SOP Manual - Cleveland Fire Department

Cleveland Fire Department
Operations Manual
Shift Change
Purpose
To establish tour of duty requirements for the Cleveland Fire Department.
Objective
To establish guidelines for tours of duty and shift change.
Scope
This policy applies to all Fire Department personnel.
Responsibility
The Battalion Commander and/or Company Officer shall be responsible for enforcing this policy for shift
personnel and the Deputy Chief shall be responsible for Administrative personnel.
Policy
The Cleveland Fire Department must insure that if an alarm comes in at shift change, there will be a
sufficient number of employees on hand to handle it. Also from time to time there is pertinent information
that must be relayed to the oncoming shift. Therefore, all Cleveland Fire Department personnel shall adhere
to the following guidelines.
Shifts
A. The Cleveland Fire Department shall operate on a three (3) shift basis. Each shift (tour of duty)
shall be composed of twenty-four (24) hours each for full-time personnel.
B. Shifts shall begin at 0800 hours on the tour date and last until 0800 hours of the next date.
Administrative shifts shall be eight (8) hours or as directed by the Fire Chief.
C. Shifts shall operate on the schedule as directed by the Fire Chief.
Effective: June 1, 1997 Revised: 5/14/2009 Page | 71
Approved by: Chief Chuck Atchley