Should Officers know how to run the pump?

I was curious how other departments Officers function in that is it a must for them to know how to run the pump on an engine or is this something that an Officer is not required to know?

Thanks, TJ

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Permalink Reply by METALHEAD on April 18, 2009 at 6:59pm

YES!

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Dunbar on April 18, 2009 at 10:14pm

Yes

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Permalink Reply by Tim Wood on April 18, 2009 at 11:03pm

When you are all volunteer everybody needs to know how to run the pump cause you never know whos going to show up. Sometimes the officers are going to have to depending on manpower at the scene.

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Permalink Reply by Patrick on April 19, 2009 at 12:29am

With my department everyone knows how to run the pump other than a few EMT's..

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Permalink Reply by turk182 on April 19, 2009 at 1:40am

I believe it is important for everyone to know how to run the pumps on the equipment because you never know when you might have to take over running the pumps if an injury would occur.

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Permalink Reply by Rob Taylor on April 19, 2009 at 9:30am

on our dept our officers are required to know the basics they may not need to know eveything but at least how to draft and get water flowing

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Permalink Reply by Co. 10 Bad-Andy on April 19, 2009 at 10:08am

In my dept. to be become an officer the person must know how to operate every piece of apparatus.

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Permalink Reply by Chuck Wright on April 19, 2009 at 10:33am

everyone knows how to run our trucks,officers should know how to run every truck in your dept. or they should'nt be an officer

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Wright on April 19, 2009 at 10:54am

Being a officer is not being a good guy in everybody mind, it has it's responabiltys also. To be a officer on my department, you must have working knowlage of ever peice of equipment the department has, 3 years as a cert. firefighter, and go before a board of 3 for a interview.

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Permalink Reply by Adam on April 19, 2009 at 10:59am

Were i am at everyone has to know how to do everything no matter wat or who u are we have capts. running the pumps when the chief is on scene... TO me i think they should know all aspects of the apparatus an know them well enough to take over or to train a new firefighter

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Permalink Reply by Deanna on April 19, 2009 at 1:04pm

That is a very good question TJ. Absolutely, officers have a lot more responsibility on their shoulders The should be able to drive/engineer all apparatus.