Item 2: Functional Consolidation of Fire Departments

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ATTACHMENT C ?New employee hiring processes ? Recruit training – Academy and Shift ? Employee evaluations ? Pending Cadet program ? Community College Paramedic intern ride along program ? Field Training Evaluation Program (FTEP) ? Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program ? Training Prop development and maintenance ? Training for regional partners Description of Present Service Delivery Model: Eugene: Training section staff is charged with coordinating any needed new employee hiring process. City Human Resource personnel are utilized in an advisory and partner capacity to ensure adherence to all relevant laws and hiring practices. Training staff coordinate and instruct new employees (Recruits) with the assistance of on-shift Cadre trainers. The Fire/EMS Recruit academy is approximately 13 weeks long. Probationary Firefighters (Recruit Academy graduates) are assigned to a shift and then are tasked with more specific courses of study for the balance of their first year of employment. During this time, they are at-will employees and are subject to periodic examination in which benchmark performance must be attained. Failure to progress can be subject to termination from employment. Probationary year areas of training include ambulance (medic unit) training/evaluation in both the driver and technician responsibilities, engine company duties germane to the firefighter rank, and overall department policy and procedure. Once a probationary period is completed, a new Firefighter/EMT is ready for unrestricted regular duty assignment, dependant on department needs. At the end of their first year of employment, Firefighter/EMTs are certified to State of Oregon, Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Firefighter II standards. In-service employee training/evaluation is accomplished by Training staff in many different ways. Fire subject classes and specific drills occur each quarter. Medical Continuing Education classes and drills are held, at a minimum, quarterly with EMS staff. Utilization of an in-house closed-circuit TV station adds to Training staff’s ability to instruct crews. Additionally, NFPA 1410 drills and skill evaluations are conducted at the company/battalion level along with many ad-hoc classes and drills. The department has well structured employee development programs. Firefighters apply for entry into the Engineer development program. The Engineer level development program consists of multiple modules of training/drill. At each module’s conclusion, Training staff conduct an evaluation of the candidate. A successful evaluation is required before proceeding to the next module. The Company Officer level development program consists of multiple modules of training/drill. At each module’s conclusion, Training staff conduct an evaluation of the candidate. A successful evaluation is 33 ATTACHMENT 3