POLICIES & SOPs
Administrative & Operational Procedures

Last Revised January 26, 1998

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• Administration
  
• Operations
  
• Operational Training
  
• Driver's Training Program
  

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Administration

• Company Monthly Meeting Agenda
  
• 1997 Line, Staff and Administrative Officers
  
• Membership Recruitment & Information
  
• New Membership Information Letter
  
• Station Policies
  • House and Running Rules
    
  • Disciplinary Actions
    
  • Bunkroom Rules
    
  • Duty Nights
    
  • Parking of Personal Vehicles
    
  • Donations Received
    
  • Uniforms
    
  • Alcohol Consumption
    
  • Controlled Substances
    
  • Visitors in the Station
    
  • Stereo Usage in Department Apparatus
    
  • Injury/Vehicle Accident Reporting and Notification
    
  • Riding at Other Departments
    
  • CB-82-1994 - Minimum Qualifications for Volunteer Firefighters & EMS Care Providers
    
  • HVFD Smoking Policy
    
• Membership Information Request Form
  
• Administrative Team Structure
  • Administrative Officer's Positions
    
  • The Office of the Vice President
    
  • The Office of the President
    
• Live-In Member Information
  
• Company Drill Memo
  
• Procedure for Registering for Classes
  

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Operations

• New Member Training Overview
  
• Operational Overview
  
• PGFD Mission Statement
  
• Station Alerting Procedures
  • Local Alarm, Street Assignment, Box Alarm
• Receipt of Alarm
  
• Receiving Calls at the Station
  
• Radio Procedures
  
• Radio Frequencies
  
• PG Fire Station & Apparatus List
  
• Neighboring Companies
  
• Fire & Rescue Communications Condition Two Definition
  
• Protective Clothing Policy
  
• Definitions of Company Duties
  • Engine Company, Truck Company, Rescue Squad Company
• HVFD Engine Company Operations
  • Standard Operating Procedures for Riding Positions
    
  • HVFD Pump Pressures
    
• HVFD Truck Company Operations
  • Standard Operating Procedures for Riding Positions
    
• HVFD Squad/MSU Company Operations
  • Response by Rescue Squad 1 (MSU-1)
    
  • Standard Operating Procedures for Riding Positions
    
• Ambulance Attire
  
• Mutual Aid Response To Montgomery County
  
• Montgomery and Prince George's County Incident Command Terminology
  

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Operational Training

• HVFD Training Objectives Overview
  
• Probationary Training Objectives (Currently Text Files)
  • Truck Non-Mask
    
  • Truck Mask
    
  • Engine Non-Mask
    
  • Engine Mask
    
  • Squad (Rescue Only) - Available Shortly
    
  • Squad (Rescue and Fire) - Available Shortly
    
• Emergency Medical Services
  • Staffing for Ambulance
    
  • Additional EMS Member Responsibilities
    
  • Rescue Officer Responsibilities
    

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Driver's Training Program

• Program Overview
  
• Skills Course
  • Level I - Vehicle Orientation
    
  • Level 2 - Parking Lot Driving
    
  • Level 3 - Road Driving with Instructor
    
  • Level 4 - Pump, Aerial and Squad Operations
    
  • Level 5 - Road Driving with Any Driver
    
• MVA Driver's Test Guidelines
  
• Driver's Training Progress Report
  
• Provisional Driver Status Report
  

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