H-2 - TFD SAFER Higher Education Program Policy

TIFFIN FIRE DEPARTMENT SG SAFER Guideline # TITLE: Tuition Assistance for Higher ORIGINAL 6/1/2023 Education Program ISSUE: CITY REF: Resolution 2023-036 REVIEW: STANDARDS AMENDED REF: DATE: DEFINITIONS: “Member” means a non-probationary, certified Firefighter/EMT of the Department. “Non-Certified Member” means personnel who were taken off probation prior to June 1, 2023, but have not met the Department’s minimum certification requirements. “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. “Recruit” means a candidate for membership in the fire department as a Firefighter and/or EMS Provider. Recruits are probationary personnel. “SAFER year” means one year (365 days) starting on June 1st to May 31st of the following year as follows: SAFER year 1 will be from June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024. SAFER year 2 will be from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025. SAFER year 3 will be from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. SAFER year 4 will be from June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027. “SAFER quarter” means a three (3) month period out of a SAFER year. There will be a total of four (4) SAFER quarters per SAFER year. These quarters do not correspond to a calendar year. The first SAFER quarter will start on June 1, 2023. “Station time” means time scheduled to be on duty and available to respond to incidents from the station. “Standby time” means a member is on standby to respond to incidents that may arise from a location other than the station.