Whenever possible, relieving assignments from station to station due to vacations, injuries, sickness, etc., shall be on a district by district basis with the reliever remaining in his assigned district.
No member shall be required to relieve in excess of five (5) tours during any one relief assignment, with the exception of those who may be assigned to a designated relief pool. No member shall be required to relieve at more than two stations during any one tour unless emergency conditions require adjustments. Members that are designated as first drivers by the Company Officer shall not be required to relieve.
Normal non-officer relieving will be done on a rotating basis with everyone eligible for relieving duties, including those members in the 18 member relief pool, participating in this procedure. This procedure can be changed if someone “volunteers” to relieve out of turn. Officer relieving will be scheduled through the Battalion Chief as it has in the past.