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County or City department?
Just wondering how you feel about it, if you had/have a choice, which department would you join? What are some of the pros/cons to both?
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Permalink Reply by Jay Nicholson on
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What are the particulars for each dept.?
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Permalink Reply by Reg Mathis on
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I like my small, city department. It's where I can do the most good. There are plenty of guys in our county departments, so I feel I can contribute more to the city department.
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Nelson on
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Yeah sorry, I mean in the ways of benefits, transferring to another city/county (same state) later down the road for some reason etc...
This was just a general question, since I'm still very new I would hate to choose one that could cause some small issues down the road, whatever that may be, like "if you would have went with county/city you could have X entity" or "O you should have thought about going to county/city because now your stuck with X" those sort of things.
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City/County may be better titled Large/Small. At least here. Larger depts. will usually have more opportunities. My city's FD only has 2 engines. No opportunity to work a truck or other specialized duties. When the city contracted with another dept to provide services, our people went along and by the time the contract was severed, most had been promoted at least once.
I've seen big depts ACs go on to be chiefs of smaller depts.. I've never seen it the other way around.
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Permalink Reply by Smoke Eater on
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I've done both and, me personally, I like running with a city or small town department. Water supply doesn't seem to be as big of an issue with cities and towns vs. county. In the county, you may have to call for mutual aid tankers for water and depend on a shuttle. If you are working a good structure fire you will need more tankers.
Now I'm not saying that the hydrants are much better in the city or small towns. Some of them may be so old or so far away from a water plant that you could pee more pressure than they put out. But you seem to have more options for a water supply in a city or small town.
As far as exposures go, in the city houses are closer together than in the county. So that's something else you have to worry about in the city. In the county there may be some exposures close together but I would rather lose a barn or shed vs. someone else's home.
If you get snow and ice, the city would be a better choice because the roads are in a little better shape. Maybe not by much but still better. In the county, the snow blows and drifts across the roads and around buildings making it harder to get to the scene. However, sometimes in the cities the snow can bury the hydrants making it difficult to find them.
These are just some things that I can think of. The choice is ultimately yours. I can't tell you what is actually the better way to go. These are just some of the pros and cons of city/town vs. county.
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