Toronto Fire Services Standard Operating Guideline - Parked or Unattended Vehicles PDF

STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINE PARKED OR UNATTENDED VEHICLES Date Issued: March 29, 2019 Rescinds: September 16, 1999 Section: Apparatus File Code: A-PARK PURPOSE To provide all Toronto Fire Services personnel a guideline for leaving apparatus and other Toronto Fire Services vehicles parked or unatte...

STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINE PARKED OR UNATTENDED VEHICLES Date Issued: March 29, 2019 Rescinds: September 16, 1999 Section: Apparatus File Code: A-PARK PURPOSE To provide all Toronto Fire Services personnel a guideline for leaving apparatus and other Toronto Fire Services vehicles parked or unattended. RESPONSIBILITY All TFS personnel assigned to drive are responsible for the state and security of the apparatus and shall immediately inform the Company Officer should the apparatus be compromised in any way. Company Officers are responsible for ensuring this guideline is followed and that all TFS apparatus are safe and secure if left unattended at a non-emergency. District Chiefs are responsible for ensuring personnel adhere to this guideline. GUIDELINES 1. Parked at Emergencies 1.1. TFS apparatus may be left unattended at an emergency scene. 1.2. At an emergency scene, apparatus shall be left running with emergency lights on when the apparatus is exposed to any vehicular traffic flow. 1.3. The exception to 1.02 is apparatus positioned in Base at an incident. The Base Sector Officer’s apparatus should be the only apparatus with emergency lights on. 2. Non-Emergencies 2.1. Company Officers shall gain prior authorization before leaving a fire station for food shopping. 2.2. No apparatus shall leave the fire stations first response area of the respective Pumper/Rescue. 2.3. No more than one apparatus shall shop simultaneously within any District.Food shopping shall be coordinated by the District Chief. 2.4. While in public locations , TFS fire apparatus shall be parked in accordance with the following: a) Out of the way so as not to impede the flow of traffic. b) Engine shut down (refer to A-IDLE — Idling Apparatus, Vehicles and Water Craft). File Code: A-PARK Page 1 of 2  STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINE 2.5. At least two members of the crew shall remain with the apparatus at all times. The Company Officer shall designate the members and shall continue to be responsible. 2.6. Personnel away from an apparatus shall be in possession of a portable radio to listen and respond to emergency calls. 2.7. Operations personnel shall not eat at public locations without prior approval from their District Chief. Approvals to eat at public locations may be granted for TFS public relations events. 2.8. At any non-emergency scene, TFS apparatus shall not be left unattended if all doors and compartments cannot be locked on the respective apparatus. 2.9. TFS vehicles shall never park in areas designated for the handicapped. 2.10. TFS vehicles should be parked in such a manner that the unit is driven forward rather than reversed. 2.11. Wheel chocks shall be placed in the front and rear of one wheel on the drivers’s side of the apparatus when an apparatus is parked and the driver is not in the driver’s seat. 2.12. Apparatus may be left unattended at fire stations and at all TFS training facilities. ATTACHMENT(S) N/A RELATED SOGS A-IDLE — Idling Apparatus, Vehicles and Water Craft A-SECU — Securing and Locking Vehicles G-POSA — Positioning Apparatus P-PERR — Personal Shopping File Code: A-PARK Page 2 of 2