The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to Fire Department members to clarify the boundaries between appropriate and inappropriate use of social media by fire department personnel and to provide guidelines on the management, administration, and oversight.
| Fire--Administration Social networking Twitter Fire--Forms |
This report discusses traffic calming techniques that could be implemented to alter the conditions that promote speeding on Springer Street. Techniques include stop signs, speed bumps, lane narrowing, chicanes, and bike lanes.
| Traffic Streets--Design and construction Lawrenceburg (Tenn) |
MTAS Fire Consultant Dennis Wolf created this document in order to compile information from frequently asked questions regarding what training firefighters are required to have.
| Fire--Training Fire--Personnel--Tennessee |
A summary of the drainage problems on a property owner's land, as well as recommendations for drainage work that the town of Bulls Gap could carry out (within the town's right of way) to reduce erosion of a roadbed by stormwater runoff.
| Drainage Drainage--Design and construction--United States Right of way--Laws and regulations Stormwater management Stormwater management--Erosion control Stormwater management--Soil erosion Bulls Gap (Tenn) |
A summary of drainage problems reported by citizens in certain areas of the town of Spring City. Recommendations for how to address these concerns is included, with the caution that public funds may not be used to benefit any particular private property owner.
| Drainage Drainage--Design and construction--United States Right of way--Laws and regulations Stormwater management Stormwater management--Erosion control Stormwater management--Soil erosion Spring City (Tenn) |
An agreement for automatic fire fighting response between South Carthage (Tenn), Carthage (Tenn), and Gordonsville (Tenn).
| Fire service--Tennessee Fire--Administration--Tennessee Fire--Intergovernmental agreements South Carthage (Tenn) Gordonsville (Tenn) Carthage (Tenn) |
MTAS was asked to survey selected Tennessee municipalities regarding policies and practices related to on-call pay, call-out pay, leave and holiday benefits. Participants were also asked to share their personnel policies and those that were shared are attached below.
| Personnel--Compensation--Surveys Personnel--Fringe benefits |
MTAS was asked for an opinion on brush burning operations.
| Air pollution--Laws and regulations Air pollution--Laws and regulations--State Fire--Prevention |
MTAS was asked whether developers can be required to pay the city's sewer connection charge, in cases where the development's sewer lines have been accepted by the city.
| Sewers Sewers--Contracts Wastewater--Contracts Wastewater--Rates and charges |
A survey of municipal courts across the state regarding the use of virtual courts. Of the 102 respondents, 12% responded that they do utilize a virtual court option while 88% responded that they do not use a virtual option for conducting court. Reasons for using virtual court include increasing the availability of all parties.
| Courts Courts--Municipal |
