Clearwater Fire and Rescue Task Book Review

Clearwater Fire and Rescue Acting Fire Lieutenant Task Book

• Purpose: Qualification through a standardized process, ensuring candidates possess the required knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) to function independently in emergency situations.
• Task Books (TB): Contain job performance requirements (JPRs) derived from Florida Statute, NFPA Standards, Clearwater Fire and Rescue policies, and SOPs.
• Performance Readiness Element-C: Focuses on Task Books and Job Performance Evaluation (JPE) to demonstrate competency.
• Job Performance Requirements (JPR): Essential requirements for each task, assessed using the Understand, Perform, and Teach (UPT) learning method, emphasizing competency over repetition.
• Competency-Based Evaluation: Evaluated based on competency level, not just repetitions. Evaluations use UPT (Understand, Perform, Teach) concept.
• Job Performance Evaluation (JPE): Scenario-based evaluation mimicking emergency situations to assess candidate's ability to manage incidents while demonstrating KSA.
• Prerequisites: Experience, education, training, and co-requisites are mandatory before initiating the task book. Meeting with District Commander for approval is required before beginning the task book.
• Corequisites: Thorough knowledge of department documents, books, procedures like Clearwater Fire & Rescue Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Incident Command Manual, training manuals and policies, building codes and ordinances, and other relevant resources are crucial.
• Expectations: Specific aspects for Acting Fire Lieutenants, including dependability, teamwork, productivity, job knowledge, use of equipment, decision-making and professionalism are detailed.

Pre-requisites

• Experience: Four years with Clearwater Fire & Rescue; or three years with two years as a career fire fighter
• Education: High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Training: Completion of prescribed State of Florida Fire Officer I courses
• Co-requisites: Thorough knowledge and understanding of various documents and procedures related to Clearwater Fire and Rescue, detailed in the document.

Job Performance Requirements

• General Requirements: Various requirements covering different aspects of the job.
• Human Resources Management: Specific policies, procedures & processes for assigning tasks, supervising, and evaluating personnel.
• Community and Government Relations: Handling inquiries and communicating the department's role to the public. Implementing a community risk reduction plan.
• Administration: Executing routine unit-level administrative tasks, maintaining records and completing reports following relevant procedures.
• Inspection and Investigation: Identifying hazards, addressing violations, conducting pre-incident plans, fire investigations and preserving evidence.
• Emergency Services Delivery: Supervising emergency operations and deploying resources based on standard operating procedures. Developing and performing post-incident analysis.
• Health and Safety: Integrates health and safety plans, policies, procedures and standards into daily activities. Conducting incident investigations.

Validation of Training

• Candidate and Lieutenant Signatures: Signatures from the candidate and supervising Lieutenant.
• District Commanders Signatures: Approval from District Commanders.
• Job Performance Evaluation (JPE): Success in evaluating the candidate on various tasks.
• Final Approval: Final endorsement/approval from the Deputy Chief, indicating the candidate is ready for independent performance.

Additional Information

• Task Book Completion Timeline: Tasks should be completed within a year of starting, or the task book may be deemed invalid. A candidate that fails in the evaluations three times has to restart.
• Apparatus logs & Incident Documentation: Separate document/record to track details of equipment use, significant events, and incidents.
• Training Activities: Detailed list of specific activities for training, performance evaluations and activities to be completed as part of the Lieutenant program.
• References: List of relevant legal codes, standards and other resources used in this training program.