Bid Rules 2003

Bid Rules January 2003 Archive

Members can only bid a position onto the shift they currently are assigned to.

All current member bid placements will be deleted. Bidding will be in a chronological order as found below, Bid Order.

Bid Order

The entire list of members is split into three shifts, B-C-A.

Then, within each shift, 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 7-minute bid periods.

Each day, a shift will bid to completion. This starts 7 January 2003 at 0730 with B shift. C shift will bid on 8 January 2003, and A shift on 9 January 2003.

Station Eligibility

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

They may only bid onto the shift they are currently assigned.

	Red: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,T15
	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

Ineligible to bid

	Probationary Personnel (see below)
	Training division

Probationary Personnel

	Those promoted or hired after 6 January 2002
	Cannot bid

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

Special Teams

All Special Team Personnel will be determined by their status at 1700 on 7 December 2002. At this time no further changes, resignations etc. may be made.

Special Case Apparatus

	HazMat: E3, T3, E13
	EMT-I: Engines 2(see below), 3(see below), 6, 9, 13, 14, 15,16, 17, 18
	Tender Stations: Engine and Tender 13, 16, 17
	Rescue: R3
	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. In all the situations below, it is assumed that the berths open match the fence side and shift of the member.

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

§ For non-HazMat members, all positions including HazMat will be available to bid.

§ For HazMat members, the only positions available will be those at a HazMat station.

v If there are Team members equal to the available berths for a given position, then:

§ For non-HazMat members, these positions will be unavailable to bid.

§ For HazMat members, the only positions available will be those at a HazMat station.

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

§ For non-HazMat members, these positions will be unavailable to bid.

§ For HazMat members, all positions will be available to be bid.

EMT-I Stations

Engines 6 and 9 will become EMT-I stations when the bid takes effect. Engines 2 and 3 are scheduled for July 2003, although they may become so earlier. These engines will be bid as current EMT-I rigs.

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 3 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.

Rescue

Each Rescue rig will be staffed with an Operator and a Fire Fighter. The Rescue rig is currently assigned to Station 3, and may be moved.

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 11 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 (including operator assistant) for FF probationary assignments. The 61 shift bid rule shall not apply to FF positions (including operator assistant) on these companies. 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.