Not sure on R414, I do know I've heard that there are complaints that it's too small. There were complaints that the volunteer owned R414 was too small and thats why it had to go. Red or slime lime there seems to be complaints no matter what. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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And there are 4 ambulances, 8,9,10,11. I was the one that brought 29 up and that was an example of what the radio designators would be if two medics ran out of a house and both were run by career staff. There had been talk at one point that some or all of the ambulances (named above) would be placed out of service and their staffing and rigs would get transferred out to busy medic houses to put a second medic in at peak times. 29 was one of the stations mentioned. It was a very high level conversation and I don't think it went far beyond seeing what it would look like. Beyond having enough ALS qualified personnel to do it (which with the one and one's there might have been) there are space issues in the fire houses and the fact that 8 and 10's units are volie owned - and that's the tip of the iceberg. So it didn't happen in the end.
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To SrFire Offical and Chief 413 (others please chime in) are their any plans to replaced RS414s current rig which I understand was taken from the county reserve pool? Also someone recently mentioned the county having 4 staffed ambulances and then mention 429. I thought the ambulances were at 8, 9 , 10 and 11, does 429 also staff an ambulance?
Thanks for all the great information posted lately.
dave
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' />And there are 4 ambulances, 8,9,10,11. I was the one that brought 29 up and that was an example of what the radio designators would be if two medics ran out of a house and both were run by career staff. There had been talk at one point that some or all of the ambulances (named above) would be placed out of service and their staffing and rigs would get transferred out to busy medic houses to put a second medic in at peak times. 29 was one of the stations mentioned. It was a very high level conversation and I don't think it went far beyond seeing what it would look like. Beyond having enough ALS qualified personnel to do it (which with the one and one's there might have been) there are space issues in the fire houses and the fact that 8 and 10's units are volie owned - and that's the tip of the iceberg. So it didn't happen in the end.
[quote name='photo5' timestamp='1318511748' post='460264']
To SrFire Offical and Chief 413 (others please chime in) are their any plans to replaced RS414s current rig which I understand was taken from the county reserve pool? Also someone recently mentioned the county having 4 staffed ambulances and then mention 429. I thought the ambulances were at 8, 9 , 10 and 11, does 429 also staff an ambulance?
Thanks for all the great information posted lately.
dave
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