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PermalinkReply byChris Pepler上March 8, 2008 at 12:30pm

作为一个工会，我们需要在教育民选官员方面做得更好。FIRE OPS 101早已到期。政客们来来去去。教育过程正在进行中，无法停止！管理层也需要对人员配备做出坚定的立场。我们可能在某些问题上有差异，但是安全人员配备应该是双方的共同利益。

Historically, the fire service has been horrible at marketing our business. We (Labor & Management)need to do a better job of marketing response times and how they directly effect the public.IT IS ALL ABOUT RESPONSE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Union members as a whole need to get involved!!!

PermalinkReply by大卫·波利科夫（David Polikoff）上March 9, 2008 at 7:09am

Our chief did manage to increase our staffing from 3 to 4 on our engine companies. He did this by making our MICU 1 and 1(1 medic and 1 EMT) the 2nd medic was placed on the engine. All our career people are cross trained (fire and EMS). Unfortunately the rest of our apparatus (truck and rescue squad) still run with 3. It is a step in the right direction, but the special services need the increased staffing. Most stations rely on the volunteers to increase the staffing, but if no volunteers are in the station there is no increased staffing. This is just one of the issues with a combination system.

PermalinkReply by里克·莫瑟（Rick Mosher）上March 12, 2008 at 10:44pm

Wow safe stafing. My fire department has struggled over the years, money, elected officals, city adminstrators. We currently have three on the Truck and three on the Engine for a total of six per 24 hours. The safety issue arises when someone uses a sick day or vac. the Truck is reduced to two firefighers. Some times a driver and firefighter no officer. It is very hard to be effective with two, especilly on a Truck.

So what have we done. Well each year the over time budget increses and we use the money at the end of the year to provide fully staffed truck September through December. We ask each year for two more firefighters and to promote two lieutenants. We have one lieutenant that works the 24/48 while the other three shifts work the modified Berkley (4days off). The lieutenant works everyones first shift day after 4 days off. This provides seven person staffing and an officer for the truck or six person staffing if someone is missing This has worked well, hopfully we can add two more so the lt can return to the Berkely. Each shift has a Captain, five Firefighters.

Stay Safe Rick Mosher