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What is the purpose of this Standard Operating Guideline?
What is the purpose of this Standard Operating Guideline?
- To avoid claims of privacy expectations and clarify the conditions of equipment use (correct)
- To regulate the use of personally owned locks on Village-provided equipment
- To ensure Fire Department employees are responsible for Village-provided equipment
- To establish a privacy policy for Fire Department employees using Village-provided equipment
What type of equipment may be assigned to a Fire Department employee?
What type of equipment may be assigned to a Fire Department employee?
- Firefighting gear and rescue equipment
- Only vehicles and lockers
- Personal electronic devices and laptop computers
- Vehicles, lockers, desks, cabinets, and briefcases (correct)
Who is responsible for losses of personal items stored in Village-provided equipment?
Who is responsible for losses of personal items stored in Village-provided equipment?
- The equipment manufacturer
- The Fire Department employee (correct)
- The Village of Hoffman Estates
- The Fire Department employee's supervisor
Under what circumstances may Village-provided equipment be searched or inspected?
Under what circumstances may Village-provided equipment be searched or inspected?
Can privately owned property stored in Village-provided equipment be opened and examined without further notice?
Can privately owned property stored in Village-provided equipment be opened and examined without further notice?
What is the effect of placing a personally owned lock on Village-provided equipment?
What is the effect of placing a personally owned lock on Village-provided equipment?
What expectation do Fire Department employees have when using Village-provided equipment?
What expectation do Fire Department employees have when using Village-provided equipment?
Who approved this Standard Operating Guideline?
Who approved this Standard Operating Guideline?
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Study Notes
Hoffman Estates Fire Department Policy
Equipment Assignment
- Fire Department employees may be assigned Village-provided equipment, including:
- Vehicles
- Lockers
- Desks
- Cabinets
- Briefcases
Responsibility and Liability
- Employees are advised that retention of personal items in assigned equipment is at their own risk
- The Village and employee supervisors are not responsible for any losses
Search and Inspection
- Village-provided equipment is subject to entry, search, and inspection by superiors without further notice
- Privately owned property contained in assigned equipment (including sealed items/containers) may be opened and examined without notice or permission
- This includes equipment protected by personally owned locks
Expectation of Privacy
- Fire Department employees have NO expectation of privacy when using Village-provided equipment
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