EQUIPMENT
The
fire station (all equipment and the premises in general)
shall be kept clean, orderly and in sanitary condition.
Every member of the department shall be held
responsible for any act of negligence on his part, which
may contribute toward the violation of this rule.
All
fire personnel are responsible for their pager, badge,
and personal equipment (coat, helmet, gloves, boots and
bunker pants). All
members shall keep their personal equipment clean. This
will extend the life of the equipment. When a member
resigns it shall be their sole responsibility to return
all fire department property in their possession to the
Deputy Chief of their respectable stations within ten
days.
Purchasing Items:
Any items purchased for use by the Department must have
prior authorization from the Chief.
Radio or Pager Repair:
Any radio equipment or pagers needing repair must be
brought to the designated personnel.
Turnout Gear: Every effort will be made to insure that all
Firefighters are equipped with gear meeting NFPA 1500
Standards. Full
turnout gear (helmet, helmet liner, helmet shield, coat
with liner, bunker pants, boots, and gloves) will be
worn at all fire, fire investigations, auto accidents
and training sessions.
AUTO
ACCIDENTS
As
stated above full turnout gear will be required on all
auto accidents. If
you enter the vehicle and find that your helmet cannot
be used, you should at least wear safety glasses or
goggles. Certain
procedures cannot be done while gloves are in place. In this type of situation, gloves do not have to be worn, but
should be in place as soon as the procedure has been
completed.
STRUCTURAL
FIREFIGHTING
No
firefighter shall perform structural firefighting with a
hose line smaller than one and one half inches in
diameter. An
exception to this may be during over-haul operations,
and is to be authorized only by Incident Command and
only after he has thoroughly evaluated the situation and
has determined that a low flow volume hose line will be
adequate to protect personnel, contain and extinguish
any remaining fire.
All
pump operators should also understand that by having a
low nozzle pressure, you may be creating the same
potential hazard with an 1 1/2" or 1 3/4" hose
line etc. by not delivering an adequate volume of water
to the firefighters on the nozzle.
So be aware of the size hose, length or lay and
the amount of flow, which is determined by the type of
nozzle or tip and working pressure.
This
decision has been made in regards to your safety, since
hose lines with a low flow volume greatly reduce the
safety margin should a flashover or other unusual event
occur during structural firefighting.
These smaller or inadequate lines do not normally
deliver adequate water volume to extinguish most
structure fires.
Firefighters
- you should always be evaluating your progress with
fire suppression and extension.
If the situation begins to deteriorate or rapid
progress is not being made, do not hesitate to advise an
officer or Incident Command and request additional or
larger lines.
REMEMBER - WE MUST WORK AS A TEAM AND ONLY
WITH A TEAM EFFORT WILL WE SUCCEED.
Care
and Operation
No
unauthorized persons shall drive any equipment at any
time. Any
person who is on the roster and not a qualified driver
is an unauthorized person.
Any
equipment found broken or lost should be immediately
brought to the officer’s attention for prompt repair
or replacement.
Drivers
(pump operators) shall be responsible for the equipment
on the rig at the fire scene and shall remain with the
vehicle unless relieved.
When
responding, there should be at least two personnel in
each piece of equipment before leaving the station, if
at all possible.
The
pumpers and tankers shall not leave the road on a grass
fire unless authorized by Incident Command.
All
equipment must slow down when crossing R/R tracks the
speed shall also be determined by the condition of the
crossing. All
vehicles shall come to a complete stop at all stop signs
and red traffic lights.
All
personnel must return to the station to make all
equipment ready. Personnel
that went on the call and personnel that stayed at the
station must not leave until properly relieved by an
officer.
All
personnel, once on a FIRE or EMS scene, are expected to
remain there, unless permission to leave has been
granted by Incident Command.
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