Agenda - Council - 02/22/1982 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Co (I. brig;[.:Iv nw. mbm's expected to pf;l'J'()l'rll t.,.ll'l(.'.l-.~}(~lqC¥ rPscLle. 31K] inlrlio~ Ml'tl('ltll'al fir(' fighlin?, I'lll. JM, ill. iL lllillill/lllq/, bt' J';llYliJial' with lh¢: {'H'L)I)CI' lechniqtms it] rescue and fire SUl)PrcSSiOFI pro- CeCJ LII'eS. /.2, t[aininF a~t(I education shgLiJd C:J3qS:OOFtl IF;tlflII]~, sJrllLiJaled <.:iLeal JO% ir~cluding "v,,e~ and, when feasible, extinguish- mom of a,.'lual mock fires. ,I. 'l'raining mtlM be provided before men',hers perform fire bt[sade emer- gen cy acl ivit its. J'ire brigade leader's and training inslrt[clors sl~all be provided more comprehensive training and educa- lic~n lhall general members. Sug- gesl. cd t,ub[icalions on lraining are from Fir c SLur'vice Training Asqoc., N 1:' PA-1041, and Inlernal. ional ciety of Fi;c Service Illstruclofs. Fire brigade leaders should deraon- strate skilb: in sLrategy ;,nd taclics; fire suppression and pre, ::ntion tech- niques, leadershil) principles, fire planning, and safely practic::s. -l-rainin,g must be provided at leas! annually t,td some ~uncl io~ls should be reviewed more often; Ii]is is an a[)soJule, mininlunl Jf'cqucncy of 12 (]tll'" irdc,~ic,r slltlClHraJ fi~(:fi,v, hling, .sl,~alJ be provicJccJ wilh aim CdtlCatJOI] seS- sion or training at least quarl(.rly. Some drills or classroo~n instruc- lions shouk} be' conducted as often as monthly' or even weekly lo main- lain pi'of lc[ency. Quarterly training or educ:tion n;ay consis! of hands<)n traip::~g, pre- fire Flanning e~ercis~s, class(~ in the usc of sdS-contained breathing app3- talus, disctmsN~n nf sf)ecia~ hazards in lhe workplace, etc. 10. Quality of tr-ah~ing i)rogr_,.h-)s must be similar to those conducted bi' fire training schc,ols. IZxamp'.:.~s of S ' "~'lc ! 3"~ '~ -~'"' .cbc ...... ,I.,OL;I,,,.-. are included in the standard. ll. Fire brigade members shall be in- formed of specific hazards such as storage ~nd flamn~ble liquids and gases, toxic chemicals, radioactive source~, and water i-eaclive sub- stances. 12. Fire brigade members must be ad- vised of changes in these special h aza rds. 13. Written procedures must be made available for inspection by fire brigade members regarding actions to be ~ak,'p in d~tl;~tioqs ' ~, ' o special i]azaJ-dS; these shall be in- cluded in the training and educa- tion program.