Chief Officer & Line Officer Responsibilities

1.         Chief Officers’ Responsibilities

·        Incident Commander of fire ground operations.

·        Preplanning business, residences, and box alarms.

·        Prepare grant proposals.

·        Oversee the Tuesday Night Fire Company Training program.

·        Appoint a Line Officer to serve as the Fire Company Training Officer each calendar year

·        Appoint Fire Company Members to the position of Asst. Chief, Captain, Lieutenant, Junior Lieutenant, Safety Officer, Fire Police Captain and Fire Police Lieutenant each calendar year by the first Company business meeting in January

·        Oversee personnel issues and conflicts.

·        Conduct orientation of new members (issue turnout gear and pager, review By-laws, review standard operating guidelines).

·        Prepare and enforce Company policy.

·        Oversee fire prevention activities.

·        Conduct Line Officer meetings.

·        Keep records of all fires, emergencies, materials used, and members in attendance and present a report of it at regular Company business meetings.

·        Investigate Company related accidents, personal injuries, and Company related driving complaints.

·        Maintain all personnel files.

·        Assign crews for special events such as parades, etc.

·        The Fire Chief authorizes Members to drive Fire Company apparatus and issues certification cards.

·        Oversee the Junior fire fighting program and the fire police program.

·        Prepare a budge for upcoming expenses each calendar year prior per the By-laws.

·        Implement disciplinary action or make recommendations of disciplinary action for members violating Standard Operating Guidelines.

·        Maintain all work areas and equipment in a clean and orderly condition.

·        Review building plans submitted to the Township for review.

·        Perform lock-box duties as defined in the Township ordinance.

2.         Line Officers’ Responsibilities  (Captains, Lieutenants)

·        The appointed training officer will coordinate all in-house training exercises and complete registrations for out of station training and maintain the training log.

·        Make sure that assignments given by the Incident Commander are completed at emergency calls.

·        Maintain a current pager and turnout gear roster.

·        Attend Officer meetings.

·        Report personnel problems to the Chief Officers.

·        Maintain all work areas and equipment in a clean and orderly condition.

·        Notify appropriate personnel of irregularities in equipment.  Assign proper personnel with responding equipment.

·        Supervise that all equipment has been placed backing service upon completion of a fire call.

3.         Engineer and Assistant Engineer Responsibilities

·        Provide driver training and recommend trainee certifications to the Fire Chief.

·        Engineer appoints Assistant Engineers for each piece of apparatus at the beginning of each calendar year. The Engineer will also assign duties for maintaining equipment for each appointed Assistant Engineer.

·        Maintain all driver training records.

·        Prepare and issue driver training Manuals.

·        Maintain a current “Qualified Driver Roster”.

·        Investigate Company related accidents and Company related driving complaints with the Chief Officers.

·        Conduct monthly inspections of apparatus and equipment stored on the apparatus. Provide documentation of those inspections.

·        Repair or schedule repairs that are needed to apparatus and equipment kept on the apparatus.

·        Make sure that apparatus and equipment is kept clean at all times.

·        Prepare a budge for upcoming expenses each calendar year prior per the By-laws.

·        Report problem areas to the Chief Officers.

·        Work under the Fire Chief or officer in charge and maintain effective communication with him or her.

·        Maintain all work areas and equipment in a clean and orderly condition.

·        Report personnel problems to the Chief Officers.

4.         JUNIOR LIEUTENANT AND SAFETY OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES ARE OUTLINED IN SEPARATE CHAPTERS WITH IN THIS GUIDELINE MANUAL.

5.         FIRE POLICE CAPTAIN AND FIRE POLICE LIEUTENANT RESPONSIBILITIES.

·        Issue needed equipment to the fire police members.

·        Maintain a current fire police membership roster.

·        Maintain records and copies of certifications of all the fire police members.

·        Maintain records of fire police attendance to fire calls, training, and special events.

·        Prepare and issue copies of the Fire Police Manual to the fire police members.

·        Maintain the traffic unit and all its equipment. Make sure that it is kept clean at all times.

·        Assist with purchasing decisions regarding fire police equipment.

·        Prepare a budge for upcoming expenses each calendar year prior per the By-laws.

·        Report personnel problems to the Chief Officers.

·        Work under the direction of the Fire Chief, Chief of Police and Upper Leacock Township Board of Supervisors.

·        Maintain all works areas and equipment in a clean and orderly condition.

6.         The Fire Chief has the right to make changes to the Line Officer responsibilities at anytime. The Fire Chief will divide the Line Officer responsibilities between the different ranks and post accordingly each calendar year.

7.         Line Officers are NOT permitted to stray from their specific responsibilities and take on other Line Officer responsibilities without prior permission from the Fire Chief.

8.         These Line Officer responsibilities are all required in addition to the responsibilities outlined and required by our Fire Company By-Laws for each position.

Approved by membership vote on:   __________________

President:      ____________________

                              Ted Burkhart

Secretary:      ____________________

                              Pam Huber