Welcome to the UPPER LEACOCK FIRE COMPANY! This booklet has been prepared to help you understand the policies and procedures of the Company.

The following are things you should know to help you get started in the Company

1. The members meeting is held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
2. The Board of Line Officers meet once a month.
3. The Line Officers consist of:
   1. FIRE CHIEF
   2. DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF
   3. SECOND ASST. CHIEF
   4. FIRST CAPTIN
   5. SECOND CAPTAIN
   6. FIRST LIEUTENANT
   7. SECOND LIEUTENANT
   8. THIRD LIEUTENANT
   9. FOURTH LIEUTENANT
4. The Company has two stations, one is the main fire house known as the Main Station it is located at 50 W. Main St. the West Station is located at 143 W. Main St. The West Station is rented to the Ambulance Assoc.

   5. The Fire Company address is:

6. Phone # (717)-656-9881 or (717)-656-6704
7. Members will be assigned a set of turnout gear.
8. Members will be assigned an alerting device upon approval of the Alerting Committee.
9. It is up to the new member to contact the officers in charge of these items to have them issued.
10. There are phone rosters available in the office, all the line officers and members are listed.
11. The Fire Company will pay for all your training upon approval of the Training Officer and Chief.
12. Any type of injury must be reported to the Officer in Charge before the completion of the fire call.
13. NO MEMBER SHALL RESPOND TO ANY FIRE DEPT. CALL OR FUNCTION WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL.
14. No sexual harassment will be tolerated.

The Fire Chief is in total command of the Company when eh is on the scene of a fire call. The Deputy Chief and Second Asst. Chief are in command in the absence of the Fire Chief. The Fire Chief is the only officer that should talk to the news media. If for some reason the news media want to interview you, tell them that it must first be authorized by the officer in charge before any such interview is given.

The Captains are in charge of all the fire crews on a scene. They should handle any personnel problems on a fire scene. If for some reason they cannot take care of a problem, they will then refer you to a Chief. When not on a call, the Fire Chief and President will handle personnel problems. Upon completion of a fire call, the Captain will release members from duty when all equipment has been placed back in service. The Captains are also in charge of training.

The Lieutenants are in charge of all the turnout gear and self-contained breathing apparatus.

The Engineer is responsible for maintenance of all the apparatus and all driver training. The Engineer may have an Assistant for each apparatus and any problems with the apparatus should be brought to their attention as soon as possible.

Firefighters are members of the Company who are 18 years of age or older, knowledgeable in fire suppression, and can perform all fire ground duties assigned by the command officer.

Rookie firefighter is a new member that is under probation and is identified by a yellow stripe on their helmet

Junior Firefighters are governed by the Child Labor Laws at all times. They are identified by a red stripe on their helmet.

Fire Police are responsible for crowd control and traffic control, and given orders by the incident commander.

At the time of an alarm, all members are expected to respond to the fire situation to man the apparatus. When you arrive you are to put on ALL your turnout gear for every call. All FIREFIGHTERS have the right to the jump seats on the Engines.

When the apparatus arrives at the scene, you will stay with the apparatus until you are given an assignment. When the apparatus is given order to return to quarters, you will return with the same apparatus. If for some reason you are not going to return on the same apparatus, you are responsible to notify the apparatus officer or incident commander. If you respond to the station and all of the apparatus are gone, members are to car pool to the scene with turnout gear and park at a reasonable distance from the incident.

The SQUAD is to call the command officer and ASK IF IT SHOULD RESPOND? The command officer will tell the squad how to respond.

All members wishing to use a blue light to respond to alarms, must first request permission form the Fire Chief. Only members who have completed six-months of their probation period will be eligible to use a blue light and must be 18 years old. The light must be permanently mounted on the roof of the vehicle. It must have an indicator light inside the vehicle to tell the operator when it is activated. The operator will list the make of vehicle and registration number along with his/her, address, and operator number each year on a form provided by the Fire Chief. The vehicle must be registered in your name. Each member will obey all the laws governed by the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code.

REMEMBER: YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURS AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THE BLUE LIGHT IS ONLY A COURTESY LIGHT AND IF THE CAR YOU ARE FOLLOWING DOES NOT YIELD, YOU HAVE NO RIGHT OT PASS, USE EXCESSIVE SPEED, OR VIOLATE THE LAW!!

TRAINEES (ROOKIES)

All new members will be classified as trainees and identification as such with a yellow stripe on their helmet. All new Trainees are urged to take the first available training course and to attend all Fire Company training. All new members with prior fire service training will still be required to identify themselves with yellow stripe on their helmet. All new members in the trainee status will be evaluated each month by the Board of Line Officers. When a Trainee has completed and passed a written test, he may be promoted from Trainee to Firefighter. This would only occur upon a recommendation from the Board of Line Officers.

Each member will be issued an alerting device to notify them of fire calls at the discretion of the Alerting Committee. When you hear the device open, listen to the instructions of the dispatcher. They will tell you what type the call is and the location. If you take the time to listen, you won't have to ask the location when you respond with the apparatus and waste airtime on the radio.

If you should have any trouble with your alerting device, take a repair form from the office, fill it out and put the device and form in the Chief's mail box and notify the officer in charge of alerting. You are not authorized to have any Fire Company alerting devices repaired. The Fire Company may not pay for any such repair. You will be responsible for the alerting device issued to you. Any loss or neglect by you may cause you to replace the alerting device at your own expense!

When should I use the radio?

The radios on all the apparatus are to be used for emergency calls only and should be used mostly by the officer of the apparatus.

I you should have to use the radio, make your message descriptive, but brief.

1. What is your call sign?
   1. Engine 3-11-2
   2. Engine 3-11-1
   3. Air 3-11
   4. Squad 3-11
2. Who do I talk to?
   1. County control
   2. Command 3-11
   3. Command ____ of the company you are assisting.
3. What do I say?

   Example A. When responding to a call say:

   COUNTY, ENGINE 3-11-2 RESPONDING

   Example B. When you approach the scene say:

   COMMAND 3-11 FROM ENGINE 3-11-2, DO YOU HAVE ASSIGNMENT

   or

   COMMAND ___ FROM ENGINE 3-11-2 WHAT IS OUR ASSIGNMENT (if it is an assist call to another company)

   Example C. When the call is completed, the officer in charge should say:

   COUNTY, ALL 3-11 APPARATUS RETURNING TO QUARTERS.

   Example D. When you are back in station DO NOT CALL on the radio to notify County Radio that you are back. When the last piece of apparatus returns call County Radio by phone and tell the dispatcher that all 3-11 apparatus is in station.

    

4. What are the channels?
   1. We primarily use 33,560 as our fire channel.
   2. We are dispatched on channel 33,900.
   3. House sirens are activated on 33,600. We do not have a house siren.
   4. The primary channel used to the West 33,680.
   5. The Primary channel used to the South 33,720.
   6. The primary channel used to the North and East 33,560.
   7. The primary channel for Ambulance is 33,600.
   8. The primary channel for Lancaster City is 33,820.
   9. The primary channel North West Area 33,640.
   10. During severe weather, Lancaster Co. Control may initiate a storm alert, which will be broadcast on frequency 33,900. when Lancaster Co. is in a storm alert, use radio only for response and completion of call. Do not call County by radio or phone until storm alert is lifted by County Radio.

Engine 3-11-2 and Air 3-11 handle vehicle accidents. The primary reason for the Engine to respond to a vehicle accident is FIRE PROTECTION. The Firefighters in the jump seats will put on the AIR PACKS on ALL RESPONSES when you arrive on the scene, wait on the apparatus until the officer of that apparatus or the incident commander tells you what your assignment is. The crew on the Air wagon is responsible for stabilizing the vehicle, extrication of victims, lighting, crowd control, and roadway cleanup.

A SPECIAL RESPONSE is a type of call that is a request for particular piece of equipment or apparatus. This section covers most of these types of calls and what action we as a fire company are going to take.

1. AIR ASSIST: All members should report to the Fire Station on this type of call. When Air 3-11 is properly manned, (WITH FOUR FIREFIGHTERS, THEN IT CAN RESPOND)
2. HOSE ASSIST: Respond with Engine 3-11-2 and respond immediately to the call. All other members should stand by the station until they are released by the officer in charge or told in response in Squad 3-11 to assist the crew of the engine.
3. MOVE UP OR ENGINE TRANSFER: This happens when a neighboring fire company has a call and we are called to cover their area with a engine until they get a engine back in service. When this call occurs, all members should respond to the Station and respond with Engine 3-11-1 unless the officer in charge requests a different truck to respond

1. There will be a report filled out for all incident.
2. When you sign-in for a call sign Fire Call book.
3. When you sign in for Training sign in the Training book only.
4. All officers are to make sure that a report has been filled out. If some small incident should happen when an officer is not present, it is your responsibility to see that a report is completed and that an officer is then notified of any such incident.
5. All new members must be assigned a sign-in number. See the officer in charge of gear and have a number assigned to you.