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SUBJECT: Training Guildelines POLICY: 100.5.40<br />

CATEGORY: PAGE: 2 of 4<br />

Department Overtime Guidelines As It Relates To Training:<br />

Involuntary Attendance<br />

1. Overtime will be paid when the <strong>department</strong> mandates attendance.<br />

2. Personnel attending mandatory training may be placed on a modified work<br />

schedule, in lieu of payment of overtime, at the discretion of the <strong>department</strong>.<br />

3. Only time spent in actual training constitutes compensable hours of work.<br />

Voluntary Attendance<br />

1. Voluntary attendance at non-required training courses for the purpose of individual career<br />

advancement and which is not intended to make the employee more efficient in his/her present<br />

job is non-compensable.<br />

2. Overtime will not be approved solely for skill level or promotion requirement training.<br />

Travel Time<br />

1. Travel time to and from training sessions is normally non-compensable.<br />

Department Leave:<br />

1. Department leave may be approved for individual non-mandatory training if it<br />

falls within the context of CSFD training priorities.<br />

2. Department leave for classes not mandated by the <strong>department</strong> shall not create the need for overtime<br />

back filling of position situation.<br />

3. No more than two <strong>department</strong>s leaves per shift will be allowed unless there are extenuating<br />

circumstances that are approved by the Fire Chief.<br />

4. Once training is approved classes shall not be cancelled due to staffing shortages.<br />

Department Training Priorities:<br />

1. Certification Continuing Education<br />

Required <strong>fire</strong>, EMS, ARFF, EVOC, Hazardous Materials, and IMS, ICS for Hazardous Materials<br />

response.<br />

2. Department Mandated Training Programs<br />

Aerial Operations for individuals required to operate any aerial apparatus<br />

Pump operations course for those individuals required to drive and pump <strong>fire</strong> engines<br />

Paramedic certification courses as required by the <strong>department</strong> or the Medical Director,<br />

Rescue Refresher all personnel<br />

Courses required to bring personnel in line with nationally accepted <strong>standard</strong>s,<br />

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