SOP Manual - Cleveland Fire Department

Cleveland Fire Department
Operations Manual
Pagers/Radios
Personnel who are issued pagers/radios are asked to carry them when they are off-duty, and leave a phone
number with the Communications Center where they may be reached when off-duty.
Unauthorized Response
Personnel who respond to fire calls without being officially requested to do so by the Fire Department will
not be compensated without approval from the Incident Commander.
Exceptions
1. Although Fire Department personnel are asked to wear their pagers when off-duty, this shall not
place such restrictions on them that they are not able to perform their daily activities. Personnel
from time to time may be out of town or have other justifiable reasons why they may not be
available for recall.
2. If there is sufficient justification, the Fire Chief may exempt personnel from off-duty recall.
3. Personnel shall not respond to a routine recall if they have a response time greater than thirty (30)
minutes.
Effective: June 1, 1997 Revised: 5/14/2009 Page | 85
Approved by: Chief Chuck Atchley