SOP Manual - Cleveland Fire Department

Cleveland Fire Department
Operations Manual
F. All procedures shall be taught by the City of Cleveland Fire Department’s training personnel (i.e.
Chief Officers, Training Coordinator, Shift Instructors, Battalion Commanders, Company Officers
or any qualified Fire Department personnel).
Training Records
Training records shall be processed and maintained by the Training Captain.
Training Time Requirements
The following section identifies the minimum required amounts of training time for various general
training subjects. The forty (40) hours of in-service training is required of all Cleveland Fire Department
fire suppression personnel. Under extreme circumstances the Fire Chief may waive this requirement on a
case-by-case basis. This waiver shall be requested in writing, with a recommendation for approval/denial
from the Training Captain and Battalion Commander.
A. In-Service training time requirements per year.
1. Eight (8) hours of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
2. Eight (8) hours of Hazardous Materials training.
3. Four (4) hours of Stress Management, SIDS, Domestic Violence and/or Safety training.
4. Twenty (20) hours of Fire Service related training relative to operations, departmental
procedures, techniques and/or tactics.
B. Minimum training time requirements per month per member.
1. All personnel- Twenty (20) hours per month of a Fire Service related subject or a total of
240 hours annually.
2. Hazmat Technicians- To be developed
3. EMS personnel- To be developed
Effective: June 1, 1997 Revised: 5/14/2009 Page | 328
Approved by: Chief Chuck Atchley