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Permalink Reply by Edward Fleming on January 24, 2009 at 10:57pm

Lisa i dont know where you are from but in N.C. we have to have 20 members on our roster to stay an active fire dept. Which we barely keep, is there no requirment as to how many people you have to have? ED.

Permalink Reply by Hugh on January 24, 2009 at 11:06pm

We have one Engine 1750 and a Hvy Rescue /Engine and a 105 ft quint and a Hi Ex Foam and Ventilation truck and a Squad and two Medic Units in one station with forty members and we are situated in the downtown and surrounded by a second class township which we house alot of the businesses. We also do alot of mutual aid response.Hughie The 57 House

Permalink Reply by Edward Fleming on January 24, 2009 at 11:15pm

I am on 2 fire departments both vol. on one we have a 1990 e-one pumper 1250 pump w/1000 gal tank. One 2006 international pumper/tanker w/1250 pump w/1000 gal tank. One 2007 ford 550 mini pumper w/500 gpm pump w/300 gal tank w/20 gal foam tank. And one 1997 suburban for first respond for medical calls. On the other F.D. we have a 1985 international pumper w/1250 gpm pump w/1000 gal. tank. One 1980 tanker that carries 1000 gal. And one 1994 mini pumper 300 gal tank .

Permalink Reply by brian williams on January 26, 2009 at 8:30pm

lets see coal township fire department 6 engines, 1 heavy rescue,1 brush truck, and 3 cheifs

station 110(my company) 20 active members,1 engine, and a special unit for more guys and gear and tools(blth rigs are black on red)


(dont really know beside the rigs what the others have)
station 120 1 engine (which is purple)

staion 130 1 engine (white on red)

station 140 1 engine(white on red)

station 150 1 engine (white on red) and one brush truck

station 160 1 engine (red)

station 190 1 heavy rescu (blue)

Permalink Reply by Rob on January 26, 2009 at 10:53pm

My current department is a volunteer department with about 60 on the roster (12 part-time for just the medic). We run 4 stations and on a good day turn out about 15 for a house fire. We cover 72 square miles of unincorporated area with about 23 of it being farm land. We have 4 first out engines, a couple of tankers, and a couple back up engines, 1 rescue, and 2 medics (usually only 1 in service at a time due to manning). Rune volume is about 1300 per year +/- a few depending on the year.

The department I just left covers 1/3 of a township and the 1 sq. miles village it surrounds with 1 station and about 25 people. They run an engine/tanker, a tanker, a rescue, and a medic. Total run volume is low 300's per year.

Permalink Reply by Robert on February 7, 2009 at 9:41am

We have a 8 bay station with a fully manned ems crew on duty 24/7. A total of 13 ems personal and 17 firefighting personal. 2 Engines, 2 Tankers, 2 Brush trucks, 2 Ambulances, A command vehicle, A snowmobile with rescue sled and that about sum's it up.

Permalink Reply by Brandon on February 17, 2009 at 2:00pm

7 bays, 7 trucks
- 2 Ambulances
- brush
- tanker
- engine 1
- engine 2
- rescue

Permalink Reply by Robert Solberg on February 22, 2009 at 9:29pm

5 type 6 attack trucks, 2 tenders, 2 duece and a halves with 2500 gallons apeice

Permalink Reply by John Rulli Jr. on February 23, 2009 at 5:11pm

Our station houses six trucks. Two engines, one rescue, one tanker, one brush, and one Squad. We also have a 6x4 gater with a medbed or pump with 25 gallons of water for brushfires.

Permalink Reply by cliff leath on March 4, 2009 at 8:58pm

I think I might have the smallest.....16 guys
1) 1988 ALF Pumper
2)1971 Ford Pumper
3)1977 AMC 6x6 - in house job 2000 gallon tank 300 gpm pump with monitors-grass fire machine for sure
4)1985 Chevy 4x4 -ex airforce truck with 200 gallon skid unit .
5)2007 Ford F-350 grass truck. This is the only new truck our department has ever owned.

We have a 4 bay station that are all drive through. We serve 90 square miles. The town is only 700 people.

Detroit Texas

Permalink Reply by Finn Volunteer on March 7, 2009 at 12:30pm

We have 3 bays, one engine, one tanker , one support vehicle, and small boat

About 40 FF`s on list, but only about half is active in trainigs and calls

We cover app. 147 square km´s/ 57 square miles, with population 13,000
Here´s 3 vollie stations, everyone covers same amount of area in the city, plus career unit who cover entire city.
Vollies are more like support for careers here.

farm land, suburban areas,forests, railroads, highway´s, we have them all..
Around 80 calls per year

Permalink Reply by Matthew Mask on March 7, 2009 at 8:55pm

Lafe Fire Dept. in Lafe Arkansas. We have four trucks 2 brush trucks and 2 pumpers. We have 14 active members and cover 5 very small townships and backup two more bigger ones. We cover bout 10-12 sq. miles and have 80 t0 100 calls a year mostly grass fires.

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