Ok so let me start by introducing myself to those who dont already know me.. I am Casey and I live in a small "village" in Webster County, Mississippi. I have been a full time firefighter for 6 years in a city about 45 minutes away from where I live and I am a part time deputy sheriff in the county in which I live where i am currently going through K9 training.
I was voted in Tuesday night with seventeen members present for the vote and the vote went 17-0 in favor of me being the new Fire Chief/Training Officer which I feel good about knowing I have the backing of that many people on a 25 man roster. Even though a few of the older members expressed concern about my age but said I was the most qualified.
Let me give you a little detailed insight about the dept... We have 25 members, 1 Chief / Training Officer, 1 Asst. Chief, 3 Capt's, 1 Safety Officer. The population of the WHOLE county is 13,000 people. In our fire district we have close to 1,000 people and are centrally located in the county and represent the county seat where we have the largest building in the county being the Courthouse which is a very large 2 story and the second largest church in the county.
We run fire and EMS where we have multiple members certified EMR's, EMT's, and a Medic.
We have 1 Engine which is a 1991 GMC manual with 1,000 gal tank. (a POS! haha)
1 "Rescue" which is a 1989 Suburban (have to ether it to crank it)
1 brush truck which is a 1988 GMC army truck (have to ether and put battery pack on it to crank)
Our Budget right now is $17,000 which is the most we have ever had at the dept. We have nice gear, and nice tools/equipment but no vehicles and nowhere to put stuff. We purchased new TNT tools off of a grant and had to mount them in a tool box on top of the Fire Engine.
I really want to be a good chief for the village of Walthall and do some upgrading for faster responses to the citizens and to make the guys on the dept feel more like firefighters rather than mechanics...
If anyone has any advice for me please feel free to let me in on some things..
........ Just some other stuff about the dept below .......... trying not to bore you guys haha.................
We have new scene lights by akron in the boxes, 3 big generators, 1 new 2,000 watt silent generator, 2 new saws, Rope Rescue equipment, Stokes basket, laying in the floor at the station because we have nowhere to put it. Our Engine has the comparments full from just a few air packs, a PPV fan, and a couple halogen tools and etc.. We mounted a pickup truck tool box on top just to have room to put the Jaws on there and that is horrible and slow and dangerous getting those up and down from the top of an Engine. Our brush truck has been sitting outside uncovered because of no room in the station. Its pump is busted and I ordered that part today to fix it. It has 50 feet of 1 3/4 cotton hose laid in the back of the truck. I think I may have us a reel donated.
I could go on and on but I wont, I will keep everything updated here and post pictures of the trucks and equipment and stuff....
[highlight]The Station:[/highlight]
[highlight]Engine 691:[/highlight]
And this is where our Jaws are located haha...
[highlight]Rescue 6:[/highlight]
[highlight]Truck 6:[/highlight]
I was voted in Tuesday night with seventeen members present for the vote and the vote went 17-0 in favor of me being the new Fire Chief/Training Officer which I feel good about knowing I have the backing of that many people on a 25 man roster. Even though a few of the older members expressed concern about my age but said I was the most qualified.
Let me give you a little detailed insight about the dept... We have 25 members, 1 Chief / Training Officer, 1 Asst. Chief, 3 Capt's, 1 Safety Officer. The population of the WHOLE county is 13,000 people. In our fire district we have close to 1,000 people and are centrally located in the county and represent the county seat where we have the largest building in the county being the Courthouse which is a very large 2 story and the second largest church in the county.
We run fire and EMS where we have multiple members certified EMR's, EMT's, and a Medic.
We have 1 Engine which is a 1991 GMC manual with 1,000 gal tank. (a POS! haha)
1 "Rescue" which is a 1989 Suburban (have to ether it to crank it)
1 brush truck which is a 1988 GMC army truck (have to ether and put battery pack on it to crank)
Our Budget right now is $17,000 which is the most we have ever had at the dept. We have nice gear, and nice tools/equipment but no vehicles and nowhere to put stuff. We purchased new TNT tools off of a grant and had to mount them in a tool box on top of the Fire Engine.
I really want to be a good chief for the village of Walthall and do some upgrading for faster responses to the citizens and to make the guys on the dept feel more like firefighters rather than mechanics...
If anyone has any advice for me please feel free to let me in on some things..
........ Just some other stuff about the dept below .......... trying not to bore you guys haha.................
We have new scene lights by akron in the boxes, 3 big generators, 1 new 2,000 watt silent generator, 2 new saws, Rope Rescue equipment, Stokes basket, laying in the floor at the station because we have nowhere to put it. Our Engine has the comparments full from just a few air packs, a PPV fan, and a couple halogen tools and etc.. We mounted a pickup truck tool box on top just to have room to put the Jaws on there and that is horrible and slow and dangerous getting those up and down from the top of an Engine. Our brush truck has been sitting outside uncovered because of no room in the station. Its pump is busted and I ordered that part today to fix it. It has 50 feet of 1 3/4 cotton hose laid in the back of the truck. I think I may have us a reel donated.
I could go on and on but I wont, I will keep everything updated here and post pictures of the trucks and equipment and stuff....
[highlight]The Station:[/highlight]
[highlight]Engine 691:[/highlight]
And this is where our Jaws are located haha...
[highlight]Rescue 6:[/highlight]
[highlight]Truck 6:[/highlight]
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