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RESOLUTION NO. 99-12 9
AMENDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE POLICY
FOR THE STILLWATER FIRE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, an emergency response policy for the Stillwater Fire Department was adopted by
Council on Apri16, 1999; and
WHEREAS, it was deemed in the best interests of the City to amend this policy;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Stillwater, Minnesota, that
the amended emergency response policy for the Stillwater Fire Department, attached as Exhibit
A, is hereby adopted.
Adopted by Council this 18th day of May, 1999.
ATTEST:
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Morl' Weldon, City Clerk
Stillwater Fire Department
Policy
Subject: Emergency Response Requirements
Scope: Emergency call attendance for part-time personnel
Purpose: To amend and define the minimum requirements for response to
emergency incidents for all part-time personnel.
Policy:
Each part-time employee must respond to a minimum of twenty percent (20%) of all
assigned emergency incidents during each quarter of the calendar year (i.e., January
through March, April through June, July through September, and October through
December).
Part-time engineers and officers are assigned to all emergency incidents except medical
calls within the Stillwater City limits, and carbon monoxide calls without medical
symptoms within the Stillwater City limits.
Part-time firefighters that have not yet reached the rank of engineer are assigned to all
emergency incidents except all medical calls, all carbon monoxide calls without medical
symptoms, and station standby calls. A station standby call is issued by dispatch on a
request from the on-duty crew, when the on-duty crew will be out of service for an
extended time, such as when performing C.P.R.
Persons not meeting the minimum requirement during a quarter shall receive a written
notification of such violation of this policy.
Persons not meeting the requirement during two quarters of any consecutive four-quarter
period shall receive a written reprimand.
Persons not meeting the requirement during three quarters of any consecutive eight-
quarterperiod shall receive a thirty (30) day suspension from duty.
Persons not meeting the requirement during four quarters of any consecutive eight-
quarter period shall be subject to dismissal by the City Council.
The Fire Chief, with the concurrence of the City Coordinator, shall have authority to
exercise judgement in the application of this policy for unusual or extenuating
circumstances such as injury, illness, authorized leave of absence, etc.
Date adopted by City Council
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