P&P Section 1.4 - Staffing

Question 1

what are the minimum daily staff needs for USAR and water rescue?

Answer 1

6

Question 2

where are the constant staffing stations?

Answer 2

station 11 & 30

Question 3

when can an out-of-rank person be chosen to work for a wildcard vacation day

Answer 3

when BC approves it

Question 4

how are pre-scheduled vacations limited?

Answer 4

2 captains, 2 engineers, 2 firefighters per shift per battalion based on seniority

Question 5

what is constant staffing?

Answer 5

process of keeping minimum standard response personnel

Question 6

what holidays are pre-scheduled vacations not allowed?

Answer 6

thanksgiving
christmas eve & christmas
new years eve new years day

Question 7

who audits overtime hours

Answer 7

constant staffing commitee members

Question 8

what is general emergency recall

Answer 8

“all hands” needs based off major assignment

Question 9

up-staffing

Answer 9

proactive augmentation of standard staffing levels by adding extra personnel

Question 10

no phone calls between…

Answer 10

1030-0600

Question 11

emergency recall

Answer 11

when an incident has depleted on-duty personnel & you’re called in

Question 12

what’s emergency holdover/

Answer 12

when chief officer orders you to work to ensure staffing needs are met

Question 13

when administratively moved, which overtime list does a person belong to?

Answer 13

they’ll be able to pick which pool during the temp assignment

Question 14

can a medic of hazmat person get an emt or non-hazmat person to work for them?

Answer 14

yes, so long as it does not reduce response standards

Question 15

when are partials accepted vs. not having to be accepted?

Answer 15

partials less than 12hrs are not obligated when clicked in.

Question 16

when should a trade be paid back?

Answer 16

within 12 months

Question 17

what is the max amount of trades owed?

Answer 17

6

after 6, trades are not allowed for the person until paid

Question 18

normal hours for staffing phone calls?

Answer 18

5-10pm

Question 19

what is the response time for accepting a constant staffing shift?

Answer 19

2-hour report time.

Question 20

what are the minimum daily staff needs for HM

Answer 20

5

Question 21

force hire

Answer 21

told to report to a specific station

Question 22

what is the required minimum number of personnel to staff daily post positions

Answer 22

120

Question 23

if someone wants to use vacation on holidays, what do they do?

Answer 23

find their own coverage

Question 24

who can take vacation

Answer 24

those with 6 months of continuous service as a regular employee

Question 25

what is drawdown?

Answer 25

account of all available safety members (on duty)

Question 26

what are the range of days one can take off?

Answer 26

2-4 shifts

Question 27

what if someone wants more than 4 shifts off?

Answer 27

they can take them AFTER others have selected their days off, again up to 4 shifts

Question 28

what is limited recall

Answer 28

when limited stations are needed to be filled

Question 29

who can suspend all vacations?

Answer 29

the fire chief

Question 30

when will daily staffing be posted each day?

Answer 30

by 0900

Question 31

what is current drawdown count?

Answer 31

60 members

Question 32

who oversees vacation selection P&;P

Answer 32

BCs

Question 33

which overtime list is staff personnel on?

Answer 33

they’ll be able to choose