The Washington herald., 1919-02-05

King and B. n. PanneI. Appoint
mcnts effective January 80.
New Rules Ordered.
Rules for the guidance of officers
and members of the Fire Depart
ment under the two-pIatoon system
were promulgated by the Commits
sioners yesterday as follows:
l. Zach aDd every company of the
Fire Department is hereby divided into
two platoons. each of which shall con-
sist Of one-half of the number Of
tn" company's pe.sonneL
. The hours Of duty Of the duty-pla-
toon shall be from o'clck a. m. until
6 o'clock p. m, except as otherwise
hereinafter provided. The hours Of
duty of the night-platoon shall be
from o'clock p. m. until O'Clock
a. m. except as otherwise hereinafter
provided.
g. Ofncers and mebers shall report in
full uniform at heir respect We sta
tons ten minutes before tie time
specified for their assumption of duty.
l. Platoons shall change from day
to night duty on every sixth day.
g. The change of platoon from day
to night duty shall be as follows:
The platoon which assumes duty at
6 o'clock p. m. on the fifth day shall
remain on duty until 70 o'clock noon
on the sixth day, at which time the
opposite platoon shall assume duty.
remaining on duty until o'clock a.
m on the following day.
g. Chiefs of battallons shall change
from day platoon to night platoon one
day later than such change on the
part of the members of their COM
mands.
Z Captains and lieutenants of COM
panies shall change from day platoon
to night platoon two days la'er than
such change on the part of the mem
bers of their commands.
s. When the time arrives for the
off-going platoon to be relieved from
duty, the change shall be made as
follows:
The officers in charge Of the two
company platoons shall. ten minutes
before the hour of change, call their
respective platoons to attention upon
opposite sides of the apparatus floor.
Each shall call the roll of his
platoon and ascertain if all the mem
bers thereof are present. and said
roll-call and the names of members
present shall be noted on the COM
pany's record book. The officer in
charge of the on-coming pla+ oon, if
he finds the requisite number of men
ready for duty. shall report to the Of
ficer in charge of the off going
platoon: Ready for duty" The Of
ficer addressed shall acknowledge the
report and shall. upon the stroke of
the hour of change. and not before,
notify the members of his platoon
that they are excused. No member
shall leave his place until so notified.
Provision for AbsentecS.
While officers and members must re-
port for duty ten minutes before the
hour of change, they shall not as
sumo duty until the specified time
therefor.
9. In the event of the absence of any
member of the oncoming platoon at
the roll call hereinbefore mentioned,
should such absence reduce the COM
pany's personnel to number less
than its minimum allotment. the off
GER in charge of that platoon shall
have authority. and is hereby direct
ed, to retain on duty, until relieved.
member of the company OF the or
going platoon holding similar qualifi-
cations to the absentee. Such absence
shall be Immediately reported to the
chief in charge of the company's bat
TALON on duty, who, unless he receives
further notice from the said company
officer before he can complete such
arrangement, that the absentee has
reported for duty, shall be governed
as follows:
If in his battalion there is a COM
pany having more men on duty than
its minimum quota, a properly quali-
fed man shall be drawn from the said
company and Immediately dispatched
to take the place of the member of the
off-going platoon who is being held
on duty. The latter man shall be ex-
cused Immediately upon the reporting
for duty of the relieving man.
10. Chiefs of battalions shall keep
rolls of the members Of their COM
mands.