Policies 2020 REVERSE Flashcards
Operations and administrative services
Who is the clearinghouse for citizens complaints?
Lieutenant or higher officer
Who is allowed to take or contact the complaint?
Verbally to the DC or supervisor.
If not available then BC.for the complaints battalion.
How is the 1st notification made in the chain of command for complaints?
Inquiry - Request for information -
Lost item
Securing property
Gratitude
Obtain inform
GIS
Gratitude
Information
Securing property
What is a customer inquiry?
Misconduct
Taking of property of value
Dissatisfaction with policy or procedures
What is a customer complaint?
Statements are needed :
- Damage or loss of property
- Poor treatment
- Patient wishes- ie. Not securing residence or wrong transport location
- When the officer needs statements
When are statements with regards to citizens complaints necessary?
DC get contacted for findings of Citizens complaints
Who gets contacted with finding of an investigation with regards to citizens complaints?
Fire rescue administrative secretary
Who holds the records for citizens complaints and inquiries?
Codes
Overcrowding
Parking in fire lanes
Customer complaints regarding fire safety includes what types?
Community risk reduction and notification to DC or BC
Customer complaints with regards to matters of fire safety are ha fled by?
Communications center supervisor
Customer complaints concerning communication center go to who?
An occurrence during emergency calls, training, pub ed, emergency or non emergency situations
Reportable events are defined as:
- Harm caused by action or inaction
- Caused by equipment failure
- Immoral, unethical , or illegal action
- Cause for litigation
- Poltically sensitive
- Media scrutinization
An IRE is defined as:
With regards to any Citizen, patient, fire rescue personnel:
Supervisor
An IRE is reported immediately to whom?
By telephone or face to face to the BC.
For expediency of an IRE notification is made how?
BC or equivalent supervisor
Who can place an unit OOS for an IRE?
Events that occur during emergency calls, training, pub ed, emergency or non emergency situations:
Potential to cause harm
Equipment failure that had potential but did not.
A “DRE” is defined as:
First person to report event and uploaded to sharepoint.
Who is responsible completing and submitting the DRE form and where does it go?
Students and observers
Who can participate in ride alongs ?
Enrolled in an education program at an accredited facility that has an agreement with fire rescue.
To include: EMT and paramedic programs
Emergency medical responder
Training programs at secondary school of palm beach county.
Definition of Student in regards to ride times?
Only perform or assist in activities where proficiency has been verified by training facility.
No riding alone with pt’s in pt compartment
Logged in station log book
Wear uniform that training facility has issued
Not subject to duties outside of agreement
Limitations of Student riders?
Written verification of name, year/ class and status in program.
Background check and criminal hx
Written verification of. Proficiency in BSI
Have stethoscope, eye protection, mask and fit tested.
Written confirmation of vaccinations
Written verification of skill proficiency
prior to riding, First time students on ride alongs must provide the following items:
School Students: 0700-1600
EMR students only 0900-1600
Students may ride at what times?
Copy of Student/ observer ride time
Release of Liability and covenant not to sue.
Indemnification agreement
HIPPA confidentiality agreement
Insurance coverage
What forms are required by students to ride - legal documents?
Local Dr’s, nurses, PA’s, Nurse practitioners, and other medical students or professionals.
EMT’s or paramedics with other local agencies from their chief on letterhead
Individuals seeking employee or are in training
Others approved by the fire rescue administrator and FR HIPPA compliance officer
Who may ride as an observer?
Application signed by FR HIPPA compliance officer
Observers paperwork differs from students in one way?
Battalion HQ’s unless otherwise specified in the approval process.
The preferred location for observers to ride is:
MUST notify the clinical coordinator of their facility in advance
And coordinator MUST notify the recruitment and human resource development officer
Students unable to keep ride times :
MUST notify the recruitment and human resource development officer in advance.
Observers unable to keep ride times:
Operational captain and then paired with the LT.
Upon arrival the student or observer MUST report to who?
Operational Captain
EMS captain
BC or DC
Who may terminate a student or observers ride time?
Deputy chief of operations is notified.
If a student or observers ride time is terminated who is then notified?
Designated uniform by training facility
Badge or other identifying means
What is the dress code for Student riders?
White shirt- SS or LS
Black, dark blue pants
Black closed shoes w/ dark socks
Observer dress code is:
Let to obtain proper paperwork for student
Safe place to observe with seat belt
Introduce person to others in the station
Familiarity with apparatus
Log person in station logbook
Log person on ePCR’s for calls and treatments performed
Guidelines for Operational Capt and Lt with Students/ observers?
Stethoscope
Eye protection
Respiratory protection
Clinical and skills documentation able to perform.
Copy of state EMT and BLS cards.
Students will arrive at ride time with what equipment?
IC
Who has the responsibility to call for a fire investigator?
Operations personnel. Not LE
Who is responsible for securing and maintaining scene integrity for a fire investigation?
The IC requests through the communications center.
How is a fire investigator requested?
- Fire is suspicious or crime related-
- Loss of injury or life
- accidental fire w/ substantial monetary loss or structural damage.
- Juvenile related incidents
- Explosive devices/ explosion
- Undetermined
When must a fire investigator be called?
Incendiary fires/ explosive devices
Firebombs
Stolen vehicles
Burglaries
Evidence that a fire is suspicious in nature or crime related means:
Fire or explosion related deaths
Fire or explosion related injuries which require transport by FR.
Loss of life/ injury definition for fire investigator call out?
Monetary fire loss of $70,000 or structural damage exceeding 20%
Any suspicious or crime related incident regardless of dollar value.
Definition of Accidential fire with substantial monetary loss or structural damage?
Suspected to be the result of juvenile involvement in the ignition process
Definition of Juvenile related incidents for fire investigation?
Juvenile related incidents.
For which of the following fire investigatory incidents shall a Fire investigator be contacted via radio or cell phone?
All injuries no matter how minor
What type of work related injuries must be reported?
A completed employee injury /illness report. Form FRH-302
What must the employee have in order to go to the OHC?
BC secures PPE and training AMS safety division
Who and where does PPE go if an injury occurs on an emergency incident?
Immediate supervisor and forwarded to BC
Who fills,out report for minor injuries and where does it go?
Burns to the hands while wearing gloves.
An example of injury while wearing PPE would be?
- shall report to the OHC for further evaluation
- if OHC is closed then may go to the nearest hospital or wait till OHC opens.
What are the options for a minor injury requiring treatment?
- one or more FF are hospitalized for,more than 24hrs
- LODD
- serious injury related to an equipment failure.
When does notification of an injury need to,be reported to the state?
Bureau of,fire standards and training- FF Safety and health section within 4 hours.
Notification of a serious injury meeting criteria for the state gets reported to who and when?
Traveling out of the area.
Employees with work related injuries must be cleared by the OHC before what?
Training and safety division
Wellness coordinator
Injury tracking is entered by who ? And then forwarded to who?
On a quarterly basis
How often is injury tracking analyzed
- work related injury that resulted in being off duty from WC or LD
- Out patient surgery or hospitalization
Clearance from the OHC prior to returning to work must of,had what types of conditions?
The employee to notify the BC/ supervisor
Responsibility for,returning to work is who’s?
Obtain the day before returning to work and if unable notify the BC/supervisor they are reporting to,the OHC for clearance .
What is the order for clearance by the OHC prior to returning to work?
The BC MAY allow the employees to return to work if not I’ll and without limitations but must still receive clearance from the OHC before Their next day
If an employee cannot,obtain clearance to return to work because the OHC is closed what happens?
Before the next work day
If allows to return to work with the BCs permission when must the employee go,to the OHC for clearance?
Prior to returning to full duty from any injury or illness or any leave greater than 6 months
When must an employee be required to complete a medical exam and fitness assessment?
Compliance officer and training division.
For employees returning to full duty who must clearance be obtained from other than the OHC/?
1 week
What is the time frame employees can be held to complete target solutions and other identified training?
Should be documented on the a “field report”
If the reporting system is down how shall the incident report be documented?
“Dispatched code”
Report writing will be in accordance with which type of code?