On this page, you will find the current Standard Operating Guidelines for Escambia County Fire Rescue. New SOG's are added after they have been reviewed and presented to the members of the department for a period of two weeks for questions, comments and suggestions.

Standard Operating Guidelines

1000 - Administration

• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Authority and Purpose
• General Rules
• Mission Statement
• Organization Goals
• Definitions
• .005 - SOG Implementation
• .010 - Organizational Structure
• Organizational Chart
• .015 - General Conduct
• .020 - Annual Budget Preparation
• .025 - Awards and Recognition
• .030 - Public Complaints
• .035 - Citizen Ride-a-Long Program
• .040 - Use of Department Property
• .045 - Emergency Communications
• .050 - Customer Service
• .055 - Line of Duty Death Investigation
• .060 - EMS/Hospital Complaints

2000 - Personnel

• .005 - Progressive Discipline
• .010 - Identification Cards
• .015 - Drivers License
• .020 - Transfer Request
• .025 - Timecard
• .030 - Employee Performance Evaluation
• .035 - Grooming Standard
• .040 - Resignation from Department
• .045 - Volunteer Application Process
• .050 - Reporting for Duty
• .055 - Medical Releases
• .060 - Medications On-Duty
• .065 - Scheduling Manpower
• .070 - Annual Leave Request
• .075 - Sick Leave Request
• .080 - Compensatory Leave
• .085 - Educational Leave
• .090 - Military Leave
• .095 - Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• .100 - Leave of Absence
• .105 - Emergency Personnel Recall
• .110 - Uniform Regulations
• .115 - Fire Station Staffing
• .120 - Personal Visits and Phone Calls
• .125 - Recording Devices
• .130 - Attendance Standard
• .135 - Medical Physical
• .140 - Daily Roll Call
• .145 - Leave Without Pay (LWOP)
• .150 - Shift Swaps

3000 - Emergency and Non-Emergency Operations

• .005 - Incident Management
• .010 - Standard Company Operations
• .015 - Staging
• .020 - Media at Emergency Incidents
• .025 - Post-Incident Analysis
• .030 - Operations at Sprinklered Buildings
• .035 - Vehicle Fires
• .040 - Trash Fires
• .045 - Dumpster Fires
• .050 - Forcible Entry
• .055 - Helicopter Safety
• .060 - Fire Station Helipads
  • Helipad Emergency Action Plan
• .065 - Elevator Emergencies
• .070 - Watercraft Surf Rescue
• .075 - False Fire Alarms
• .080 - Knox Box
• .085 - Private Dwelling Fires
• .090 - Civil Disturbance
• .095 - MRI Rooms
• .100 - ASHER Incidents
• .105 - Power Lines and Energized Equipment
• .110 - PPE Use
• .115 - 2-In 2-Out
• .120 - Incident Rehab
• .125 - Traffic Safety Vests
• .130 - SCBA Use
• .135 - Accountability
• .140 - Emergency Calls Received at Station
• .145 - First Responder
• .150 - Lost Person
• .155 - Assistance to Law Enforcement
• .160 - Bomb Threats
• .165 - Structure Fire Size-Up
  • Structure Fire Size-Up Exposures Appendix
• .170 - High Life Hazard Dwelling Fires
• .075 - Evacuation Tone

4000 - Emergency and Non-Emergency Vehicles

• .005 - Response Mode
• .010 - Use of Seatbelts
• .015 - Traffic Laws
• .020 - Use of Emergency Warning Devices
• .025 - Speed Limitations
• .030 - Intersection Navigation
• .035 - Opposing Lanes and One-Way Streets
• .040 - Passing Traffic
• .045 - Special Driving Situations
• .050 - Direction from Law Enforcement
• .055 - Aggressive Driving
• .060 - Backing Fire Apparatus
• .065 - Driver/Operator
• .070 - Staff Vehicle Use
• .075 - Drivers Training
• .080 - Apparatus Out of Service
• .085 - Vehicle and Apparatus Maintenance
• .090 - Drone Operations

5000 - Training

• .005 - Instructor Requirements
• .010 - Class Approval and Oversight
• .015 - Department Training Program
• .020 - Acquired Structures
  • Training Agenda for Acquired Structures
  • Acquired Structures Documents Package
• .025 - Live Fire Training

6000 - Facilities and Equipment

• .005 - Facility Maintenance and Housekeeping
• .010 - Station Security
• .015 - Bay Doors
• .020 - Fire Station Safety Inspection
  • Fire Station Inspection List
• .025 - Capital Equipment
• .030 - PPE Care
• .035 - Small Engine Repair
• .040 - Annual Host Testing
• .045 - Annual Hydrant Inspections
• .050 - Hydrant Testing
• .055 - Annual Inspection and Testing Schedule
• .060 - Software Reporting System
• .065 - Station Logbook
• .070 - PPE Decontamination/Cancer Prevention
• .075 - Radio Aliases

7000 - Prevention and Special Programs

• .005 - Prevention Programs
• .010 - Public Education Requests
• .015 - Preplan Precedures
• .020 - Junior Firefighter Program
• .025 - PEER Support/Chaplains

8000 - Emergency Medical Operations

• .005 - EMT and Paramedic Orientation
• .010 - Controlled Drug Box
• .015 - Abandoned Newborns
• .020 - Biohazard Waste
  • Medical Protocols
  • Infectious Control Plan

9000 - Hazardous Materials, Technical Rescue and Disaster Operations

• .005 - Haz-Mat Training Standards
• .010 - Haz-Mat Medical Surveillance
• .015 - Haz-Mat Respiratory Protection
• .020 - Response to Chemical Suicides
• .025 - Response to Meth Labs
• .030 - Special Operations Dispatch and Response
• .035 - Hurricane Operations Plan
• .040 - Continuity of Operations Plan
• .045 - Extreme Weather