Memos

Question 1

CAL OSHA, injuries requiring notification:

Answer 1

• Inpatient hospitalization for purposes other than observation
• Loss of any body part
• Any serious degree of permanent disfigurement
• Body part or organ function significantly reduced

Question 2

Muni Strike Team credit cards are authorized for:

Answer 2

Food, fuel, and lodging to and from an incident. And for emergency needs during assignment. Purchase authorized from Ontario STL, Fire Admin, or duty BC

Question 3

If fuel/basic needs are not set up at base camp, and Muni Strike Team credit card is used, what is needed?

Answer 3

• written authorization prior to purchase
• 213/214 signed by OES rep, IC or designee (division/supply)

Question 4

Who responds to overcrowding incidents?

Answer 4

BC. If citation is needed, will request investigator

Question 5

Occupancy load is set by?

Answer 5

Building Dept, enforced by FD

Question 6

False alarm documentation

Answer 6

Billing for 3 responses in 90 day period. Fire Marshall will run a weekly report.

Must have address and business name entered in Imagetrend

Question 7

T/F

In custody patient can be forced to go to the hospital?

Answer 7

False, only if they want to

Question 8

Sand bags will be kept at?

PAR levels?

Answer 8

De Anza, Anthony Munoz, John Galvin Park

PAR- 131/136- 3000
All others- 500

Question 9

Who will respond to non emergency HazMat?

Answer 9

Investigator. Must be stable, not leaking, out of roadway

Question 10

Who should be contacted if training at GE?

Answer 10

DC, who will make proper notifications (PD, TSA, OIAA, TBI)

Question 11

Probationary Evaluation/PACE schedule?

Answer 11

Eval- 3, 5, 9

PACE- 6 (no input), 12 (w/ employee input @ 11)

Question 12

Suspicious Injury Reporting

Answer 12

• Cal OES 2-920 Form
• Verbal report ASAP to LE, written to LE w/in 2 working days

Question 13

Everbridge staffing polling will last how long?

Answer 13

15-30 mins

Question 14

Send all potential social media content to ____?

Answer 14

firesocialmedia@ontarioca.gov

Question 15

What is used to check out staff and utility vehicles?

Answer 15

Hard copy check sheets

Question 16

Minimum specialty team members at stations 8 & 9

Answer 16

4 bid personnel

Question 17

What is the purpose of the digital wellness board and where is it found?

Answer 17

On the training website. Provide contact info for PST members and TCTI

Question 18

Workforce guidelines (put in place during COVID) operation levels:

Answer 18

• Normal Ops
• Level 1 (low workforce)
• Level 2 (critical workforce)
• Level 3 (extreme workforce)

Question 19

What is required when AirGas swaps an O2 tank?

Answer 19

signature and 1:1 swap

Question 20

COAST team made up of:

Answer 20

1 FF, 1 OPD, SBCo Social Worker, service dog

Question 21

Where will COAST team work out of?

Answer 21

OPD

Question 22

Incident types: I, II, III, IV?

Answer 22

I- Fire
II- EMS
III- Mutual Aid/Auto Aid
IV- Other Emergency (including cancel)

Question 23

Who must Capt notify any time a radio is removed or placed into service?

Answer 23

• BC
• Dispatch
• Log book entry

Question 24

Where should units park when parking around station 1?

Answer 24

Sultana NB
In front of fire admin

Question 25

Will personnel be charged for 12 (or less) DB or FAVL?

Answer 25

Can accept/reject w/o being charged. Only charged if FOT

Question 26

Personnel returning from strike teams will be placed off duty on DB if both of the following are met:

Answer 26

- assigned for 3 or more operational periods - Off duty time listed on F-42 or other timekeeping doc is after 1900

Question 27

How will you be reimbursed for travel/training expenses?

Answer 27

In one check, will include travel, per diem, parking, etc

Question 28

What is a Standards of Cover?

Answer 28

determine distribution, concentration, and reliability of fixed and mobile response forces for all responses.

Question 29

What is a Community Risk Assessment?

Answer 29

identify and quantify key factors w/in the community that when combined will define overall risk

Question 30

When will ATV be utilized?

Answer 30

when life is at risk and AMR has extensive delay

Question 31

ATV will be dispatched on all:

Answer 31

Echo and Delta calls, and upon captains request

Question 32

Which out of county units are still required to be staffed with 2 PMs and equipment?

Answer 32

ME134/ME137

Question 33

T/F Someone working in a lower rank may deploy on planned need and be utilized as coverage for personnel not wanting to go

Answer 33

F May go on planned need if working down but may not be utilized as coverage

Question 34

T/F Member working in a higher rank may not deploy on planned need mutual aid

Answer 34

True, should attempt to find coverage

Question 35

BC notified by what time for ST coverage?

Answer 35

0800

Question 36

How many qualified RS1 members must be deployed on OES342?

Answer 36

At least 1, unless requested as a Type 3 US&R resource. Then 4 US&R specialists

Question 37

T/F OES 6605 will be deployed as a BLS unit regardless

Answer 37

True

Question 38

T/F A separate 214 packet shall be completed for each incident

Answer 38

True

Question 39

What shall 214 begin and end with?

Answer 39

Begin- "time of dispatch" End- "return to quarters" or "re-dispatch" to another incident If re-dispatched, should start w/ "dispatched from ____ to ____"

Question 40

Purchases w/ dept credit card shall be documented on 214 with:

Answer 40

- date, time, amount, purpose of purchase - unit or overhead #

Question 41

All receipts must contain the following in ink:

Answer 41

- date, time, amount, purpose of purchase - unit or overhead # - incident name - whether it was "travel" or "incident" related

Question 42

T/F OSHA injury will be only documented if injury occurred by a single occurrence

Answer 42

False Injury/illness could have occurred over time

Question 43

Who do you contact if unsure about what constitutes an OSHA injury?

Answer 43

Risk Manager

Question 44

Who is contacted to obtain additional sand bags?

Answer 44

Parks and Maintenance