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01/10/2011 activities. Work on personal projects is to be immediately foregone in case of an emergency call. SECTION 25 — APPARATUS STAFFING The City shall assign three (3) Fire Fighting personnel to operate each engine company, four (4) Fire Fighting personnel to operate each ladder truck, two (2) Fire Fighting personnel to operate each reserve truck, and one (1) Fire Fighting personnel to operate each rescue truck dispatched for emergency service. Depending on the number of personnel on duty, staffing for each station may vary. Employees may refer to Operations Manual Division 5, Article 5 -7, and "Apparatus Staffing." It is agreed that reference to a minimum number of on -duty suppression personnel shall be deleted from the departmental rules and all other City documents, and the requirement to maintain any such minimum is no longer in effect. SECTION 26 — PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM The City shall continue during the term of this MOU the mandatory Physical Fitness Program for all Fire Fighter /Engineers and Fire Captains who are assigned to a twenty - four (24) hour work shift. There shall be no cost to the City for the Physical Fitness Program, and it shall normally be conducted between the hours of 0830 and 0930 hours, but the company officer may determine other times for physical activity as needed. The parties agree that the Safety Committee can establish guidelines on any prohibited physical fitness activities. SECTION 27 — DRUG - FREE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES The Parties agree that providing fire protection and emergency services to the community, and the illegal use or possession by employees of drugs, are incompatible and unacceptable. It is the obligation of employees not to be impaired due to drug use when they are to report for, or when they are on duty; not to possess illegal drugs or to possess prescription drugs without a bona fide prescription during duty hours or while on City property; not to directly or indirectly sell or provide impairing drugs to a fellow employee while either or both employees are on duty, except in the proper course of providing emergency medical care to such fellow employees; and to notify his /her supervisor, before commencing work, when taking any medications or drugs which may interfere with the safe and effective performance of duties. 52 Page 58 #15077 MUFF # 905