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Ocala Fire Rescue SOGs Overview

• The document contains the Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs) for Ocala Fire Rescue, 2023 issue.
• The mission is to provide quality life safety and property protection through public education, fire loss management, rescue, and disaster preparedness.
• Department success depends on public confidence and respect, requiring members to perform duties ethically, efficiently, and professionally.
• Ocala Fire Rescue employees exemplify discipline, self-control, and character, striving to meet the intent of policies. Corrective actions will address failures to adhere.

City of Ocala Strategic Goals

• Economic Hub: Attracting business and commerce through community investment.
• Fiscally Sustainable: Economic hub for business/commerce for sustainability.
• Operational Excellence: Maintaining appropriate staffing and resources.
• Quality of Place: Operational excellence enhances attractiveness to visitors and businesses.

General SOG Policy

• Standard Operating Guideline manuals recommend action plans for anticipated problems.
• Deviations are not tolerated from policies or procedures, SOGs may have flexibility.
• References are NFPA, OSHA, City of Ocala Handbook, and Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Manuals are available as hard copies at stations/BC offices and electronically on the City Intranet.
• Employees must be familiar with the manual, which is a flexible set of documents.

Manual Review and Changes

• Employees can request changes via a "Request for Addition/Change" form.
• The Battalion Chief evaluates and forwards recommendations to the Assistant Chief of Operations.
• The Review Cycle is an ongoing review timeframe identified for each SOG, policy, and procedure.
• Review Cycle starts 3-6 months before the Scheduled Review Date.
• The Policy, Procedure and SOG Committee revise and keep manuals current.
• Review Cycle: revision, rewrite, addition, deletion/removal, or validation.
• Updated dates are noted on each manual's index upon review.

SOG Review Cycle

• OFR SOGs Manual Review Cycle occurs every two years.
• SOGs can change due to changes in the City of Ocala Policy, Federal/State Regulations, technology updates or new firefighting techniques.
• Amended or new guidelines are added to OFR's current manual as General Orders (GO)
• A General Order (GO) remains until the next review or transforms into a Standard Operating Guideline (SOG).

Key Definitions

• General Order (G.O.): Directive enforcing a unique policy/procedure, not addressed elsewhere. They address topics with immediate short term impacts.
• Policy: Principles guiding decisions toward standard outcomes.
• Procedure: Step-by-step process to ensure consistency, like reporting maintenance.
• Guidelines: Flexible rules for emergency operations, respecting dynamic conditions.
• Memorandum: Internal communication for conveying departmental information.

General Policy on Operations

• Ocala Fire Rescue will attract/retain the best-qualified candidates.
• There is focus is creating a positive work environment with advancement.
• Offers reasonable compensation, benefits, and fairness to employees.
• Enhances public confidence with effective resource use.
• Opportunities are granted all applicants regardless of race, sex, religion, etc.

Operating Guideline Purpose

• Fosters positive work environment with mutual benefit and protection to all.
• Encourages employee and public confidence.
• All Fire Department members are bound by the guidelines.
• Members must familiarize themselves with the SOGs.
• Ignorance is not an excuse for non-compliance.
• Regulations sufficiently cover privileges, obligations, and duties.
• Regulations don't intend to limit common sense or initiative.

SOGs and City Policy

• SOGs address areas specific to the Fire Department while also having precedence over city policies.
• SOGs and City Personnel Policies are management tools.
• Questions/disputes are handled at management's direction.
• These SOGs reflect Union Contract and don't conflict with contractual items.
• If a SOG section is challenged, invalidation doesn't affect other sections.

Three Deep Deployment Model

• Command must have a tactical reserve for fire companies.
• Resources must support the incident action plan.
• Enough tactical reserves to manage incident needs and address firefighter rescue are necessary.
• Command should expand structure and implement a 3-deep deployment model within sectors.

Managing Resources:

• Working: Assigned in the Hazard Zone (HZ) such as operating hose lines, performing search, overhauling
• On-Deck: Primary role as RIT, next to be assigned in hazard zone
• Recycle/Staged: Units from HZ assignment, ready to be assigned again, units at Level 1 or 2
• Command utilizes the greater alarm mechanism, that provides automatic move-ups to support incident expansion.
• Command resists piecemeal requests.
• Additional alarms sequentially from Initial Assignment to Full Alarm, then 2nd Alarm.

Level I and II Basic operational strategies for staging

• Determine resources required control the situation for timely calls for more resources.
• Understand capability, response time of additional resources and integrate when calling resources.
• Command calls for additional resources at a rate ahead of the incident.
• Command expand if calling for additional resources.

Level I Staging

• Staging objectives provide placement for apparatus, personnel, and equipment.
• Level I Staging occurs automatically incidents with at least three responding companies.
• Multiple companies respond until there is scene report
• First arriving Engine company will respond directly initiate operations.
• First arriving Ladder company will respond to Level 1.
• Announce their approach, and Command will commit
• Rescues will respond to the scene out of the way water supply aerial apparatus.
• If a Rescue arrives first, INITIAL RADIO REPORT (IRR) a 360 if applicable.
• Other units will stage in direction of travel, uncommitted max tactical options at the end at no time should units self — assign.
• 1st arriving Engine and Rescue unit will go directly place apparatus in a location that medical support not imped others.
• First arriving Transport will also go to park in a manner that will allow exit of pt transportation.
• Other companies travel approximately will state are. Staged companies their arrival, company location or direction and
• Staged that stay either the dispatcher nor the officer to contact command stay off Command
• If command does not reach any position, shall contact and advise is in a staging

Level II Staging

• Reduce procedure attempt but initiative or need,
• Level 2 maintain or centralize.
• Level staging in implement on and
• Unless Level responding area for sector should staging 1, radio staging to

Responsibilities of Command

• The Incident Commander is responsible and so is as command of the incident Tactical.
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• Maintain Establish control
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• Provide Revise for
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Initial Radio Report Structure

• Clear Dispatch
• Building/Area/Position
• Designate units arriving on the scene
• Building/Area/Type
• Command affirmation name
• Unit status the scene
• Size, Height, Structure
• Declare strategy

Follow-up Report Content

• Complete 360, unless otherwise reported
• Any immediate safety concerns
• The overall status of the incident
• Command must be aware of equipment
• 4.5-4.6 examples of structure and incident details
• Give equipment updates, and equipment safety for offensive and defensive position

Radio Designation Details

• In conjunction with the occupancy of the incident
• “Command” throughout any incident event;
• Officer currently command unit of event
• A officer should go with the while maintain.

Operations

• Improve Command quality
• Take officer on the procedure and take in a quick follow
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• An Officer can not after communicate will.

Support of officer

• Available is are discretion
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Senior Advisor Roles

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Three Levels of Basic Command

• To an incident
• Sector/Division

Operation Command Mode

• A stationary Command Mode
• Arriving vehicle must be able to have a clear of the scene: Windows up, doors locked, Tactical worksheet
• 4.2- 4.5 Initial with fire action
• Select Strategy

Tactical Levels of Operations

• A first division after incident
• Supervise to with
• Designate by Incident Commander site

Task Level Definitions

• At various of incident
• Levels to level
• Routine Operations

Command Structure

• The Commander must as soon arrival to the size. The dimensions structure.
• The Command five major

General Staff Duties In Incident Command

• Command: the incident Life Conservation . Control to objectives. collection a

Standard Sector and functions on the fire

• Fighting
• Medical
• Safety
• Rescue
• Liaison
• Staging/Level II.

Administrative Responsibilities/Duties

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In-Transit Command Logistics Information

• Transit is time for co order
• In Transit lose accountability in command or sector officer
• Any must to any impedance must relay in Transit
• On a for resource

Deployment, Command, and Operations

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Personnel Accountability Responsibilities

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Electrical Hazards

• Equipment is ownership's responsibility.
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• Assume avoid.
• Limit power-extending fire

Occupancies and Electrical Hazards

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Fire Alarm Response Protocol

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Operational Procedures

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