You mean people actually follow that "Code" thingie?

Most of our calls are EMS. Station one = two ambulances, primary engine, backup/extrication engine, tower ladder. Station two = former front line engine, and an ambulance.

Each shift has a "minimum staffing level" of 7 - at St. 1 we run 2 FF/PM dedicated to the "front line" ambulance; two more on 2nd line squad (Ambulance=Squad="Rescue" in our town) - usually FF/PM's, but we still have a few "grandfathered" folks who can be FF/EMT-B's. These guys also double as the engineer and "jump" man for engine responses. One Shift Commander (appointee), usually a hard-ranked (civil service) Lt. Extra folks usually wind up occupying truck or jump positions, to dedicate the engineer to the engine.

Two FF/PM's at our "west side" station, that man whatever vehicle is needed, and bring themselves and their ambulance into town if we get multiple ambulance calls.

We've been trying to get the FD to enact SOP/SOG's, but our brass think that the union's trying to run the dept - in fact, they either a)don't want to be told how to do things, and b) are ignorant about the scope of OSHA/IDOL's punitive capabilities! It winds up where we have three fire departments sharing a station and wearing the same uniform - if you get shift traded, first priority is forgetting how you used to do it! [Linked Image]

Usually run Ambulance to accidents, unless it comes in as an entrapment / rollover / big MF'er, then they roll a squad (ambulance) and our extrication engine. Structural response, two engines, ambulance, ladder truck (depending on type of structure, nature of call, available manpower in station).

And yes,