Unit Assignments
The minimum staffing is as follows:
- Engines, Quints and Platforms:
- 1 Company Officer (Operational Captain)
- 1 Driver Operator
- 1 Firefighter
- Rescues:
- 1 Lieutenant
- 1 Firefighter/Paramedic
- 1 Firefighter/EMT
- Special Operations (Haz-Mat/Dive/High Angle Rescue):
- 1 Haz-Mat Driver/Operator
- 1 Firefighter/Haz-Mat Technician
- Tenders (formerly "Tankers"):
- 1 Driver/Operator
- ARFF Airport Crash Trucks (called Dragons):
- 1 ARFF FF/Driver
- Brush trucks are not normally staffed except during Fire Warning periods or after hurricanes. The crew from the engine takes the truck if it is needed and they both operate together as a Task Force.
Open assignments are bid twice a year and are chosen by seniority. If a person already holds an assignment, they cannot be "bumped" out of it unless the station is being disbanded or as a disciplinary action.
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