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FIRE DEPARTMENT 1-kill V1. 4
To: Mayor & City Council
Administrator Marcos
From: Chief Smith
Date: 2 February 2021
Re: Status/Update on FD/Paramedic Class
Please accept this request to be placed on the agenda for 02-Feb-2021 City Council Meeting.
This request is regarding an update/status on the Paramedic Class as well as misc.
projects/items concerning the fire department. Also, to allow questions/comments from the
council regarding such matters.
Thank you,
Herby Smith
Fire Chief/Marshal
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• All firefighters (except one not eligible)
have submitted applications with OUR.
• Pre-Background/DL's have been completed.
(This will be processed again prior to actual hiring of employee)
• Tentative job offer letters have been
received by City firefighters from Chief
Franklin at OCFR. (This includes the
proposed EMT/Paramedic positions).
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• Firefighter Union meeting with the City
Administrator and Attorney was conducted
recently. (City Attorney Et Administrator can
address the content regarding that meeting).
• Chief Franklin has scheduled a meeting with
the city firefighters in the near future
regarding questions/comments to discuss the
firefighter/employer expectations. City
Administrator and Fire Chief shall attend as
well as the HR Et other staff at the County.
The City and County Fire Chief's as well as support staff are meeting at
least once a month.
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• General
daily
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Ensure
Ladder Truck
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certified
• Mitigate issues regarding
scheduling/conducting ride times
for paramedic class
• Discuss Timeline issues and
readiness for June 1st, 2021
• Fire Prevention: transfer of data
• Transfer of "Knox Box" locations
and ensure county authorizations
to "rekey".
• Help prepare city firefighters for
transition to county
• Assist OUR with their grants
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HEIR 2ND SEMFSTER
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PURCHASE OF STATE EXAM PREP BOOKS '` �```
NOTICE: OVERTIME WILL BE INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN ORDER TO <<k,
MEET THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING, Et MISC. ITEMS ASSOCIATED
WITH ENSURING OUR FIREFIGHERS HAVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY
TO SUCCEED!
ALL NEW EMPLOYEES OF OCFR RECEIVE A "TASK BOOK"
r CITY FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVED THIS TASK BOOK EARLY TO EXPEDITE ORIENTATION PROCESS
➢ OCFR MODIFIED THIS PROCESS FOR THE CITY FIREFIGHTERS
CITY FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN PROJECTED SHIFT ASSIGNMENTS
r ALLOWS FIREFIGHTERS TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND UNDERSTAND EXPECTATIONS
y OCFR ARE ALLOWING OUR CITY FIREFIGHTERS TO BEGIN "REQUIRED RIDE TIME" (72
HOURS) WHILE THEY ARE ON DUTY HERE AT THE STATION. (REF. TO THE ADDITIONAL
OVERTIME)
ORIENTATION
CITY FIREFIGHTERS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING
REQUIRED ORIENTATION REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING THE TASK
BOOK, RIDE TIMES, ADMININSTRATION/PROTOCALTRAINING,
ETC. IN ORDER TO BE PREPARED FOR JUNE 1ST TRANSITION
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raining Process, Cont. (Post Start Date)
Vew Employees will report at 0800 hours on June 1, 2021
JVill work 4-10 hours days this week to:
• IT programs orientation, policies and protocols, hands-on training
conclusion of 40-hour week they move to shift work:
• Starts around June 5, based on the shift they are assigned to
.MT orientation will be complete prior to shift work.
paramedic orientation to follow the start of shift work.
stimate of availability for use as staffing
• Emt- June 5t" Paramedic- Early September based on performance
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COVID RELATED CALLS HAVE DOUBLE AND TRIPLED IN THE LAST 60
y THE "BURN RATE" OF OUR PPE HAS INCREASED AS WELL
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QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?
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If asked: FF. Brydebell not eligible due to drivers license issues/ Formal backgrounds & physicals to be done when presented with formal job offers from OUR
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Meeting with firefighers to discuss OCFR/County policies and allow firefighters to ask questions
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Ensure issues are dealt with swiftly and prepare firefighters as quickly as possible for June 1st
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Transfer of fire inspections,etc. prior to june 1st/Ladder trucks repairs to ensure certification: heading to fort myers tomorrow/provide serial numbers and unit data due to county's submission for grant to upgrade breathing units at one time
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FINAL/31113 SEMESTER INVOLVES: HANDS-ON SUCH AS THE RIDE TIMES AND CLINICALS, TESTING, ETC.
We hired the same instructor teaching our firefighters now to prepare them with the current OCFR protocols (expedite/ensure firefighters understand ocfr guidelines)
Purchase exam prep books for state exam & enroll firefighters in the IRSC state exam prep class prior to state exams
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Task book: Allows firefighters to complete required tasks for new employees prior to transitions to expedite firefighters orientation process/
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