(A) It is the policy of the city that anytime a “second call” is issued by the City Fire Department for volunteers to report to the scene of a fire or to the City Fire Department for backup purposes, a city employee who is also a volunteer firefighter may respond only under the following conditions:
(1) The employee requests permission from his or her department head or, in the absence of the department head, the department head’s designee to respond to the call;
(2) The employee notifies the dispatch center that he or she is responding to the call; and
(3) Upon returning to work, the employee shall report to his or her department head or, in the absence of the department head, the department head’s designee that he or she has returned to work.
(B) In all cases, the department head or, in the absence of the department head, the department head’s designee will make the final determination in allowing employees serving as volunteer firefighters to report to “second call” responses.
(Res. 1996-06, passed 4-1-1996)