Article 8 - Hours Of Duty

Question 1

What are the office hours for the Fire & EMS Chief?

Answer 1

0815-1645

Question 2

What are the office hours for Compliance?

Answer 2

0830-1730

Question 3

What are the office hours for EMS Operations?

Answer 3

0815-1645

Question 4

What are the office hours for Fire Prevention?

Answer 4

0815-1645

Question 5

What are the office hours for Fleet?

Answer 5

0700-0700

Question 6

What are the office hours for IT?

Answer 6

0815-1645

Question 7

What are the office hours for Logistics Section?

Answer 7

0700-1630

Question 8

What are the office hours for Medical Services Office?

Answer 8

0700-1645

Question 9

What are the office hours for Office of Communications?

Answer 9

0815-1830

Question 10

What are the office hours for Office of Human Resources?

Answer 10

0815-1645

Question 11

What are the office hours for Office of Professional Standards?

Answer 11

0630-1700

Question 12

What are the office hours for the Radio Shop?

Answer 12

0800-1630

Question 13

What are the office hours for the Training Academy?

Answer 13

0700-1645

Question 14

How early can members be relieved of duty?

Answer 14

2 1/2 hours

Question 15

Assuming duty is defined as?

Answer 15

Entering your name & relief time in journal next to person you relieved, & placing your PPE on the unit

Question 16

Are members permitted to submit overtime for hours worked during regular tour of duty?

Answer 16

No

Question 17

Dual role providers from Operations work an average of how many hours per week?

Answer 17

42

Question 18

What is the total number of hours required to work in a 4 week cycle?

Answer 18

168 (7 -24 hr days)

Question 19

What happens when a members 4 week cycle is interrupted because of temporary / permanent detail or transfer?

Answer 19

Members company officer will calculate 4 week cycle hourly requirements & notify member & BFC if work hour modification is necessary

Question 20

How long should details be to other divisions?

Answer 20

If possible a full work week. Sunday-Saturday

Question 21

When detailed to other divisions (EMT recert, etc.) How many hours are deducted per work week away?

Answer 21

42 ie. 168-42 = 126 thus 126 hours required for rest of cycle

Question 22

If details to other divisions are less than a full work week, how do you figure out hours worked?

Answer 22

1 hr in other divisions = 1.05 hrs in Operations. (8 x 1.05 = 8.4 hrs) Total of these hours will be computed as part of 168 required work hours

Question 23

Any member reporting for duty & finds the company is not in quarters will do what?

Answer 23

Call OUC @ (202) 373-3700 to determine location of unit & note in journal their name & company, reporting time, & that they contacted OUC in journal

Question 24

If advised by OUC that the company is working at an incident, or won’t be returning immediately to quarters, what will the member do?

Answer 24

Report to the company or unit without delay, after making journal entry indicting their directive.

Question 25

If a member is unable to gain entrance to a company's quarters due to locked doors, what do they do?

Answer 25

Contact OUC by whatever means available, & be guided by their instructions

Question 26

Essential Employees are required to report for regular tours of duty regardless of weather conditions, and are defined as?

Answer 26

Uniformed member of Ops Division up to division level Uniformed & District schedule employees of EMS bureau Captain & uniformed members of Fire Investigation section Duty officer & Mechanics of Apparatus Division

Question 27

Who excuses non-essential employees from work during hazardous weather conditions?

Answer 27

The Mayor

Question 28

When must division heads submit a special report to AFC-Ops. listing their employees who may be excused due to hazardous weather conditions?

Answer 28

October 1st

Question 29

Members who are incarcerated will be carried on what leave?

Answer 29

AWOL

Question 30

Who approves duty hour exchanges including single role & dual role providers?

Answer 30

On duty company officer & BFC's concerned

Question 31

Who approves duty hour exchanges involving officers below the rank of BFC?

Answer 31

BFC concerned

Question 32

Who approves duty hour exchanges involving BFC / Acting BFC?

Answer 32

DFC concerned

Question 33

Who approves duty hour exchanges involving DFC / acting DFC?

Answer 33

AFC

Question 34

Requests for permission to exchange duty hours will be submitted on what form & when?

Answer 34

Form 163 & 24 hours prior to date of exchange

Question 35

Under no circumstances a member can't work (trade) more then how many consecutive hours?

Answer 35

36

Question 36

Can members trade previously approved trades with a third party?

Answer 36

No

Question 37

Exchange of duty hours for less than 12 hours (standby) requires the agreement of who?

Answer 37

Member who is standing by, approval of on duty company & battalion commanders

Question 38

For a standby the officer is responsible for what?

Answer 38

Accurate journal entries are made, form 163 submitted by person requesting standby when they report for duty, & that hours are paid back within the 4 week FLSA when possible

Question 39

What happens when Eastern Standard Time is converted to Daylight Savings Time?

Answer 39

Department clocks advance 1 hour @ 0200 hours. Members are charged 1 hour of AL, & SF-71 will be executed & submitted

Question 40

What happens when reverting back to Eastern Standard Time from Daylight Savings Time?

Answer 40

Department clocks will be turned back 1 hour @ 0200 hours. Uniform & civilian personnel working will get 1 hour overtime. Form 13 will be executed & forwarded