ROCKY HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT

Standards Committee

Purpose: The purpose of the standards committee shall be to conduct research, develop recommendations, and study and review matters pertaining to equipment purchases and standardization.

Policy: Committee Structure:

· The Fire Chief shall appoint a chief officer to serve on the committee

· The designated chief officer shall appoint, as necessary, members within the department who may have specific knowledge or experience, which would benefit the committee.

· As part of his duties the chief officer shall chair a minimum of one committee meeting per month.

· The chairperson may call special meetings shall whenever necessary.

· The committee shall have one member serve as a recording secretary, who will post the minutes in each station.

· Each Company captain shall select one officer to serve the program for a two-year period.

Committee:

· The committee shall evaluate existing equipment, i.e. high-rise packs, and recommend changes as needed.

· The committee shall review tactical sops and make equipment recommendations after field-testing.

· The committee shall evaluate and compare proposed equipment purchases.

· The committee shall evaluate equipment locations on existing apparatus and whenever practical recommend changes to facilitate constancy throughout the department.