Family’s choice of clergy
What personnel information should be immediately be made available following a firefighter death?
Complete name of employee
Next of kin
Alternate next of kin
Religion and/or church
What are special floral arrangements that may be considered for a firefighter funeral?
Maltese Cross
FD Badge
FD Patch
What design signifies the firefighter’s loss in regards to floral arrangements?
Cracked or broken
What can reduce some of the initial anxiety experienced during a firefighter’s death?
Firefighter and family being aware of services available
What is of extreme importance in the case of line of duty death?
Prompt and judicious notification of next of kin
Who does the notification for the next of kin?
Fire Chief or designee
Who should always be prepared to assist the next of kin with the immediate emotional trauma associated with the notification of a firefighter death?
The notification office
Who may be of assistance when having to notify the next of kin?
Friend 300.15
Co-worker
Friend of the family
Clergy (department chaplain)
The person making the notification to the next of kin shall:
Familiarize themselves with circumstances of death and personal data 300.15
Determine who can be the Family Liaison Officer
What level the family would like the FD to participate
What level the family would like the FD to participate
Who authorizes an official announcement to be released to the news media regarding a firefighter’s death?
the Fire Chief or designee
Who assumes the position of the Surviving Action Officer?
Fire Chief 300.15
Or appoint someone
What is the principal concern of the Survivor Action Officer?
The ongoing welfare of the next of kin
The Survivor Action Officer coordinates the activities of a number of “key” personnel. Who are the key personnel?
Family Liaison Officer 300.15
Procession Officer
Ceremonial Service Officer
What are the duties of the Family Liaison Officer?
24-hour notification for family 300.15
Information source
Logistical contact
What are the duties of the Procession Officer?
Arranges and directs the funeral procession
Who is the Ceremonial Service Officer?
Honor Guard coordinator or designee
The Survivor Action Officer ensures press release is made to media from whom?
Public Information Officer
Who is responsible for notifying the Police Department of a firefighter’s death?
Survivor action officer
The Survivor Action Officer collects all of the deceased’s personal items from the station and forwards them to whom?
Family Liaison Officer
The Survivor Action Officer should contact other support agencies to coordinate their assistance with key personnel, who are?
Honor Guards
Honorary Pallbearers
Who should respond to the deceased’s residence and provide reassurance and support to the family?
Family Liaison Officer
The Family Liaison Officer needs to be in constant communication with whom?
Survivor Action Officer
What does the Family Liaison Officer deliver to the Funeral Director or officer?
All clothing except shoes
When is the Last Alarm 3 bells offered to a firefighter?
Line of duty
Death directly related to injuries suffer in the line of duty
When is a pumper used to carry the coffin?
Line of duty death only
The Family Liaison Officer may assist the family of the deceased as they begin to deal with the following:
Autopsy, birth certificates, marriage certificates, beneficiary documents, VA records
All FD benefit entitlements
Who does the benevolent representative work closely with furring a firefighter death?
Family Liaison Officer
The Benevolent Representative must work closely with the Family Liaison Officer to do the following:
Coordinating activities with organizations that could provide benefits 300.15
Coordination of activities of volunteers
Assist the Family Liaison Officer with financial assistance
What should the Benevolent Representative be familiar with and obtain what forms from organizations?
Credit Union
City of Sunrise
Firefighter’s Pension Fund
Pay Roll Check
Life Insurance Plan
Workers Compensation
Firefighter’s Union Life Insurance Plan
State of FL Firefighter death benefit Act
What is the primary responsibility of the Procession Officer?
Coordinating the funeral procession from the funeral home, to the church, to the cemetery
The Procession Officer shall attend the coordination meeting and determine the following:
Name of funeral home
Name of church
Name of cemetery
Tentative time schedule
Will procession involve walking
Who is responsible for contact the police department to assist with the procession?
Procession Officer if the funeral home has not already done so
Where should the route of the procession maps be located?
At the funeral home
What is the proper sequence of vehicles in a procession?
Police escort
Vehicle transporting flowers
Hearse or pumper
Immediate family limo and cars
Pall bearers and honor guard
Fire Chief’s vehicle
Department apparatus and visiting units
Staff and Department vehicles
Municipal Officials and Administrators
Friends of Family
Rear – Police or Fire vehicle
Which vehicles must be equipped with lights and sirens?
All lead and rear vehicles
Where is bunting to be placed?
On stations and apparatus to be used for firefighter
Where is a casket mount system located?
Metro Dade Fire Rescue
Who is primarily responsible for the coordination and preparation of the events when the procession vehicles are stopped and people exit the vehicles?
Honor Guard Coordinator
The Honor Guard Coordinator is responsible for being the liaison with whom?
Cemetery Staff
The Honor Guard Coordinator will attend the coordination meeting and determine the following:
ype of interment will be used:
Burial
Crypt
Cremation
Does family with to have:
Taps plated
Firing squad
Last Alarm 3 Bells
Pallbearers, Ushers, and Honor Guard members will wear dress uniform and _____.
White gloves, hat, and tie
What are the level of honors possibly provided?
Death “In the Line of Duty”
Death “On Duty”
Death “Off Duty”
Death of a “Retired Firefighter”
Death of a “Firefighter’s immediate family member”
Death of a Firefighter in the Tri-County area
Which level of honors has the casket in the bed of an engine?
Line of Duty
Which level of honors allows as many apparatus, rescue units, and staff vehicles in the procession?
Line of Duty
On Duty
Off Duty
Which level of honors allows for the invitation of other departments to provide apparatus and equipment for the procession?
Line of Duty
On Duty
Which level of honors allows for the procession to drive by the assigned station?
Line of Duty
Which level of honors allows as many department staff vehicles in the procession?
Retired Firefighter
What will be at the assigned station when the procession drives by?
Bunker gear (helmet, coat and pants)
Personnel placed in line up
How many Pallbearers are dedicated for the Line of Duty death?
Minimum of 6
How many Honor Guard Members for the Line of Duty death?
Minimum of 5
Where are the Honor Guard Members posted and for how long for in line of duty death?
2 at casket
2 at the door
1 at the register
all on 15 min intervals
How many Honor Guard Members will be used for the Honor Guard Procession and Flag Folding Ceremony?
7
Which level of honors will have a Honor Guard Procession and Flag Folding Ceremony?
Line of Duty 300.15
On Duty
Which level of honors will have a flag presented to the family by the Fire Chief?
On Duty 300.15
Off Duty
Which level of honors has crossed ladders?
Line of Duty
Which level of honors will have the Firefighter’s Last Alarm?
Line of Duty
Which level of honors will have an American Flag and Medal of Valor given to the family by the Fire Chief?
Line of Duty
Which level of honors will have an Engine involved but have the casket located in the hearse?
On Duty
Off Duty
How many pallbearers for the On Duty death?
Minimum of 6
How many Honor Guard members for the On Duty death?
minimum of 5
Where will the Honor Guard members be located and for how long for on duty death?
2 at casket
2 at the door
1 at the register
15 minute intervals
How many pallbearers for the Off Duty death?
Minimum of 6
How many Honor Guard Members for the Off Duty death?
Minimum of 5
Which level of honors has a Flag Folding Ceremony only?
Retired Fire Fighter
Where are the Honor Guard members located and for how long for the off duty death?
at the casket
2 at the door
1 at the register
15 minute intervals
When will a retired firefighter receive a “Retired Fire Fighter” level of honors?
Retired from the Fire Department and funeral is held in Dade, Broward, or Palm Beach County
How many Honor Guard Members are used for the Flag Folding Ceremony for the Retired Fire Fighter level of honors?
4
How many Honor Guard members will be posted at the Retired Firefighter Funeral?
1-2 at the front door if possible
When will a firefighter’s family member have a “Firefighter’s immediate family member” level of honors?
Immediate family member, funeral in Dade, Broward, or Palm Beach
How many Honor Guard members will be present at the family members funeral?
Post at the front door
Time interval depend on number of members
What is provided for a Death of a Firefighter in the Tri-County area?
1 spare apparatus or support unit
With union representatives on unit
Where does Sunrise Fire Rescue maintain and display flags from?
All of its facilities
How often are flags lowered and inspected?
Annually or sooner if visible damage
In the event a flag has become damage, what is done with it?
Lowered, folded and forwarded to Logistics Division
What stations only have 1 flag pole?
Station 72 and 92
How are the flags displayed at Stations with only 1 flag pole?
USA flag at the top 300.16
Followed by Department
Which stations have 3 flag poles?
Station 39 and 59
How are the flags displayed at Stations with 3 flag poles?
USA flag to the viewer’s left
Followed by department flag under it
Florida Flag right of the USA flag
City flag to the right of the state
Which station has 4 flag poles?
Station 83
How are the flags displayed at stations with 4 flag poles?
USA flag to the viewers left 300.16
Followed by State flag to the right of USA
Followed by City flag to right of State
Followed by Department flag to right of City
When is National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day?
First Sunday in October
How are the flags flown on National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Day?
Half-staff from 0800 until 0800 the following day
When is Memorial Day?
Last Monday in May
How are the flags flown on Memorial Day?
Half-staff from 0800 to 1200
When is Peace Officers Memorial Day?
May 15th
How are the flags flown on Peace Officers Memorial Day?
Half-staff from 0800 until 0800 the following day
Unless the day falls on Armed Forces Day, then flown at their peak
When is Armed Forces Day
3rd Saturday in May
How are the flags flown on Armed Forces Day?
At their peak
Who can direct that flags be flown at half-staff for the death of Government figures
The President
Flags that are flown at half-staff are a mark of _____.
Respect to their memory
How are flags flown for the death of the President or former President?
Half-staff for 30 days
How are flags flown for the death of the Vice President, sitting or retired Supreme Court Chief Justice, or the Speaker of the House?
Half-staff for 10 days
How are flags flown for the death of an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Secretary of Executive or Military Department, former Vice President, or Governor of the State of Florida?
Half-staff from day of death to day of internment
How are flags flown for the death of a member of Congress from Florida?
Half-staff for day of death and the following day
Who can order flags to be flown at half-staff?
President
Governors Executive Order
Order of the Fire Chief or Chief’s Designee
What is the Florida Statute that governs how a flag is flown?
256.015
How will department members stand when the flag is being raised or lowered
Single row facing the flag
Stand at attention
Military salute
How is the flag raised on the flag pole?
Briskly to the top 300.16
Raised first, lowered last
How is the flag lowered on the flag pole?
Slowly and ceremoniously until the mid-way point
Lowered from right to left, USA flag being last
Where is the USA flag held when folding the flag?
Waist-high
Parallel to the ground
When the USA flag is folded correctly, what will be visible?
Blue field of stars
Who orders the display of the Florida Fallen Firefighters Memorial Flag?
The Chief or Chief’s designee
When ordered, the Firefighters Memorial Flag will be flown in place of which flag?
Department flag until interment
Who is responsible for ensuring that the Memorial Service Policy and flag policy are followed?
Station Commander
What are the hours of assignment for light duty?
Monday – Friday, 0800-1600
Light duty is designed to provide what?
Temporary alternative work schedule
What is the Article from the collective bargaining agreement for light duty for medical disabilities due to job-related injuries or illnesses?
Article 13
What is the Article from the collective bargaining agreement for light duty for non-job related illnesses or injuries
Article 12, section 12.9
Besides on the job and non-job related injury or illness, what can light duty be utilized for?
Performance-related issues
Other temporary assignments
Any individual assigned to light duty for a period of time greater than _____ must report to the training division prior to returning to their normal shift.
3 months
Who does the employee notify when the physician has released the employee being treated for a job-related injury to light duty?
Administrative Deputy Chief
If the employee is released to light duty by the physician and the Deputy Chief is unavailable, who does he contact?
Duty Chief
Where does the employee report when he is released to light duty?
SFRD Administrative offices (headquarters) the following weekday
0800 hours
Light duty assignments shall follow what guidelines?
Treating physicians
City of Sunrise Personnel Rules
Florida Workers’ Compensation Laws
An employee reporting to light duty due to a job-related injury or illness shall have what completed?
Florida Workers’ Compensation Uniform Medical Treatment/Status Reporting Form
What does the Workers’ Compensation Uniform Medical Treatment/Status Reporting Form indicate?
Functional limitations
Next scheduled evaluation
How often does the employee have to provide medical status updates from the workers’ compensation treating physician?
Weekly or as reasonably available
Who must approve non-job related light duty assignments?
Fire Chief and Personnel Director
Employees requesting non job related light duty must be approved for what?
Family Medical Leave (FMLA)
How are requests for light duty submitted? And to whom?
In writing to the Fire Chief
What must accompany the written request for light duty?
Certification of Health Care Provider Form completed by treating physician
What does the Certification of Health Care Provider Form state?
Projected length of disability
Work restrictions
Physical limitations
What is not identified for non-occupational injuries for light duty assignment due to medical confidentiality?
Cause of the disability
hat is the determination for light duty assignment based on?
Type of job available
Benefit to the department and citizens
Who can be recognized for an award in regards to the Recognition Program?
Sunrise FD member
City Department member
Civilian
Group
Why would the Fire Chief or staff recognize an individual or group for the recognition program?
They have gone beyond what is normally expected
What is the Awards Review Board responsible for?
Reviewing commendations and recommending award citations
How often does the Awards Review Board meet? And for what?
Quarterly
Review all recommendations
Chairperson may call for additional meetings if needed
Who does the Awards Review Board consist of?
1 staff representative 301.00
1 shift representative
1 member selected by the Fire Chief
Where are the recommendations submitted to?
Review board
upon recommendation of an award, the Review Board shall forward that recommendation to _____ for approval.
Fire Chief
When will the employee receive a letter of commendation?
As soon as practical
When will the employee receive certificates and ribbons?
At the annual awards presentation ceremony
Which award is given posthumously to a SFRD member who loses his life in the performance of his duties under honorable circumstances?
Maltese Cross
Which award is given to a SFRD member who voluntarily distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism?
Medal of Honor
Which award is given when a firefighter is fully aware of the imminent threat to personal safety and acted above and beyond the call of duty?
Medal of Honor
Which award is given to a SFRD member for outstanding performance of a difficult task involving personal risk to the firefighter’s safety when, because of the actions, a serious injury or loss of life was prevented?
Meritorious Service Award
Which award can be given for outstanding actions that bring unusual credit to the department?
Meritorious Service Award
Which award is given to a SFRD member for outstanding performance of duty under unusual or difficult conditions?
Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award is given to a firefighter that his actions:
Involved protection of life or property
Unusual thoughtfulness
Conscientiousness
Initiative but not limiting exposure to dange
Which award is given to members of another fire department for excellent assistance while aiding, assisting, or working with SFRD?
Distinguished Service Award
Which award is given to a unit (company/station) or individual for performance as an efficient and valuable unit/firefighter?
Unit Citation/Firefighter Citation
Which award is given at the discretion of the Fire Chief, to a SFRD member who has obtained a medal of honor, meritorious award, distinguished service award, or a unit/FF citation?
Firefighter of the year
Which award is awarded to civilians whose actions result in meritorious actions such as life saving or assistance to a firefighter?
Civilian Citation
Which awards will have a medal and a framed certificate?
Maltese Cross 301.00
Medal of Honor
What color ribbon is the Meritorious Service Award?
Red/white/blue
What color ribbon is the Distinguished Service Award?
Red/White
Which award is given with a certificate, plaque, and ribbon?
Firefighter of the Year
ch award is given with a certificate only?
unit/Firefighter Citation
Civilian Citation
What does progressive corrective action create
A willingness to conform to departmental standards
Instill dedication and perseverance expected of all personnel
The Progressive corrective action process will be utilized for:
Dealing with job-related behavior/performance that does not meet expected outcomes
What is the primary purpose for corrective action?
To assist the employee in understanding that a performance problem or an opportunity for improvement exists
The progressive corrective action process features _____ to address the problem at hand.
Increasingly formal efforts
` applied, the progressive corrective action process can be _____.
A positive action, not a negative one
What should progressive corrective action process build?
Confidence and ability
What is the ultimate objective of every member of the department in respect to the progressive corrective action process?
Voluntary compliance with department standards 302.00
Moral obligation to perform to the best of ability
The Fire-Rescue Department will accept and investigate complaints of employee misconduct from whom?
Public official
Another member
Citizen
Who is responsible for the enforcement of all departmental directives?
Supervisory personnel
How many steps are there in the corrective action process?
3 steps
What are the steps of corrective action process?
Coaching
Counseling
Formal administrative process
Infractions or problems should generally be resolved at what level?
Lowest possible in the chain of command
Corrective Action Process is what type of process?
Informal
When is the corrective action process used?
During employees’ annual evaluation
When a deficiency or opportunity for improvement exists to help resolve
Day-to-day issues
Attitude/behavior issues
Under performance
What is the primary method to focus on corrective modification?
Coaching
What is a more structured process than coaching?
Counseling Process
ching is the process between whom?
Subordinate and supervisor
What is coaching?
A measure taken by a supervisor when necessary to improve or modify an employee’s performance
What is coaching not considered?
Disciplinary action
Coaching should be the _____ between the subordinate and supervisor to correct or modify a behavior.
Daily interaction
Coaching is the foundation of what?
Training
Coaching itself can be what?
Progressive
Repeated coaching lends itself to be understood that more or additional training and/or effort is needed, therefore making it _____.
Progressive
Coaching that requires additional effort should be documented in _____.
The FRMS as training
Counseling is the process between whom?
Subordinate and supervisor, along with Battalion Chief
What should be the focus of behavior modification?
Coaching
What type of process is counseling?
Informal
Is counseling considered discipline?
No, merely a progressive process that is grounded in a written plan
What process may require a written plan to better guide the employee and supervisor though a more structured process?
Counseling
How is a written plan established?
All parties meet together to create a written plan
What are the components of the written plan?
Statement of the problem or issue needing modification 302.00
What actions need to be modified or changed
Timeline
How are the actions that need to be modified written?
In the positive
What do timelines tend to do?
Keep processes on track
Timelines will rarely exceed how many days?
Rarely exceed beyond 90 days
Counseling reports shall provide what?
A complete and accurate account of the written plan
The counseling report should include what?
Any supporting documentation (training records)
Who signs the counseling report?
Officer and Battalion Chief
The counseling report will become what?
Official fire department record
The failure to achieve the specific actions identified within the agreed upon timeline may lead to what
Formal Administrative Process
What does restriction from duty mean?
Employee removed from their vehicle assignment
Assigned to non-operational duties
Who is able to immediately restrict an employee from duty?
Battalion Chief
Who is notified when the Battalion Chief has restricted the duty of an employee?
Fire Chief
In his absence, the Deputy Chief or designee
If the Battalion Chief removes an employee from duty status, what is required to be forwarded to the Fire Chief?
Comprehensive report of the incident
What is the Florida Statute for the Firefighter Bill of Rights?
112.80
What will the formal process adhere to?
Florida Statute 112.80, known as Firefighter Bill of Rights
What are the steps of the formal process?
Informal inquiry “Fact Finding”
Formal investigation
Administrative proceeding “pre-determination”
When do employees have Weingarten rights?
Investigatory interviews only
When does an investigatory interview occur?
When supervisor questions employee to obtain information which could be use for disciplines
When supervisor ask employee to defend his conduct
Who is responsible to inform the employee of the Weingarten rights?
Employee’s responsibility, not management
What are the two options that management has when the employee makes the request for a union representative to be present?
Stop questioning until the representative arrives
Call off the interview
What does it mean when there is an “informal inquiry”?
Meeting by the Fire Chief or designee with a firefighter 302.00
A brief discussion to determine if a Formal Investigation is needed
What is the purpose of the “informal inquiry”?
Mediate a complaint or discuss the facts to determine if a formal investigation should be commenced
Do the Weingarten rights apply to an Informal inquiry?
Yes
Do all insistences require an Informal inquiry?
No
What will the results from the Informal inquiry recommend?
Return to the process 302.00
Proceed to a Formal Investigation
What does it mean for a Formal Investigation?
Process of investigation by Fire Chief or designee
What is the purpose of the Formal investigation?
Gather evidence of misconduct
Do Weingarten rights apply to the Formal Investigation?
Yes
Results from the Formal Investigation will either determine:
If there is insufficient evidence to charge the employee
Charges are recommended
If charges are recommended after the Formal Investigation, what happens?
The item will proceed to the Administrative proceeding
Who conducts the Administrative proceeding?
Fire Chief or designee
Notes from the Administrative proceeding will be provided to whom?
The employee, unless declined or waived
What does Administrative proceeding mean
Any non-judicial hearing which may result in recommendation, approval, or order of discipline
As a result of the Administrative Proceed, the Fire Chief will issue _____ to the employee.
Discharge of Discipline
What is the Discharge of Discipline based on?
Severity
Frequency
General progressive in nature
In most cases, what will be considered from the Discharge of Discipline?
Verbal reprimand
Written reprimand and suspension
Demotion and termination
at will all discipline be consistent with?
City Ordinance Article I, Section 10.2
What is medicine?
Applied practice of science
Quality assurance reviews of medical/patient issues are handled in compliance with what Florida Statute?
401.425
Should the medical review process determine on cursory review the item can go through an Informal Process, how will the process be handled?
The same
If the medical review process requires a Formal Process, what happens with the quality review?
Will stop and be forwarded to Formal Process Review
Information gathered from the quality review
Who will provide immediate action if a Lateness/AWOL incident occurs?
Who will provide immediate action if a Lateness/AWOL incident occurs?
Shift Commander
All Lateness/AWOL documentation will be forwarded to whom?
Operations Division Chief or designee
For investigation and processing
What is the procedure when a Lateness/AWOL incident occurs?
Interim coverage must be assured
Attempt to locate and determine reason of AWOL
Direct employee back to duty (if possible)
Appropriate paperwork, note time the employee arrived
Coverage maintained if employee cannot return to duty
All complaints concerning the fire department or any of its employee will be investigated by whom?
Administrative Deputy Chief
How long will the log of complaints be maintained for?
1 year after final action
Which type of complaints will the department not react to?
Anonymous
Department may investigate any complaint, regardless of source
If an employee receives a complaints, whether in writing, phone call, or on scene, the information should be forwarded to and when?
Administrative Deputy Fire Chief 302.02
Within 3 business days
In written form, by e-mail or memo and signed
Who enters complaints into the Complaint Tracking Log?
Fire Chief’s Office
What information should be obtained from a person making a complaint?
Nature/description of complaint Location of incident, date, and time Name of employee or unit Contact number and address Name of complainant and witnesses
within _____ days of notification of the complaint, notification will be sent to the complainant from the _____, acknowledging receipt of the complaint.
5 calendar days, Fire Chief or designee
The investigation will be completed in accordance with the _____ procedure.
Corrective actions
Who will review the complaint and make a final decision on the follow up action?
Fire Chief
How often are all front line apparatus and equipment supposed to be cleaned?
Daily or if needed more frequently
How often are patient areas of the rescue unit supposed to be clean?
After each transport
Which apparatus have specific daily checkout sheets?
Each of the various types of apparatus
The Hazmat truck, in addition to a daily mechanical checkout, has a checklist which:
Spans an entire week
Who is able to complete the Hazmat truck checkout?
Haz Mat/Special Ops personnel
The Dive Rescue vehicle, in addition to a daily mechanical checkout, shall have its equipment checkout sheet completed when?
Every Saturday
Completed checkout sheets should be reviewed by whom?
Station Officer
What does the Station Officer review the checkout sheets for?
Immediate attention such as safety items, severe leaks, no headlights, etc.
Who should be contacted for items requiring immediate attention during check out?
Logistics Officer and/or City Garage
Where should the checkout sheets be routed to?
Logistics Officers
Which checkout sheets are not routed to the Logistics?
Hazmat Check out and Dive Check out
Where are the hazmat checkouts forwarded to?
Hazmat Coordinator
Where are the dive rescue checkouts forwarded to?
Dive Team Coordinator
When is the fire pump operated and checked?
During daily checkout procedure
How are the fire pumps checked out?
Pump pressure raised to approximately 150 psi
Relief valve/pressure governor tested for operability daily
When is the primer motor tested?
Schedule B field days 303.01
Accordance to manufacturer recommendations
When is the aerial device checked?
Daily during checkout procedure
How is the ladder checked out?
Raised, extended, and rotated
How are hydraulic reservoir levels checked for the aerial devices?
Visually
When and how long are the on-board generators, portable generators, and hydraulic tools operated?
Operated daily
Let run 3-5 minutes
What are the fuel levels for all SFRD vehicles maintained at?
3/4 level or more
How often are staff vehicles, inspectors, and other members assigned to days supposed to check their vehicles?
On a regular basis
When is apparatus Field day?
Sunday morning
Which units have separate apparatus field day schedules?
Hazmat and Dive truck
Besides the Sunday apparatus field day, when is schedule B cleaning performed on rescue vehicles?
After contact with communicable disease patients
What is cleaned on Schedule A for Engine, Ladders, and Rescues?
Sweep all compartments/floors Wipe and lubricate Check and lubricate fire extinguisher Wipe down dashboard ArmorAll tires
What is not supposed to have ArmorAll applied?
Steering wheel
Seats
Break
Accelerato
What is Schedule B for Engine and Ladder?
Connect pump to hydrant Attach nozzle and flow 150 psi Lubricate discharge handles with white lithium Lubricate deluge gun with WD40 Operate primer motor
What is Schedule B for Ladder Devices?
Check nylatron blocks for wear 303.01
Flow water through water-way
Lubricate outriggers
Rotate and extend
How are the nylatron blocks lubricated?
Per Driver’s manual
What is the Schedule B for Rescue units?
Mild degreaser on A/C intake, sit for 5 minutes
Wipe counter and lifepak with disinfectant (virahol)
Mop interior with light bleach (1:100) solution
Where are all vehicle work orders entered into
Track-It Work Order Entry Portal
What is necessary to be included on the vehicle work order?
Vehicle number 303.01
Vehicle location
Where are the completed Vehicle Repair Forms faxed?
City garage 303.01
SFR Logistics
What is the fax number for the city garage?
954-749-4078
What is the fax number for SFR Logistics?
954-746-3455
Where are the vehicle work order binders left when the unit enters the city garage
On the driver’s seat
Once all repairs from a vehicle repair form are completed, what is done with the work order form
Logistics
Where are vehicles left when taken to the City garage?
Inside the gated compound regardless of the time of day
Where are vehicle keys placed/given?
Given to an attendant in the garage office
Placed in the gaage office “drop box
What situations dictate that units report to the city garage for immediate repair without going “out of service”?
Safety repairs
“quick fixes”
If an emergency repair is needed, it is imperative that unit personnel report to whom?
City garage supervisor
Who should be notified of an immediate repair to a unit without that unit going out of service so they can facilitate needed repairs?
Logistics departmen
Under no circumstances are fire department personnel to request repairs or consultations from whom?
Mechanic personnel
Who is notified when a Fire Rescue vehicle is repaired and ready for service?
Fire Rescue Logistics Department
When are personnel allowed to make alterations or modifications to fire stations, fire department vehicles, or fire department equipment?
Written permission of the Fire Chief or designee
Any request for modifications shall be submitted to whom?
In writing to Fire Chief
The Department will not utilize shift/non-shift employees for maintenance of _____.
Lawns and shrubbery
Who is responsible to insure that the cleaning schedule is adhered to and completed routinely
Station Officer
Who will regularly inspect the facilities and apparatus to monitor compliance with this program?
Battalion Chief
How is the plumbing of the pump scraped clean?
Spanner wrench or wire brush
Per the daily cleaning assignments, Apparatus Day requires that the rescue patient area will be wiped down with _____.
10% bleach solution or disinfectant 303.02
Floor mopped
What is cleaned on Monday?
Kitchen Day
What should kitchen hood filters be cleaned with?
Degreaser
What is cleaned on Tuesday?
Bathroom Day
What is cleaned on Wednesday?
Dormitory Day
What is also cleaned on Dormitory Day?
Weight rooms
what is cleaned on Thursday?
Lobby & Office Day
What is cleaned on Friday?
Living Area Day, Dining and Day Rooms
What is cleaned on Saturday?
Apparatus Bay Day
When is Bi-annual cleaning?
January and July
Summer and Winter schedule
What is included in the Bi-annual cleaning?
Windows inside and outside without a ladder
Refrigerators pulled out
Fire pole polished
A/C equipment cleaned
Who is responsible for performing routine inspections of Administrative facilities?
Support Services Division Chief
Where should vehicle checkouts be conducted
Station apron
When parking emergency vehicles during non-emergency situations, personnel should position the apparatus in a manner as to facilitate what?
Quick and safe response
Who is responsible for the safe operation of the vehicle and its personnel?
Officer
Who is responsible for the vehicles movement?
Driver
Who is responsible for enforcing the safe backing policy
Officer
When is more than one spotter necessary to back an apparatus?
Congested or tight areas 303.03
One at rear, one at front
When is an apparatus allowed to be driven off a hardened or paved roadway?
At no time
What needs to be off prior to starting a vehicle?
Generators and A/C
What should be turned off prior to starting or shutting the vehicle?
Electrical accessories
Who assigns take home vehicles?
Fire Chief’s discretion
Who can authorize passengers that are not city employees in take home vehicles?
Appropriate supervisor
Take home vehicles that are involved in a traffic incident must immediately report to whom?
On-duty Battalion Chie
Who is responsible for executing the daily activity schedule?
Station Officers
Under approval of Shift Commander
Because of the nature of the associated responsibilities on the personnel, an exact schedule _____.
Cannot be practical
What type of duties are shift personnel expected to perform in and around the fire stations?
Housekeeping
What activities do the Station Officers insure are consistently completed?
Delivery of emergency services Shift change Vehicle/equipment check Vehicle/equipment maintenance Pre-scheduled training Company level training Special details and events Physical training
What should units take into consideration when conducting non-emergency movements?
Citywide activity
Unit movement within the district shall be allowed with the permission of whom
nit movement within the district shall be allowed with the permission of whom
Unit movement within the district shall be allowed with the permission of whom?
Unit movement within the district shall be allowed with the permission of whom
What type of permission are station officers not permitted to provide?
“blanket”
Station Officers shall know, with a reasonable degree of certainty _____.
locatation Officers shall know, with a reasonable degree of certainty _____.
Who is retation Officers shall know, with a reasonable degree of certainty _____.sponsible for all non-emergency unit movement when that movement occurs across district boundaries?
On-duty Battalion Chief
Who should be aware of movement outside a unit’s primary station district?
Battalion Chief and station officer
If the Battalion Chief is unavailable for consultation and movement outside of the primary district is essential, what is the procedure?
Obtain permission from station officer first 303.05
Check with dispatch
When should units refuel?
Calls Training Details A minimum capacity of 3/4 of a tank of fuel shall be maintained while in \_\_\_\_\_ status. Pre-deployment
Turnout time for all personnel and units should not exceed _____, under normal conditions.
60 seconds
Who is responsible for making sure the target time of 60 seconds is met?
Battalion Chief
How many parts is the Daily Station Report?
Three-part form
What is on the top half of each sheet of the daily station report?
Pertinent payroll information
What is on the bottom half of each sheet of the daily station report?
Information related to station, shift, and vehicle activities
The top half of the Daily Station Report shall also be considered the _____
Daily Time Sheet
What station will be utilized for B39/EMS39 on the Daily Station Report
PSC
What are the Payroll Comments used for on the Daily Station Report?
To justify overtime
What is the bottom half of the second and third page of the Daily Station Report called?
Daily Officer Report
How many sections are in the Daily Officer Report?
4
The first area (section 1) of the Daily Officer Report has how many fields?
12
Serve as a checklist
6 bolded categories
What are the 6 bolded categories in the Daily Officer Report?
Safety 303.06 Details Logged Incident Report Workers’ Comp Work Orders Student Rider
What does section 2 of the Daily Officer Report mimic
The older logbook
Requires entrance of vehicle numbers and personnel
What is section 3 of the Daily Officer Report
Blank area for entry of pertinent data or events that occurred
What is section 4 of the Daily Officer Report?
Signature line at bottom of page
What does the signature of the on-coming office denote on the Daily Officer Report?
ccepting responsibility for the Station
Have been briefed of information
Which part of the Daily Time Sheet is routed to PSC?
Top two pages
What does the Battalion Chief do with the top two pages of the Daily Time Sheet?
Page one is forwarded to payroll
Page two is reviewed and placed in off-going Battalion’s box
Page two is reviewed and placed in off-going Battalion’s box
Purged annually and archived at PSC
According to most medication manufacturer’s guidelines, medications should be stored at temperatures that range from _____.
55 to 85 F
What are changes that a medication might show when exposed to extreme temperatures?
Change in color and clarity
Where are the thermometers stored?
Medical box of all ALS front line trucks
When is the temperature supposed to be checked?
0800 and 1600
If a medication shows signs of exposure to extreme temperatures, it is removed and forwarded to whom?
EMS Division
Why should a Rescue unit leave the vehicle running on the scene of a call?
Ensure HVAC is operational and maintaining appropriate temperature
Where are the temperature check sheets forwarded to?
Logistics along with controlled substance log
Who sets the guidelines for hose testing?
NFPA 1962
When is fire hose inspected and service tested?
Within 90 days prior to placing in service for the first time
Annually thereafter
How often is fire hose rotated
Twice yearly
Second time in September
Who assigns hose testing and rotation schedules?
Battalion Chief of Logistics
Gives schedule to each Battalion Chief by February 15
When is the hose testing supposed to be completed by?
March
Who supervises the inspection and testing of hose?
Company Officers
What form will have all the hose testing results recorded on it?
Fire Rescue Hose Testing Form
Where are the completed hose testing forms forwarded to?
Logistics Division
Who is responsible for the re-etching of fire hose?
Battalion Chief of Logistic
Who is responsible for reviewing all hose test results
Battalion Chief of Logistics
If a hose fails the pressure test, what is done with it?
Red tagged on individual length Logistics Division arrange for repairs
When is the hose-testing machine checked?
Before any service testing session
Each time it is transported to a new site
If there is damage noted to the hose-testing machine, who is notified?
Logistics Division
What is the maximum length of hose that should be tested together?
Not to exceed 300 feet
Laid straight without kinks
What will be attached to the end of the hose during hose testing?
Test cap with a bleeder valve 304.01
If cap not available, nozzle with non-twist shut off
What is the hose testing procedure?
With test cap or nozzle open: Gradually increase to 45psi +/- 5 psi Raise discharge end to remove all air Close test cap valve or nozzle Check hose for leaks at this pressure Mark hose at end or back of coupling Pressure raised slowly until at service pressure
How quickly should the hose pressure be raised for testing?
Not greater than 15 psi per second
How is the pressure in the hose maintained at the service pressure?
Pressure boosts if necessary
How long is the stabilization period?
1 minute per 100 feet
After the stabilization period, the hose layout shall hold the service test pressure for _____ without further pressure boosts.
5 minutes
How are the test pressures determined for fire hose manufactured in July 1987 and after?
Stenciled on each hose per NFPA 1962
How are the test pressures determined for fire hose manufactured prior to July 1987?
1 3/4 = 300 psi
2 1/2 = 300 psi
5 = 200 psi
When is the hose inspected for leaks?
When setting the hose layout at 45 psi 304.01
While at the service test pressure
Inspecting personnel shall walk the test layout at a distance of no closer than what?
15 ft to the left side
Left side when facing the free end
Where should people not be when service hose testing?
In front of the free end 304.01
On the right side of the hose
Closer than 15 ft. on left side
Straddle the hose or couplings
If the hose test layout does not hold the service test pressure for 5 minutes, what happens?
Service test shall be terminated 304.01
Length of hose has failed
Personnel attending hose lines during testing must wear what
Helmet
Eye protection
Gloves
How is dirty hose cleaned?
Water and swept with a broom
How is oily or greasy hose cleaned?
Mild detergent and scrub brush
Hose will have an inventory control number engraved if placed in service after what date?
Oct. 1, 1998
Where is the inventory control number engraved on the fire hose?
Female coupling for threaded
One of two for storz
What are the components of the inventory control numbers on the fire hose?
First two digits = year or purchase
Third digit = size of hose rounded to lowest full inch
Last three digits = sequential, three digit ID number
If the hose is 1 1/2” in size, what is the number on the hose?
1
If the hose is 1 3/4” in size, what is the number on the hose?
1
If the hose is 2 1/2” in size, what is the number on the hose?
2
If the hose is 4” in size, what is the number on the hose?
4
If the hose is 5” in size, what is the number on the hose?
5
Who is responsible for maintaining hose inventory records?
Logistics Division
The Company Level Training Program is established to meet and exceed:
NFPA 305.01
ISO
Florida Department of Health EMS
What is the purpose of company level training?
Increase and maintain their knowledge, skills, and awareness in areas in which pertain to their daily duties and to recognize any deficiencies
It is the responsibility of ____ of the SFD to be proficient in all aspects of their responsibilities, and to seek additional training in areas that _____.
Each member
Require remediation
What mediums does SFRD use to maintain proficiency in all recognized job classifications and specialties to accomplish diverse learning styles?
Performance objectives Online training Multi-company Mutual aid Facilitated classroom training Off property courses (hospital, colleges, and outside venues)
Performance objectives are at what level?
Station level
Performance Objectives are a skill based training system that is closely mirrored to _____ for all recognized job classification, company officer, and multi-company operations.
NFPA
Online training is at what level?
Station Level/ Individual
Online training is an ______ learning modules of selected topics used for all classifications
Individual self-paced
Each of these courses contain pre-test and post-test that is required to receive?
Credit
Online training is designed to avoid conflict with SFRD OPM or protocol, but if they do conflict, who prevails?
Sunrise OPM and protocols
Multi-company is at what level?
Station Level/ Battalion facilitated
What is the purpose of multi-company drills?
To tie together the individual tasks/skills into a complete evolution
Multi-company training could include all units at:
One station
Units from another station
Mutual Aid unit
Multi-company drills have suggested _____ and _____.
Completion times
Specific goals
Mutual Aid training is at what level?
Station level/ Battalion facilitated/ Operations Division facilitated
What is the purpose of mutual aid training?
To provide for a common operational understanding and vehicle familiarization across agencies.
Who should always coordinate mutual aid training?
On duty shift commander
What training is facilitated by the Operations Division?
Training that requires additional resources that are not immediately available for station officers. (extrication, fire academy, etc.)
All off-site training is considered training for the crew and must be documented where?
Sunrise online training platform
Personnel attending college under the college tuition program are required to document ___ and ____ in the online training platform.
Course and hours
If Company Officers are looking for specific training that requires the use of outside resources, who may they contact?
The Training Division
Who outlines the training to be completed each year?
The Operations Division
Training is issued to the station level on a _____ basis.
Quarterly
The majority of training is at what level?
Station
Who is considered “the best training officer”
Station Officer
The Battalion Chief is permitted to allow units training time, providing what?
The operation is covered
EMS Division under the guidance of the _____ and in conjunction with the _____ will assist with the development and implementation of EMS training.
Medical Director 305.01
Operations Division
What rules set the guidelines of continuing education for both EMT and/or Paramedics?
64E-2.008 and 64E-2.009
Who will keep and maintain all current approved treatment protocols approved by the Medical Director?
EMS Division
Approved treatment protocols will be made available to all personnel by the EMS Division how?
Electronically or in writing.
All remediation should be _____.
Documented
Officers are to make a “____” and include:
Plan 305.01
Statement of problem
Corrections needed to satisfy the objective
Timeline
Situations where remediation has not progressed according to plan will be forwarded to ______ for formal action.
Administration
The Training Division personnel shall develop:
Daily training objectives
Monthly training objectives
Quarterly training objectives
Shift commanders are responsible for ascertaining what each station commander will be doing for _____ each day.
Training
The Battalion Chief shall review what system to verify that training has been properly documented?
Online Training Platform
What is considered a Company Officer?
Minimum rank of Captain/Acting Captain
hat are the company officer’s responsibilities in regards to company level training
Completing the training assigned to a station each month
Delivering the training
Completing paperwork/records
What are the required daily entries that are made into the Online Training Platform:
Daily PPE & SCBA Checkout and Familiarization (NFPA 1500)
Area Familiarization (NFPA 1500)
Daily Vehicle & Equipment Inspection/ Maintenance (NFPA 1500)
Drive on Roadway (NFPA 1002)
Daily Officer Exchange of Information (NFPA 1021)
What is the required weekly entry made into the Online Training Platform:
Weekly Preventative Maintenance (NFPA 1002)
If any ____ are conducted during the shift, the Company Officer is responsible for logging using the correct activity within the Online Training Platform.
Additional activities
Officers that want to use training division resources,
they should call _____ when in need of these materials.
At least one shift in advance
- Which incident indicated why a Civil Unrest Plan is important for the Fire Rescue Service?
a. 1992 Los Angeles Riot
- How many deaths occurred in the 1992 LA Riots?
b. 45
- How many fires occurred in the 1992 LA Riots?
b. 1000
c. 600 were structures
- How many Strike Teams/Task Forces were used in the 1992 LA Riots?
77
- How much was the dollar loss in the 1992 LA Riots?
1 Billion
- What were the key issues in dealing with problems in the 1992 LA Riots?
a. Incident Command
b. Mutual Aid
c. Cooperative Law Enforcement
d. Communications
- The Sunrise FD prepared the Civil Unrest Plan to:
a. Prescribe duties and responsibilities
b. Establish lines of authority
c. Document a predetermined plan of action
- What is Unrest/Civil Unrest?
a. Real or perceived state of uneasiness, disquiet, or social unrest within the community
- What is Civil Disturbance?
a. State of uneasiness, disquiet, or social unrest within the community as evidence by the appearance of organized disturbance
b. Resulting in injury/death/damage/destruction
- Where are the definitions for Unrest and Disturbance taken from?
a. American Heritage Dictionary, New College Edition
- What is the mission of the Fire Department in response to a Civil Unrest?
a. Continue to provide Fire Suppression and Medical Rescue Service during periods of civil disturbance, as long as these services can be provided without unreasonable risk to FD members
- Who is able to activate and/or modify the Civil Unrest Plan?
a. Fire Chief or designated alternates
- Who has the ultimate authority under the Civil Unrest Plan?
a. Fire Chief
- Who assigns the designated alternates to activate the Unrest Plan?
a. Fire Chief
- What stage includes maintaining year-round emergency preparedness?
a. Preparatory stage
- Who will define the need for private ALS/BLS providers to transport 911 patients during the disaster?
a. FOC
b. Or when activated, EOC
- Secondary locations for equipment, vehicles, and supplies will be identified by whom?
a. FOC
- Most calls for assistance during a civil unrest originate through whom?
a. Sunrise Police Department
- When the alarm reference is determined to be Unrest or Civil Unrest without the probability of a Civil Disturbance, the Communications Center shall immediately notify _____ who will determine if _____.
a. Fire Chief
b. An advanced state of FD readiness is appropriate
- When the alarm reference is determined to be Unrest or Civil Unrest with probability of, or actual Civil Disturbance within the City of Sunrise, the Communications Center shall immediately notify _____.
a. All staff via pager group call
- How many operational phases are there in the Civil Unrest plan?
a. 3 operational phases
- What is Phase I of the operational phases?
a. Civil Unrest Alert
b. Pre-emergency alert activities
- What is Phase II of the operational phase
a. Civil Unrest Response 1000.02
b. Immediate Emergency Activities
- What is Phase III of the operational phases?
a. Post-Emergency Response
b. Recovery, Salvage, and Survey
- On receipt of a Civil Unrest Alert, all FD members shall:
a. Review FD Civil Unrest Plan
- Who and when is the FOC activated in regards to a Civil Unrest?
a. Command Staff
b. When Civil Unrest Alert has been placed in effect
- The Battalion Chief shall establish incident command in what area
a. Area of potential disturbance
b. In proximity to law enforcement field command post
- The Incident Command shall be established at the most effective location providing the Incident Command:
a. Safety
b. Staging
c. Support services
- If the PSC is identified as an anticipated target for civil disturbance, administrative support members shall familiarize themselves with _____.
a. Protection of Essential Records Policy
- Upon the identification of the Civil Unrest area, the Battalion Chief shall direct the evacuation of what?
a. Fire station located within the defined area
- What happens with the companies/units when they must evacuate the station from a disturbance area?
a. Report to staging area
- No transfer of units, or members, will be made without the direct authority of whom?
a. FOC
- Task Force Units will not independently return to a station without approval of the:
a. FOC
- Who authorizes Task Force responses?
a. Incident Command in concert with the FOC
- The Task Force response will be based on what?
a. Knowledge of the situation
b. Law enforcement intelligence
- The FOC shall maintain a _____ log of related significant incident events.
a. Chronological Emergency Log
- What is the size of the stack tip nozzle that should be attached?
a. 1 1/4”
- What pieces of equipment will have the stack tip nozzle attached?
a. Deluge gun
b. Ladder pipe
c. Fly pipe
d. Pre-connected lines
- What will the station commander insure when evacuating a station?
a. Station security 1000.02
b. Disconnection of the main electrical panel and generator battery
c. Remove station radios
d. Log computers off the network and turn off
- What will be removed from the station during an evacuation?
a. Journals 1000.02
b. Spare radios, batteries, and chargers
c. PPE brought to staging area
- Which Branch members may be requested to remain on duty upon the notification of a Civil Unrest Alert?
a. Logistics Branch
- How are off-duty members recalled during a civil disturbance?
a. PIO may contact radio and television stations
- Members on light duty during a civil unrest are to contact _____ for information on working conditions and/or recall instructions.
a. Administrative Officer 1000.02
b. 746-3417
- Failure to report for duty during a civil unrest is a
a. Breach of the public confidence
- Recalled personnel shall report to:
a. Designated Fire Station
b. Staging Area
c. Other rendezvous point
- Recalled members may be utilized to:
a. Form task forces
b. Augment operational task forces
c. Form relief crews for operational task forces
- If civil unrest results in your inability to report for duty what happens?
a. Contact FOC for alternate assignment
b. Unable to reach FOC, report to nearest in service FD location
- When is Phase II of the civil unrest plan implemented?
a. Upon announcement of an actual Civil Unrest
- Where is the center of field operations for all Fire Rescue units?
a. FOC
- Who establishes and maintains an ongoing telephone triage for incoming 911 calls?
a. FOC and Communication Center
- In the event that the primary Communications Center is disabled, what is used as the backup dispatch center?
a. EOC
- To meet any indicated additional staffing requirements, operational members will be augmented by:
a. Immediate past shift
- Arrangements for housing external personnel and equipment for extended periods will be established in the:
a. FOC
- What is the responsibility of Senior Staff during a Civil unrest?
a. Report to assigned location 1000.02
b. Ensure uninterrupted FD Administrative function
c. FD Operational support
- What is the responsibility of Battalion Chief during a civil unrest?
a. Report in person to the FOC
b. Familiarize themselves and subordinates with civil unrest plan and search and rescue procedures
- What is the responsibility of Administrative Support members during a civil unrest?
a. Initiate action to secure all records
b. Provide additional support
- Where are Fire Life Safety Members assigned to?
a. EOC – primary
b. FOC – secondary
- FLS Branch members may subsequently be assigned as what?
a. Task Force Investigators
- What is the primary response of the Task Force Investigators?
a. Collection of information 1000.02
b. Completion of related reports
- The FLS personnel may augment which agencies?
a. Law enforcement
b. State Fire Marshal
c. ATF
- At the conclusion of the disturbance, the FLS personnel shall also perform damage assessment with _____.
Building Department
- Where are the Training Branch members located during civil unrest?
a. EOC or FOC
b. Determined by Fire Chief
- Where are the Logistics members located during civil unrest?
a. PSC
- Where is the FOC located?
a. 10440 W. Oakland Park Blvd
- The FOC staffing may include the following:
a. Fire Chief
b. Deputy Fire Chief
c. Division Chiefs
d. FD Medical Director
e. Battalion Chiefs
f. Rescue Lieutenants
g. Additional FD members
- In concert with the Division Chief for EMS, the FOC determines the activation of the _____ during the civil unrest.
a. Medical Resource Coordination Center (MRCC)
- Additional FOC members may be mobilized for incident related staffing needs such as:
a. Communication center supervision
b. Task Force Aide
c. Intake Control Officer
d. Logistics Branch
e. FEMA/Overtime Records Clerk
f. Telephone Operator
- The field unit minimum staffing requirements shall be determined by whom?
a. FOC
- Who directs the relocation of certain FD units and when?
a. FOC
b. Prior to or subsequent to Phase II
- Who is authorized to operate in disturbance areas?
a. Only task forces
- During a fire response during a civil unrest, who always responds with FD?
a. Law enforcement for protection
- Hose lines during a fire, when laid, should be:
a. Short as possible
b. 200’ to a maximum of 500’
- What are the general procedures for fighting fire during a civil unrest?
a. Stop fires that cause conflagrations
b. Stop fires that move into residential areas
c. Stop exposure fires, use heavy streams
d. No overhaul, no ventilation, no roof venting
e. No interior attack, unless life threatening and victim can be saved
- What form is completed for each Task Force response?
a. Task Force Alarm Information form
- The completed task force alarm forms shall be given to:
a. Task Force Investigators
- Resources are to be committed to an incident in the disturbance area only if:
a. A threat to life or property
- What is the staffing for all FD Command and supervisory units?
a. Minimum of 2
- What is the staffing for engine companies during civil unrest?
a. At least 4 members
- What is the staffing for rescue companies during civil unrest?
3
- Members recalled on overtime, may upon arrival be utilized to activate what?
a. Out of service units
- What is the policy on emergency lights in defined critical area?
a. Warning lights should not be used unless absolutely necessary
b. Siren should be limited
- The FD efforts during a civil unrest will be directed to the _____ of fire scenes and/or the care of sick and injured.
a. Control and confinement
- If ordered to evacuate by the Task Force Battalion Chief at a fire, what is the procedure?
a. Try to get nozzles and equipment back on truck
b. Shut hydrant if possible
c. May be necessary to leave hose
- Firefighting should be confined to _____.
a. Outside of the building when possible
b. Except when rescue is needed
- If FD members are attacked or entrapment happens during civil unrest, the Battalion Chief will broadcast what?
a. “Fire Rescue Task Force Unit in Trouble”
b. Specify location
- What is the signal to take cover?
a. Rapid intermittent blowing of air horn
- What is the signal for Prepare to Move out?
a. Long continuous blowing
- Prior to abandonment of a vehicle, what should members do?
a. Disable radio systems by: 1000.02
i. Removing microphones
ii. Remove fuses
iii. Cutting control lines and turning off radio
- Who maintains control of the hydrant wrench?
a. Pump operator
- If an open hydrant is noted in a civil disturbance area, what is the procedure?
a. Immediately close
- Where should firefighting hose lines be placed during fires on main thoroughfares?
a. Rear of the building to prevent extension
b. Extreme sides of the fire scene
- How are deck guns used
a. Ground level
b. Apparatus behind the FD member for protection
- What does a Task Force consist of during a civil unrest?
a. 2 engines
b. 1 rescue (if needed)
c. Battalion Chief (Task Force BC)
d. Ladder/Platform if requested
- How are Task Forces designated?
a. Numerically
- The Task Force Battalion Chief is responsible for establishing radio communications between whom?
a. Task Force and Incident Command
- What form is to be used when assigning members to a Task Force?
a. Task Force Assignment Form
- What resources and services are part of a Staging Area?
a. 1 3/4, 2 1/2 and LDH and nozzles
b. Fuel tank trucks
c. Members of rescue units
d. Food, cots, blankets, facilities for rest
- Rescue units should enter a civil unrest area with what?
a. A task force or police escort only
- Who shall be assigned to Fire Rescue Communications to assist in coordination of the Task Force?
a. FD Staff Officer
Fire Rescue Department Rescue Officer shall be assigned to assist in coordination of _____.
a. Transport
b. Triage
c. Overall medical operations
- The use of aviation units are recommended to define what?
a. Safe zones and escape routes
b. For Task Force use
- Who will respond with each Task Force?
a. Zone officers
- Notification of a fire location with violence will bring:
a. Additional PD members
- Phase III, post emergency operations will be implemented at the discretion of:
a. FOC
- What is the priority during Phase III of the civil unrest plan?
a. Search and recovery
b. Protection of property
c. Safety of FD members
- When are grid search patterns formulated by each affected station?
a. Phase I/II
- If it becomes necessary to enter areas of potential risk, do so only with who’s approval?
a. Battalion Chief
b. Only when accompanied by PD
- Who is notified of any roadway blockages/hazards?
a. FOC
- What is initiated after the completion of rescue operations?
a. Salvage and damage assessments
- Who is utilized in assessing large damage loss areas?
a. Fire Life Safety
- What is the definition of a local disaster?
a. Fire, flood, explosion, or storm that might cause the destruction of essential operating records
- All material and records located below _____ should be removed and relocated.
a. 6”
- All logistics supplies below _____ should be moved to a higher level.
a. 6”
- What is an advisory?
a. Official announcement issued by the National Hurricane Center
- An advisory identifies a hurricanes what?at is an advisory?
a. Position
b. Speed
c. Intensity
- When are the daily hurricane advisories issued?
a. 0500, 1100, 1700, 2300
- When are special advisories issued?
a. As necessary
- When do advisories start to be issued?
a. When hurricane conditions are a possible threat
- Who issues the “cease emergency activity” order?
a. Fire Chief or designee
- What plan is a guide to the emergency response by the City of Sunrise to disasters and catastrophic events?
a. Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP)
- Where is the EOC located during a hurricane?
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- During a hurricane, add department directors will work under the direction of whom?
a. Director of Public Safety or designee
- How long does the “eye” of a hurricane last?
a. Several minutes to more than an hour
- What is considered the command center of the Fire Rescue Department?
a. FOC
- Where is the FOC located during a hurricane?
a. PSC
- When is a hurricane watch issued?
a. Hurricane conditions within 24 to 36 hours
- When is a hurricane warning issued?
a. Hurricane conditions are expected in 24 hours or less
- What is considered hurricane conditions?
a. Winds of 74 mph or more and dangerously high tides and waves
- What is the hurricane probability projection?
a. Percentage the center of storm will pass within 65 miles within 72 hours
- What is the definition of a hurricane?
a. Tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 74 mph or more
- How are hurricanes rated?
a. Saffir-Simpson category scale
- Who gives Hurricane Probability Projections?
a. National Hurricane Center
- How big in size can a hurricane be?
a. Up to 500 miles wide
- How many national weather centers are operated by the National Weather Service? (NWS)
a. 3
b. National Hurricane Center in Miami is one of 3 centers
- What are the responsibilities of the National Hurricane Center in Miami?
a. National and International responsibilities for the North Atlantic
- Who establishes shelters for hurricanes?
a. Pre-established by County Officials
- What is a storm surge?
a. Extreme high tide, topped by violent waves
b. Produced by winds and low pressure
- How many people die from storm surge in a hurricane?
a. 9 out of 10
- When are storm warnings issued?
a. Winds of 55-73 mph are expected
- When will storm warnings not precede hurricane warnings?
a. If a hurricane is expected to strike a coastal area
- What is a tropical depression?
a. Rotary circulation at the surface
b. Wind speed of 38 mph or less
- What is a tropical storm?
a. Distinct rotary circulation 1000.03
b. Sustained winds from 39 to 73 mph
- What are the winds for a Category 1 hurricane?i
a. 74-96 mph
- What is considered sustained winds
a. Constant speed for at least 1 minute
- How wide can a storm surge be?
a. Up to 50 miles wide
- What is the location of the storm surge?
a. Right of where the eye makes landfall
- What is the storm surge for a Category 1 hurricane?
a. 4 to 5 feet
- How big are the waves of a category 1 hurricane?
a. 10 – 30 feet
- What is the damage of a category 1 hurricane?
a. Shrubbery
b. Unanchored mobile homes
- Which area will be inundated in a category 1 hurricane?
a. Low-lying coastal roads
- What are the winds for a category 2 hurricane?
a. 96 – 110 mph
b. Gusts of 140 mph
- What is the definition of a wind gust?
a. Wind speed higher than sustained lasting as little as two seconds
- Storm surge for category 2 hurricane?
a. 6 – 8 feet
- What is the damage during a category 2 hurricane?
a. Considerable damage to shrubbery
b. Major damage to mobile homes
c. Some damage to roofs, windows, doors
d. No damage to buildings
- What roads are affected during a category 2 hurricane?
a. Coastal and low-lying escape routes inland 2 to 4 hours before eye
- What evacuations are required during a category 2 hurricane?
a. Shoreline residences and low-lying island areas
- What is considered a major hurricane
a. Category 3, 4, and
- What are the winds of a category 3 hurricane?
a. 111 – 130 mph
b. Gusts to 160 mph
- Storm surge for Category 3 hurricane?
a. 9 – 12 feet
- Damage from a category 3 hurricane?
a. Trees blown down
b. Mobile homes destroyed
c. Damage to roofs, windows, doors
d. Structural damage to small buildings
- What roads will be affected by a category 3 hurricane?
a. Low-lying escape routes 3 to 5 hours before eye
- What is the flooding in a category 3 hurricane?
a. Serious flooding at coast 1000.03
b. Large structures battered by waves
c. Terrain 5 feet or less above sea level flooded 8 miles inland
- What evacuations are required during a category 3 hurricane
a. Low-lying residences within several blocks of shoreline
- What are the winds for a category 4 hurricane?
a. 131 – 155 mph
b. Gusts over 175 mph
- What is the storm surge for category 4 hurricane?
a. 13 – 18 feet
- What is the damage of a category 4 hurricane
a. Signs blown down
b. Extensive damage to roofs, windows, doors
c. Complete destruction of mobile homes
- What is the flooding in a category 4 hurricane?
a. Terrain 10 feet or less above sea level 6 miles out
b. Damage to lower floors of structures due to flooding and waves
c. Major erosion of beaches
- What streets are affected by a category 4 hurricane?
a. Low-lying escape routes 3 to 5 hours before eye
- What is the evacuation during a category 4 hurricane
a. Massive evacuation of all residences within 500 yards of coast
b. Single story residences on low grounds within 2 miles of coast
- What are the winds of a category 5 hurricane?
a. 156 mph +
b. Sustained to 200 mph
- Storm surge for category 5 hurricane?
a. 20 feet
- What is the damage for a category 5 hurricane?
a. Signs blown down
b. Complete destruction of mobile homes
c. Shattering of glass in windows and doors
d. Complete failure of roofs
e. Small buildings overturned or blown away
- What is the flooding of a category 5 hurricane?
a. Major damage to lower floors less than 15 feet above sea level within 500 yards of coast
- What roads are affected during a category 5 hurricane?
a. Low-lying escape routes 3 to 5 hours before eye
- Who is required to evacuate during a category 5 hurricane
a. Low-lying residential areas within 5 to 10 miles of coast
- Where is the Fire Chief assigned during a hurricane?
a. City EOC
- Who does the Fire Chief work with to coordinate overall emergency operations?
a. Director of Public Safety
- What ESFs does the Fire Chief direct overall
a. 4, 8, 9, and 10
- What responsibility does the Fire Chief assume during a hurricane?
a. Emergency Management Coordinator
- Who is directs the immediate field operations?
a. Deputy Fire Chief
- Where is the Deputy Chief assigned during a hurricane?
a. FD FOC
- Who acts as the FD PIO?
a. Deputy Fire Chief or assigns a designee
- What is the title of the East Battalion and West Battalion Chiefs?
a. East = B39
b. West = B83
- Which vehicles will be utilized for the Battalion Chiefs during a hurricane?
a. Assigned vehicle 1000.03
b. Rescue Lieutenant’s vehicle
c. Spare BC vehicle
- During a hurricane, the third combat Battalion Chief will be assigned:
a. As needed
- Who coordinates all FD manpower and equipment during emergency operations?
a. Shift Battalion Chief
- The Shift Battalion Chief will request, as needed, _____ through the FD FOC.
a. Communication equipment
b. Supplies
c. Evacuation coordination
d. Other materials
- Where is the Logistics Battalion Chief assigned?
a. FD FOC
- The Logistics Battalion Chief will coordinate with _____ to secure FD property.
a. Public Works
- Where is the Operations Division Chief located during a hurricane?
a. Broward EOC
- The Operations Division Chief shall maintain communication with whom?
a. Sunrise EOC
- The Operations Division Chief is responsible for which ESFs?
a. 4, 9, and 10
- Who is responsible for assigning off-duty personnel that were re-called?
a. Operations Division Chief
- Where is the EMS Division Chief located during a hurricane?
a. FD FOC
- What ESFs is the EMS Division Chief responsible for?
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- Who is responsible for the operations of the Dispatch Center?
a. EMS Division Chief
- The EMS Division Chief shall ensure that the _____ is operational?
a. MCC
- Where is the Support Services Division Chief assigned?
a. Sunrise EOC
- The Support Services Division Chief shall maintain communication with whom?
a. Sunrise representative at the Broward EOC
- Where is the Training Division Chief assigned during a hurricane?
a. FD FOC
- Where is the Fire Life Safety Division Chief assigned during a hurricane?
a. FD FOC
- The FLS Division Chief shall assist with what?
a. Post storm damage assessment
- Where is the Logistics Lieutenant assigned during a hurricane?
a. FD FOC
- The Logistics Lieutenant will be under the direction of _____during a hurricane.
a. Logistics Battalion Chief
- Where is the Training Lieutenant assigned during a hurricane
a. Assigned to assist EMS Division Chief with overseeing dispatch
- What is the title of the East Rescue Lieutenant and West Rescue Lieutenant?
a. East = Lieutenant 39
b. West = Lieutenant 83
- What is the assignment of the Rescue Lieutenant during a hurricane?
a. Assigned to ride with the East/West Battalion
- Where is the Administrative Officer assigned during a hurricane?
a. FD FOC
- What does the Administrative Officer maintain during a hurricane
a. Hurricane Log
b. Re-call accountability
- What is on the Hurricane Log?
a. Activities of SFRD
b. Personnel
c. Expenditures
d. Etc.
- Who should be familiar with sources of water supply during a hurricane?
a. Company Officers and Drivers
- A calamity such as a hurricane is an important _____ for all of us.
“Moment of truth”
- When is hurricane season?
a. June 1 – November 30
- When will fire rescue personnel initiate their “personal readiness plan”?
a. As soon as Hurricane Watch is issued
- When will shutters or panels be placed on openings at the station?
a. Issuance of Hurricane Watch
- When are apparats checked for operational readiness?
a. Issuance of Hurricane Watch
- How are units placed in the bay when the cease activity order is given?
a. Nose in
b. Back of apparatus close to garage doors
c. Gives added structural support to doors
- How is the cease activity order initiated?
a. FD FOC through the Battalion Chief
- Who can order the evacuation of a specific fire station?
a. Emergency Management Coordinator
b. Fire Chief
c. Respective designees
- If a station is ordered to be evacuated, what happens?
a. Logbook delivered to BC
b. Elevate documents and files to as high as possible
c. Relocated apparatus, computers, and supplies per FOC direction
- How many personnel will be stationed at Station 39 during a hurricane?
a. Eng 39 = 3 – 4
b. Res 39 = 2 – 3
c. Battalion 39 = 1
d. Lieutenant 39 = 1
- How many personnel will be stationed at Station 59 during a hurricane?
a. Eng 59 = 3 – 4
b. Res 59 = 2 – 3
c. Platform 59 = 2 – 4
- How many personnel will be stationed at Station 72 during a hurricane?
a. Eng 72 = 3 – 4 b. Res 72 = 2 – 3
- How many personnel will be stationed at Station 83 during a hurricane?
a. Eng 83 = 3 – 4
b. Res 83 = 2 – 3
c. Eng 183 = 3 – 4
d. Res 183 = 2 – 3
e. Battalion 83 = 1
f. Lieutenant 83 = 1
- How many personnel will be stationed at Station 92 during a hurricane?
a. Eng 92 = 3 – 4
b. Res 92 = 2 – 3
c. Hazmat 92 = 2
d. Eng 192 = 3 – 4
e. Res 192 = 2 – 3
f. Dive 92 = 2
- How many personnel will be stationed at the EOC/FOC during a hurricane?
a. MCC = 1 – 3
b. Staff = 5 – 15
c. Dispatch = 2 – 4
- Who can modify the station/EOC/FOC staffing during a hurricane?
a. Fire Chief or designee
- What is Phase 1 of the stages of hurricane preparedness?
a. Hurricane Watch
- Who is notified of Phase I status?
a. Administrative staff
- When Phase I Hurricane Watch is started, a briefing will be conducted. What is included in that briefing
a. Preview specific assignments
b. Preview availability of personnel and equipment
- Who will direct that all reserve apparatus will be checked for readiness and equipped?
a. Field Operation Center
- When will Shift Battalion Chiefs make arrangements for on duty personnel to be released to initiate their personal readiness plans?
a. Phase I – Hurricane Watch
- Who is responsible for testing emergency radio equipment and making sure there is an ample supply of charged radio batteries?
a. EMS Division Chief
- Who is responsible to contact Broward Medcom and local hospitals?
a. EMS Division Chief
- What is the number for the hurricane hotline?
a. 954-746-3418
- When is the City’s EOC activated?
a. Phase I – Hurricane Watch
- When is the Fire Chief able to cancel authorized leaves and Kelly days?
a. Phase I – Hurricane Watch
- What is Phase II of the stages of hurricane preparedness?
a. Hurricane Warning
- What is increased when notified of a hurricane warning?
a. Readiness posture
- When are staff appointed to their posts and implement functions?
a. Phase II – Hurricane Warning
- When is a representative sent to the Broward EOC during a hurricane?
a. Phase II – Hurricane Warning
- What is Phase III of the stages of hurricane preparedness?
a. Emergency Operations
- When does the City EOC go into operation?
a. Phase III – Emergency Operation
- When does the FD FOC go into operation?
a. Phase III – Emergency Operation
- Fire Rescue Department will continue all requests for emergency response until conditions are _____.
a. Deemed unsafe
- What is Phase IV of the stages of hurricane preparedness?
a. Recovery
- The “Snapshot” damage assessment method will be used to facilitate gathering what?
a. General damage assessment information
- When should the snapshot be completed?
a. As soon as weather and conditions permit a view of the neighborhood from outside the facility
- What must first be determined prior to determining the need for county and statewide mutual aid?
a. Estimate the amount of physical destruction and injuries
- Where are focal points in the community?
a. Clubhouses
b. Fire stations
- What can be distributed from focal points in the community?
a. Information
- Where can temporary field hospitals be set up?
a. Fire Stations
b. PSC
c. Other locations
- The “Snapshot” report is an assessment tool designed to provide:
a. Timely general damage assessment reports to the FOC
- Following a large-scale disaster, _____ reports from individual units will be significant in the required long-term planning process.
a. Hourly
- Each SFRD field unit shall conduct a primary “Snapshot” damage assessment:
a. After it is safe to return to the field
b. <1 hr.
- What is the secondary damage assessment known as?
a. Windshield Survey
- When is the secondary damage assessment (windshield survey) conducted?
a. >1 – 4 hrs.
- When will all off-duty shift and staff personnel prepare to report to duty if so ordered by the Fire Chief or designee?
a. When NHC/NWS issues a hurricane watch
- Should a Hurricane _____ precede a Hurricane _____ by _____ hours or more, the Department will consider all personnel as having completed their personal readiness activities.
a. Watch, precede a Hurricane Warning by 12 hours or more
- Should a hurricane _____ be issued in less than _____ hours from a Hurricane _____, the department will attempt to relieve on-duty personnel.
a. Warning, in less than 12 hours, Hurricane Watch
- Relief from duty will be allowed for a maximum of _____.
a. 4 hours
- Why would the Fire Chief or designee wait until the end of the regular shift to allow personnel to go home and secure their homes?
a. The timing of the hurricane warning occurs during the latter part of the regular shift.
- Personnel called-in for storm coverage will report to what location?
a. PSC or other specified location
- The Fire Chief reserves the right to cancel all authorized leave and Kelly Day’s if what happens?
a. Emergency conditions require additional manpower
- It is not anticipated that any new leaves will be approved once a hurricane _____ is issued.
a. Watch
- The food plan should allow for food supplies needed to function independently for a period of _____.
a. 72 hours
- When will the food plan meals be used?
a. Only when fresh food supplies are not available
- Where is the food supplies stored?
a. PSC or other designated location
- How many and what are the eating utensils supplied during a hurricane?
a. 100 each:
i. Plates
ii. Forks, knives, spoons
iii. Cups
iv. Disposable bowls and drinking cups
- How much water will be part of the food plan at each location to be used for drinking and cooking?
a. Minimum of 50 gallons
- When are the collapsible containers supposed to be filled in regards to the food plan?
a. Only if impact is imminent
- What water is able to be used for cleaning?
a. Tap water
- How is tap water disinfected?
a. Boiling or adding plain household bleach
- What is the minimum amount of food in regards to the food plan?
a. Minimum of 3 days’ worth of pre-packaged food for 100 employees
- What is the amount of water to be stored for emergency?
a. Two-week supply (14 gallons per person)
i. 7 gallons per person for drinking and food prep
ii. 7 gallons per person for hand washing, dish washing
- What is leaching
a. Dissolving of chemicals
- The leaching of chemicals from glass into water is:
Insignificant
- If plastic containers are used for water storage, they should be approved by whom?
a. Federal Food and Drug Administration
- What type of plastic is approved for food contact?
a. Polyethylene plastic 1000.03
b. Including 55-gallon drums
- What types of plastics are not used for food contact?
a. Vinyl plastic waterbeds
b. Trash containers
- The leaching of chemicals from approved plastics is:
a. Negligible
- For long-term storage, water should be:
a. Sterilized or disinfected
- Water can be chemically disinfected for long-term storage by treating it how?
a. Each gallon with 16 drops of liquid chlorine bleach (4-6% sodium hypochlorite)
- One teaspoon of beach disinfects _____.
a. 5 gallons of water
- Sterilized or disinfected water, stored in clean, food-contact approved containers with secure lids or caps should be safe for use _____.
a. After many years
Intra-county mutual aid will follow what plan?
Broward County Mutual Aid Plan
Activation of the statewide mutual aid assistance will be through:
Broward County Mutual Aid System and/or
Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement for Catastrophic Disaster Response and Recovery
What is a natural gathering point for unrequested volunteers after a hurricane?
Fire Stations
Where is the staging location for all outside aid/mutual aid units responding to the City of Sunrise?
PSC or other designated locations
Where is the staging location for all outside aid/mutual aid units responding to Broward County?
A state designated staging area
Directed by the Broward County Emergency Operations Center
How are mutual aid units assigned to Sunrise marked?
Duct tape on windshield
According to Sunrise station of origin
First unit assisting 172, second unit assisting 272, etc.
A list of units, personnel, and capabilities will be kept where?
Each station
Emergency Operations Command Post
Sunrise personnel may be assigned to each relief unit assisting Sunrise to serve as what?
Radio operator and map-reader
Serves as the guide and documents the activities
Who makes the determination to implement less stringent or more stringent procedures in regards to the hurricane preparedness policy?
Director of Public Safety or designee
How many sets of uniforms should be in the personal readiness plan bag?
3 sets and 1 jacket
How many gallons of water should be in the personal readiness plan bag?
3 – 4 gallons
How much food supply should be in the personal readiness plan bag?
3 – 4 days’ wort
Who provided the information for the personal readiness plan?
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue
What is the most important item to have on hand for hurricane preparedness?
Drinking water
How much is a two week supply of water?
14 gallons per person
How big should the supply of prescription medications be?
2 – 4 week supply
How should a home owner prepare their pool for a hurricane?
Lower water level 1 foot 1000.03
Add extra chlorine
Turn off electricity and wrap up pump
As the eye passes, wind and rain may stop for:
A few minutes up to 30 minutes
How long can a portable generator run?
5 gallons of gas per 8 hours
What is the most sought after commodity after a disaster?
water
Who issues a boil-water order immediately after the hurricane passes?
Public health department
How long will the boil-water order be in effect?
At least 72 hours or longer
How is dirt removed from water?
Strain through paper towel or several layers of thick cloth
How much time must pass for any solids to sink to the bottom of a water container?
24 hrs
How do you purify water?
Rolling boil for 5 minutes 1000.03
Add 4 water purification tablets per gallon
Add 12 drops of 2% tincture of iodine per gallon
Add 8 drops of household bleach per gallon
Water saved in clean containers will be good for _____.
2 – 3 weeks
Dishes can be washed in tap water if:
Rinsed in extra chlorine water (15 drops per quart)
Dry ice keeps food frozen for _____.
1 – 4 days
what size dry ice should be used to keep food frozen?
50 lbs. for a 20-cubic foot freezer
How will an adult ward off diarrhea if it hits a family?
2 tablets of Pepto-Bismol every half-hour for 8 doses 1000.03
Not recommended for under 16
What map should be utilized to perform a citywide “snapshot” damage assessment?
Broward County grid map
If radio communications are operational, who shall receive the “snapshot” information?
City of Sunrise EOC
If radio communications are not in a “repeater” mode, who shall receive the “snapshot” information?
Relay report to your Battalion Chief
If no radio communication is available, how is the “snapshot” information sent?
Sent to City of Sunrise EOC via a messenger
The “snapshot” information will be relayed from the City of Sunrise EOC to:
Broward County EOC via Sunrise representative
The county grid may has been divided into _____.
1 square mile blocks
What is the pattern used to conduct a search and rescue operation?
Outward sweeping circular pattern from the station
During a hurricane, how big is the box for the Structure/Hazard evaluation?
24” x 24”
What is the primary method of identification of a structure in regards to a hurricane search and rescue?
Existing street name and building number if known
If not known, establish a workable identification method
What is the telephone number of the Director of Public Safety?
845-1000
What is the telephone number of the Police Chief’s Office 4th floor?
572-2214
What is the telephone number of the Emergency Management?
845-1006
572
How many emergency phones are in the PSC?
9
How many emergency phones are in the City Hall?
7
What is the City Manager’s Office, 5th floor?
572-2456
How many phones are in the Fire Rescue Operations?
7
What is ESF 1 and lead agency?
Transportation
Leisure Services
What is ESF 2 and lead agency?
Communications
Police
What is ESF 3 and lead agency?
Public Works and Engineering
Utilities Department
What is ESF 4 and lead agency?
Firefighting
Fire Rescue Department
What is ESF 5 and lead agency?
Information and Planning
Purchasing Department
What is ESF 6 and lead agency?
Mass Care
Leisure Services
What is ESF 7 and lead agency?
Resource Management
Finance Department
What is ESF 8 and lead agency?
Health/Medical services 1000.03
Fire rescue department
What is ESF 9 and lead agency?
Search and rescue 1000.03
Fire rescue department
What is ESF 10 and lead agency?
Hazardous materials Fire rescue department
What is ESF 11 and lead agency?
Food and water 1000.03
Leisure services
What is ESF 12 and lead agency?
Utilities Services 1000.03
Utilities department
What is ESF 13 and lead agency?
Military affairs 1000.03
Police
What is ESF 14 and lead agency?
Public information 1000.03
Leisure services
What is ESF 15 and lead agency?
Volunteers/donations 1000.03
Leisure services
What is ESF 16 and lead agency?
Law enforcement/security 1000.03
Police
What is ESF 17 and lead agency?
Veterinary concerns 1000.03
Police
What is ESF 18 and lead agency?
People with special needs
Leisure services
What is ESF 19 and lead agency?
Recovery and mitigation 1000.03
Planning and development
