Bid Rules

Last Updated 13 Dec 2006 08:52:33 AM

Bid Rules January 2007

Note: to view (and print) the working rules as used by the Bid Committee, please see Bid Committee Guidelines

All current member bid placements, with the exception of shift placement, will be deleted. Shift placements will stand as of a member's last bid position. Bidding will be in a chronological order as found below, Bid Order.

Bid Order

First day of bidding will be 13 Dec 2006, continue through the 14th, and conclude on the 15th.

	13 Dec 2006: B Shift
	14 Dec 2006: A Shift
	15 Dec 2006: C Shift

Each day, the Bid order is Red – Green – Blue (After).

	Within the Red portion, all members will be arranged by seniority.
	Within the Green portion, all members will be arranged by seniority.
	Within the Blue portion, all members will be arranged by seniority.

These three segments will be “stacked” and assigned 4-minute bid periods. Bidding will begin each day at 0900, and end at roughly 1500. This is 90 members per day.

Station Eligibility

During their bidding period, a member may only bid as follows:

	Red: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, T15, Float list
	Green: all stations
	Blue: all stations

After a members’ bidding period, a member may only bid a station that matches this list, unless the Blue bidding period has begun. At this time, any member who has not bid may bid any station: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,18. The bid will be conducted by pure seniority order at the beginning of the Blue bidding period.

There is no bidding for R3 and station 19. These positions do not exist.

Ineligible to bid

	Probationary Personnel (see below)
	Permanently assigned to the Training division

Probationary Personnel

	Those promoted or hired after 12 December 2005
	Cannot bid. You are a spectator.

For probationary Captains or Operators:

	You carry the fence color from before the promotion
	An empty position will be held for each probie on their side of the fence

Nepotism

Family members as distant as the 3rd degree shall not work with each other in a supervisory position

	This rule over rides all others, such as HazMat, EMT-I, etc.
	This includes in the same station
	This does not include incidental assignments (bump up, greater alarms)
	The union has asked for a list of such relations from management. It has not been received, so it is not written into BidKeeper.

Special Bid cases

These are personnel who will bid a station, although not currently working in their bid station. Usually due to a temporary assignment.

	EMS Coordinators
	Temporary assignment to Training Division.

Special Teams

All Special Team Personnel will be determined by their status at 0800 on 13 November 2006. At this time no further changes, resignations etc. may be made.

Special Case Apparatus

	HazMat: E3, T3, E13
	EMT-I: R1, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E9, E13, E14, E15, E16, E17, E18
	Tender Stations: Engine and Tender 13, 16, 17
	Rescue: R1
	Station 11: Ladder repair and maintenance
	Station 8: SCBA repair and maintenance
	Truck 1 and Engine 14: Training Stations

HazMat Stations

The status of a HazMat station’s availability to a member will be determined by whether they are a HazMat Team member and the quantity of Team members.

For E3 and E13, placement of an EMT-I will take precedence over HazMat, since a State license is applicable.

v If there are more Team members than available berths for a given position, then:

	A team member will be given the opportunity to pass on their bid into a HazMat rig.
	They will then enter the general bid at their fence/seniority position.
	When enough members have taken this option, producing a parity between positions and members, all remaining HazMat members will be forced into a HazMat rig.

v If there are not enough HazMat Team members to fill all positions, then:

	Bidding for HazMat positions of that rank will be open to all members.
	Bidding for these positions will as described in Bid Order.
	When the number of vacant HazMat positions for that rank and color equals that of unbid HazMat members of that rank and any color, bidding will be closed to the general membership.
	When HazMat members remaining equals HazMat berths remaining, those members will be forced into HazMat berths.

EMT-I Stations

The status of a EMT-I station’s availability to a member will be determined by whether they are a EMT-I and the quantity of EMT-I members.

All EMT-I stations will be staffed with an EMT-I. This may be a Captain, Operator or Firefighter. The float list for each shift will contain a minimum of 2 EMT-I’s.

In all the situations below, it is assumed that the open berths match the fence side and shift of the member.

v If a member is NOT a EMT-I, an EMT-I station is available for bid if:

§ There is already an EMT-I berthed there, or:

§ There is an open FF berth after the member bids.

v If a member IS an EMT-I, an EMT-I station is available for bid if:

§ If there is no EMT-I berthed there, a member may take the berth.

§ If there is a EMT-I berthed there, the member may take a unbid berth, provided that there remain unbid EMT-I FF’s sufficient to fill all remaining EMT-I berths.

v If a member IS an EMT-I, a non EMT-I station is available for bid if:

§ There remain unbid EMT-I FF’s that can be forced to fill the remaining EMT-I berths.

Tender Stations

Each Tender station will be staffed with an Engine, with the bid positions of Captain, Operator and Fire Fighter, and with a Tender, staffed with an Operator. Tender Operators may not count as the station's EMT-I.

Rescue

Each Rescue rig will be staffed with an Operator and a Fire Fighter. The Rescue rig is currently assigned to Station 1, and may be moved or placed

Station 11

Station 11 is designated as the ladder repair and testing station. Personnel assigned to Station 11 will be expected to participate in this assignment. All personnel will receive ladder repair and testing training.

Station 8

Station 8 is designated as the SCBA repair and testing station. Personnel assigned to Station 8 will be expected to participate in this assignment. At least two people per shift will be certified SCBA technicians. All personnel will be offered a course (certification) in SCBA repair and maintenance.

Training Stations

Truck 1 and Engine 14 shall be designated as training companies for FF probationary assignments. The 61 shift bid rule shall not apply to the FF positions on the Engine, and only to the FF2 position on the Truck (this does not include operator assistant). Fire Fighters who bid these companies shall be expected to move as necessary.

Floater List

A FF may bid the float list, provided that unbid FF’s remain to fill the open FF berths at rigs.