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Chris Morton, Fire Chief, is currently reviewing these Standard Operating Guidelines effective May 1, 2023

Section 1 - Administrative Policies

110 Rules and Regulations

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
110.01	Incident Command	Aug-08	June-22
110.02	Chief Officer Rotation and Notification	Aug-08	May-20
110.03	Peer Support / CISM	Aug-08	July-22
110.04	Public Information and Media Contact	Aug-08	Nov-13
110.05	Red Flag Rules	July-10	Sep-17
110.06	City Employee Injuries	Aug-08	June-22
110.07	Conduct in the Fire Station	Aug-08	June-22
110.08	Code of Conduct	Aug-08	Sep-17
110.09	Station Security	Aug-08	June-22
110.10	Personal Visits & Phone Calls	Aug-08	Sep-17
110.11	Receiving and Disbursement of Packages/Shipments	July-10	Sep-17
110.12	Time Trades	Aug-08	June-22
110.13	Personal Telecommunication Requirements	Aug-08	Sep-17
110.14	Promotional Requirements	Aug-08	Dec-22
110.15	Sick Leave	Aug-08	June-22
110.16	Requesting Shift Reassignment	Aug-08	Aug-22
110.17	Smoking / Tobacco Usage	Aug-08	Nov-13
110.18	Reclassification to Paramedic Grade Levels	Aug-08	Nov-23
110.19	Uniforms	Aug-08	Sep-17
110.20	Tattoos and Body Art	July-10	Nov-13
110.21	Commendation / Service Awards	Aug-08	Aug-22
110.22	Personnel Administration	Aug-08	Sep-22
110.23	Staffing	Aug-08	Sep-22
110.24	Procurement Card Usage	Aug-08	Aug-16
110.25	Financial Administration	Aug-08	Sep-17
110.26	Fire Department Budget Preparation	Aug-08	Nov-13
110.27	Honor Guard	Jan-10	Nov-13
110.28	Ride Alongs	May-12	Nov-13
110.29	Funerals / LODD	Nov-14
110.30	Firefighter Injury Notification	Apr-15	Sep-17
110.31	Donations/Contributions	Apr-15	Aug-16
110.32	Records Retention	Apr-15
110.33	Call Back Program for Chief Officers	Sept-20
110.34	Personal Leave	Oct-20
110.35	Assigned Vehicle	Oct-20
110.36	OT and Special Detail	Sep-22	Dec-22
110.37	Attendance Entry	Sep-22
110.38	Internal Affairs & Citizen Complaint Procedure	Sep-22

130 Training and Safety

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
130.01	Member Development Program	Aug-08	June-19
130.02	New Member Orientation Program	Aug-08	Nov-15
130.03	Medical Director Meetings	Aug-08	Jan-20
130.04	Occupational Health & Safety Program	Aug-08	Nov-13
130.05	Physical Fitness Program	Aug-08	Nov-13
130.06	Traffic Safety Vests	Aug-08	Sep-17
130.07	Vehicle Placement for Safety	Aug-08	Sep-17
130.08	Post Incident Analysis (PIA)	Aug-08	Sep-17
130.09	Near Miss Training/Reporting	July-10	Sep-17
130.10	Rope Training	Apr-13	Jan-20
130.11	Single Gas Monitors, Training and Safety	Nov-14	Sep-17
130.12	Bunker Gear Selection, Inspection and Maintenance	Nov-14	Apr-21
130.13	Field Internship Training (FIT) Program	Aug-15
130.14	Structural Firefighting Gear Decon	Apr-17
130.15	Emergency Egress (Firefighter Escape System)	July-19
130.16	Animal Bites	Draft
130.17	Bio-Hazard Waste Operating Plan	July-23

Section 2 - Emergency Operations

210 Fire Suppression

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
210.01	General Fire Suppression Operations	Aug-08	Sep-17
210.02	High Rise Structural Fire Response	Aug-08	Nov-13
210.03	Vehicle Fires	Aug-08	Nov-13
210.04	Rapid Intervention Teams/Calling the MAYDAY	Mar-13
210.05	Use of Available / Alternative Water Supplies	Aug-08	Sep-17
210.06	Response to Automatic Fire Alarms	Aug-08	Aug-16
210.07	Personnel Accountability System Usage	Aug-08	Nov-13
210.08	Respiratory Protection Plan	Aug-08	Sep-17
210.09	NFIRS Incident Reporting	Aug-08	Dec-23
210.10	Incident Photos, Recordings & Personal Camera Use	Aug-08	Nov-13
210.11	Traffic Cones	May-11	Sep-17
210.12	Rapid Intervention Teams (RIT)	Apr-13
210.13	FireWatch	June-19
210.14	Druid Isle Road Water Supply	Dec-23

220 EMS

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
220.01	General EMS Operations	Aug-08	Aug-16
220.02	Medication/Fluid Storage & Security	Aug-08	May-20
220.03	Equipment Retrieval	Aug-08	Nov-13
220.04	Hospital & Report Procedures	Aug-08	Oct-19
220.05	Patient Signature Form	July-10	Oct-19
220.06	Non-Emergency Transports	Aug-08	Nov-13
220.07	Infection Control Program	Aug-08	Nov-13
220.08	Blood Collection Requests for Law Enforcement	Aug-08	Nov-13
220.09	Electronic Patient Care Reports	Aug-08	Sep-17
220.10	Patient Care Report Access, Security & Disclosure	Aug-08	Nov-13
220.11	Patient Request for Protected Patient Health Information	July-10	Nov-13
220.12	Medical Records of Employees	Aug-08	Sep-17
220.13	HIPAA Forms	Aug-08	Nov-13
220.14	Quality Management Program	Aug-08	Jan - 22
220.15	Abandoned Newborn	Aug-08	Nov-13
220.16	Citizen Sharps Containers	Aug-08	Nov-13
220.17	Patient Transports	Aug-08	Feb-22
220.18	Multi-Casualty Incident (MCI) Response	Aug-08	Nov-13
220.19	Hazardous Materials Alert	Aug-08	Nov-13
220.20	Apparatus Security	July-10	Feb-19
220.21	Critical Failure Reporting	Aug-08	Feb-22
220.22	Customer Complaint	Aug-08	Sep-17
220.23	Handling Patients’ Belongings or Assistive Devices	Aug-08	Nov-13
220.24	Public Safety	Aug-08	Feb-22
220.25	EMS Performance Measures	Aug-08	Feb-22
220.26	Rehabilitation	Aug-08	Nov-13
220.27	Safe Restraint & Transport of Children in Emergency Vehicles	Jan-10	Feb-22
220.28	Medication Delivery	May-12	Sep-17

230 Special Operations

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
230.01	Marine Rescue Operations	Aug-08	Nov-13
230.02	Elevator Emergencies	Aug-08	Nov-13
230.03	Technical Rescue Response	Aug-08	Nov-13
230.04	Response to Weapons of Mass Destruction	Aug-08	Nov-13
230.05	Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents	Aug-08	Sep-17
230.06	Emergency Management / Disaster Response Plan	Aug-08	Nov-13
230.07	Response to Suspected Clandestine Drug Labs	Aug-08	Nov-13
230.08	SunRail Emergencies	Nov-14	Sep-17
230.09	Helicopter Request	May-14
230.10	Vehicle Extrication	Nov-14	Sep-17
230.11	Live Burn Training	Aug-16	Sep-22
230.12	High Angle Rope Rescue Operations	Jan-20
230.13	Civil Disturbance	Aug-20
230.14	Rescue Swimmer	Mar-22

240 Communications

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
240.01	Radio Communications	Aug-08	Aug-16
240.02	Automatic / Mutual Aid Responses	Aug-08	Nov-13
240.03	Challenging Calls for Service	Aug-08	Aug-19
240.04	Emergency Call Button Activation	Aug-08	Nov-13
240.05	Emergency Calls Received at the Station	Aug-08	Nov-13
240.06	Dispatch for Potentially Violent Situations	Apr-13

250 Facilities and Equipment

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
250.01	Vehicle Operations	Aug-08	Sep-17
250.02	Apparatus Maintenance	Aug-08	Sep-17
250.03	Inventory of Tools & Equipment	Aug-08	Sep-17
250.04	Engine Retarding Systems	Aug-08	Sep-17
250.05	Dry Hydrant / Manifold Ops	Jul-10	Nov-13
250.06	SCBA Repair & Maintenance	Nov-14	Sep-17
250.07	Aero Clave Portable Decontamination Unit	Apr-15
250.08	Fire Station Maintenance/Inspections	Aug-16
250.09	Fire/EMS Equipment Maintenance/Inspections	Mar-19

Section 3 - Fire Prevention

310 Public Education

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
310.01	Request for Public Education	Aug-08	Sep-17
310.02	Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention	Dec-23

320 Fire Investigation

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
320.01	Fire Investigations	Aug-08	Dec-23

330 Fire Inspection Program

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
330.01	Fire Inspection Program	Aug-08	Dec-23

340 Water Supply

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
340.01	Fire Hydrant Testing, Acceptance & Maintenance	Aug-08	Nov-13

350 Fire Inspection Program

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
350.01	Nuisance/False Automatic Alarms	Nov-13

360 Fire Alarm Fire Watch

Section	Description	Effective Date	Revision Date
360.01	Life Safety System Impairment - Fire Watch	Apr-20	Nov-21

Section 4 - Directives and Memorandums

Section	Directive
19 - 1	Response Time Justification
19 - 2	City Equipment
19 - 3	Apparatus Check Out
19 - 4	Rescue Seat Assignment
	Station 45 Controlled Substance Safe Access

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