Odds and Ends

[Peter Szerlagi]

Sarasota County FD in Florida lists the entire staffing for each
station on their website - ambulances ("Rescues") are staffed by 1
medic and 1 firefighter (FF) / EMT - engine companies seemed to be
staffed by either 2 or 3 people - the ALS Engines have 1 officer + 1
firemedic + 1 FF - the County FD operates 4 or 5 rescues out of city
fire stations - the County FD covers all unincorporated areas plus the
City of Sarasota - County Ladder trucks are staffed by 2 FFs - FFs
work 24 on / 48 off

Charlotte County Florida has a county FD - iirc they cover most of the
county with both fire and EMS units

Lee County Florida is served by multiple local FDs and "fire control
districts" - ambulance transport is done by Lee County EMS - FFs work
24 on / 48 off irc

Arlington Mass L1 today is using the Arlington Quint ('Arl L2' maybe -
not sure how it is lettered these days - used to be Eng 3) -
apparently the Boston Ladder has gone back to the big city - the
Arlington Quint has 2 rear axles

Peabody Mass - Eng 5 and Medic 1 went to a EMS call - both units were
heard on 484.6625R

Foxborough Mass - both Eng 24 and Ladder 26 went to a fire alarm -
they used 484.6625 R - Eng 24 was all broken up inside the bld