STATION 49
STATION 49 IS HOME TO SQUAD 49 THE ONLY UNIT IN THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE CAPABILITIES OF
HEAVY EXTRICATION WITH PRE-CONNECTED EXTRICATION TOOLS AS WELL AS THE PORTABLE
POWERPACKS, AN AIR CASCADE SYSTEM, & DIVE RESCUE. SQUAD 49 RESPONDS TO ALL FIRES AS WELL
AS ALL WRECKS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ENTRAPMENT. ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT THEY ALSO HANDLE
ALL MEDICAL CALLS IN THEIR TERRITORY WHENEVER THEY'RE HOME THAT IS. THE SQUAD IS THE ONLY
TRUCK IN THE CITY THAT MAY BE STAFFED WITH 6 PERSONNEL DUE TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES THEY
HOLD, NORMAL SHIFT HOWEVER, IS USUALLY ONLY 4. STATION 49 IS STAFFED WITH 2 PARAMEDICS AT
ALL TIMES. SQUAD 49 UNLIKE HEAVY RESCUE 4 IS A CITY UNIT WITH HEAVY RESCUE 4 BEING A CITY AS
WELL AS DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY UNIT WHICH GOES ON STATEWIDE DEPLOYMENTS
AFTER DISASTERS.