1. Oconee County Chiefs Association
May 2013 Meeting
Oconee County Chiefs Association

2. Operations Core Mission of Line Personnel
Ensure all apparatus and equipment is in a ready state. This will include routine inspection of all motorized apparatus, regardless of ownership. Repair needs of vehicles and equipment will be arranged and supported. Hose will be tested and documented on an annual basis. This maintenance routine will include annual pump testing, annual ground ladder testing, SCBA flow testing, and 5 year cylinder hydro.
Commercial Inspection/Preplans will be conducted once a year and documented. These inspections/preplans will conducted in conjunction with the person serving as the inspector/marshal for the station. Any code enforcement needs will be addressed by the Fire Marshal. A standard inspection form has been created by the working group. The fire marshals working group has also designed a training calendar specific to code enforcement. The training also qualifies for CEU’s for those holding fire marshal certifications.
Hydrant/Water Points – Serviced, flowed, documented twice a year. All water points will be flowed and serviced twice a year. This will include needed maintenance on dry hydrants.
We will work to provide a training calendar to include all required ISO/NFPA training and electives. The station liaison will work hand in hand with the Training Officer to establish a 12-month working calendar for each station. This calendar will assist each station and responder to plan for required training and selective electives. The training officer will also facilitate two monthly training events. These will include a 4 hour training session on the 1st Saturday of each month and repeated on the 3rd Wednesday. We will also provide officer development training on the 1st Saturday of each quarter. By providing the dates and subjects of all available training will give our members the opportunity to provide the most hours possible. The training of our members is one our most important functions. We will commit the needed time, energy, and money to ensuring they are afforded the best training possible.
Provide response support to all Fire and Rescue services in our county. OCES staff will continue to support every agency in their mission to the public. We commit to each of you to provide trained, equipped responders and support staff to support the needs of your agency. We recognize the need for service is diverse and will adapt to each need. Each command staff member has a vehicle that is equipped with response equipment, therefore we expect each one of them to assist you at all times.  
Service to fire stations will be conducted Monday through Friday. Service to Medical Rescue Squads, Special Rescue/Dive, and HazMat will be conducted on Saturdays.

3. Operations Policy Equipment REHAB Rural Water Supply
Mobile Air
Cooling Vests
R2, R4,R5, MA, Sta 3
CO Monitors of Sq 211 & Sq 212
Rural Water Supply Manual/Equipment Standard Response for “Rural Area” 3/3 Task Force 1/3 Establish flow within 5 minutes, increase rate within 15 minutes, sustain for duration

4. ISO Goes into place July 1st, 2013
Updated rating Schedule
Goes into place July 1st, 2013
SOG’s in place – NFPA 1500 & NFPA 1201
SOG for ICS System
Code Adoption & Enforcement Program
Fire Prevention Staffing
Fire Safety Education
Fire Cause Investigation
Stations 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

5. Jr. Firefighters Ages 16-18 – Recruitment tool, not a substitute for trained personnel
Response
-Junior Members shall not be substituted for trained personnel.
-Junior Members shall be equipped with appropriate personal protective equipment to accomplish the assigned tasks.
-Junior Members who ride on apparatus or other county vehicles shall be seated and must wear a seat belt.
-Junior Members shall not drive county/station vehicles.
-Junior Members shall not use any tools or gloves on energized electrical equipment.
-During events, the junior members shall be clearly marked in order to easily identify them from a distance. Oconee County will identify Junior members and Explorers with Orange helmets.
-Junior Members will not participate in station function or respond to call during school hours.
- During school days, Junior Members can only respond to incidents from the hours of hrs.
Guardian will be required to attend an orientation/awareness conversation.
Minors who are 16 and 17 MAY NOT:
• Perform fire suppression involving structures, vehicles, or wildland fires per federal child labor guidelines 29 CFR
• Perform high level, confined space, collapse rescue, or any rescue operation that places them in danger or areas of IDLH.
• Drive fire department or rescue vehicles.
• Perform firefighting “overhaul” activities (except when the structure has been declared safe by the Incident Commander and then only with an adult firefighter).
• Respond to a Hazardous Materials event (except for support functions within the cold zone).
• Participate or assist in any extrication activities at the scene of an accident or emergency (except in the capacity of a support function).
• Participate in any activities at the scene of an accident or emergency where fire or hazardous materials are involved, unless they are performing support functions from outside the danger area.
• Participate in actual “ice rescue” activities, but may provide assistance within any designated rehabilitation area or as a support member on dry land only.
• Direct traffic at the scene of a fire or other emergency.
• Train on departmental equipment or remove equipment from an apparatus unless under the supervision of an instructor.
• Stand on any fire apparatus at any time it is in motion.

6. Training New recruit 240 hrs. initial
ISO Required Training
Upcoming Training Offerings
New recruit 240 hrs. initial
Each member must attend 18 hrs/Training Facility
New Driver 60 hrs
Existing Driver 12hrs/yr
HazMat 6hrs/yr
Company Level Training at Station 16hrs/month/member
Fire Officer – NFPA 1021
12 hrs/yr
Rapid Intervention Crew
Dec :30-5 p.m. (Sat./Sun.) Oconee Co. TC
NFPA Firefighter I
Oct Dec p.m. (weeknights), 8:30-5 p.m. (Sat.) Oconee Co. TC
Fire Officer II
Sept Oct p.m. (Fri.), 8:30-5 p.m. (Sat./Sun.) Oconee Co. TC
Hazardous Materials Operations
Aug p.m. (weeknights), 8:30-5 p.m. (Sun.) Oconee Co. TC
Basic Auto Extrication
Nov :30-5 p.m. (Sat./Sun.) Oconee Co. TC
Fire Instructor I
Sept p.m. (Fri.), 8:30-5 p.m. (Sat./Sun.) Oconee Co. TC - Westminster St.
Fire Instructor II
Nov p.m. (Fri.), 8:30-5 p.m. (Sat./Sun.) Oconee Co. TC - Westminster St.

7. Fire Prevention SAFE Team Ideal staffing for events is 4 personnel.
-looking for stations to be as active as they choose.
Inspections / Prefire Plans
Conducted/Reviewed Annually
Printed PFP Book in the station
Code Enforcement
Code Variances
“Trained”

8. Firefighter of the Year

9. Recruitment & Retention
5 Keys to Success
Observations & Insight
Youth programs work!
FD role awareness is low
Media alone won’t make it happen
Enough Volunteers, Wrong Mix
Community outreach is the biggest opportunity and weakest area
Professional firefighters are not professional recruiters
Recruitment & Retention are tightly linked