Doylestown Fire Company 19 79 ________________________ New Member Orientation

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Doylestown Fire Company
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The Officers Seat
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Doylestown Fire CompanyMinimum Qualifications

• SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF FIREFIGHTER 1.
• QUALIFIED TO WEAR SCBA IN ACCORDANCE WITH
  DEPARTMENTAL POLICY
• ABILITY TO READ DOYLESTOWN MUTUAL AID MAPS
• ABILITY TO OPERATE ALL RADIO EQUIPMENT
• ADHERING TO ALL COMMUNICATIONS POLICIES AND
  PROCEDURES
• ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH
  THE OPERATOR AND CREW OF THE VEHICLE

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Doylestown Fire CompanyMinimum Qualifications

• FOLLOW AND RELAY EFFECTIVELY ANY AND ALL
  INSTRUCTIONS OR DIRECTIONS GIVEN PRIOR TO AND
  UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE OF THE EMERGENCY.
• THROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF EACH BUCKET POSITION AND THE
  ASSIGNMENTS DESIGNATED TO EACH POSITION.
• THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE
  APPARATUS AND THE EQUIPMENT CARRIED ON THE
  VEHICLE.
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• RESPONSIBLE FOR EXICUTION OF ASSIGNMENTS
• GIVEN TO THE CREW AND THE APPARATUS
• RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY
• ACTIONS OF THE CREW

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Be Prepared to do the Job !

• By taking the Seat
• You may be in command of the incident if you are
• the 1st arriving officer !

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Who rides the seat first ?

• White Helmet (Company Officer)
• Red Helmet (Past Chief)
• Most experienced FF present

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Sirens Horns

• Use best judgment during non-peak hours
• (Dont blow the siren at full tilt at 2am if not
  needed)
• Sirens Air Horns
• should be operated by the officer whenever
  responding at emergency speed.
• Intersections
• Always use caution and stop at red lights
  stop signs till intersection is deemed
  clear
• Use audible devices whenever crossing
  without the light or crossing lanes

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Radio Communications

• Be Calm
• Be Professional
• Speak Clearly
• Be informative yet concise with reports
• E-19 to Bucks, 3 story middle of the row brick
• structure, heavy smoke showing from
• 2nd floor

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Radio Communications

• When responding to scene
• Engine 79 responding
• When leaving scene
• Engine 79 available

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Responding Undermanned

• Apparatus is undermanned with less than 4 pack
  qualified personnel
• Radio Transmission when responding
• Ladder 79 responding undermanned

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19 / 79 Map Books

• Box s
• 19-07 or 79-57
• Street index
• Street s
• Hydrant locations colors
• Water source locations (draft sites)
• Fire Department Connections

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19 / 79 Map Books
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Fire-Ground Operations

• Radio Procedures
• North Band
• Fire-Ground 1 2
• Local / Direct
• Admin / Direct

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