Emergency Response Calls Sample Clauses

Emergency Response Calls a. A probationary and permanent volunteer firefighter will respond to an alarm subject to minimum attendance requirements. b. Payment for response to an emergency event shall begin at; i. the time of dispatch, if the volunteer firefighter responds directly to the station or emergency scene when notified by pager; or, ii. the time they are requested to respond for standby. c. When a volunteer firefighter responds to a call but is directed to return to the station or remain in station, as the case may be, he shall remain in station for up to thirty (30) minutes after being dispatched, at the discretion of the District Chief or designate, and shall complete the duties assigned to him by the District Chief or his designate. A volunteer who has excused himself from his regular place of employment, and who must return to work shall be exempt from this expectation, unless the Employer is satisfied that doing so may jeopardize the effective or safe operation of the Department. d. Volunteers shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours pay for every emergency event to which they are dispatched, and payment in whole hours for any time beyond the second hour. e. Payment for emergency response shall conclude at; i. The time that the volunteer firefighter left the scene and ceased involvement in the call; or ii. if required to return to the station to assist with the clean- up and return to service of the apparatus and equipment, then until the time that volunteer is released from duty by the ranking officer in the station. f. All probationary and permanent volunteers shall attend the following percentage of emergency responses for their assigned station per year and over the course of every rolling six (6) month period: i. A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of all station emergency responses occurring between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, and between the hours of 6:00 p.m. Friday to 6:00 a.m. on Monday; or ii. A minimum of fifty percent (50%) of all station emergency responses occurring between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a. m. Monday to Friday, and between the hours of 6:00 p.m. Friday to 6:00 a.m. on Monday.

Emergency Response Calls a. A volunteer firefighter will respond to an alarm when he is available to respond. Each firefighter shall determine at his discretion when he is available to respond to an alarm, subject to the minimum attendance requirements set out in the Agreement. b. When a Volunteer Firefighter responds to an emergency event, payment shall begin once the page is sent. If a volunteer is contacted by some other means and responds, then payment shall begin at the time he is contacted. c. Volunteers shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours pay for every Fire and Emergency event to which they are dispatched, and payment in quarter hours for any time beyond the second hour. d. Any additional calls within the two (2) hour time frame is not eligible for the minimum two (2) hour payment, unless the volunteer has been released from the first call. e. In the case of Medical Assistance call, when a volunteer arrives at the station after the truck has left, the volunteer shall not be paid unless the volunteer remains at the station until the truck returns and participates in any clean-up activities as directed by the officer in charge. f. Subject to Paragraph 1(b) above, payment for emergency response shall conclude at: i. The time that the volunteer firefighter left the scene and ceased involvement in the call; or ii. If required to return to the station to assist with the clean-up and return to service of the apparatus and equipment, then until the time that volunteer is released from duty by the ranking officer in the station. g. When a volunteer firefighter responds to a call and is then directed to return to the station or remain in station, as the case may be, he shall remain in station until released by the incident commander, or his designate. While at the station the volunteer shall complete the duties assigned to him. h. In the event a training night is disrupted by an emergency response, volunteers shall not receive simultaneous payment for training and the response. Firefighters that leave the training event to attend to the emergency call shall be paid from the time that they leave the station until they return to station. If the call goes beyond the end of the scheduled training, then the volunteers that responded shall receive the minimum (2) hour payment described, (or until the end of the call, whichever is greater) and payment for the actual time spent training prior to the emergency call.