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Permalink Reply by Todd on December 1, 2009 at 1:19am

For call, meeting, or station training we have a minimum attendance policy that is flexible as long as the member makes the effort to keep the command staff informed of potential problems before they become an actual problem, or if something unforeseen comes up.We'll bend over backwards to help someone who shows the initiative and responsibility to keep us informed, because in our experience that's the kind of person you want on the department. We aren't as flexible with the ones who wait until they are getting called in the office to come up with excuses.

When it comes to required training we remove the person from active status (they can't participate in emergency calls, have their accountability card and SCBA mask pulled) until they fulfill the requirements within the time frame specified by the station command staff. If said member can't meet these requirements in the time allowed they are removed from the roster. The biggest reason for the harder line on this side is sadly because of the liability we could face if someone who hadn't kept up their certifications hurt/killed themselves or someone else.

We also try to be proactive. We keep pretty detailed monthly records, and if we see someone has dropped way off from their usual participation level at least one of us tries to make personal contact with the person in an informal way and see what's up. Most of the time this handles the problem for us so that we don't have to get into the official procedure.

Hope this helps!

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