Guide to Company Journals

  1. How long should the Company Journal be retained for??
    20 years
  2. Entries by member on house watch should be in what color ink?
    blue/black


    entries by other members??

    red ink
  3. How many lines should be left blank between entries?
    NO LINE
  4. Articles received or delivered on housewatch, entry shall begin with the word??
    RECEIVED OR DELIVERED
  5. Entries of members reporting for duty shall be limited to??
    ONE SUCH MEMBER PER LINE
  6. If unit is required to respond to an alarm while the officer is in the process of writing ROLL CALL, shall members be permitted to make entries, yes or no??
    YES

    example- OT ENTRIES

    DO NOT skip any lines

    OFFICER can continue roll call upon return to quarters
  7. Entries concerning events or conditions requiring notifications shall include what informations of person or persons notified??
    • name
    • rank/title
    • unit
  8. Pages 500 running backward to 498 ?
    CHIEFS VISITS
  9. PAGES 497 RUNNING BACKWARDS TO 495?
    Company drills
  10. Battalion Depot (mask cylinders), entries by MSU members and Chief Officers??
    pages 494 running backwards as necessary

    following headings: 

    • date
    • cylinders
    • exchanged
    • cylinders found
    • officer notified
    • inspected by
  11. 1st column from the left?
    TIME OF EACH ENTRY
  12. 2ND COLUMN shall be know as??
    FLAGGING COLUMN

    used to rapidly locate and emphasize entries of an unusual or serious nature or entries of special interest that affect the administration of the unit
  13. IF journal supplied has no flagging column, commanders shall ??
    cause a red  line to be drawn 3/8" to the left of the existing red line
  14. 3rd column?
    COMPLETE JOURNAL ENTRY
  15. The receipt and dispensing of fuel, etc. shall be recorded in the ??
    COMPANY JOURNAL

    Chronologically at the time of this activity
  16. What is affixed inside front cover of Journal??
    COMPANY ROSTER
  17. ENTRIES IN FLAGGING COLUMN SHALL BE LIMITED TO FOLLOWING...
  18. ACC?
    ACCIDENTS
  19. AFID
    APPARATUS, FIELD INSPECTION DUTY-

    LEAVING, RETURNING TO QUARTERS, CANCELLED, STEPPED UP
  20. CV
    CHIEFS VISIT TO QUARTERS
  21. CM
    CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
  22. Com
    COMPLAINTS
  23. DF
    DIESEL FUEL-

    MEASURED, ORDERED, DELIVERED, DISPENSED
  24. DSP
    DISCIPLINE

    CHARGES
  25. EE
    ENTRIES EXAMINED
  26. EI
    EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
  27. F
    HEATING FUEL

    MEASURED, ORDERED, DELIVERED
  28. Inj
    Injuries
  29. LV
    LEAVES (starting at time other than roll call)
  30. MSK
    MASK INSPECTION
  31. Mess
    MESSENGER
  32. OM
    omitted
  33. PR
    property lost, missing, found, delivered, received, invoiced, loaned and supplies received
  34. OT
    OVERTIME
  35. RPR
    REPAIRS-MECHANICS
  36. RXD
    SCHEDULED TO REPORT FOR OR BE RELIEVED FROM DUTY
  37. SP
    SPECIAL ENTRIES
  38. SI
    SURVEILLANCE INSPECTION
  39. VIS
    VISIT BY NON MEMBER
  40. What gives company officers the widest latitude in the use of ??
    the SP symbol IN THE FLAGGING COLUMN
  41. Variations of roll call included?
    any change since 0900 affecting 1800 roll call
  42. Specify time if??
    only if other than 0900
  43. Group number to follow??
    NAME
  44. Officer shall indicated what (in the roll call) for each tour??
    CHAUFFEUR

    any changes in the chauffeur assignment during the tour shall be indicated as a company journal entry
  45. SAMPLE ENTRIES...

    CHIEF OFFICERS
    CV- DC JONES, DIV 3 conducted regular inspection of qtrs

    ACC-BC jones visited qtrs to investigate accident.....

    DSP- DC jones Div 3 ordered the assignment of 3 extra watches to Fr. 1st grade...
  46. COMPANY OFFICERS

    SAMPLE ENTRIES
    • EI - Lt. Jones discussed the following items with on duty members..new training bulletin on nozzles/safety bulletin on windows bars....
    • (EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION)

    EE- CAPT. JONES examined entries per SEC.15 (entries examined)

    AFID- Lt. smith and E-99 return from AFID

    • LV- Lt. jones records message from fr james smith reporting sick from residence for virus
    • (leaves)

    • msk- lt jones supervised msk insp S-1, S-2....
    • (mask inspection)-this inspection to be done and entry made following WRITING OF ROLL CALL
  47. SP

    SPECIAL ENTRIES
    SP- 1750- WHILE 10-8 CAPT. RICHARD AND MEMBERS OF E. 200 RESPONDED TO BOX 9999
  48. Housewatch

    Entries relating to receipt of alarms may be recorded in succession on single line provided??
    NOT MORE THAN 4 such signals are so entered

    no unit in qrtrs assigned to respond to these alarms

    no other event requiring an entry intervenes between the times of these entries

    a new line is used for all entries other than entries of alarms to which no unit in quarters is assigned to respond

    such entries are not crowded or rendered indistinct 

    standard form of entries is followed precisely

    a comma and a space equal to 2 letters separate such alarm entries on the same line
  49. RFD?
    reports for duty
  50. Rffd?
    ready for fire duty
  51. WPODR
    with permission of officer on duty relieved (to be used only when member is relieving another member before expiration of tour
  52. 1720 Fr. smith RFD

    1722 Fr. Hoe RFd

    entries made by??
    housewatchmen-when member reports for duty
  53. Fr. Smith- RFFD ?
    made by incoming member in red ink
  54. Fr GRey WPODR by Fr. Smith

    Who makes this entry?
    made in red ink by RELIEVED member
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Guide to Company Journals
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Study Guide Week 1
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