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Each shift consists of four positions. An Assistant Chief is in charge
of overall operations, all staff on duty that day, and oversees the Headquarters
Station. A Lieutenant is in charge of the South Station and the people
working there. An Acting Officer is designated for each shift. This
person is one of the top three Fire Fighters that has tested for promotion to
Lieutenant. There are also an additional 6 Fire Fighters that rotate between
both stations.
The South Station is staffed with 3 or 4 personnel based upon total staffing
that day. The Headquarters Station carries the balance of on-duty
personnel that day, from 3 to 5 total. Up to 2 people per shift may be on
vacation at any given time. People also may be on leave for illness, or
out of town training. Our current minimum staffing on shift is 7, with 4
being at Headquarters and 3 at the South Station.
Staff Personnel
Our "Staff" personnel work a traditional 40-hour work week, Monday
through Friday, 8am to 4:30pm. Their major responsibility is to operate as
"support staff" for those working on the line. While they are
not primarily involved in emergency operations, they make it possible for line
personnel to do their jobs and provide the leadership necessary for the
department to function.
We have a Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, Training Director, and 2 Office
Specialists. Everyone but the Training Director works in the Remley Annex,
on office building built next to and connecting to the Headquarters Station. The
Training Director works out of an office at Headquarters.
TEAMWORK
While it appears that there is a great deal of separation between our 2
categories of personnel, we all work very well together. The true
difference is that there are a few more people here Monday through Friday during
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