Purpose:

The purpose of this SOG is to establish universal Decorum.

Policy:

When Wintergreen Fire and/or Wintergreen Rescue receive a call, the following terminology will be used.

Rescue Squad Volunteers should use the following prefixes then their assigned radio number. The following prefixes will only be used when responding using a private vehicle.

Walkie – A volunteer with no training.

Driver – A volunteer trained in EVOC and released to drive.

EMT – A volunteer trained at the EMT-Basic level and released to practice.

Trauma – A volunteer trained to the Shock Trauma /Enhanced level and released to practice.

Medic – A volunteer trained to the Medic level and released to practice.

Fire Department Volunteers should use the following prefixes then their last name. The following prefixes will only be used when responding using a private vehicle.

Firefighter – A member of the Fire Department

The following prefixes will only be used when marking a piece of apparatus responding. Use the prefix then the assigned apparatus number.

If apparatus is a transport unit, state level as below, then “unit” to alert dispatch that this apparatus is a transport vehicle, then the apparatus number. This does not apply to response vehicles.

Example: Dispatch, Trauma Unit 177 responding to Ski Patrol.

Unit – EMT level crew

Trauma – Shock Trauma /Enhanced level crew

Medic – Medic / Paramedic level crew

Wintergreen Fire and Rescue Standard Administrative Policy

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Squad -- Truck carrying tactical and technical equipment

Response – A non-transport quick response vehicle

Engine – Truck carrying water and equipment used for fire fighting

Brush – Truck carrying water and equipment used for brush fires

Attack – Truck carrying water designed for initial structural attack

Tanker – Truck carrying greater than 1500 gallons of water and able to transfer water with a low capacity pump.

Truck – Aerial platform with full engine capabilities, salvage supplies, tools, and equipment.

Career personnel will use the following prefix when needing to identify them on the radio.

Chief 1 – Chief of Fire and Rescue

Chief 2 – Chief of Fire Operations

Chief 3 – Chief of EMS Operations

Career personnel will use their last name after the prefix

Captain – Supervises daily operations

Lieutenant – Supervises daily operations in the absence of the Captain

Firefighter – Career personnel

D-Shift: personnel will use their Level Prefix and radio number provided by the Chief

of EMS Operations.