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Rules and Regulations

Rules and Regulations

 

 


 

Standard Operating Guidelines
Contents

Introduction

Terminology

 

 

Command

1. Assumption Transfer, Designation and the Responsibilities of Command

2. Identification of Building Sides, Exposures and Floors

3. ICS Organizational Structure for Initial Incidents

4. Duties and Responsibilities of Emergency Medical Service Personnel in Response to Structure Fires and Hazardous Materials Incidents

5. Incident Command at Structure Fires

 

 

Communications

1. Designation of Units and Personnel

2. Call Taking and Receipt of Alarms

3. Radio/Pager Testing

4. Response Announcements and Processing

5. Situation Reporting

6. Sensitive Messaging

7. Recall Procedures and Paging

8. Emergency Messaging and Evacuation

9. Fire Ground

 

 

Management

1. Management

 

 

 

Operations

1. Search Operations

2. Water Supply

3. Thermal Imaging Procedures

4. GPS Receiver

5. Response to Restoration of automatic alarms

6. Mobile Decontamination Unit

7. Ladder Operations

8. Service Calls

9. Boat Operations

10. Limited Access Highways

11. Engine Company Operations

 

 

Safety

1. Infectious Disease Prevention

2. Protective Clothing

3. Respiratory Protection

4. Riding on Apparatus

5. Operation of Fire Department Vehicle

6. Accountability

7. Critical Incident Stress Management

8. Incident Support and Rehab

9. Bio Hazard Clean Up

10. Electrical Hazards

 

 


 

Policies

List of Policies

1. Police, Fire, EMS Discussion

2. Water Rescue Operations

3. MVA Response

4. Mutual Aid Response of Rescue - Westhampton

5. Physical Fitness

6. Training Selection

7. Blood and Body Fluids Removal

8. Digital Camera

9. Use of Defibrillator

10. Helicopter Landing Zone

11. Downloading Defibrillator Incident

12. Operations at Northampton State Hospital

13. Response of Equipment

14. Notification of the Fire Chief

15. Mutual Aid

16. Staffing of Apparatus

17. Uniforms

18. Recall of Personnel

19. Emergency Medical Response

20. Public Information

21. Bomb Threat

22. Working Fire Notification

23. Employee Recognition Award

24. Suspicious Letter

25. Assignment of Dorm Room

26. Turn Out Gear

27. ATV Use and Deployment

28. Out of Grade Officer Selection

29. Rescue Response to Medical Emergencies

30. Station Security

31. Outside Details

32. Ladder Fuel

33. Employee Parking & Station Use

34. Fire Investigation

35. Ambulance Back Up

36. Ambulance Transfers

37. Dosimeter

38. Disabled Vehicles

39. Day Sheets

40. Cancellation en route

41. Transporting Ambulance

42. Compensatory Time

43. Section 12 Transfers

44.

45. Long Distance Transfer Hours

46. Response to Meadows

47. Access to Fire Alarm

48. Protective Eyewear

49. Public Riding on Apparatus

50. Baby Safe Haven

51. Winter Storm Operations

52. Promotional Process

53. Hiring Process

 

 

 

 

 

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