Job description for the position of Shift Fire Training Officer.
| Fire--Personnel Fire--Training Personnel--Classification Personnel--Training Emergency services Personnel--Schedules and shifts |
In response to a request for assistance from Pulaski Fire Chief Jamie Ayres, MTAS conducted a review of the city’s 2020 Insurance Service Office (ISO) evaluation in preparation for an anticipated Public Protection Classification review estimated to occur in the 2024 or 2025 calendar years. MTAS reviewed Pulaski’s Public Protection Classification Summary Report, prepared by ISO dated March 2020, against the current (2012/2013) edition of the ISO Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS), and reviewed the fire protection area. This report includes recommendations based upon the observations and comparisons made during the review.
| Fire service--Tennessee Fire--Performance measurement Fire--Operations Fire--Administration Pulaski (Tenn) |
A police department asked MTAS for guidance on how to transfer Class III weapons to a smaller, less funded police department in need of rifles. MTAS recommended several steps to ensure compliance with various federal and possibly state/local regulations.
| Police Police--Equipment--Weapons Weapons--Laws and Regulations Germantown (Tenn) |
MTAS was asked how a fire department might receive credit from the ISO for volunteers who ride out at the fire station. Two key points to an acceptable written policy are the establishment of work shifts and receiving prior approval before working a shift. More information is provided in the attached letter.
| Fire--Personnel Fire--Insurance ratings Personnel--Schedules and shifts Fire--Volunteer organizations |
MTAS was asked to evaluate costs of town crews for collection of refuse and recycling materials for the Town of Dandridge, Tennessee.
| Solid waste--Collection Solid waste--Recycling--Collection Solid waste--Disposal Solid waste--Recycling--Disposal |
Seven Tennessee cities responded to a survey regarding property acquisition and whether or not the city has developed a Manager's Tool Box containing policies, procedures, forms or a purchasing card.
| Land use Management |
A study of legal cases which pertain to differential water and sewer rates, dealing with unpaid utility bills, and the authority to charge fire hydrant fees.
| Sewers Utilities--Laws and regulations Utilities--Rates and charges Utilities--Termination policies Wastewater--Laws and regulations Wastewater--Rates and charges Water--Laws and regulations Water--Rates and charges Water distribution--Rates and charges |
MTAS was asked whether the County can provide sewer service inside the city without the city's permission and whether the city can charge the County any kind of fees or charges to provide sewer service inside the city.
| Sewers Utilities--Administration Utilities--Franchises Utilities--Rates and charges Utilities--Utility districts Intergovernmental agreements |
A survey of selected Middle Tennessee cities regarding IT staffing.
| Information technology--Personnel--Surveys |
This survey's major goal is to identify gaps in Tennessee fire service coverage by comparing departments' personnel, equipment, and facilities against consensus standards, government regulations, and other nationally recognized guidance for effective and efficient firefighting practices.
| Fire--Surveys--Tennessee Fire--Performance measurement Fire--Administration--Tennessee |
