Transcript City of Alpharetta Reserve Firefighter Program

City of Alpharetta
Department of
Fire & Emergency Services
Public Safety Volunteer Program
Contents
• The Role of Volunteers
– Firefighters
– Firecorps
– CERT
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Organization Structure
Training
Recruiting and Retention
Performance and Compensation
FY 2005 Goals and Objectives
The Role of Volunteers
Volunteers provide a workforce
that is local, flexible and available
to supplement the career
firefighters in the performance of
emergency and routine tasks
associated with providing public
safety services to the residents of
Alpharetta and the surrounding
communities.
The Role of Volunteer Firefighters
State Certified Volunteer Firefighters
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Apparatus Staffing
Emergency Response
Emergency Coverage
Mutual Aid
Event Coverage
Mass Casualty Response
The Role of Volunteer Firefighters
• Apparatus Staffing
– Supplements career firefighter manpower
– Immediate response to alarms
– Maintains average manpower
• Emergency Response
– Response to incidents from outside a station
– Responds to meet manpower needs
– Reduces need to commit additional
apparatus
– Reduces need for mutual aid
The Role of Volunteer Firefighters
• Emergency Coverage
– Staffing Reserve Apparatus
– Mutual Aid Station Coverage
• Mutual Aid
– Assisting AFES units operating
outside the city
• Event Coverage
– Festivals, sporting events, parades
• Mass Casualty Response
– Role based on Emergency Plans
The Role of Firecorps Volunteers
• Emergency Incident Support
– GA Certified Support Firefighters
• Equipment staging and setup
• Emergency medical care to level of training
• Firefighter Rehabilitation
– Non Certified Personnel
• Assist based on level of training as required
by Incident Commander
• Assist with CERT Training
• Special Event Coverage
– Festivals, sporting events, parades
The Role of CERT Volunteers
• Self deploying in disasters
• No additional training requirements
• Render assistance up to level of
training when first on the scene of
an incident
• Attend quarterly drills to keep skills
sharp and to foster working
relationships with public safety
personnel
Organizational Structure
Volunteer Programs
Emergency Management
Career Captain
CERT Program
P/T Lieutenant
Firecorp Program
Firecorp Program Coordinator
Volunteer Firefighter Program
Volunteer Program Coordinator
Organizational Structure
Firecorp
Emergency Management
Career Captain
Firecorp Program
Firecorp Program Coordinator
Operations
Fire ground
Special Events
Logistics
Planning
Organizational Structure
Volunteer Firefighters
Emergency Management
Career Captain
Volunteer Firefighter Program
Volunteer Program Coordinator
Operations
Squad 1Team Leader
Squad2 Team Leader
Squad 3 Team Leader
Squad 4 Team Leader
Squad 5 Team Leader
Squad 6 Team Leader
Logistics
Planning
Administration
Organizational Structure
• Volunteer Firefighter Leadership Team
– Volunteer Program Coordinator
• Planning Specialist
• Logistics Specialist
• Administration Specialist
• Operations Specialist
– Station Squad Leaders
Organizational Structure
• Volunteer Program Coordinator
– Primary Liaison to Volunteer Program
Manager
– Escalation point for personnel issues
– Provides direction to Specialists
Organizational Structure
• Fire Operations Specialist
– Primary Liaison to Squad Leaders
– Primary Liaison to Station Officers
– Provides direction to Squad Leaders
– Escalation point for personnel issues
– Liaison to Firecorps fireground
support personnel
Organizational Structure
• Fire Logistics Specialist
– Quartermaster
– Rehab
– Liaison to Department Purchasing
staff
– Liaison to Firecorp Logistics
Specialist
– Technology
Organizational Structure
• Fire Planning Specialist
– Primary Liaison to Training Officer
– Liaison to Firecorp Planning
Specialist
– Liaison to Emergency Operations
Center for Manpower Planning
– Incident response planning
– Public education programs
Organizational Structure
• Administration Specialist
– Primary Liaison for Budgeting
– Ensures policy consistency across
programs
– Liaison to City departments for
information gathering
Organizational Structure
• Volunteer Station Assignments
– Each Volunteer will have a station
assignment
• Generally closest to Volunteer’s home
• Resident Volunteer (Approval required)
– Residing in station may be approved for a
limited number of Volunteers
– Station career officers and Squad
Leaders work together to meet the
training and supervisory needs of
the assigned volunteer.
Training
• Training Officer and Volunteer Training
Coordinator (career officer) will identify skill
needs and areas requiring added focus
– Addressed in Monday training session topics
• Each Volunteer will propose personal training
goals for the year
– Identifying skills needing improvement
– Identifying new skills desired
– Interlock with Department requirements
• Annual individual and team recap and
evaluation of training accomplishments
– Formal report to Fire Chief
Firefighter Training
Basic Training
• Firefighting
– Georgia Firefighter Training and Standards
• Firefighter 1 Certification is firefighting minimum
– NPQ I skill level competency demonstration
– 24 hours of State approved mandated training
• EMS
– First Responder is EMS minimum
• EMT and Paramedic encouraged
• New members on probation for 1 year
– Yellow helmet will identify “Probies”
Firefighter Training
Extended Training Topics – Target 40 Hours/Yr
• Hazardous Materials
• Rescue
– Extrication
– High angle
– Trench
• Apparatus Operator
– Reserve apparatus operator training program
• EMS
– EMT Intermediate
– Support role for Paramedics
• Prevention and Education
Firecorps Training
• All
– First Responder EMS training
• Support Firefighter
– Georgia Firefighter Training and Standards
• Orientation Class (fulfilled by CERT training)
– Additional AFES Requirements
• Non Firefighting NPQ Skills competency demonstration
• Specialized Topics to perform in Support Roles
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EMS
Hazardous Materials
Emergency Management
Rescue
Recruiting and Retention
• Recruiting
– Prospecting for Recruits
• Community Residents
– Career track
– Permanent volunteer track
• Non Fire city employees
• Retention
– Compensation
– Georgia State Firefighter Retirement Program
• Meeting program requirements responsibility of
individual members
– Intangible rewards
• Recognition events
• City employee discounts
• City employee events
Performance & Compensation
• Incident Response Requirements
– Volunteers are expected to respond to at
least 50% of the structure fires in the city.
• Notification issues need to be communicated up
the chain of command immediately
– Responses to Mutual Aid structure fires are
encouraged if AFES has responding
apparatus.
• Reduces need for additional AFES apparatus
• Coverage during an incident counts toward
structure fire responses
Performance & Compensation
• Compensation – Volunteer Firefighters Only
– All compensation is optional and not guaranteed
– Compensation will be available to volunteers in
the form of a monthly stipend for:
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Working shifts
Working Special Events
Standby during weather emergencies
Training classes attended
Training classes conducted
Incidents responded to
Program management activities
2005 Goals and Objectives
Draft Volunteer Specific Procedures
• Reserve Apparatus
– Activation procedures, minimum staffing
• Major Incident Response
• Dispatch Processes
– Paging
– Radio
– Phone
• Callback Criteria
– When to call back
– How to accomplish
2005 Goals and Objectives
• Recruiting
– Start a Recruit Class of at least 20 individuals
• To include 5 City Employees
• Manpower Requirements
– Work to maintain a volunteer force of 35 people
• Goal of 20 State Certified Firefighters by the end of FY2005
• Goal of 35 State Certified Firefighters by the end of FY2006
– Fully equip one Engine
• Instant activation on staffing
– Formalize role of Squad
• Communications
– Install replacement paging system
– Set criteria for portable radios for Volunteers
• Essential for leaders of Firecorp groups
2005 Goals and Objectives
• Define support for Department Goals
– Staffing
– Accreditation
– Skills Development
– Response
• Time
• Manpower
– ACLS Standard
– Public Education
– Prevention
Volunteer Firefighter
Program
Appendix
References
Georgia Firefighter Standards & Training
http://www.ganet.org/gfstc/
Insurance Services Office
http://www.iso.com/
FEMA Citizen Corps
http://www.citizencorps.gov/