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STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINES
TITLE: DUTY OFFICER
ORIGINATOR/DATE CHIEF SIGNATURE
Chief Officers 10/1/2008
The purpose of this SOG is to ensure response of a Chief Officer and/or Duty
Officer, (hereafter referred to as CO/DO) on all calls possible.
■ The Chief shall be available to respond whenever possible.
■ Assistant Chief and Captains shall rotate a department duty vehicle per
schedule.
CONDO Response:
• CO/DO, when available, will respond directly to scenes in duty vehicles for
all calls.
Duty Officer Shifts:
Duty Officer shifts shall be as follows:
■ Monday through Thursday shifts will begin at 2200 hrs on your scheduled
day and run until 0500 of the following day.
■ Friday evening through Sunday evening will be covered by the Officers on an
availability basis.
In the event an officer is unable to cover his/her shift or a portion of his/her shift, it
shall be his/her responsibility to contact another officer for coverage.
Call Response:
Medical/Rescue:
■ To avoid unnecessary response, only the assigned DO for that particular
shift shall respond to medicals and rescues. If the circumstances of a call
are such that the "'off-duty"' officer feels that his/her response is
required and beneficial, he/she shall respond.
Structure Fires:
■ CO/DO, whether on or off duty, shall respond to structure fires, if
available.
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TITLE: DUTY OFFICER
Mutual Aid:
■ Whenever possible a CO shall respond to the Mutual Aid request,
whether they are the on call DO or not. When this occurs, the remaining
CO/DO shall report to his/her respective station.
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