SOP FFT2
Pacific Oasis Inc.
FFT2 Handbook
and
Wildland Firefighting
Standard Operating Procedures
2024
Position Description
An FFT2 at Pacific Oasis is expected to have a rudimentary
understanding of fire operations & tactics as well as a basic understanding
of Pacific Oasis dispatch and return protocols. FFT2’s are the labor force
responsible for carrying out all operational tasks as well as pre/post shift needs
and pre/post assignment needs of the crew. FFT2’s should maintain a good
attitude and willingness to complete the task at hand. FFT2’s should strive to
learn and improve as firefighters. And finally last but not least FFT2’s should
try to be respectful of and get along with their coworkers and colleges
throughout the fire community and community at large.
Expectation and
Responsibilities
- Understand and up hold SOPs of FFT2
- Maintain situational awareness (LCES)
- Maintain a positive attitude and demonstrate initiative in
completion of operational assignments
- Ensure you and your line bag are fire ready pre/post shift and
pre/post assignment
- Complete of all Dispatch and Return home protocols
- Maintain a level of physical fitness adequate to conduct fire
operations
- Adhere to code of conduct
Dispatch
Standard: Arrive to shop on time and Fire Ready
Intent: Arriving on time and fire ready will expedite the crew’s
departure from the shop. Having your personal gear organized upon arrival to
the shop will allow you ample time to get your PPE in order and help complete
all dispatch protocols for the assignment.
Standard: For Initial Attack dispatch calls, FFT2 should arrive
within one hour of receiving the call.
Intent: Arriving to the shop asap will ensure that you have time
go through your personal PPE, and that you will be able to help complete all
necessary dispatch tasks.
Standard: For scheduled dispatch calls (ie. Be at briefing on
Wednesday morning) FFT2 are expected to show up at the designated time.
Intent: Arriving to the shop at the designated time will ensure
that you have time go through your personal PPE, and that you will be able to
help complete all necessary dispatch tasks.
Standard: Coordinate with the overhead team to be assigned your
squad, your vehicle and your dispatch responsibility.
Intent: The dispatch phase of an assignment requires peak
efficiency and organization for the crew to arrive on time. The sooner you
receive your assigned positions the sooner you can contribute to the crew
success.
Having your own food for the first 24hours is imperative to the
crew efficiency and getting the crew to the fire on time. After you have been
away from your home for more than 24 hours the incident command team is
responsible for facilitating food via camp meals or daily stipends
Arrival
Standard: The crew will arrive to the incident in full uniform.
Boots, belt, green pants, and yellow or company shirt.
Intent: Uniformity is professional. We are professionals.
First impressions are everything.
Standard: Once the crew camp area has been established, the
vehicles will be fully unloaded. Camp will be set up as a crew.
Intent: Organization and a professional appearance is important
in camp and on fires.
Standard: Tent configuration must be uniform (i.e. 10x2, 5x4).
Intent: This establishes a professional appearance to our
campsite. There are no questions about where our crew tents begin or end.
Standard: Arrival should NEVER awaken other firefighters in the
camp.
o If you arrive after 10PM, set up quietly.
o No talking is required during camp set up.
Intent: We should never draw undue attention to our crews.
Waking people who are sleeping is the fastest way to do that.
Camp Etiquette
Standard: Quiet hours will be observed. All additional camp
rules will be followed.
o No loud conversations in
the crew camp space, ever. This includes, but is not limited to:
§ Phone calls
§ Crew interactions and conversations
§ Music and other media
o Smoking areas are the
only acceptable places to smoke.
o Language will be
monitored.
§ Swearing, sexist, racist, lewd or xenophobic comments are
unacceptable in any workplace. Sexual harassment or bullying of any kind will
not be tolerated.
§ Respect all individuals in the camp and/or nearby communities.
Intent: The crew must conduct itself in a professional manner at
all times. Firefighting is a community service, you are placed on a pedestal,
act like it. We are proud that Pacific Oasis crews are regularly recognized for
their polite behavior and we strive to maintain that reputation.
Standard: Leaving the camp for non-crew business will not be
tolerated. Only a minimum number of crew members will be allowed to leave the
camp when necessary.
Intent: Fire
camp is designed to provide you with all your basic needs for an assignment leaving
camp is not necessary.
Standard: Strive to meet the two-to-one work/rest ratio.
Intent: It is important that you are well-rested so you can
perform the arduous tasked required for your position.
Hotel Etiquette
Standard: Adhere to hotel quiet hours, and all hotel rules and
regulations must be followed.
o Smoking areas are the only acceptable places to smoke.
o Language will be monitored.
§ Swearing, sexist, racist, lewd or xenophobic comments are
unacceptable in any workplace. Sexual harassment or bullying of any kind will
not be tolerated. Everyone must uphold the Code of Conduct
§ Respect all individuals in the hotel and/or nearby communities.
Intent: The crew must conduct itself in a professional manner at
all times. Firefighting is a community service, you are placed on a pedestal,
act like it. We are proud that Pacific Oasis crews are regularly recognized for
their polite behavior and we strive to maintain that reputation.
Standard: Hotel rooms will be emptied of all personal gear each
morning and the rooms will be left in the same condition they were assigned.
Intent: Fire operations can change hour by hour you may not
return to the same place you started your day. The crew cannot afford to take
unnecessary detours or pay for additional hotel charges if we are not actually
staying there.
Intent: The rooms are being rented on company cards and
therefore you should conduct yourself in a respectful manner as a
representative of the company.
Standard: Any additional charges to the company for any reason
will be charged directly to the occupants of the room. And may lead to
additional disciplinary actions.
Intent: You are responsible for how you conduct yourself on and
off the line violating hotel rules or leaving the rooms in any condition to be
charged an additional fee is unacceptable.
Standard: Strive to meet the two-to-one work/rest ratio.
Intent: It is important that you are well-rested so you can
perform the arduous tasked required for your position.
Daily Crew Procedures
Mornings (Fire Camp)
Standard: Wake up one hour before briefing.
Intent: The entire crew needs to be awake and ready to begin
their day with enough time to do all of the remaining morning tasks. They
should be given ample time to ensure there are no loose ends by the time
overhead return from briefing.
Standard: The crew will move to breakfast in a single-file line.
The crew will be dressed uniformly at the time. Account for temperature.
Acceptable company uniforms will be described in the miscellaneous section of
this document.
Intent: This appears professional. Order is the
firefighter standard.
Intent: Having your personal gear ready and completing daily
tasks assigned to your squad allows the crew to leave for work on time at the
end of the morning briefing.
Standard: Crew members should be in full uniform upon departure
to the job site. Greens, Yellows, Boots no exceptions.
Intent: Your uniform is required no matter what the daily
operational shift will bring. Having on your required uniform ensures you have
it.
Standard: The crew will leave to the jobsite as early as
possible.
Intent: A sense of urgency to arrive at the jobsite matches the
tenure of the job. We are an emergency service, appearing casual about the job
is not consistent with our role.
Mornings (Hotels)
Standard: Wake up at the agreed upon time set by your SRB.
Intent: The entire crew
needs to be awake and ready to begin their day with enough time to do all of
the remaining morning tasks. They should be given ample
time to ensure there are no loose ends by the time overhead return from
briefing.
Standard: Ensure yourself and the crew are “Fire Ready” for the
days shift before the overhead team returns from briefing.
Intent: Having your personal gear ready and completing daily
tasks assigned to your squad allows the crew to leave for work on time at the
end of the morning briefing.
Standard: Crew members should be in full uniform upon departure
to the job site. Greens, Yellows, Boots no exceptions.
Intent: Your uniform is required no matter what the daily
operational shift will bring. Having on your required uniform ensures you have
it.
Standard: The crew will leave to the jobsite as early as
possible.
Intent: A sense of urgency to arrive at the jobsite matches the
tenure of the job. We are an emergency service, appearing casual about the job
is not consistent with our role.
During shift/On the Line
Standard: The crew will be
briefed from the briefing checklist in the IRPG.
Intent: Using the briefing checklist will ensure that all
necessary points are touched on every day.
Standard: Appropriate PPE will be worn correctly at all times at
the incident.
Intent: The equipment protects crew members.
Standard: Maintain a positive attitude and willingness to complete
the task at hand.
Intent: This is a job. It may be an interesting job at times but
it is still a job and you are expected to perform the assigned duties whatever
the operational task may be. (Not every hour on an assignment is exciting but
they all pay the same stay positive and work hard.)
Standard: A uniform appearance is required throughout the shift.
Intent: Uniform appearance is professional.
Standard: Inappropriate equipment should remain in the line
pack.
Intent: Extra gear like personal knives should remain in your
pack except when being used gadgets for display purposes are not needed.
Additionally depleting equipment when it does not need to be used is wasteful. (I.E. Wearing your headlamp on
your helmet during the day.)
Standard: Requisite tool maintenance will be carried out during
the shift.
Intent: The tools need to be ready for the next shift before the
shift ends.
Standard: The crew will remove their work uniforms and put on
their post-shift uniforms upon arrival to the camp.
Intent: The assigned company sweatshirt and T shirt are uniforms
for the camp. We do not provide a blue undershirt and hoodie, we provide a
short sleeve and long sleeve camp uniform.
Standard: The crew will walk to dinner in a single file line.
Uniform appearance will be maintained throughout dinner. Wash hands before
eating dinner. Yellow shirts are not appropriate as they are a health and
cleanliness concern around food.
Intent: The crew should appear professional and conscious of all
health concerns. This is why we walk in lines and eat in the cleanest manner
possible.
Standard: Personal medical & or logistical needs that can be
handled post shift should be addressed at that time. Take all personal needs
through appropriate chain of command.
Intent: All pre-shift time has been accounted for thus things
that can be done the night before should be done the night before. This allows
time for unforeseen circumstances.
Shop Return
Standard: All crew members must help complete the shop return
checklists before any crew member leaves the dispatch location.
Intent: The complete crew operates well as a unit; but when
members break away, people feel they are being given an undue portion of the
work. Keep them together until the job is done.
Standard: Crew members should refrain from office requests until
the crew return checklists have been completed and the crew is fire ready.
Intent: The crew needs to be made ready as quickly as possible,
draws and other office matters are important, but need to be dealt with after our
JOB is done.
Standard: Returning home before dark the crew must complete all
shop duties and return checklists.
Intent: Being “Fire Ready” ASAP upon return will lessen
the load for the shop staff and eliminate the need for additional crew members
to return the following day. Many hands make light work.
Standard: After hours arrival to the home unit, only complete
the necessary return protocols and plan on returning the following day to
complete all shop duties to ensure the crew is “Fire Ready”
Intent: If your crew returns to their home unit after hours
getting in and out of the shop in a timely manner is the priority. Overhead
will be expected to return the following days to get their crew “Fire Ready”
Dress
Code
On line:
Full standard PPE for task at hand. All equipment is to be worn, unaltered, as
intended
Do NOT
modify or deface any company issued equipment. No stickers, Drawings, Patches,
Feathers, Engravings or any other additions to your helmets, back packs, cloths
or tools.
Off line /
on assignment: Green pants, company top, company hat, boots & belt.
In camp considerations will be made for shower
and sleep attire however an appropriate level of professionalism is expected,
covering yourself adequately so as not to draw unwanted attention to yourself
or the company is preferred.
No shirtless / revealing outfits and no
clothing with explicit or inappropriate content.
Excess Food
Standard: Direct crew members to put any unwanted nonperishable
foods into Pacific Oasis food drive bag in the mother ship.
Intent: reduce food waste, create a food bank for anyone within
the company who wants to access it.
Medical Issues
Standard: Report any pre-existing medical issues to your crew
boss. This includes but is not limited to allergies, dietary restrictions,
severe reactions to poison oak, etc.
Intent: Your crew boss is responsible for the crew health and
safety knowing ahead of time if there is a potential for medical emergencies
will ensure the appropriate response.
Standard: Any time you are injured you MUST report
your injury any type of medical assistance you have received to the office
staff ASAP. This includes injuries that do not require first aid from fire
medical personnel or hospitals personnel.
Intent: There is a range of tasks that will need to begin in the
office after any workplace injury. Expediting that process is crucial at times.
Make a habit of informing your direct supervisor and office staff any time you
suffer a work place injury.
Driving (slow down)
Standard: Drivers in company vehicles will follow all driving
laws. Drivers in company vehicles should never exceed the posted speed limits.
Intent: Driving is the most dangerous thing you do every day and
should be taken seriously.
Standard: When Parking on fire assignment always back into your
spot. Always have a “backer” when parking your vehicle on assignment.
Intent: Parking facing out during fire operations is the
industry standard. Having a backer reduces the chance driver error.
Credit Cards / Draws
Intent: We want you to
have the things you want and need to be successful on assignments. However,
this is only courtesy we offer NOT something we are required to provide.
Standard: Company credit
cards are only to be used for purchases directly related to crew operations.
I.E. Gas, Hotels, Crew meals.
Intent: Company credit
cards are not intended to be used for petty cash draws. This causes an
unnecessary amount of additional labor in reconciling company accounts crew
cash is provided at the beginning of runs to cover small cash loans for
creature comforts on a run.
Intent: We understand the
difficulty in handling the logistics of life when on a fire and want to help
facilitate your needs at home while you are on assignment. However, this is
only courtesy we offer NOT something we are required to provide.
