Hazardous Materials, Technical Rescue Team, and Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF. (A) The City and the Union agree that members of the Fire Suppression Division who have obtained and maintain valid certification from the authority having jurisdiction, for Hazardous Materials Technician, Technical Rescue Team, Aircraft Rescue Firefighting and that are assigned to the stations designated as the Hazardous Materials Response Team, Technical Rescue Team, and/or Aircraft Rescue Firefighting shall be paid incentive pay. The incentive pay shall be five percent (5%) of the member's present salary.
(B) If any member allows their valid certification to lapse, they automatically forfeit their incentive pay.
(C) Permanent assignment to the Hazardous Materials Station, the Technical Rescue station, and/or the Aircraft Rescue Firefighting station shall be through the bid for assignment process. If there are not sufficient volunteers, then assignments will be made based on seniority.
Hazardous Materials, Technical Rescue Team, and Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF. (A) The City and the Union agree that members of the Fire Suppression Division who have obtained and maintain valid certification from the authority having jurisdiction, for Hazardous Materials Technician, Technical Rescue Team, Aircraft Rescue Firefighting and that are assigned to the stations designated as the Hazardous Materials Response Team, Technical Rescue Team, and/or Aircraft Rescue Firefighting shall be paid incentive pay. The incentive pay shall be five percent (5%) of the member's present salary.
(B) If any member allows their valid certification to lapse, they automatically forfeit their incentive pay.
(C) Permanent assignment to the Hazardous Materials Station, the Technical Rescue station, and/or the Aircraft Rescue Firefighting station shall be through the bid for assignment process. If there are not sufficient volunteers, then assignments will be made based on seniority.
(D) All members who obtain and maintain certification as a Hazardous Material Technician, a Technical Rescue Technician, or Aircraft Rescue Firefighter and are not permanently assigned to the designated Hazardous Material Team, Technical Rescue Team, or Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Team shall receive five percent (5%) acting pay when temporarily assigned to the respective station.
(E) Certification training will be accomplished during normal duty hours. If training during normal duty hours can not be accomplished, then training will occur on overtime.
