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<br /> 50 <br />ARTICLE 36 - SPECIALTIES <br /> <br />I. Rules for Rescue Technician <br /> <br />A. The number of personnel (32 at any one time) will be the sole responsibility of the Fire <br />Administration. <br /> <br />Administration will retain sole authority to determine from which classifications (e.g. <br />firefighter, paramedic, driver, captain) applicants will be selected. Upon determination of <br />which classification(s) is/are needed, a committee comprised of Fire Administration and <br />Rescue Team members will select the applicant(s) from that/those classifications. When an <br />applicant has been accepted into the Rescue Technician Team, a change in the individuals' <br />classification (other than a promotion out of suppression) will not disqualify a member from <br />the Rescue Technician Team. <br /> <br />1. Personnel selection will be based on criteria developed by the Fire Administration <br />and the Union. This criterion includes, but is not limited to department needs, <br />training, qualifications, classification of ranks, and response time to Everett. <br /> <br />2. Those employees who occupy a Rescue Team position and who accept a non- <br />suppression position within the department will not be eligible for team membership <br />during their non-suppression assignment. Upon their return to suppression they will <br />be eligible for reassignment to the team regardless of their rank. These employees <br />will be reassigned to the team as positions become available in the order they <br />returned to suppression. Those non-suppression employees with prior team <br />membership, and those who have returned to suppression and are waiting for a team <br />opening will be eligible for ongoing overtime competency training. <br /> <br /> B. Employees who occupy a Rescue Team position shall receive an additional 3% specialty pay <br />attached to their base salary. <br /> <br />1. Vacancies created by personnel failing to maintain certification will be filled using <br />the criteria listed above. <br /> <br />2. Personnel who lose Rescue Technician status for failure to maintain competency, and <br />who later regain certification as determined by the Administration, may be offered <br />the next available open position. <br /> <br />C. Rescue team training will be part of and in accordance with Snohomish County Rescue team <br />standards. <br /> <br />D. Personnel selected to be a Rescue Technician must meet the following criteria: <br /> <br />1. Be familiar with Department rescue equipment. <br /> <br /> <br />2. Rescue Technician members will be required to attend, satisfactorily complete, attain <br />and retain certification in all rescue disciplines required for County Team <br />membership. Regardless of County Team standards, the minimum standard for <br />Everett Fire Department Rescue Team members is Rescue Systems 1 (USAR), <br />Confined Space, Rope, and Trench Rescue Certification.