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POLICES
& PROCEDURES
Department
Of Fire & Rescue Services
Montgomery County, MD
SAFE DRIVER AWARD
PROGRAM |
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| 1.0 |
To recognize certified emergency
response drivers who have demonstrated at
least 5 years of preventable
accident/incident free driving as of
January 1, 1995. |
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| 2.0 |
All uniformed members of the
Department at the ranks of Master
Firefighter/Rescuer, Firefighter III and
Firefighter II. |
| 2.1 |
This policy was developed in
cooperation with the International
Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1664.
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| 3.0 |
AIRC -
Acronym for the DFRS Accident/Incident
Review Committee |
| 3.1 |
Emergency Response
Driver - A Master
Firefighter/Rescuer, Firefighter/Rescuer
III or Firefighter/Rescuer II certified
to drive an engine, truck, tower, rescue
squad, EMS unit or other emergency
vehicle. |
| 3.2 |
Preventable Accident
- An accident where the DFRS driver was
found at fault or did not take any
possible precautions.
"Preventable" is determined by
the Accident/Incident Review Committee. |
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| 4.0 |
Safe driving practices are an
essential component of providing life
safety. |
| 4.1 |
This policy will use tangible
awards to recognize, reinforce, and
encourage the importance of driving and
operating emergency vehicles safely. |
| 4.2 |
Awards are specified for 3, 5,
7, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 consecutive
years of safe driving. |
| 4.3 |
Drivers must not be involved in
a "preventable" accident for
consecutive calendar years to qualify for
a safe driver award. |
| 4.4 |
Drivers involved in a
preventable accident will not begin to
accumulate safe driving years until the
beginning of the next calendar year.
Example: a Firefighter III accumulates 2
years and 8 months of safe driving. The
firefighter is involved in an accident.
The AIRC determines the accident is
preventable (with or without points
assessed). The firefighter's safe driving
time to date is cancelled. In January of
the next year, the firefighter begins to
accumulate safe driving time again. |
| 4.5 |
Award categories
a.
3 consecutive years safe driving -
award certificate and pin
b.
5 consecutive years safe driving -
award certificate, pin, and baseball
style cap.
c.
7 consecutive years safe driving -
award certificate, pin, and baseball
style cap.
d.
10 consecutive years safe driving -
award certificate and pin, 14 hours
annual leave, and US Savings Bonds
totalling $150.
e.
15 consecutive years safe driving -
award certificate and pin, 24 hours
annual leave, and US Savings Bonds
totalling $150.
f.
20 consecutive years safe driving -
award certificate and pin, 48 hours
annual leave, and US Savings Bonds
totalling $150.
g.
25 consecutive years safe driving -
award certificate and pin, 48 hours
annual leave, and US Savings Bonds
totalling $200.
h.
30 consecutive years safe driving -
award certificate and pin, 48 hours
annual leave, and US Savings Bonds
totalling $200.
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| 4.6 |
Monetary awards are dependent on
available funding. |
| 4.7 |
The AIRC must issue an
Information Bulletin in January of each
year recognizing the quality points
accumulated by the Department's Emergency
Response Drivers. |
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| 5.0 |
The AIRC will compile a list
identifying potential awardees in January
of each year. |
| 5.1 |
The employee's supervisor will
be consulted to confirm that the employee
has been assigned to drive on a routine
basis. |
| 5.2 |
In March of each year, the
District Shift Captains will present safe
driving awards to personnel accumulating
3, 5, and 7 years of safe driving. Duty
Chiefs (or above) will present awards to
drivers with 10, 15 and 20 years of safe
driving. The Director and Emergency
Services Bureau Chief must be notified of
presentation dates. |
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