CFD Dates, Times, & Numbers Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary and definitions based on Anthony Cambria's CFD Dates, Times, & Numbers lecture notes.

Region 11 Mailing Address Change

Any change of mailing address must be reported to the appropriate Resource Hospital and IDPH within $72$ hours.

IDPH License Opt-out (March)

Members must submit a request via SharePoint during the month of March to take effect on July $1\text{st}$.

IDPH License Opt-out (October)

Members must submit a request via SharePoint during the month of October to take effect the following February $1\text{st}$.

License Renewal Notice

All licensed members receive a renewal notice containing a PIN from IDPH $60$ days prior to license expiration.

Failed Licensure Leave of Absence

A member failing to maintain an EMT or Paramedic license as a condition of employment may be placed on unpaid leave for up to $20$ months.

License Expiration Notification (Non-condition)

Members voluntarily letting their license expire must submit Form $2/2A$ no later than $30$ days prior to expiration.

OSFM Web Access Portal Deadline

All CFD members must have created and maintained a valid account on the OSFM Web Access Portal prior to June $1$, $2022$.

OSFM Certification Deadline

Members must complete all requirements and pass exams within $1$ year of completing an OSFM-approved course.

OSFM Examination Request

All requests for OSFM examinations must be submitted at least $30$ days prior to the requested date.

Immediate Family Definition

Includes spouse, domestic partner, parents, children, siblings, in-laws, grandparents, grandchildren, stepparents, and step/half-relatives.

OSFM Liaison Contact Window

Members should contact the Department OSFM Liaison if a new certification is not posted $6$ weeks after passing an exam.

Category 1-4 Training Requirements

Engines, Tower Ladders, Aerials, and Squads require $12$ hours of driving and $8$ hours of operations training.

Discrimination/Harassment Filing Period

A complaint must be filed within $1$ year of the date of the last alleged act.

Military Leave (Less than 31 days)

Members must report back on the first regularly scheduled duty day following the service plus travel time and $8$ hours of rest.

Military Leave (31-180 days)

Members must notify CFD-DHR of intent to return no later than $14$ days after completion of service.

Military Leave (181 or more days)

Members must notify CFD-DHR of intent to return no later than $90$ days after completion of service.

Military Service Recovery Period

Members hospitalized or convalescing from military-related injury have up to $2$ years to recover before applying for reemployment.

Concurrent Compensation

During annual military training, members receive full compensation for up to $30$ days per calendar year.

Differential Compensation

The pay due when a member’s military daily rate is less than their daily rate of compensation as a CFD member.

Privacy Room Personal Use Limit

A member using a Privacy Room for purposes other than expressing breast milk may not exceed $2$ hours.

Class D Optional Work Shorts

Authorized from April $1$ through October $31$ for Bureau of Operations members below the rank of Battalion Chief.

HandPunch 3000 Repair Inquiry

If a work order is not completed within $7$ calendar days, supervisors must contact the Bureau of Logistics.

Bed Bug Disinfection Protocol

Impacted furniture and equipment are disinfected with 90[\text{%}] alcohol; apparatus are heated on high for $20$ minutes.

Company Journal Replacement

A new Company Journal must be requested when $15$ or fewer pages remain.

Fuel Level Policy

Fuel level must be maintained at no less than $\frac{1}{2}$ full, increasing to $\frac{5}{8}$ full during cold weather operations.

Mourning Band Protocol

Worn straight across the badge center, not exceeding $1/2$ inch in width, for $30$ days for a CFD Line of Duty Death.

Locker Assignment Update

Changes must be entered on the Locker Assignment eForm within $15$ days of a personnel order or retirement.

Drug Exchange Request Window

Medications within $90$ days of expiration must be requested for exchange via the SharePoint Drug Exchange Request eForm.

Weekly Medication Inventory Colors

Green indicates expiration over $90$ days; Yellow indicates under $90$ days; Red indicates expired.

Controlled Substance Exchange Lead Time

Exchange at assigned hospitals must be arranged $7$ days prior to the date of expiration.

Spectacle Kit Proof of Payment

A member has $30$ days to provide proof of payment from an optometrist for corrective lens installation.

Spare Facepiece Allocation

Each Battalion Chief is allocated $5$ spare facepieces of assorted sizes.

SCBA Harness Allocations

Engines/Trucks/Towers: $5$; Squads: $6$; HazMat: $7$; Battalion Chiefs: $1$ (except Bn $13$ which gets $2$).

SCBA Battery Change (Engine)

MSA G1 SCBA batteries are changed on the first Sunday of the month or when a low battery icon appears.

SCBA Battery Change (Truck/Tower)

MSA G1 SCBA batteries are changed on the second Sunday of the month or when a low battery icon appears.

SCBA Battery Change (Chiefs)

MSA G1 SCBA batteries are changed on the fourth Sunday of the month or when a low battery icon appears.

Hose Inspection Pressure (Engineers)

Conducted on Saturdays, weather permitting, at no more than $150\text{ psi}$.

Pump Drafting Efficiency Test

Conducted monthly (April-Oct), supplying $1500\text{ gallons per minute}$ for $10$ minutes at draft.

Breast Milk Expression Advance Notice

Members on a traded tour must submit requests with at least $2$ platoon days advance notice.

Exchange/Payback Submission Deadline

Requests must be submitted a minimum of $2$ working days ($120$ hours) in advance.

Candidate Field Evaluation Period

A period of $12$ months of post-Fire Academy assignment for additional training and evaluation.

Probationary Period

A period of $9$ months of continuous employment from the initial hire date.

FMLA Eligibility

Must be employed for $12$ months ($7$ years lookback) and worked at least $1,250$ hours in the previous year.

FMLA Foreseeable Notice

Employees must provide $30$ calendar days advance notice for foreseeable leave needs.

Class 1(B) Accident

Accident involving a CFD vehicle and one other vehicle without injuries.

Class 4(A) Accident

Damage to a Department vehicle from striking a fixed object with injuries.

Medical Status Visit Frequency

No more than $6$ times in $30$ days (first $90$ days) or $4$ times in $30$ days (after $90$ days).

Furlough Rescheduling (Duty Lay-up)

Must be rescheduled within $14$ days of release from medical status.

Protective Hood Washing Temperature

Machine wash in cold or warm water not to exceed $130^{\text{o}}F$.

Helmet Shield Requirements (Candidates)

Probationary members wear candidate shields for $18$ months from their continuous service date.

Minimum Driver Training Duration

Every Department Vehicle Operator must receive at least $0.5$ hours of Driver's Training per tour.

Floor Watch Hours

Maintained from $0700$ to $2200$ by Company Officers and $2200$ to $0700$ by members.

Limited Service Status (Engine)

Reported when there is less than $500\text{ feet}$ of serviceable $2\frac{1}{2}\text{-inch}$ hose or missing suction hose.

VESSA Leave

Up to $12$ weeks of unpaid leave during any rolling $12$-month period for domestic or sexual violence issues.

Bereavement Leave Window

Must be taken within a $6$ month period following the death.

Bereavement Out-of-State Travel

Maximum of $5$ consecutive calendar days allowed if the funeral is outside Illinois and non-contiguous states.

Contiguous States (Bereavement)

Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, and Michigan.

Solid Stream Nozzle Pressure

Hand line operations require a minimum of $50\text{ psi}$.

Master Stream Solid Nozzle Pressure

Requires a minimum nozzle pressure of $80\text{ psi}$.

Hose Bed Capacity (4-inch)

Hose beds are arranged to accommodate one bed of $700\text{ feet}$ of $4\text{-inch}$ hose.

Annual Physical Inventory Due Date

Organization and conduct of a complete physical inventory is due July $1$ each year.

Auto Fire Response Buffer

Apparatus should be positioned at least $100\text{ feet}$ away and upwind of the vehicle.

OSHA CO Maximum Working Level

A maximum safe working level of $50\text{ ppm}$ over an $8$-hour period.

EPA Residential CO Limit

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established that residential levels should not exceed $9\text{ ppm}$.

CO Investigation (SCBA requirement)

Facepieces must be donned in any atmosphere with $100\text{ ppm}$ or greater of Carbon Monoxide.

Emergency Evacuation Air Horn Signal

A series of short blasts for $30$ seconds to alert members.

L.I.P. Acronym

Used for transmissions during a Mayday: Location, Identification, Problem.

Electrical Hazard Area Distance

Requires at least one span (average $100$ to $150\text{ feet}$) from the energized source.

Minimum Distance from Downed Lines

Members must keep at least $30\text{ feet}$ away from downed electrical lines.

Progress Report Frequency

Delivered to OEMC at least every $15$ minutes (under control: every $30$ minutes).

Rehab Vital Sign Requirements

Pulse rate below $110\text{ beats per minute}$ and temperature between $95^{\text{o}}F$ and $100.6^{\text{o}}F$.

Natural Gas Flammable Limits

Approximately 5[\text{%}] to 15[\text{%}] in air.

Water Rescue Operation Mode

The first $90$ minutes of victim submersion where there is a chance to save a life.

Helicopter HEMS Radio Channel

Radio communication between helicopter and LZ Commander occurs on OPS Channel $8$.

Vertical Collapse Zone Calculation

Must be at least two ($2$) times the height of the wall when operating on the ground.

First Responder Warning Placard (Red X)

Applied to vacant structures with 30[\text{%}] or more structural deterioration.

Chicago Fire Hydrant Port Size

Red hydrants traditionally discharge water from two $4\frac{1}{2}\text{-inch}$ male ports.

Chicago Fire Hydrant Standard Opening

Shall be fully opened to eight ($8$) clockwise revolutions.

Radiological Event Threshold

Confirmed readings above $2\text{ milli-roentgen per hour}$ ($2\text{mR/hr}$).

High-Rise Category 1

Buildings over $780\text{ feet}$ in height.

High-Rise Smoke-proof Tower Requirement

Required in all non-sprinklered high-rise buildings over $264\text{ feet}$ tall.

Elevator Recall Stop Interval (6-19 Floors)

The car must be stopped once at the halfway point to verify control.

Elevator Recall Stop Interval (20+ Floors)

Stops occur at Floor $5$ and then $10$ floors below the reported fire floor.

Elevator Exit Floor (High-Rise)

Members must exit the elevator three ($3$) floors below the reported fire floor.

Maximum Elevator Occupancy

No more than six ($6$) members are allowed in an elevator (unless freight-sized).

RAM XD Flow Capacity

Flows up to $400\text{ GPM}$ when using the $1\frac{1}{4}\text{-inch}$ tip at $80\text{ psi}$.

Large Spill Definition (ERG)

A release involving more than $55\text{ gallons}$.

Jump Bag Rating

Rated to withstand a jump from $100\text{ feet}$ (approximately $10$ stories).

Search Rope Knot Spacing

Each knot series has approximately a $5\text{-inch}$ space between the knots.

Search Rope 100-foot Marker

Identified by $1$ metal ring and $2$ knots.

Cribbing Capacity (4x4)

Each contact point will hold $6,000\text{ pounds}$.

Rule of Thumb Ladder Extension

Ladders placed to the roof should extend approximately $5$ rungs above the coping.

Failure Time for Steel Bar Trusses

The recognized failure time is $5$ minutes at $1000^{\text{o}}F$.

PASS Pre-alarm Motionless Time

Activates when a user remains motionless for $18$ seconds.

PASS Full Alarm Motionless Time

Activates when a user remains motionless for $30$ seconds.

SCBA Low Pressure Bell Activation

Rings when approximately 35[\text{%}] of the rated service time remains.

Control Module Consistency Check

Analog and digital gauges must be consistent within a 5[\text{%}] range ($225\text{ psi}$).

Hose Testing Duration and Pressure (LDH)

$300\text{ feet}$ of hose tested at $200\text{ psi}$ for $5$ minutes.

Mustache Grooming Standard

Length of hair, fully extended, shall not exceed $1/2\text{ inch}$.

Quinn Fire Academy Uniform Period

Candidates must wear Class D for $18$ months from entry into the Academy.