103: rules and regulations

All server and discord rules apply. Any violation of a server rule may result in disciplinary action, or termination;

• Role-playing corrupt/illegal activities is only allowed when a member has very good in-character RP and has no out-of-character reasons;

• Any minor corrupt employee activities need to be conducted on a character that is registered in the CAD. Any corruption on the felony level may lead to dismissal or investigation;

• Being intoxicated whilst on-duty is NOT allowed and will result in a suspension or termination;

• Always remain respectful to other employees, server members and players. If you have a problem with another employee, direct it to any Supervisor or Command officer;

• Members of the department should not spam or abuse the in-game radio or discord;

• Employees may not play as any divisions that they are not a part of. This includes utilizing vehicles that belong to specific divisions; and,

• All members must adhere to all departmental policies and SOP guidelines.

• Any permissions that are given by higher ranked officers are revoked as soon as the supervisor logs off or goes off-duty. Requests must then be re-granted by another duty supervisor;

• Employees shall not don external body armor and helmets unless the situation requires it, or at the discretion of the highest ranking duty supervisor.

• When asked to provide their badge number for the purposes of identification, such as on an official department record, CAD report, a form, or upon a request made by the member of the public, member of the department, or another government employee, department members shall provide their three digit community ID, irrespective of what the Fire/EMS Agency the character is playing as, no other number being permitted;

• Non-standard uniform types require permission from an active duty supervisor to be worn in the field; and,

RTO (RADIO TRAFFIC ONLY) should be in effect at all times unless all of the following conditions have been met:

• Fewer than 3 units are in the channel;

• Fewer than 10 players are connected to the FiveM server; and,

• Calls for service are coming in slowly.

The above conditions serve as guidelines, not as strict rules. When a unit requests RTO, all other units shall take note and stop transmitting.

103.31 CHANNELS.

• FIRE BASE – Primary police fire frequency.

• FIRE SIMPLEX – Secondary fire radio frequency.

• FIRE TAC-1 – Ongoing situations.

• FIRE TAC-2 – Ongoing situations.

• FIRE TAC-3 – Ongoing situations.

• FIRE TRAINING – Training Bureau operations.

• FIRE INVESTIGATIONS – Investigative operations.

103.32 WHEN TO USE EACH FREQUENCY.

Refer to 201.01 for further information:

Units shall use FIRE BASE for standard patrol activities.

Units may use FIRE TAC to communicate with other units on the same scene.

It is the responsibility of each individual to observe the letter and spirit of the Rules and Regulations in the performance of their duties and to remain obedient to the code of conduct both on and off duty. With that, there are specific off-duty restrictions.

Off-duty Firefighters may:

• Carry their Department badge and radio but must have it concealed at all times.

Off-duty Firefighters may NOT:

• Occupy beds in quarters while off-duty; and,

• Respond to 911 calls regarding fire/medical/general rescue operations.

Absence and Activity

• All employees must dedicate at least 1 hour in total every calendar month as an Operations Unit to keep in-line with the faction's activity standards. Officers that fail to meet this standard are liable for termination.

• All employees that wish to preserve their position in the department must request a server Leave of Absence (LOA), if they know that they are unable to abide by the faction's activity standards. This LOA request must contain an expected duration.

• If the employee fails to return to service after 1 month of their set return date, they may be terminated. If employees wish to prolong their LOA, they should message a member of FD command, stating why.

Reinstatements

• A former firefighter III and above who has retired from the faction, or left the server in good standing and of their own volition, or has been removed for inactivity, can request to be reinstated using the appropriate form.

• When an employee has been terminated due to FD Faction policy violation(s) and/or Server Rules violation(s), or have left the faction before they could be terminated, knowing full well this is about to occur, they are not entitled to a reinstatement. Instead, they will have to go through an application process, as if they were a new recruit.

  • In cases where the violation(s) were egregious enough, that employee may be barred from the FD faction permanently.

• In cases where an employee has been absent from the faction for a prolonged amount of time, they may be ordered by command staff to attend a refresher course, or to complete fire academy training.

Employees shall roleplay only as agencies listed in this Manual under "Agency Standards", with no other agencies being permitted.

All members of the Fire Department (hereafter "member(s)") shall abide by these regulations unless exempted by this policy, other relevant Departmental or Divisional policy, or by a member of the FD Command Staff.

TATTOOS

• Tattoos on the head, neck or hands are not permitted.

• Tattoos that would indicate that the member has an association with any person, group or organization that is involved in (or perceived to be involved in) activity that is incompatible with fire department activity, including illegal gangs, criminal behavior, or discrimination are not permitted.

• Tattoos that a reasonable person would consider offensive are not permitted.

• Tattoos on the arms and legs do not need to be covered if they are otherwise permitted under this policy.

HAIR

• Hairstyles of all members shall be neat in appearance.

• Color shall be limited to naturally occurring shades

• Dyed hair is permitted provided the dye is of a naturally occurring shade(s).

• Male sworn members shall keep their hair neat, clean and properly trimmed. The hair shall be moderately tapered, shall not extend below the top of the collar, nor cover any portion of the ear. 

• Female sworn members shall keep their hair in a conservative, neat, contemporary fashion. On-duty uniformed female sworn members whose hair falls below the shoulder line shall secure their hair up, off the collar, in a single pony tail or a bun. 

• Hairstyles shall not interfere with the proper wearing of the uniform headgear, nor shall it interfere with the vision in any way.

FACIAL HAIR

• Frontline personnel exposed to IDLH, Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health, conditions that may require the utilization of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus or other devices requiring a tight seal on the face shall bear no facial hair at the points where such devices are designed to seal to the face.

• Personnel not exposed to IDLH conditions may have facial hair. It shall be short, neat, clean and properly trimmed.

PIERCINGS AND BODY MODIFICATIONS

• Male members shall not wear any piercings unless authorized for their assignment.

• Female members may wear one pair of earrings that are conservative and business-like in appearance that do not interfere with job duties.

• All members may not have any form of body modification unless for standard cosmetic or medical reasons.

OTHER JEWELRY

• Wrist watches shall not be overtly flamboyant in appearance.

• Wedding ring, or other ring of tasteful design may be worn.

• No outward facing neck jewelry is permitted.

GLASSES

• Vision-correcting eyeglasses are permitted provided they are in a conservative, professional appearance and neutrally-colored.

• Sunglasses are permitted provided they are not overtly flamboyant in appearance. 

MAKEUP AND NAIL POLISH

• Female members are permitted to wear mascara, eye shadow, lipstick and makeup, as long as it is professional and conservative in style and appearance.

• Female members may wear solid color nail polish.

EXCEPTIONS

• Regard will be given to cultural and/or religious issues where appropriate.

RELIGIOUS OR CULTURAL GARB.

• Employees may request an exemption from the Department's uniform and grooming standards when a need exists due to a sincerely-held religious belief and/or practice, and such exemption does not prevent the employee from fulfilling all of their regularly assigned job duties, such as relaxed facial hair and hair policy, or religious or cultural garb, e.g. dastār or hijab. Such clothing articles shall be in color approximately matching the uniform, if the employee is wearing one.

103.91 OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. Only personnel assigned to the Community Service Unit and Command Staff are able to officially post on IC social media (such as Bleeter or Lifeinvader) with a username indicating they are an official account of a department. 

Note. When posting in the LifeInvader Discord channel, they shall include a checkmark emoji right after your username. 

103.92 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. Non-PIOs may not post as an official department account, however, they may post as individuals employed by that department.

103.93 OPSEC. All members of the department, regardless of whether they are a PIO or not, shall practice OPSEC at all times. For example, refrain from sharing and disclosing information that may jeopardize patient privacy and any present or future investigations. 

103.94 APPROVED SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES. The department shall provide a list of approved social media handles for Public Information Officers to use. These handles shall stay consistent across all social media platforms. Only listed handles may be used.

Handles that PIOs may use are the following:

• BCFD: BCFD_PIO

• DPPD: DelPerroFire

• LSCoFD: LSCoFDPIO

• LSFD: PIOCharName (PIO Character Name, e.g. @PIOFosterBrooks) 

• MCFD: MCFD

• NPS: NPSFire

• SanFire: SanFire_PIO

• USAF: ZancudoAFB