Q.1. The Superintendent of Training/Safety shall be known as the Captain
of Training/Safety. The Captain of Training/Safety will have the same duties and
responsibilities as that of the former Superintendent. The Captain of
Training/Safety shall be placed on the payroll grade and step grid at the grade and
step provided for Superintendents.
The employee holding the position of Captain Training/Safety, as defined in
this paragraph, may take promotional tests for line positions, based on his/her line
rank and service time prior to promotion to Lieutenant Training/Safety or Captain
Training/Safety, whichever came first.
Q.2. This will be part of Emergency Services Group (Suppression)
Q.3. Four (4) Lieutenant positions shall be created and then filled per
Article 18, these positions are responsible for training, administration,
documentation and coordination, as well as Emergency Scene Safety Officer.
Q.3.a. If the Board of Fire Commissioners does not fund the Lieutenant
positions set forth in paragraph Q.3. above, the Board of Fire Commissioners may
create and fund an “Assistant Superintendent” Position to be known as the
“Training/Safety Lieutenant”, to be assigned to the “Training/Safety Division”.
This Training/Safety Lieutenant shall work four (4) ten-hour days.
(0.3.a. above is from the sidebar agreement of 10/1/12)
The employee holding the position of Lieutenant Training/Safety, as defined
in this paragraph, may take promotional tests for “line” positions based on his/her
line rank and service time prior to promotion to Lieutenant Training/Safety, as
defined in this paragraph.
Q.4. Training Superintendent, 4-10 hour days per week, Training /Safety
Lieutenant, 10/14 schedule.
Q.5. Training/Safety Lieutenants instruct basic Fire Fighter evolutions.
Example: hose, ladders, SCBA, pumps, EMS etc.
Q.6. Training/Safety Lieutenants are available for Station Assignments as
per Article 36, Section C.
