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Permalink Reply by Jessica Travis on February 15, 2009 at 8:21pm

at my station were not allowed to ride on the trucks for insurance reasons... until your a member at 18

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Permalink Reply by Joey "BigShow" De Piano on February 15, 2009 at 9:20pm

That would depend on the situation..if your going to a call no why?..they have no clue what to do or expect and the risk factors...if it is a parade or event where unit will not be responding ..yes more control obviously..in the event person is a jr or explorer ..3rd due or slow response rig..just my feeling on it and you NEED SOP..on that one to C.Y.A.

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Permalink Reply by Tony P on February 15, 2009 at 9:31pm

On calls, only firefighters are allowed in our vehicles. That means (as I said on your other thread Candy) 16 years old, minimum. In my Brigade that means 16.5, because nobody gets in a truck, on a call, until they have attained their Wildfire competency.

Juniors don't suffer the frustration here because they aren't given pagers. Pagers are only issued when a person attains Wildfire qualification and becomes a Firefighter.

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