H-2 - TFD SAFER PPE Policy

TIFFIN FIRE DEPARTMENT SG SAFER Guideline # TITLE: PPE For New Recruits ORIGINAL 6/1/2023 ISSUE: CITY REF: Resolution 2023-036 REVIEW: STANDARDS NFPA 1582, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1970, AMENDED REF: 1981 DATE: DEFINITIONS: “Period of Performance” (hereinafter “POP”) means the total amount of time during which FEMA authorizes the Department to complete the grant activities and for which funding is allocated. The period of performance for the 2021 SAFER recruitment and retention award is from June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2027. “Personal Protective Equipment” (hereinafter “PPE”). “Recruit” means a candidate for membership in the fire department as a Firefighter and/or EMS Provider. EMS only recruits are not eligible for this grant activity. POLICY: It is the policy of the Department to provide new NFPA compliant PPE for recruits who are recruited during the 2021 SAFER grant award POP. This activity is subject to the availability of funds during the POP and the availability of supplemental City funds. Eligibility A recruit must successfully pass an NFPA 1582 compliant physical and all recruitment (hiring and onboarding) requirements to be eligible for the PPE grant activity. (See Recruit Physical Policy, SG ___). The Program Manager must have written proof that the recruit successfully passed the NFPA 1582 physical before PPE will be sized or ordered for the recruit. Recruits who do not pass an NFPA 1582 compliant physical will not be eligible for the PPE grant activity or recruitment. PPE will not be ordered for existing members of the Department under the SAFER grant. No SAFER funds will be used to purchase PPE for existing members.