Tampa Fire Rescue: Rules and Regulations

Tampa Fire Rescue Rules and Regulations

• This document governs the operations, conduct, and responsibilities of Tampa Fire Rescue (TFR) personnel.
• The document also includes the vision and mission statements for Tampa Fire Rescue.
• These sets of rules are for any fire rescue employee or Tampa citizen to reference to ensure quality service in the Tampa Community.

Vision and Mission

• Vision focuses on developing a progressive, professional, competent, and technologically efficient Fire Rescue organization.
• Mission is to protect the community by providing immediate responses to all requests for service.

General Rules (Section 100.01)

• Tampa Fire Rescue operates under the laws of the United States, the State of Florida, and the City of Tampa.
• Tampa Fire Rescue establishes necessary Rules and Regulations for efficient department operation.
• The Fire Chief can amend, revoke, or make exceptions to these Rules and Regulations as needed.
• The City of Tampa Personnel Manual, Collective Bargaining Agreements, and Standard Operating Guidelines are used with these Rules and Regulations.

Organization Structure (Section 100.02)

• The Fire Chief organizes the Department for effective and efficient operations.
• The Operations Division includes Shifts, Districts, Fire Stations, and Companies.
• Shifts are groups of Department members with a set work schedule, ensuring adequate personnel for the Operations Division.
• There are three Shifts, headed by one Assistant Chief of Operations.
• Districts cover areas within geographical boundaries and Fire Stations, commanded by Division/District Chiefs.
• Fire Stations comprise personnel, apparatus, and equipment, commanded by a Company Officer.
• Companies consist of a single unit of Emergency apparatus and assigned personnel.
• The Fire Chief assigns each District/Company a First Alarm Territory and each Company on each Shift a "Service Delivery Zone".
• The Fire Chief assigns other divisions to provide support functions to accomplish the mission of the Department.

Administration (Section 100.03)

• Reports/communications to the Fire Chief must go through proper channels (chain of command).
• Employees discussing fire department matters with the Fire Chief must first advise their supervisor via the chain of command and can contact the Fire Chief's Senior Executive Aide at 274-7527 for an appointment.
• When signing any City related document, the signature line must include your RANK, NAME and ASSIGNMENT, and the communication must be forwarded to the next higher authority.
• Copies of any document/communication will be furnished to all persons concerned with the communication or report.
• Signatures need to be legible, and names must be printed next to illegible signatures.
• The Chain of Command is defined for various Divisions: Operations, Rescue, Support Services, and Fire Prevention Bureau.
• For Emergency Management, the Chain of Command is Planner, Lead Planner, Emergency Management Director, Fire Chief.
• In emergencies, verbal reports/communications can be directed to the supervising authority, followed by written reports through proper channels.

Temporary Filling of Vacant Positions (Section 100.04)

• The Fire Chief can temporarily fill promotional position vacancies by assigning an employee, preferably from a Civil Service eligibility list.
• Assigned employees will assume the duties and responsibilities of the position.

Operations Division (Section 100.06)

• Respond to and investigate all reported incidents that are deemed to be within the scope of Tampa Fire Rescue.
• Extinguish and confine all fires, mitigate hazardous incidents, and perform specialized rescue with the goal of reducing the loss of life and property.
• Respond to medical emergency calls and provide BLS/ALS medical care for ill and/or injured.
• Operate in a safe and effective manner to reduce the cause of injury.
• Maintain operational readiness with standardized and specified training.
• Conduct pre-fire plans and walk-throughs of buildings and facilities within the City of Tampa.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external users, including public jurisdictions and media.
• Exceptional customer relations with all customers with courteous and respectful manner.
• File a complete and accurate electronic incident report on all dispatched alarms.

Rescue Division (Section 100.07)

• Provide pre-hospital medical treatment to Tampa citizens and visitors.
• Respond to fire alarms and other hazardous situations, rescue citizens, assist in the confinement, and extinguishment of fires.
• Provide safe working conditions for Tampa Fire Rescue personnel while working at emergency scenes.
• Develop and maintain a good rapport with the general public by responding to all requests for service and public demonstration.
• Develop and maintain a good rapport with the doctors, hospitals and medical comminity.
• Main operational readiness by participation in regular company drills and speciallized training programs.
• Respond to natural disasters and other service requests and perform necessary duties for preservation of life and property.
• Establish and maintain rehabilitation area at all significant incidents.
• Maintain customer relations with internal and external customers with courteous and respectful manner.
• File a complete and accurate electronic patient card report (EPCR) on all dispatched medical calls or fire calls.

Airport Division (Section 100.08)

• Respond to aircraft, medical, and fuel emergencies within Tampa International Airport boundaries; provide mutual aid as requested.
• Rescue citizens, prevent fire spread, and confine/extinguish fire using proper suppression.
• Conduct tactical surveys and pre-fire planning for buildings, aircraft, and target hazards within TIA.
• Maintain Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) readiness through drills, specialized training, and FAA requirements.
• Respond to natural disasters/service requests; perform necessary duties for life/property preservation within TIA.
• Respond to calls for emergency medical services; provide medical care within certification/protocol scope.
• Develop and maintain customer relations with internal and external customers with a courteous and respectful manner.
• File complete/accurate electronic incident reports on all dispatched alarms.

Fire Prevention Bureau (Section 100.09)

• Conduct periodic inspections of commercial establishments and residential structures with three/more dwelling units, for fire code compliance.
• Inspections are prioritized from highest to lowest such as: complaints, re-inspections, state mandated inspections, permit inspections, target hazards, and other commercial properties.
• Issue orders to correct violations that could cause fire or endanger life.
• Issue permits as required by city ordinance and/or city council resolution.
• Review plans for new construction and renovation to determine compliance with fire codes. Reviews include Meetings, Drawings, Review Committees and plans.
• Conduct final field inspections of work performed to determine compliance with approved plans.
• Investigate origin and cause of all structural and car fires within municipality are initally not classifiable.
• Keep records of all fires and facts for concerning fires.
• Conduct inspections as assigned regardless of normal aread or division assignment
• Exceptional customer relations with both internal and external customers with courteous and respectful manner.
• Maintain a public education program focused on eliminating or mitigating risks to lives, health, property, and the environment, including service demonstration.

Training Division (Section 100.10)

• The Division initates, maintains, and provides continued career development programs.
• The Division submits informational articles for publication and posts monthly safety training bulletins.
• It also provide access to USFA LODD reports.
• The Division develops and maintains exceptional customers, and manages agreements with agencies, with respect to education.
• Respond to greater alarms of fire or other emergency scenes appropriate.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive development programs for for firefighting and EMS products.

Personnel Division (Section 100.11)

• Comply with local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations applicable to Tampa Fire Rescue operations.
• Facilitate timely payroll processing, hiring, and filling promotional vacancies.
• Process retirements, resignations and dismissals.
• Assist Employment Services in testing for entrance level and promotional vacancies.
• Represent the City of Tampa Fire Rescue legal and labor relations and maintain records relative to the Department's operation.
• Administer to the Department's light duty program and provide activities as required for efficent operations of of Rescue service

Budget Office/Administration (Section 100.12)

• Prepares Tampa Fire Rescue's annual budget according to the City's budget package.
• Maintain the fire rescue ledger according to city policies and grants.
• Invoices agencies, collect and deposit receipts and monitor the department meeting the appropriated revenue target.
• Coordinates funds to insure procurement of goods according to the city manuals.
• Coordinates department repairs to building, vehicles and equipment with private firms. Administer the Tampa Fire Rescue vehicle
• Oversees and/or monitor the expenditure of appropriate funds and/or grantmonies.

Supply Division (Section 100.13)

• Maintain accurate inventory control record of all property, capital assets, equipment and supplies assigned to Tampa Fire Rescue.
• Receive, store and distribute the above mentioned items to the varous fire stations and installation.
• Maintain records relating to condition, depreciation and replacement requirements for the above mentioned items.
• Repair or cause to be repaired or replaced the above mentioned items as required. Research,write specifications, prepares requisions and orders the above items
• Develop and maintain exceptional customer relations with both internal and external customers by responding to their needs in a courteous and respectful manner.

Communications Division (Section 100.14)

• Make the resources of Tampa Fire Rescue available to our customers, both internal and external in a rapid, reliable, courteous and efficient manner
• Receive and dispatch alarms utilizing all available resources.
• Alerting the propper outside entities of existing problems and the type of assistance needed and that we can provide.
• Provide Tampa Fire Rescue with effective communications.
• Operate the communications center and other communications equipment according to the Federal Communications Commission standards.
• The communications division shall demonstrate compliance to the highest level of standards set forth in the National Academy of Emergency Dispatch.
• Develop and maintain exceptional customer relations with both internal and external customers by responding to their needs in a courteous and respectful manner.

Maintenance Division (Section 100.15)

• Maintain Rescue vehicles in appropriate operationg condition with preventative maintenance
• Receives, store, distribute and keep an accurate inventory control record of maintenance equipment.
• Perform maintaince services in standards NFPA 1915 Standards
• Design and fabricate equipment and special parts for Department use.
• Provide a full service for vehicles and equipment of Tampa Fire Rescue.
• Compile and submit accident repair estimates that requite repairs from other entities.
• Receive and test new vehicles with 1901 standards.
• Compile and submit consolidated reports that future may specifications and/or purchases.
• Provide quick maintenance repairs so emergency vehicles still can do what they need to for crews.
• To update V.I.N. list when new vehicles are received and reassinged
• Document and store all work orders into a computerized program reflecting maintaince preformed to all vehicles.

Job Description and Classification Review (Section 100.16)

• This policy explains the department's responsibility in maintaining and updating as necessary job descriptions and classifications.
• Supervisors are charged with the responsibility of a periodic review of the job description applicable to each subordinate.
• Job descriptions for each class of employee are filed, up to date on the City INET.

General Rules (Section 101.01)

• Any areas not covered in the Rules and Regulations needs to refer to the standard or Personnel or the bargaining agreement.

Fire Higher Classification (Section 101.011)

• All supervisors are responsible for Rules, General Orders, verbal directives, or minutes of briefings
• An employee in an acting position shall full authority, except shall not countermand on policy or order from their higherups unless directed
• An employee must meet educational requirement in riding higher in their assigned field.
• Certain engineers that are on the team or being promoted must complete specific requirments in the time span of 6 month to ride the higher class.
• All paramedics, fire fighters are expected to complete hydraulics, aerial operation, and acting training within the given timeframe.

Attendance and Ready for Duty (Section 101.02)

• Employees have Assigned work hours by the fire chief with concurrence of the mayor.
• The standard for workers are 40 hours non variable, meaning they shall report in time to perform their duties.
• Employees who cannot report for duty on an illness of some kind must make all necessary state changes in the TeleStaff prior to 6:00
• If someone is going to be late must indicate the delay and reason along with requesting someone to hold over time.
• The officer in charge will notify the the change immediately and enter time in division log specifying AWL time if needed.
• All employees reporting for duty shall communicate with the employee being relieved to bring themselves up to date.

Station Morning Meeting and Communications (Section 101.03)

• The Officer will conduct all staff as soon as possible after 0730 hours.
• All official received after the last meeting shall be read and explained to employees and all will sign if required.
• Officers assign daily to task based on a task check list that is the guideline.
• Each is required to meet on site after 30 and 45 minutes.

Daily Signatures (Section 101.031)

• If signing any city document it must include name, rank and if signature cant print legibly.
• There are documents that require employee signature, and some move to the electronic verification.
• Documentation in station log books indicate that the employee has read and is aware of all new policies, orders, memorandums and should be discussed in meeting daily.
• Documents listed below are not required signatures such as memorandums, orders and minutes.
• The "on duty" will be responsible and held accoustable to ensure their are no policy changes.

Watch Duties and Responsibilities (Section 101.04)

• The Station will be responsible in entering accoundability in to the log book that administer the staff.
• Employees on watch shall record in log books all information.
• The Station shall assign employees watch duties to cover all 24 hours.
• They are assigned the following task such as answering the phone with respect or making sure the station is cure.

Company and Station LogBooks (Section 101.041)

• Tampa Fire Rescue use books for logical manner of information recorded.
• Digital logbook will be recorded if not operational all required information will be recorded manually.
• Logbook links can be found in INET in the Training Division, or communication for activity thourghout the day.
• Employee will use city emmail, and each shift will begin daily with a list to the drop down memu with prompts.
• The first entry is made by office indicating change, Controlled, and morning staff.
• A comment box should indicate the unit followed with shift change and all actitvies taking place.
• Log entries for things such as narcotics, replacememnt, or visit or seeing an officer for the situation and must be included in detailed fashion by the acting officer by time given.
• And injuries sustained are to be logged and employees name not listed, a fire rescue boat officer will include meter engine information, if vessel damage.

Fire and Rescue Boat Station (Section 101.042)

• If is the officers of the affect apparatus are the only ones used to report any pertinent information Via radio to communications.
• The unit needs to put their status after district chief approval, then give communications a reason and time they will be out.
• Give name, rank and when communcations is speaking to shift when reporting.
• The communications will report unit out of services times.
• Compant officers will monitor potentail radio response.

Drivers License (Section 101.05)

• All Employees of Tampa Fire Rescue have certain licenses and standards when holding the position.
• Every one must maintin an acceptable driving record.
• No TFR employee is driving unless they meet and get their state of florida driving license.
• If your license expired contact your supervior at beginning of their tour if needed.
• Employee's status to contact their licence status.

Record and Reports (Section 101.06)

• Every offficer shall be held responsible for the compleatness of report, request and intiated. All reports have to be compleate prior to the end of the shift. All reports have to be submitted by the day within the month.
• Every Report must be submited in black ink.
• Any message whether telephone, or written or verbal, must be delivered prompt and properly.
• Employees shall not knowingly not submit a false report of data.

Phone Calls (Section 101.07)

• Tampa City owns all Telephone lines and the equipment of Telephone to TFR and these must be in code of the rules.
• No charge will be made to any TFR without authority of a supervisors, also the supervision must log these calls in the station logbook.
• Call is to be answered shortly after by stating rank and name as prompt as well.
• Do not accept collect calls, but shall be recorded by supervisor
• personal call for equipment must not be a long amount, or always give way for department business if needed.
• Personal calls at 10: 00 shall not be accepted unless emergency is requested for these.

Personal Celullar Phone Policy (Section 101.071)

• Personal cell phones never to be used on TFR apparatus or any emergency scene and it would bring noise to scene.
• There is a discountraged with personell calls as a the means of TFR communications.

City Cellular Phone Policy (Section 101.072)

• City owns Cell phones for the City of Tampa authorize which help maintain the phone for city business. The phones also help conduct business when workers are needed to conduct the phone or frequently contacted to business, need for contact to a urgent is.
• They are requests when writted to cheif of the administration and budget officers purchase and help maintain the expense for the cell phone. Cell phone which are no non wrorkers can be replaced.

Digital Imagrey (Section 101.073)

• The use of video recording, audio records or pictures that are personal are striictly prohibited. Personnel use a camera or video recording function on duty.
• The HIPAA privacy must be protect same care reports used in order to protect information. No images taken may sold printed, or distributed without approaval fire rescue cheif,
• Is a crime to post personal photo personal website such you too or twitter to send to collueges.
• The policy shall not apply for photos with personal device for buisness purposes.

Identification Cards (Section 101.08)

• Every TFR employee on duty shall carry their license or photo ID badge at all times.
• Do not have on in the Bunket gear.
• If you lose one this a serious matttter as if you dont report immediatley to human resouce
• If your ID get's damaged or lost in then responsibility to human resouce.
• If you do not have authorization of the fire chief in contact the personel replace offices.
• Check will be performed to identify ID proper condition.

Fitness and Hygiene (Section 101.09)

• They should all be fit to perform job duties.
• Clean in neat, with good personal hygiene and should maintain orall or body hair
• The dishtowels and cloths will remain on the station inventory and will be inventoried every Sunday.

Voting (Section 101.10)

• Voting is part of the Tampa Fire Rescue's and encourages employees to participate. It is the employee to vote prior to their reporting for duty so their covered to vote.

Bed Coverings Linens (Section 101.11)

• Beds must be neat at all times and kept neat.
• The officer shall govern the occupying of beds in which employees are asked to remove all gear such as clothes or boots are bared gear.
• The personal items are supposed to be cleaned by personell in the correct way.
• Their are to be no personal items being carried when using bedding for the department.

Off Duty Emplloyment (Section 101.12)

• Off duty is importand as often provides skills, to others like the fire.
• It provides skills and knowledge and provide to have a job in or damage in the department ,or city of Tampa.
• The Fire Chief must aprove all that follow those restrictions that aren't in use without their approval.
• Fire Arms will need to be cleared of the through a duty office prior, If employment which require far.

Prohibited incompatiable. (Section 102.121)

No offical or employees of the city shall other outside employments are that have controlling financial interest The code of the city Tampa and ethics that the business impared are performace or duty.

• employees are require to code a disclusre employment or business city that is not apart .
• All forms must be Approved by the Approved by the Fire Chief of Tampa Ethics Code

Extra Duty Paramedics (Section 101.122)

The policy is the rescue divided by the extra duty to administration of the Tampa Fire Rescue team .

• The safety would be that the public of must.
• There need to be uniform for extra duty ,also for cooperation of Fire Rescoue or city.
• Extra is by grants Fire Chief or and his grants.
• must be optimum physical , or to be taken be TFR The Fire rescue should or desigee.
• Every all attempt will be for duty assigment .
• Must be over look if a paramectic to work report for a after duty or all if contact coordinatior.

Extra Duty fire Watch (Section 201.123)

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Fire Fighter personel And Emergenc (Section 101.13)

• all members must be a tfr that are in the system of all. In order state has that every has duty

In Service guidelines Attenance (Section 101.14)

• These rules apply to all TFR supported training sessions, regardless of revenue to include video conference sessions.
• The companies have to call (1) hour to tell communication to get to allows ,they will now how before travel.
• All personel are to be in their "B" uniform.
• A officer to provide the approariate cheif with the to what happenning.
• If Company officer are in the in class they must be there in time and all is in class b uniform.
• The in structorer shall notify the da52 with the chief offiver when disruptve happen.

Limited Service (101.141)

• The limited service policy is to save lives and to protect propperty .
• Staff level on trucks and enginnes may drop to less staff with the permission of district to put the units out of service If drops below the office can notify communication of it and they are in sevice, if there a signficant to communication will dispatch the that unit.

Compute User (Section 101.15)

• THe following will by a guideline by regarding on a lookout email that with all city.
• Emails must be subjected and communication must be from normal chanins.
• Must be close as possbile reading prior to the morning.
• All emails should specific be set up and moved to outlook. Identity rank, and assignmnets. Use all of these actions.

accident damage report (SECTION 101.16)

• This directive is for rescue and all to take care in investigation which are damaged of property.
• Notify a dispatch for the acciend and log book that request is required. You must a trf complete 151 or hrr the are made of apprpait, if you then write in a detail to give all information of your own.

Personal Trailers (Section 101.17)

• Personnel who bring a their own trailers to do their work are first to permit at any fire station. The trailers of won't park the are to interfere by the operation of maintaince. Parking traliers dont Interfere by for orderly movement of personel of vehicles during shift change There also is a time that vehicle shall in in any to access by entrances

Flags TFR (Section 101.18)

Only the a flag to on each side, no more than per initu. On the engines can not be flying to mids ship , on rescue cars it will be the fornt for patuient the all with trruck in in in the area flag must 12 b or 18. and may be purchased by own. All flags must be be tot faded.

Fire Rescue Vehicle (Section 101.181)

• Any personel badge or is must be contact after all subimtted are that a approved that a fire vehicle. Each shift in that company will be able to send comments or recommented

Dining out in Restaurants (Section 101.19)

• TFR dont have dinning in or a way on Restaurants. You a 8 hour training with your state
• You state to approved if that city . The folloowings will be a guiddlines for the hour traingin classes.

Outside Events (Section 101.20)

The rescue is to any time after a long request. Is any a asked from the help they must recieve help throught communication with chief.

Assign Vehicle Program (Section 101.20)

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Rules of General Conduct

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Code Ethics (Section 102.011)

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Attention to Orders. (Section 102.02)

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Overview of Tampa Fire Rescue's rules, regulations, vision, and mission. It covers operational guidelines, personnel conduct, and responsibilities. Outlines the department's commitment to serving the Tampa community and adhering to legal standards.