SOP Manual - Cleveland Fire Department

Cleveland Fire Department
Operations Manual
Chapter X
Training
Live Fire Training
Purpose
To provide a means in which live fire can be used safely, while still preserving fire conditions that warrant
aggressive suppression techniques. At all times the safest conditions will be provided so as to expose
participants to a minimal amount of risk.
Objective
To provide policy and procedure for the safe operation of live fire training sessions.
Scope
These guidelines seek to establish standard operating procedures for the safe use of live fire as a training
aid. These guidelines do not include non-structural live fire training exercises, such as training with
vehicles or grassland.
Responsibility
It is the responsibility of the Training Captain to see that all personnel involved in live fire training comply
with this policy.
Policy
All Cleveland Fire Department personnel shall comply with the following guidelines:
Definitions
A. Acquired Building -- A building acquired by the Cleveland Fire Department with expressed intent
to conduct live fire training exercises within.
B. Evolution -- A set of prescribed actions resulting in a positive fire ground operation.
C. Instructor -- An individual who has obtained state certification as a fire service instructor, or Fire
Department Instructor I.
D. Instructor-in-Charge -- The Department Training Captain or his/her designee.
E. Live Fire -- Any open flame or device capable of propagating fire to the surrounding structure or
to the combustible materials within.
F. Participant -- Any person, whether student, instructor, or other persons, actively involved in the
live fire training exercises.
G. Safety Officer -- An individual designated to be responsible for the overall maintenance of safety
of the live fire training exercise, primarily the Training Captain or his designee.
Effective: June 1, 1997 Revised: 5/14/2009 Page | 318
Approved by: Chief Chuck Atchley