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Quote: From there, we headed over to Citrus County to get a couple slightly newer rigs. The weather was not helpful.....
Tell me how the Sheriff part fits into Fire Rescue..always wondered how this worked?
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Quote: Tell me how the Sheriff part fits into Fire Rescue..always wondered how this worked?
From what I understand, Citrus County merged Fire-Rescue, 911 Dispatch, EMA, Animal Control, and law enforcement into one Public Safety Department, under the direction of the Sheriff, like a public safety director. Fire-Rescue is a combination of paid, on-call and volunteer staff, led by a Fire Chief who reports to the Sheriff. Unlike many P.S.D.'s, there is no cross-training between divisions, although Sheriff's Deputies can be volunteers. Every Firefighter I have talked with seems happy with the arrangement.
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We continued in Sumter County on Saturday morning, but the weather wasn't much better.
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As the weather cleared a bit, we went back to the antique truck show as there was supposed to be more apparatus on display.
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This 1926 American LaFrance 750 GPM Type 75 pumper , #5811, served Orlando, FL.
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I found this former Florida Forest Service rig over in the antique truck display, a Dodge Power Wagon.
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After leaving the show, we headed to some Lake County stations.
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Lake County also maintains this Breast Cancer Awareness truck.
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Brush 54, Lake County, FL
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We finished up Saturday in Ocala. Two of the stations we stopped at were using reserve pumpers.
Engine 2 (reserve), Ocala, FL
2001
E\-One Cyclone II
1250/500
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Rescue 2, Ocala, FL
2008 Ford F-550/19??
E\-One
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Rescue 3, Ocala, FL
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Engine 3 (reserve), Ocala, FL
1995
E\-One Sentry
1250/500/50' Teleboom
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E\-One Typhoon
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