STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES

1 STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES APPROVED: Chief Tyler Schmidt March 8th, 2013 1 ELDRIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES Table of Contents pg. 1 Mission Statement pg. 2 Membership pg. 4-7 Drivers License and Personal Property Insurance pg. 8 Workers Compensation pg. 9 Attendance / Training Requirements pg. 10-12 Personal Protective Equipment and Uniform Apparel pg. 13 Critical Incident Stress pg. 14 General Rules pg. 15 Information Release GUIDELINES (HIPPA) pg. 16 Communicable Diseases pg.

2 17 Occupational Exposure to Blood-Borne Pathogens pg. 18-23 Incident Command System pg. 24-25 Radio Procedures pg. 26-28 General Response Procedures pg. 29 Personnel Response Procedures pg. 30 Apparatus Response Procedures/Driving Policy pg. 31-33 EMS / Truck / Equipment Checks pg. 34 Emergency Medical Response pg. 35-36 Hazardous Materials Spills or Releases pg. 37 Fire Scene Procedures pg. 38-40 Motor Vehicle Accidents, Rope Rescue and Trench Rescue pg. 41-42 Biological Terrorism Procedures pg. 43-44 KNOX Box Procedures pg.

3 45 Tower 1 Operations pg. 46-47 Securing Tools and Equipment pg. 48 All Probationary and Active members have a responsibility to become familiar with and follow the department s SOG s ( STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES ). Personnel who do not follow the GUIDELINES of the department may be subject to disciplinary action. APPROVED Tyler Schmidt, Chief _____ Effective Date: November 2009 Reviewed: Origination Date: November 2009 2 ORGANIZED 1904 Eldridge Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. ELDRIDGE, IOWA 52748 MISSION STATEMENT The Eldridge Volunteer Fire Company, Incorporated has been serving its residents, visitors and commuters for 100 years.

4 The department is committed to protecting lives and property regardless of race, sex religion or creed. Tragedy can strike anywhere at any given time. We strive to do our best to help all people while remaining as safe and professional as possible. The department has been in service for 100 years and keeps these promises every day. Being an all-volunteer service, we are special because at any given moment, we may be called away from our family to tend to the needs of another. We still complete our tasks and do not complain. The department is a very progressive department trying to keep up with all of the national standards .

5 The members are very dedicated spending countless hours training, keeping equipment inline and housecleaning of our station as well as responding to numerous emergency calls. We will continue to serve with the spirit and pride long standing within the Eldridge Fire Department. 3 MEMBERSHIP 1. The membership of the organization will consist of six (6) classifications: Applicant Probationary Active Leave of Absence Past Retired (5 years of service minimum) 2. All Members (with the exception of Retired) must reside or be employed within the City of Eldridge, Iowa, or the portion of the First Fire District covered by the department and who are at least 19 years of age, hold a high school diploma (or GED) and physically capable of discharging the duties of the position at the time of appointment, will be eligible for application to membership in the department APPLICANTS a.

6 All prospective applicants must submit an application for membership to the Membership Committee. Successful applicants will be placed on a waiting list in the order of receipt. The Membership Committee, upon a declared vacancy, will make a recommendation on an applicant from the waiting list to the membership for a vote. This recommendation will take into consideration the eligibility and availability of the candidate. b. Applicants may be denied membership pending the outcome of a background check and a driving record. c.

7 Applicants must attend a business meeting or have been present at a sufficient amount of trainings to introduce themselves to the membership prior to their probationary vote being held. d. Applicants will be voted on at a regularly scheduled business meeting after a report on the applicant by the Membership Committee. e. Applicants may attend the business meeting upon invitation from the Membership Committee but may not be present in the room for the discussion and vote. f. If an applicant is unsuccessful in receiving enough votes to join the department, they may resubmit to the Membership Committee after six (6) months to be reconsidered but must follow the prescribed applicant procedures as before.

8 Each applicant may only submit their name to the department a total of three (3) times. g. The Membership Committee will notify applicants not selected for the vacancy. h. Applicants will not have any voting privileges. 4 PROBATIONARY a. Members must serve a probationary period of one (1) year. Upon completion of this period the members present at a regular meeting will vote upon the probationary member, with recommendation of the Membership Committee. If the probationary member receives the simple majority vote of the voting members present, they become an active member, in good standing, of the department.

9 The member will qualify for office by taking the oath of office prescribed by the EFD Bylaws. b. All probationary members are required to receive any necessary inoculations. If the follow up inoculations are missed at the fault of the probationary member, it shall be their personal responsibility to reschedule and pay for the inoculations. c. Probationary members will not operate any piece of equipment or apparatus of the Eldridge Fire Department nor that of any other fire department without first being properly trained and/or certified in the operation of said equipment as directed by the command staff.

10 D. Probationary firefighters will not take part in any interior fire attack operations until such time as they have received the proper training in said operations and have been cleared for these activities by the command staff. e. Probationary firefighters shall not drive any fire apparatus to the scene of any alarm until the command staff has cleared them. (May drive non-emergency, at the direction of the command staff) ACTIVE a. If a member is absent from a majority of trainings and meetings, the member will be referred to the Membership Committee to seek a resolution.