| STATION 12 |
STATION 12 IS THE ONLY STATION IN THE CITY OF MIDLEGO TO RUN A 2 PIECE COMBINATION UNIT.
THE FIRST UNIT IS A 2011 BRAUN AMBULANCE ON A SPARTAN CHASSIS, EQUIPPED WITH A 300 GALLON
COMPRESSED AIR FOAM SYSTEM, WITH A 500 GALLON PER MINUTE PUMP. THIS UNIT IS STAFFED WITH A
CAPTAIN SERGEANT AND FIREFIGHTER, 2 OF WHICH ARE PARAMEDICS. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS
PARTICULAR UNIT ARE TO RESPOND TO AND TRANSPORT ON MEDICAL CALLS, AS WELL AS ANSWER FIRE
CALLS AND MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS IN THEIR TERRITORY. THOUGH THIS TRUCK DOES NOT CARRY THE
PROPER EQUIPMENT FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE IT STILL RESPONDS FOR THE MANPOWER AND TRANSPORT
CAPABILITIES. ON SMALL CAR FIRES AND GRASS FIRES THIS UNIT IS HOWEVER, ABLE TO HANDLE THEM ON
ITS OWN DUE TO THE CAFS ONBOARD.
THE SECOND UNIT IS A 2011 F-450 DELUGE UNIT. IT IS STAFFED WITH 1 PERSON, RANK BEING OPTIONAL
DEPENDING THE 2 PARAMEDICS RANKS ON THE RESCUE. THIS UNIT RESPONDS WITH THE RESCUE ON ALL
NON MEDICAL CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL MANPOWER, AND IS ALSO A SPECIAL CALL UNIT FOR ALL LARGE
FIRES. WHEN NOT ON FIRE RELATED CALLS THIS UNIT IS USED TO RETRIEVE MEDICS FROM THE HOSPITALS
AND RETURN THEM TO THEIR ENGINE COMPANY. THIS HOWEVER, IS ONLY DONE IF THE MEDIC TRANSPORTS
TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE BATTALION OPPOSITE OF THEIRS, OR REQUESTED BY THE CAPTAIN OF THAT
ENGINE OR BATTALION CHIEF.
THE FIRST UNIT IS A 2011 BRAUN AMBULANCE ON A SPARTAN CHASSIS, EQUIPPED WITH A 300 GALLON
COMPRESSED AIR FOAM SYSTEM, WITH A 500 GALLON PER MINUTE PUMP. THIS UNIT IS STAFFED WITH A
CAPTAIN SERGEANT AND FIREFIGHTER, 2 OF WHICH ARE PARAMEDICS. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS
PARTICULAR UNIT ARE TO RESPOND TO AND TRANSPORT ON MEDICAL CALLS, AS WELL AS ANSWER FIRE
CALLS AND MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS IN THEIR TERRITORY. THOUGH THIS TRUCK DOES NOT CARRY THE
PROPER EQUIPMENT FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE IT STILL RESPONDS FOR THE MANPOWER AND TRANSPORT
CAPABILITIES. ON SMALL CAR FIRES AND GRASS FIRES THIS UNIT IS HOWEVER, ABLE TO HANDLE THEM ON
ITS OWN DUE TO THE CAFS ONBOARD.
THE SECOND UNIT IS A 2011 F-450 DELUGE UNIT. IT IS STAFFED WITH 1 PERSON, RANK BEING OPTIONAL
DEPENDING THE 2 PARAMEDICS RANKS ON THE RESCUE. THIS UNIT RESPONDS WITH THE RESCUE ON ALL
NON MEDICAL CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL MANPOWER, AND IS ALSO A SPECIAL CALL UNIT FOR ALL LARGE
FIRES. WHEN NOT ON FIRE RELATED CALLS THIS UNIT IS USED TO RETRIEVE MEDICS FROM THE HOSPITALS
AND RETURN THEM TO THEIR ENGINE COMPANY. THIS HOWEVER, IS ONLY DONE IF THE MEDIC TRANSPORTS
TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE BATTALION OPPOSITE OF THEIRS, OR REQUESTED BY THE CAPTAIN OF THAT
ENGINE OR BATTALION CHIEF.
DELUGE / RESCUE 12 CREW THE MEMBERS OF THESE 2 UNITS WERE ISSUED A NEW SET OF MORNING PRIDE GEAR IN 2 DIFFERENT STYLES WHICH ARE IN A TRIAL PHASE BY THE DEPARTMENT |
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