05-020/01 Fire Equipment Inspection

PURPOSE OF ORDER:     The purpose of this unit order is to establish procedures for the inspection of air packs, gloves, fire protective ("turn-out") gear, and helmets.

SCOPE OF ORDER:          This order applies to all personnel assigned to and/or working at the North County Correctional Facility (NCCF).

ORDER:

All fire protective equipment is to be inspected daily on the early morning (EM) shift by either the building sergeant or supervising line deputy (B1).

This inspection shall be documented on the inspection form, which is posted in the same location where the fire protective gear and air packs are stored. Completed inspection forms shall be forwarded to the training unit where they are kept on file for two (2) years.

When the air bottle’s pressure gauge indicates less than thirty-five hundred pounds (<3500 lbs.) of air in the tank, the air bottle shall be removed and replaced with a full bottle.  Full and empty bottles are stored in the Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) across from the ODR (key #GM2C).   Place the empty bottle in the cart marked “EMPTY.” The training staff is responsible for ensuring the air bottles are refilled.

When equipment cannot be located or accounted for, a memorandum must be directed to the NCCF Training Staff to obtain replacement of the missing items.

The training staff shall be responsible for the replacement of missing items. The building sergeant shall be responsible for investigating the whereabouts of the items.  If a missing item is not located, the building staff shall initiate a missing property report per established department procedures.

The early morning (EM) shift watch commander will also inspect fire protective equipment each week during the Sunday EM shift. This inspection shall be documented on the “NCCF WEEKLY WATCH COMMANDER INSPECTION” checklist that is posted on the watch crew’s web page of the North County Correctional Facility (NCCF) intranet site.