Texas Task Force Deployment Guidelines PDF

The Woodlands Fire Department Operational Guidelines A-04 – TEXAS TASK FORCE DEPLOYMENT 1.0 PURPOSE 1.1 The purpose of this guideline is to provide Texas A&M Task Force 1 team members guidance and procedures for accepting task force deployment orders and for returning to work following demobilizatio...

The Woodlands Fire Department Operational Guidelines A-04 – TEXAS TASK FORCE DEPLOYMENT 1.0 PURPOSE 1.1 The purpose of this guideline is to provide Texas A&M Task Force 1 team members guidance and procedures for accepting task force deployment orders and for returning to work following demobilization from a task force deployment. 2.0 SCOPE 2.1 This guideline applies to those fire department employees that are official members in good standing with the Texas A&M Task Force 1. 3.0 RESPONSE TO A DEPLOYMENT REQUEST 3.1 When a TWFD employee receives a task force deployment request and they are on the first up team, they may immediately accept the deployment request if TWFD is currently under normal operating conditions, and immediately notify the following TWFD personnel: A. Assistant Chief – Operations B. On Duty District 1 Battalion Chief C. Their supervising Battalion Chief, if applicable D. Their Company Officer, if applicable 3.2 Normal operations is defined as the department is under normal staffing, no additional apparatus/squads are in service, and we are not covered under any declared emergency condition. 3.3 When a TWFD employee receives a task force deployment request and they are not on the first up team or TWFD is not under normal operating conditions, they must notify the Assistant Chief – Operations to request permission to accept the deployment request. If the Assistant Chief – Operations is not able to be contacted in a reasonable amount of time the individual should notify the Fire Chief to request permission to accept the deployment request. If permission to accept the deployment request is granted, the TWFD employee must immediately notify the following TWFD personnel after accepting the deployment request: A. On Duty District 1 Battalion Chief B. Their supervising Battalion Chief, if applicable C. Their Company Officer, if applicable 3.4 The Assistant Chief – Operations will notify the Fire Chief of the deployment request and status as soon as possible. Page 1 of 2 Created 07/01/2020 Revised 04/04/2022 Reviewed 08/27/2020 The Woodlands Fire Department Operational Guidelines A-04 – TEXAS TASK FORCE DEPLOYMENT 4.0 RETURNING TO WORK FOLLOWING A DEPLOYMENT DEMOBILIZATION 4.1 After being demobilized from a Texas A&M Task Force 1 deployment and after any Texas A&M Task Force 1 awarded rehab time, the team member is expected to return to work if they are scheduled to be on-duty. 4.2 If the individual would like to have the remainder of their shift off to avoid going straight to work from a deployment, they may utilize sick time or scheduled but not taken Vacation/Holiday time. In this specific instance the use of sick time will not negatively affect overtime and the use of Vacation/Holiday time may be taken in other than 24 hour increments. 4.3 Individuals must notify the on duty District 1 Battalion Chief of their desire to not return to shift that day and their request to utilize scheduled but not taken vacation/holiday time or sick time for the reminder of the current shift. 4.4 The on duty District 1 Battalion Chief will note the specified vacation/holiday on the master off-time calendar as a partial day and follow the procedures established for rescheduling this time. 4.5 Individuals may not take unpaid leave for this purpose unless all other leave time has been utilized. Page 2 of 2 Created 07/01/2020 Revised 04/04/2022 Reviewed 08/27/2020