Gold Standard: Fire Department Family Planning/Reproductive Health Policy Kit

• Pregnancy Policy with 2024 Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act updated guidelines

• Gold Standard Family Planning Policy and Resource Guide / Informal with references

• Gold Standard Family Planning Policy / Formal SOP Language

• Family Planning Resource Guide

• Physician’s Evaluation Form for Pregnant Firefighter

• Sample Letter from the Fire Chief

• Family Care Form (modified duty request for early pregnancy, adoption/fostering, trying to conceive that keeps your request internal and not involving HR)

Associated Policies and Documents

• NFPA 1582, Chapter 9.14: Pregnancy and Reproductive Health

• FMLA Policy

• Lactation Policy

• Guarantee Modified Duty Position During Pregnancy - Alameda FD

• Menopause Policy

Get your Union Involved

• Request to Make Fertility Treatment a Presumptive Illness: Washington State Council of Fire Fighters

• Request Your Local or Department Make These Changes (if they haven’t already)

Miscellaneous

• Reproductive Health Awareness Flyer

• Medical: Clearance for Pregnant Firefighter (sample form to have completed by physician)

• Medical: Return to Work Form (sample form to have completed by physician)

• Congressional History of Pregnancy Discrimination in the U.S. | Library of Congress

Comparable Reproductive Health Policies:

• Gig Harbor Fire & Rescue