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Asbestos
- Home Owners Information form MPCA
Asbestos
in the Home — Commonly Asked Questions. Individuals homes that
are not part of any public or commercial project are exempt from state
regulations, but if asbestos is removed from a home, it may be
regulated by the Minnesota Department of Health.
Asbestos
- MPCA Program Guidance
The
following publications on asbestos are for use both by owners of
buildings containing asbestos and contractors who perform removals.
Fact Sheets Publications Forms
Demolition Form - click here
Pre Demo Check list - click here
Asbestos
Inspectors
List from
Minn Dept of
Health (7/12/2007
The
acrobat reader file contains
a list of licensed asbestos inspectors. It is the responsibility of the
property owner to have a licensed inspector perform an inspection of
the property before the fire department can use the structure for
training. This list will assist the property owner in locating an
inspector. Questions about current list, an Asbestos Inspector or
hiring an Asbestos Inspector? Contact Minn Dept of Health at
(651) 201-4620
Aircraft
Crash
- Military Aircraft Incidents Plan Password required
Emergency Response Guide for
Military Aircraft Accidents has been prepared using the
best available unclassified information from the Department of Defense,
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the USAF Rescue Coordination
Center, the National
Security Emergency Preparedness Directorate, and the Defense Nuclear
Agency.
Line of Duty Death - Autopsy Procedures
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Best
Practices Review of MN Fire Service
The Program Evaluation Division
was
directed to conduct this study by the
Legislative Audit Commission in May 1997. For a copy of the full
report,
entitled "Fire Services, a Best Practices Review," (99-07), 188 pp.,
published on April 14, 1999, please call 651/296-4708, e-mail Legislative.Auditor@state.mn.us,
or write to Office of the Legislative Auditor, 658 Cedar St., St. Paul,
MN 55155.
Bloodborne - Minn
Dept of Health Laws
That Pertain To The
Ryan White Comprehensive
The Ryan White CARE
Act, Subtitle B contains provisions for the notification of emergency
response
personnel exposed to infectious diseases while attending, treating,
assisting,
or transporting a victim. The law provides for emergency response
employee
notification following a documented exposure to blood or body fluids,
verified
by the receiving hospital. It also provides for automatic notification
of the
emergency response employee if the transported patient is found to have
infectious tuberculosis. This notification by the medical facility must
be made
to the designated officer in writing as soon as possible, but within a
period
not exceeding 48 hours after the receipt of the request by the
designated
officer. The designated officer will then inform the employee or
employees
involved of the determination.
AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE)
Act of 1990 PL
101-381
Subtitle B
Bloodborne - MN Laws - Disclosure Of
Positive Bloodborne Pathogen Test Results
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Candidate
Physical Ability Test (CPAT) - Phoenix
Firefighter Recruit 2000
Candidate
Physical Ability Test
© (CPAT) Orientation Guide This candidate physical ability test
(CPAT) consists of eight separate events. The CPAT is a sequence of
events requiring you to progress along a predetermined path from event
to event in a continuous manner. This test was developed to allow fire
departments to obtain pools of trainable candidates who are physically
able to perform essential job tasks at fire scenes. This is a pass/fail
test based on a validated maximum total time of 10 minutes and 20
seconds
Contractors Insurance and Liability
Considerations When Hiring
Describes the
considerations and laws when hiring any contractor by a fire department
or city.
The legal status of an entity
determines its powers to contract with regard to fire service. It makes
a difference if the local government entity is a township, village,
town, statutory city, or home rule city. When the entity is a fire
department, it makes a difference if the department is volunteer or
paid. And, the law makes a distinction between various categories of
contracting parties based on the relationship between those contracting
parties. This paper will assist you in your contract issue. Download a spreadsheet to
go with this document.
Model Fire Contract Between City and Town (pdf)
Fire protection is the most
commonly contracted for service between cities and towns. In most
cases, these contracts have long and unique histories resulting in
widely varying contract
provisions. Many have long terms and are often renewed without giving
much attention to their
content beyond the provisions dealing with the cost of the service. The
result can be contracts with outdated provisions that do not adequately
protect the interests of either the city or town. In other cases, the
parties are keenly aware of the contract provisions and disagree over
its wording. To assist cities and towns in these types of situations,
the Minnesota Association of Townships worked with the League of
Minnesota Cities to develop this sample fire contract.
Certification - Instructor I
3rd Edition - Port
Extinguishers Instructor Guide - PDF File
3rd Edition - Port
Extinguishers Overheads
Over
head 2-3
Over head 2-4
Over head 2-5
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Data
Practices - The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA),
Minnesota Statutes Chapter
13, is a series of state laws that attempt to balance the public’s
right to know what their government is doing, individuals’ right to
privacy in government data created and maintained about them, and the
government’s need to function responsibly and efficiently. LMNC
Document
Deaths of
Firefighters - Funeral Procedures for
Firefighters
Notice
of Intent Demolition
Form MPCA
- For
Structure Burn Training
Developing
Standard Operating Guides and Procedures Team Leader Password required
A publication providing
information on the development of policies and guidelines process.
DNR
Burn Application
Form - For Structure Burn Training
DOT
Haz Mat ERG Book 2008
DOT Emergency Response Guidebook Web Site
NEW REINFORCED DRYWALL – LINED
WITH LEXAN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
The sheet rock described below is a new type and has a
paper thin layer of Lexan laminated into the sheet, under the paper, on
at least one side. In this configuration, the Lexan adds strength to
the gypsum material and prevents anything from easily penetrating the
sheet, including firefighters. The material has been showing up in
areas of high crime or where extra security is needed and in buildings
where there were party walls that allowed a perpetrator to kick through
the wall and travel from unit to unit. In addition to this material
another trend that is used to increase security in walls is to strip
off all of the wall covering, fasten cyclone fence fabric onto the
studs up to a height of 6-8', and then cover the walls back up with
plaster or wallboard.
Info sheets
1. SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
2. A
NATIONAL GYPSUM - CASE STUDY Hi-Impact® Brand
5/8”
Fire-Shield® Type X
3. HI-IMPACT®
BRANDWALLBOARD
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Employee
& Veterans 100 Point Entrance Exams MS Word Doc (pdf file click here)
A 1990 Minnesota Supreme Court
Case, Hall v. Champlain, No. C2-89-1355 resulted in the Court requiring
all political subdivisions in the state to adapt their hiring systems
to a 100 point rating system to enable the allocation of veteran's
preference points. This is a sample examination consisting
of
points awarded to candidates based on a score attained in a written
examination, training and experience, and an oral interview.
Departments may choose to use any of the components of this sample as
long as the 100 point criteria is used and veteran's preference points
are awarded appropriately.
Employee
Entrance Exams
Process
A publication sample of
information on the exam process that would be given to a candidate.
Employee
Periodic Physical and Entrance Exams
A publication providing
information on the entrance exam and medical evaluation process.
Process
and sample form for
authorization to do a check.
ERG - DOT
Haz Mat ERG Book 2008
ERG - DOT Emergency Response Guidebook Web Site
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Available only
to Minnesota fire departments.
General information: The Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources acquires federal excess property through the U.S. Forest
Service. The DNR lends this property to rural fire
departments for fire suppression; the equipment may not be sold
or traded. After the fire department is finished using the
equipment, it must return the property to the DNR.
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Guidelines
For Minnesota Fire Protection Contracts
The legal status of an entity
determines its powers to contract with regard to fire service. It makes
a difference if the local government entity is a township, village,
town, statutory city, or home rule city. When the entity is a fire
department, it makes a difference if the department is volunteer or
paid. And, the law makes a distinction between various categories of
contracting parties based on the relationship between those contracting
parties. This paper will assist you in your contract issue.
Download a spreadsheet to
go with this document.
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Line of Duty Death - Autopsy Procedures
Line of Duty Death - Funeral
Procedures for
Firefighters
Live Fire Structure Training Safety -
Download MS Word document click
here
Article on things to think
about and questions and answers when conducting live fire structure
training burns.
Notice
of Intent Demolition
Form MPCA
- For
Structure Burn Training
Live
Fire Burn Training Procedures (01-23-2007)
Section
1 Standard Information
and Procedures (01-23-2007)
Section
2 Pre-Burn Class and
Drill Procedures (01-23-2007)
Section
3 Reports and Forms for
Training (01-23-2007)
Click here
to download the entire document (01-23-2007)
- 2.7meg pdf file
It is the intent of this document
to provide the user with an instrument which will ensure compliance
with Minnesota State Laws Chapter 88.17
Permission to start fires; Subd. 3. Special permits.
(a) Fire training; and a MINIMUM level of safety while
performing fire suppression training when using live fire. It
must be remembered that this document is MINIMUM requirements. It is
the user's responsibility to maintain this MINIMUM level of safety as
specified in this document. It is also the user's responsibility
to improve this level of safety whenever possible to ensure the MAXIMUM
level of safety for all involved. This document may be used by others
as a guideline in the delivery of structure burn training. The intent
is to; 1.) Use this document as a REFERENCE MANUAL for conducting
structural fire training as safely as possible. 2.) Distribute
this manual to instructors who are interested in becoming burn
instructors, so they have a statewide standardized curriculum.
3.) Distribute this manual as an instructor's guide to instructors who
are presently teaching structural burn training.
League
of Minnesota
- Publications
Fire
Department Survey - This
is a list of issues that have caused concern with the
LMNCIT that
involve the fire department.
Fire
Station Premises Safety - A safety check of the fire station
NFPA
Discretionary
Immunity - City Resolution
Minnesota Statute § 466.03,
subd. 6, suggests that a city is immune from liability for; "any claim
based upon the performance or failure to exercise or perform a
discretionary function or duty whether or not the discretion is
abused." As a practical matter, the more you show you exercised your
judgment or applied discretion, the more likely a court will be able to
determine that immunity from liability exists.
Model
Policy for Appointment of Fire Department Officers
Model
Policy for selection of new firefighters
Alcohol Response Policy & "Beer Booth" Fund-Raisers:
Charging for Fire Calls:
Liability Issues:
Mutual Aid Agreements:
NFPA Staffing and Response Standards:
Physical Standards:
- Physical Ability Tests for Firefighters (pdf)
- National Fire Protection Association: The NFPA has some
guidelines that may be helpful to your city in thinking about issues
related to safety, efficiency, and volunteer fire departments. To
review NFPA information on these topics, available on the NFPA website,
please visit the links. Note that while online access to these
documents is free, you will be asked to register before you can view
the information. This information can only be viewed online. There are
no "print," "save," "cut and paste" or search options on this web-based
document. Printed versions are available from NFPA for a fee.
Relief Association Governance:
Selection of Members and Officers
Sexual Harassment Prevention:
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Medical
Standards - Implementation Guide of Medical Standards
Guidance to comply with the
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
National Fire Code (NFC) as a matter of recommended policy for
employees
who perform the essential functions of firefighters on fire brigades.
On August
14, 1992, NFPA 1582, "Standard on Medical Requirements for
Firefighters.”
became NFPA's National Fire Code. The NFPA's requirements list
diagnoses that
immediately disqualify individuals from being firefighters and
diagnoses that
require evaluation of the individual on a case-by-case basis.
Mutual
Aid - FIRE DEPARTMENT MA SYSTEM FOR EXTRAORDINARY
INCIDENTS
Local governments in close
proximity to each other often assist each other with resources such as
police, fire, or public works. LMCIT recommends that these local
governments sign a written mutual aid agreement. The written mutual aid
agreement should clarify
how the assistance will be requested, the party in charge and how any
losses or claims will be
handled. If there is no written agreement between parties and an
emergency occurs, a community may still request assistance from other
communities. In this case, the provisions of Minnesota Statute 12.331
Local Assistance between political subdivisions govern the
relationship. This statute only applies if an emergency has been
officially declared.
Mutual
Aid - PROVIDING
ASSISTANCE: COVERAGE AND LIABILITY ISSUES
When disaster strikes in
Minnesota, the response is always the same. Cities and other local
governments around the state pitch in to help, sending equipment and
crews of firefighters, police officers, public works and utilities
workers, building
inspectors, and whatever other help is needed. We saw that response
when the floods devastated the
northwest in 1997 and again when the tornadoes hit southern Minnesota
in 1998, to take a couple of
recent examples. Providing and receiving disaster assistance raises
some coverage and
liability issues for cities on both sides. This memo outlines the
applicable statutes, summarizes how
the city LMCIT coverage's apply, and identifies some potential problems
that cities
need to be aware of. There's also a checklist of potential coverage
issues in emergency assistance
situations.
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New
Fire Chiefs Responsibilities
Whether elected by the department
or appointed by the elected officials of your city, you, the new fire
chief, are faced with some challenges. As a former chief put it,
"there's only one person who is more lonely than the greenest recruit
on the department -- the new chief". This publication was written
to help you -- the new fire chief -- to get your administration off to
a good start. It's not a "how--to" text; it can't be because each
department is a bit different. But there are issues and concerns common
to most departments, regardless of size. This paper will introduce you
to them.
New
Fire Department Start Up; What Do I Need?
This document has several items
that should be considered when determining the course of action to take
concerning fire protection.
NFPA Discretionary
Immunity - City Resolution
Minnesota Statute § 466.03,
subd. 6, suggests that a city is immune from liability for; "any claim
based upon the performance or failure to exercise or perform a
discretionary function or duty whether or not the discretion is
abused." As a practical matter, the more you show you exercised your
judgment or applied discretion, the more likely a court will be able to
determine that immunity from liability exists.
NIMS -
Homeland Security Publications (NIMS)
Final
Ver Password required
National
Response Plan - Unsigned Version Nov. 16 2004
Password required
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Every
uniformed member of the Department takes the Oath of Office when they
joined
the ranks. During my past thirty plus years involvement in the fire
service, I
have attended and witnessed many firefighters take this oath. In
addition to
the recruits becoming firefighters, I have also witnessed many
firefighters
take the oath to become officers, some a couple of times. As the Fire
Chief
typically states, promotion and graduation ceremonies are happy
occasions for
all concerned.
OSHA
looks at not only the written program but
at how that program is implemented in the workplace.
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Planning Process - Volunteer
Fire Company Planning Process
Password required
In recent years a
number of new techniques and processes have been introduced into
the emergency
service community. While practiced with diligence in larger
departments, the value of strategic
planning, risk assessment and standard of response cover have now
reached the volunteer
service and serve as new challenges to the officers of these
organizations.
Pump Fire Apparatus Pump Test Procedures
Procedures for performing
a simple NFPA pump test
Policy Manual for Fire
Departments
Policy Manual Development by NFA - click
here
This Guide to Developing
Effective Standard Operating Procedures for Fire and EMS
Departments is designed to assist
emergency service managers in establishing effective standard operating
procedures (SOPs) within their organizations. It will serve as a
valuable resource for personnel seeking a clear understanding of
operational issues, and will facilitate compliance with current laws,
regulations, and standards related to the emergency services.
Fire
Department Bylaws - WHO’S
IN CHARGE?
Fire
department bylaws have been around for as long as organized fire
suppression in communities. For many fire departments, the bylaws
represent not only a set of operating guidelines and rules about fire
department activities, but also the spirit and camaraderie of
firefighters. Typical
provisions of fire department bylaws include things like how many
members a fire department has, how far away from the fire hall a
firefighter should live, when and how department meetings will be
conducted, how new fire department members and officers will be
selected, and how firefighter discipline will be handled. The purpose of this memo is to discuss
alternatives for handling items typically found in fire department
bylaws and the appropriateness of fire department bylaws, generally.
For purposes of this discussion, we’ll focus on city fire
departments—not independent joint powers or not-for-profit fire
departments. It’s important
to note that the existence of bylaws does not establish a separate fire
department agency. Only a joint powers agreement or articles of
incorporation can accomplish this goal.
Bylaw
provisions better stated as HR policies
Fire department bylaws often
address personnel matters and establish employment policies for
firefighters. Regardless of a firefighter’s status—whether full-time
paid, paid-on-call, or volunteer—firefighters are considered city
employees for most purposes, including things such as workers’
compensation insurance and various employment laws.
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Required OSHA Respiratory Program Manual -
OSHA
looks at not only the written program but
at how that program is implemented in the workplace. This
publication is taken from the Small Entity Compliance Guide.
Respiratory protection program. This
paragraph requires the employer to develop and implement a written
respiratory protection program with required work site-specific
procedures and elements for required respirator use. The program must
be administered by a suitably trained program administrator. In
addition, certain program elements may be required for voluntary use to
prevent potential hazards associated with the use of the respirator.
The Small Entity Compliance Guide contains criteria for the selection
of a program administrator and a sample program that meets the
requirements of this paragraph.
Communications
is a crucial and
rapidly evolving element of
fire service
operations. Increased sophistication of equipment, incident
command systems, and
radio frequency congestion are among the forces stimulating
change, and making
it more essential than ever for fire officers to have a good
understanding of
communications systems and policies.
This
booklet explains how to use
the Task Force Tips Automatic Fog Nozzles to fight a confined structure
fire with the least amount of water in the shortest possible
time. The strategy and tactics presented are based upon the research
done at Iowa State University by Floyd W.
(Bill) Nelson and Keith Royer. Their research, beginning in 1951, is
still valid today since it is
based upon fundamental principles and scientific facts of fire behavior
and water behavior. Also its
usefulness is reinforced by current research in
fire engineering. In other words, their research is just as valid today
as it was when it was created, and it will be valid for the foreseeable
future.
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Silos
- Hazards With Agricultural Silo Fires Password required
Bostwick, Morgan County, GA.,
August 5, 1993 Two firefighters were killed when they applied water and
foam to a fire in an oxygen-limiting silo. The explosion blew the roof
off sending one firefighter to the ground over 100 yards away and the
other through the roof of a nearby metal building. Two firefighters on
the ground were injured by debris. The top 15 feet of the silo were
severely damaged by the explosion and an adjacent silo was dented by
the debris, attesting to the force of the blast.
On
December 21, 1997, three
volunteer firefighters from Iredell County, North Carolina were injured
in an explosion in a silo used to collect and store wood waste for
utilization as fuel at a cord reel manufacturing facility. The silo was
an agricultural type that had been converted for use as a collector for
sawdust. The structure had been the site of a minor explosion five
years previously that had caused no injury. The firefighters had been
directing water into the silo for over two hours from openings in the
silo roof when the decision was made to access the wood product
inside. A loud, low order explosion destroyed the top of the silo and
endangered the firefighters who had been operating on the roof. The
explosion buffeted personnel operating on the ground as well.
This incident highlights the need for the recognition of the dangers of
oxygen-limiting silos regardless of their use and setting. Other issues
identified are the need for a hazard and risk assessment process in
decision-making on the fireground, the importance of site control and
accountability, the need for group training in technical rescue
operations, the coordination of non-fire department resources and the
role of emergency management personnel fulfilling an active role in a
unified command structure.
Model
Policy for Appointment of Fire Department Officers
Model
Policy for selection of new firefighters
Basic
Spotters Field Guide
Advanced
Spotters Field Guide
(These
files could take several minutes
to download.)
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Basic divisions
of Fire Strategy
which are designated by number are listed in rank or sequence order.
The first
consideration at every fire must be size up; the second, rescue the
third,
exposure protection; and so forth. Ventilation and Salvage are
designated by
letter to indicate that they may be performed at any time during the
attack and
control of a fire.
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Available only
to Minnesota fire departments.
General information: The Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant
program is a cost-share program. It provides financial and technical
assistance to Minnesota fire departments in cities or communities with
a population under 10,000. The primary objectives of the program are
saving lives and protecting property in rural areas.
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Available only
to Minnesota fire departments.
General information: The Wildland Fire Equipment Sales
program, also known as "fire cache sales," provides wildland fire
suppression equipment to Minnesota fire departments at a low cost.
Wildland fire equipment sold through this program meets wildland fire
specifications; it is not approved for structure firefighting.
The equipment sales are offered as a service. Fire departments are
encouraged to purchase wildland fire equipment from their local fire
equipment vendors. Vendors' prices may be similar, and products may
better suit the needs of the fire department.
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