How many firefighters are in the TDR?

[jandtjil]

In spirit!

PCS orders took me away from the Omaha area and the Bellevue VFD (Station#1 1992-1995). While there, it was a dream come true as that was what I originally had joined the AF for (I didn't have a guaranteed fireman slot).

Someday I will get the chance again, hopefully while I can still outrun most folks to catch a truck!



JJ

 

[Fireman]

26 Yr

Professional, 26 years service. Currently apparatus operator/paramedic.



Fireman

 

[smoky]

!!`

voluinteer Oakdale Rurual Fire Department!@!!!Oo.

 

[JTBMC]

Professional Firefighter, 28 on years on the job, Local 2455

Captian Fire Investigator platoon II

TJ



Will24

Yep, Full time paid Department we are staffed by 150 paid Firefighters. I was a Volunteer for 3 years prior to getting hired on in 1975. I'm thinking about retiring in 2005, Maybe

 

[Will24]

tjlaffite, I'll just assume you meant professional CAREER firefighter, all of us (well, most) are professional, paid or volunteer





-Will

 

[Big E]

Engineer, 15 years in. L-55



2 years volunteer previously.



Our Dept. currently is at 18 stations and rising.

 

[Sparky 794]

22 Years / Lt. / Paid on call / 1 - Engine / 1 - Ladder / 1 - Command-Medical

 

[smartineau]

Just over 13 years paid, just under 3 years as a volunteer.



6 staffed engines, 1 ladder, 2 aid cars, (Task 125 you are lucky, just fires) 1 BC, now that winter is here we sometimes have a 3rd aid car and or a 7th engine.



we have about 150 paid FF's



steve

 

[Task125]

I feel lucky Smartineau,

I don't even want to think of how many runs we would have doing ems calls ,I have a lot of respect for those who do. but it is so nice just answering fire calls.

 

[Will24]

The one company I run with runs a measly 200 calls a year, if I included EMS in that it would be more like 1400!

 

[Mactruck]

I just found this thread, sorry I'm late.

Our Vol. dept. runs about 250 calls a year.

We have 2 engines, 1 Hose tender, 1 tanker, (All Mack's) 1 rescue (international) and 2 brush trucks (1950's D50's) We run out of 2 stations.

We currently have a new rescue on order to be delivered at around the end of this year. We are also speccing out a 2nd tanker.

We also handle the medicals at an additional 400 calls a year. with one Ambulance.

Been in the dept. for 7 years. Presently an Engineer. Past lieutenant.



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[FireChick]

I've been a firefighter for 9 years all volunteer (trying to go paid). In the same department as MacTruck... . Marlborough, CT (the engines are the same ).



nicole

 

[HoleshotHolset]

Dear old Dad (of course he's a CTD owner!) has been in long enough that he's retiring in 2 years.



His crowning moment (IMHO) is when he did a 'doughnut' in a deserted snow covered shopping center parking lot with a ladder truck. (not too many people know about that one!)



Like father, like son.



Matt

 

[tntway]

hey KEV-- lets hope that tanker y'all is spec'ing out is a REAL tanker like that oine up off exit 10..... (the BA autocar)... ... .



WELCOME ABOARD NIC... ... bout time hun

 

[grincon]

grincon

Paid fire dept. --Albuquerque Fire Dept. Captain, 18 1/2 years.

20 fire stations-20 pumpers, 5 ladders, 4 battalions(districts),

14 rescues. Approx 70,000 calls/year. Fire, EMS, everything calls.

 

[Hillbilly Hotrodder]

Paid Firefighter/ Paramedic in Texas.



2 Engines, 1 Quint, 2 MICUs, 1 Brush truck, and Batallion Truck. And they're all painted Yellow, not red:{

 

[Will24]

Hillbilly, leave 'em out in the texas sun, they'll ripen





-Will

 

[HoleshotHolset]

70k calls a year!!! I think that my hometown sees like 8k or something like that... . I'll have to ask Dad...



Matt

 

[Rob Levandoski]

Finishing up year #20 . . . EMS-I, EMT-Intermediate, Fire Officer 2, etc. . .

Really cool department web-site . . . ellingtonfire.org

 

[HoleshotHolset]

'Plugging' the FD website....

Is that 'payola' or 'plugola' ?



Matt