Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG's)

Falmouth Fire-EMS - Standard Operating Guidelines

Table of Contents

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General Guidelines:

G-1      Non-Standardized Situations Policy

G-2      SOG Review & Revisions

G-3      Differences of Opinion

G-4      Chain of Command

G-5      Application Process / New Member Orientation

G-6      Officer Appointments

G-7      Department Issued PPE / Inventory

G-8      Station Access / Use

G-9      Bunkroom Use

G-10    Cellular Phone Use

G-11    Computer and Internet Use

G-12    Mandatory Annual Training Requirements

G-13    Uniform Guidelines / Dress Code

G-14    Injury Protocol and Reporting

G-15    Student Live-In Program

G-16    Emergency Shelter

G-17    Junior Member Program

G-18    Minimum Attendance

G-19    Harassment and Sexual Harassment

G-20    Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Device Use

G-21    Hearing Protection

G-22    Respiratory Protection

G-23    Eye Protection

G-24    Infectious Control

G-25    Accident with Town-Owned Vehicle

G-26    Fire Alarm Dispatch Procedures (Radio Procedures)

G-27    NIMS / Incident Command System 

G-28    Severe Storms

G-29    Safety Officer

G-30    Report Writing (Fire and EMS)

G-31    Release of Patient Records

G-32    Weekly Duty Chief

G-33    Staging Area

G-34    Incident Traffic Control

G-35    Post Incident Analysis

G-36    Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

G-37    Lockout / Tag out

G-38    Permitted & Unpermitted Outdoor Burning

G-39    Hose Testing

G-40    HIPAA Privacy Policy

G-41    Live Fire Training

G-42    Notification of Member Death / Serious Injury

G-43    Annual Medical Evaluations

G-44    Fire Station Evacuation

G-45    Gear Testing and Inspection

G-46    Fire-EMS Leave of Absence

G-47    Disposal of Assets

G-48    Purchasing

G-49    Travel and Training Expenses

G-50    Washing and Maintenance of Apparatus in Stations

G-51    Clinical Field Time to Complete Certification Course SOG

Operations Guidelines:

O-1      Use and Maintenance of PPE

O-2      Use of SCBA

O-3      Emergency Medical Response Protection (Under Construction)

O-4      Apparatus Operations / Driver Training

O-5      Personnel Accountability

O-6      Mayday and Priority Designation

O-7      Rapid Intervention Team

O-8      Personnel Rehab at Emergency and Training Incidents

O-9      Medical Emergencies

O-10    Mass Casualty Incident (MCI)

O-11    EMS Standby / Event Coverage

O-12    Fire Operations – Interior & Exterior

O-13    Air Monitoring

O-14    Search & Rescue

O-15    Engine Company Operations

O-16    Aerial Company Operations

O-17    Response to Chimney Fires 

O-18    Response to Buildings with Sprinkler Systems

O-19    Response to Automatic Alarm Soundings 

O-20    Response to Carbon Monoxide Alarms

O-21    Mutual Aid Responses

O-22    Elevator Emergencies

O-23    Response to Power Lines Down

O-24    Response to Brush Fires

O-25    Response to Gas Odors

O-26    Response to Motor Vehicle Crashes

O-27    Water Rescue Procedures

O-28    Ice Rescue

O-29    Long Island EMS Transports

O-30    Bomb Threat

O-31    Response to Hazardous Materials

O-32    Response to Confined Space

O-33    Transporting Children Safely in Ambulances

O-34    Ambulance Communications & Hospital Call-ins

O-35    Fire Investigator Notification Policy

O-36    Response to COVID-19

O-37    Rural Water Supply 

O-38    Response to Lithium Battery / Energy Storage System Fires