Staffing Manual

Question 0

How long can we run short without contacting the transfer desk?

Staffing Policy Manual, Section 1, page 4

Answer 0

up to 8 hours

Question 1

If you refuse a mandatory callback how long do you have to send an email of excusal?

Answer 1

5 days to email to SDFDProfessionalStandards@sandiego.gov and CC your supervisor.

Question 2

What time does the “pre-alert” for mandatory callbacks go out for the next morning?

Answer 2

16:00 hours the day before

Question 3

Can you switch unequal hours for mandatory callbacks?

Answer 3

yes, if another employee agrees to.

Question 4

Proper way of getting excused from a mandatory assignment?

Answer 4

Email to SDFDProfessionalStandards@sandiego.gov within (5) working days

Question 5

How long does a FF or Eng have once they bid into a station that has a speciality unit to certify?

Answer 5

90 days to certify

• if they don’t certify their bid gets voided and they go relief

Question 6

Stations that house speciality units:

When does the Captain need to evaluate the employees progress on the certification of the unit they are certifying on?

Answer 6

60 days in

• any problems with it get sent to the Shift Commander

Question 7

What’s the exception to managing/supervising a Family member?

Answer 7

OCA assignment for less than 30 days

Question 8

If an employee is placed on a PDP, can the employee and supervisor bid for stations?

Answer 8

yes they may. However, the PDP must be completed before they leave.

Question 9

How many stations can you bid for at one time?

Answer 9

14

Question 10

What’s the staffing desk normal working hours?

Answer 10

0600-1200

1300-1700

1800-2030

Question 11

Normal Operating Hours:

Outside the hours listed above, employees who have urgent staffing issues shall route them to ______________, via the chain of command.

Answer 11

their Battalion Chief

Question 12

The staffing captain will ______________________of any personnel taking unscheduled leave on a blocked day.

Answer 12

Notify battalion one

Question 13

Battalion one will then notify the _________________________ of the arrangement.

UL on a blocked day

Answer 13

Professional Standards Unit

Question 14

Light Duty and Industrial Leave – memos are prepared by ____________________?

Answer 14

Human Resources

Question 15

Special Assignments – memos are prepared and routed by

__________________________________?

Answer 15

Department staff requesting special assignment status for personnel

Question 16

Special Leaves of Absence – memos prepared and routed by

__________________?

Answer 16

Human Resources

Question 17

Training and/or EMS Rotations – memos prepared and routed

by __________________?

Answer 17

Training or EMS staff

Question 18

Temporary Station Assignments – memos prepared and routed

by ____________________________?

Answer 18

Captains and/or Battalion Chiefs

Question 19

All requests for leaves listed under Section 2.5.A.1 must be made
on the approved leave request form. This form can be found in the “Forms” folder on the _____________of all Department computers under the title of ______________________?

Answer 19

“S” ,,,,, “Staffing Desk Leave Request Form”.

Question 20

Whenever possible, leave requests must be submitted a

minimum of ___________ prior to TeleStaff initial seven fill.

Answer 20

Seven days