==D Manual: Preface==
=====Toledo Fire and Rescue Department===== 
====D Manual - Maintenance====

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**TO:** All Members\\
**FROM:** Chief Allison Armstrong, Director Toledo Fire and Rescue Department\\
**DATE:** 09/05/2025\\
**SUBJECT:** Maintenance Manual D – Sign off\\

Below is a brief summary of the main revisions to the Maintenance Manual - D. These
updates have been reviewed by Myself, The Operations Bureau, TFCA-3382 and Local-92.

Please note that there has been a significant change to the "Back-Flush" process, now titled
"The Pump Flush Process" inside of D-5 - Pumps.

These updates encompass countless hours of work and are due in large part from the efforts of
Battalion Chief Michael Nicely and Lt. Craig Ellis.

I am certifying the below procedures, to be effective immediately.

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===Brief Summary of Changes - 2018 vs 2025===


**[[d1|Maintenance Bureau Responsibilities]] (link)**

**Old:** PM program may be performed on maintenance day as needed.\\
**New:** PM program includes oil, filter, and fuel filter changes performed on maintenance day when mileage
requires it.\\
**Old:** Maintenance Bureau handles PPE issuing, testing, repairing, replacement.\\
**New:** Adds bi-annual user gear inspections (Jan & July) with Gear Inspection Form on station dashboard.\\

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**[[d2|Apparatus and Motor Vehicles]] (link)**

**Old:** No after-hours mechanic instructions provided.\\
**New:** Detailed coverage: Shop 0700–1500, 2nd shift 1500–2300, after-hours/weekend via Engage Toledo by
Battalion Chiefs.\\
**Old:** DEF instructions – maintain 1/2 tank, notify shop when drums are empty.\\
**New:** Medic units must refill DEF only at shop during business hours; notify shop when drums are empty, vendor
collects empty drums at exchange.

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**[[d3|Vehicles / Driving]] (link)**

**Old:** Fuel card replacement via 'City of Toledo Employee Fuel Card Form'.\\
**New:** Fuel card replacement via 'Fuel Card Form' on TFRDweb Bureau Forms; dead cards sent to shop officer.\\
**Old:** Apparatus movement reported to dispatcher.\\
**New:** Apparatus movement reported to RCOG dispatcher and Battalion Chief.\\

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**[[d4|Extreme Weather Operations]] (link)**

**Old:** One firefighter can break, drain, roll 2 hoses before freezing.\\
**New:** Simplified: reload one attack line at a time; frozen hose placed in LDH bed for thawing.\\
**Old:** Normal motor operating temp fixed at 195°F.\\
**New:** Clarified: 180–195°F depending on thermostat; contact shop for cooler valve issues.

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**[[d5|Pumps]] (link)**

**Old:** Relief valve check weekly on tool day.\\
**New:** Relief valve check ideally daily during rig checks (minimum weekly).\\
**Old:** Monthly back-flush procedure using hydrant water.\\
**New:** Detailed pump flush process, replacing back-flush process, required every tool day, after drafting, or dirty
hydrants.

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**[[d6|Tools and Equipment]] (link)**

**Old:** Wooden handles allowed varnish/linseed oil; paint discouraged due to cracks.\\
**New:** No full paint—slippery when wet; stricter guidance.

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**[[d11|SCBA and Related Equipment]] (link)**

Updated for MSA G-1. Slight revisions to the 0700 check processes.

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**[[d12|Forms]] (link)**

**New:** Expanded on location of forms on TFRDweb

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