I guess we've been out of touch for some time.
To answer the questions, Jumper firefighters are detail guys, and are moved from tour to tour to cover sick calls, vacations, etc
The SAFER grant was written to up staff apparatus. As of this point, this happens very infrequently. All rigs still staffed with 2 people, the city used the money to cut back on overtime costs. The department also instituted a 4th medic unit, and uses the SAFER personell to staff it as a BLS rig.
To answer the questions, Jumper firefighters are detail guys, and are moved from tour to tour to cover sick calls, vacations, etc
The SAFER grant was written to up staff apparatus. As of this point, this happens very infrequently. All rigs still staffed with 2 people, the city used the money to cut back on overtime costs. The department also instituted a 4th medic unit, and uses the SAFER personell to staff it as a BLS rig.
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