What is your volunteer department like?

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Permalink Reply by Bruce C Ziebarth on July 18, 2008 at 4:22pm

I am fortunate to be a member of a large department. We have:
14 Fire Stations
14 Front line Engines
14 Tankers
Over 300 Personnel
10 Quick Response Vehicles (I think, maybe more)
2 Boats (Again, maybe more)
2 Large Mobile Command Vehicles
2 Rescue Squads

Special Teams:
Federal Wildland Team
Federal Urban Search & Rescue Team
Dive Team
Bike Team (for our local trails)
Hazardous Materials Team

I am not sure on the total number of calls for all stations. I know our busiest station alone had over 3,000 calls last year.

Because of our size I have not been to every station. These numbers maybe slightly low. You can check out our website at www.bcfdmo.com.

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Permalink Reply by James C on July 18, 2008 at 8:41pm

DESOTO CITY FD

6-8 SQ MILES

1-STATION

1-STRUCTURAL/RESCUE PUMPER
1-RESCUE PUMPER
1- 105' FT LADDER/PUMPER
1-BRUSH TRUCK
1-BOBCAT ATV(RESCUE/BRUSH UNIT)
1-RESERVE PUMPER
1-DUTY VEHICLE

1-ASST CHIEF
5-CAPTS
APPROX 20 FF'S

APPROX 500 CALLS A YEAR

DEPT IS A COMBINATION DEPT
3-PAID, REST ARE VOLUNTEER

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Permalink Reply by CHIEF Al Porter on July 19, 2008 at 12:15am

We run about 80 calls a yr. cover 36 sq. miles, All volunteer dept. We do mutual aid with our city and other volunteer dept.
1 - 1000 gal pumper 5 man cab 1250 gpm pump
1 - 1300 gal pumper / tanker 1250 gpm pump
2 - 1500 gal tankers
1 - 500 gal mini-pumper 300 gpm pump 4x4 1 ton
1 - pick up 4x4 3/4 ton

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Permalink Reply by Andy Coleman on August 9, 2008 at 5:33pm

DeSoto Rural Fire Protection Dist

16 paid staff, 30 Volunteers

Will have 7 stations soon, 3 paid and 4 Volunteer. We cover 265 square miles, run approx 1200 calls a year.

Station One - 5814 rescue pumper, 5813 2000 gal tanker, 5816 Heavy Rescue squad/command post/rehab, 5818 brush/Ems, 5889 Kabota atv, 5879 Cert Trailer

Station Two - 5824 rescue pumper, 5828 brush/Ems, 5899 rescue boat

Station Three - 5834 rescue pumper, 5838 brush/Ems, 58Edith Safety Trailer

Station Four - 5844 rescue pumper 1800 gal

Station Five - 5854 rescue pumper 2500 gal

Station Six - 5864 rescue pumper 1000 gal

Station Seven - 5874 rescue pumper 2250 gal

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Permalink Reply by PFC Harmon on August 9, 2008 at 7:13pm

1 station Briceville Vol. Fire TN
07 sterling pumper/tanker by fierra fire
05 f-550 mini-pumper/rescue/E.M.S. by fierra fire
76 Chevy 6500 tanker
OLD ford cabover for sale out of service
Lots of POVs and 4-wheelers for forest fires and atv accidents
20 vol. FFs
250 to 350 calls

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Permalink Reply by mike wright on August 9, 2008 at 10:16pm

In my station we split a township which is 6x6 miles so we cover 3x3. We in our station we have one engine, one tender, two brush trucks. Along with our trucks our brother dept which we mutual aid with on everything they also have one engine, one tender and two brush trucks with a rescue. So in our township we have double of everything. On the down side of this we run both stations on less than 10,000 a year.

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Permalink Reply by firechief911 on August 18, 2008 at 9:17pm

calion vol fire dept Arkansas 20 vol lake comunity and a river
we run only fire rescue calls between 75/ 125 calls per year cover 16 square miles

2 / / 1500 gpm pumpers 500 gallon tanks 1992 / 1990
1 // 3000 gallon tanker 10 in dump valve dump tank trash pump 1972
1 // 1500 gallon tanker 10 in dump 500 gpm pump 1992
1 // 1200 gallon tank brush truck milatary 1970
1 // ford box type road rescue ambulance body used for rescue tools, ppf ,gen ,6 air packs,12 bottles aed first responders kit cribbing cutting torch poratable lights service truck 1994

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Permalink Reply by T.J. on September 10, 2008 at 6:03pm

We've have 30 Male Firefighters and 3 Women Firefighters

We'got 3 pumpers
2 tankers
1 heavy rescue
1 small rescue
1 brush truck
1 ladder truck

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Permalink Reply by Justin Buck on September 10, 2008 at 6:38pm

we have 3 station, we cove about 55 sq miles we have one of the larger covered area in the county.

Brush Truck:
1. 1972 Jeep 4X4 white it holds 300 gallons of water with a hose reel
2. 1986 GMC 4X4 red is still a work in progress
3. 1974 Jeep 4X4 red it holds 300 gallons of water with hose reel

Pumpers:
1. 2008 freightliner red 1000 gallons
2. 1976 ford red 1000 gallons

Tankers:
1. 1992 international red 2500 gallons

Rescue:
1. 1996 red ford 1 1/2 ton

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Permalink Reply by Finn Volunteer on February 4, 2009 at 5:45am

2 Engines
1 Tanker
1 Support vehicle

80 call per year, and 40 volunteers ( 5 women)

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Permalink Reply by turk182 on February 4, 2009 at 9:25am

Allison#2 Volunteer Fire Department

2 Mack CF Engines
1 Ford Tanker
1 Chevy Brush Truck

About 230 alarms a year.

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Permalink Reply by John on February 4, 2009 at 9:28am

5 Front line engines 1 Ladder 1 Rescue 1 Brush truck 2 Staffed Medics and 3 medics for back ups and 2 reserve engines and reserve ladder 2 boats 1 tanker

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