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Welcome to the FFCC Policy & SOG Page

Welcome to our series of resources for SOG and policy development.

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Model SOG templates

Modeled after the Fire Drill of the Week format, these feature a template for department’s to utilize in developing their own policies and SOG’s. With an emphasis on critical firefighter safety topics, we hope that these will be a valuable resource for our readers.

Each policy/SOG template includes:

  • Color coding using the red-yellow-green system
  • The Gordon Graham risk and frequency classification
  • Some include a link to a custom report related to firefighter safety developed by the National Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System
  • References and resources

Red-Yellow-Green color coding

One method of classifying department policies and SOG’s is the red-yellow-green color coding system. The color code can either be at the top of the document, the color of the paper (although red is a tough color to read from) or the color of the tabs in the policy manual. Examples of what would be in each category include:

  • Red – includes emergency operations, emergency vehicle operations, civilian evacuation, roadway safety, MAYDAY, SCBA, RIT and related topics. Essentially anything that during an emergency could get a firefighter or a civilian injured or killed.
  • Yellow – these are the tasks that we do a lot (high risk and high frequency) and the ones that are high risk and low frequency but give us time to think.  Personnel policies including drug testing, sexual harassment, and report writing would be in this category.
  • Green (or white)– these are the tasks that create a low opportunity for any of the above areas of concerns or exposure. Examples include the uniform or grooming policy, shift scheduling, or daily station duties. Round figures, 80% of your fire departments policies will be on white paper.

Risk and Frequency classification

Anyone familiar with FFCC’s co-founder Gordon Graham will also be familiar with his risk and frequency classification system. Basically it organizes any task or in this case policy/SOG topic into one of 4 classifications:

  • High Risk/High Frequency
  • High Risk/Low Frequency
  • Low Risk/Low Frequency
  • Low Risk/High Frequency

A good introduction to this system can be found at: GREFS_NPCCR 

National Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System

In conjunction with some of the policy/SOG templates related to firefighter safety, is a link to a custom near-miss report on that topic. This great additional resource is being developed by the great folks at the National Firefighter Near Miss Reporting System.

Near Miss Reports

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10-06 - Response to Violent Incidents

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09-11 - Personal Protective Clothing-Equipment

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09-09 - Rapid Intervention Team

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09-08 - Initial Rapid Intervention Crew

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09-05 - Lost-Trapped FF - Self Survival Actions

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References and Resources

Each template will also include appropriate references such as NFPA and OSHA standards and other resources for you to use in developing your own policies.

SOG resources from other fire departments

Several outstanding resources exist on the internet through fire departments and other organizations placing their policies and SOGs on line. The following departments have their policies and/or SOGs available for download from the internet:

Ponderosa VFD (Texas)

Everyone Goes Home

Sizeup & Transitioned Fire Attack

Columbus Div. of Fire (OH)
Vacant Structure Policy

Hyattsville FD (Maryland)

Glendale FD (Ohio)

Galveston FD (Texas)

Galena FD (Illinois)

Winter Park FD (Florida)

Mechanicsville FD (Maryland)

Sam Bass FD (Texas)

Phoenix FD (AZ)

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NIOSH firefighter fatality reports

The NIOSH firefighter fatality reports provide an opportunity to learn from these tragic events and help prevent future similar events. On area too commonly identified in these reports is the lack of establishing good, solid SOG’s and then training on and enforcing them.

The following is a list of NIOSH fatality reports where SOG’s are identified either as one of the factors in the fatality or as a recommended improvement. Clicking on the title will take you directly to the document which can be downloaded.

Career Fire Fighter Killed by Structure Collapse While Conducting Interior Search for Occupants Following 4th Alarm – Texas

Volunteer fire chief struck and killed on interstate highway while directing traffic – Pennsylvania.

Career captain dies conducting roof operations at a commercial structure fire – Pennsylvania.

Volunteer fire fighter dies in tanker crash en route to grass fire – Indiana.

Volunteer firefighter dies after being ejected from front seat of engine – Virginia

Career fire captain killed and police officer injured at the scene of a motor vehicle crash – Arkansas

Career captain injured in aerial ladder collapse – Pennsylvania

Volunteer firefighter struck and killed while directing traffic at an interstate highway incident – Iowa

Volunteer firefighter dies in a single motor vehicle crash while responding to a medical assistance call – Louisiana

Career captain dies and 9 firefighters injured in a multistory medical building fire – North Carolina

4 Career Fire Fighters Killed and 16 Fire Fighters Injured at Commercial Structure Fire – Texas

9 Volunteer fire fighters and 1 off-duty career fire captain killed by an ammonium nitrate explosion at a fertilizer plant fire – Texas.

Volunteer fire fighter struck and killed by backing fire apparatus at rural brush and structure fire – Illinois.

Captain dies from hyperthermia and exertional heatstroke while performing advanced survival training – Texas.

Lieutenant suffers fatal heart attack during a fire in a commercial structure – New York

Volunteer lieutenant killed and two firefighters injured following bowstring roof collapse at theatre fire – Wisconsin

Career firefighter dies after falling from aerial ladder during training – Florida

Two volunteer firefighters die after an explosion while attempting to extinguish a fire in a coal storage silo – South Dakota

Career lieutenant dies after being trapped in the attic after falling through the roof while conducting ventilation – Texas

Career firefighter dies in church fire following roof collapse – Indiana

SOG's

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Initial Company Actions - Confined Space Checklist

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12-03 - SOG Philosophy and Definitions

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12-02 - Development of policy and SOG

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12-01 - Policy-SOG Program

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10-11 - Confined Space - First Arriving Companies

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10-09 - Trench Collapse Checklist

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10-09 - Trench Collapse - First Arriving Companies

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10-03 - Incident Scene Rehabilitation

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09-10 - Personnel Accountability System

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09-07 - Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

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09-06 - Apparatus and Vehicle Operations

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09-04 - MAYDAY - Command Actions(2)

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09-03 - Emergency Evacuation(3)

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09-02 - Traffic Safety Vests-New

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08-12 - Backing of Apparatus-New

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08-11 Seatbelts-New

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