All Team members will be full time NFR members. The team may be designated
as “Regional” used on a “Mutual Aid” basis.
MEDICAL SCREENING:
Any member who is interested in serving on the “Haz Mat Team” will consent to
being medially screened by the designated Physician. The medical screening will
be designed to evaluate the member’s fitness for HAZ MAT team assignment. The
complete screening criteria will be made available for the member’s review before
the screening takes place.
Each year prior to the “Medical Screening” members will agree in writing to
participate with the “Haz Mat Team” for the fiscal year following the Medical
Screening
Medical test and all results will be kept confidential between the Physician and the
member. If after the medical screening the member chooses to be an active team
participant, then those medical records will be maintained and supervised by the
team’s designated physician, facility or agency.
PROCEDURE:
Initial training to Technician level will be provided to new team members as a unit.
Off-duty members will be paid for all hours of required training. On-duty
members will be on a delayed-response basis. The positions of the additional
members assigned to this training will be covered by shift coverage. The initial
Technician level training will be conducted as a minimum eighty-(80) hour
program. The team members with certification as well as those without will be
required to attend this initial program.
Members interested in a Haz Mat Team assignment must agree to participate in the
required training and agree to fill any position on the team when qualified.
Members must be certified to receive stipend (pass test, maintain certification,
annual recertification, medical screening).
The NFR will train adequate members in order to maintain a regular five-member
Haz Mat team available on a daily basis.
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