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Ramsey, Nowthen, St. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota <br />Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services <br />Unification of Standard Operating Guidelines <br />Each of the agencies has developed Standard Operating Guidelines that are well established. While the <br />SOGs are generally acceptable as they stand, efforts to standardize the procedures regionally will <br />improve operating efficiency and, most importantly, firefighter safety. <br />Unified Standard Operating Guidelines/Procedures I Timeline: Short term <br />Objective: Provide guidelines for operation during emergencies, emergent, and non -emergent incidents. <br />Summary Background: Currently each fire agency in this study is responsible for developing a unique set <br />. of standard operating guidelines for their organization. <br />Policy Action: Adopt common operational guidelines that are kept in electronic format for ease of <br />updating and distribution. Give initial and recurring education to personnel on the use of the joint <br />guidelines. Provide for periodic review of manuals and update as necessary. <br />Pro Con <br />• Improvement in on -scene safety, efficiency • Limited individuality in specific administrative <br />and effectiveness of personnel. policies and procedures. <br />• Reduced confusion in the delivery of service. <br />• Common methods of approach <br />Fiscal Considerations: <br />• The elimination of duplicated staff effort in the creation and updating of standard operating <br />guidelines will reduce soft costs. <br />• Instructional time optimized during multi -agency training sessions by excluding time devoted to <br />adapting to differing procedures. <br />page 122 <br />mergcnCy Cerncci Can,u[nn , <br />