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Fire and EMS
Block Island Fire and Rescue runs out of a three-bay station in town. Fires, wrecks, medical calls and anything else nobody else can handle.
What you'll do
On shift
- Respond to house fires, vehicle fires and brush fires
- Stretch hose lines and work the pump panel
- Hook up to hydrants around town
- Run Ladder 1 and its aerial
- Treat wounds and transport patients in Rescue 1 and 2
- Light up scenes at night and keep roads safe
Vehicles and equipment
The kit
Fire
Engine 1
Pierce Saber, first due. Both pump panels modelled, with working gauges.
Hose lines and fittings
Stretch, connect and charge real lines.
Hydrants
Placed around town. Know where yours is.
Ladder 1
Pierce heavy ladder. Set the outriggers, then turn, raise and extend the aerial. Tip nozzle, and you can climb it.
Scene lights
Light up a night scene so the crew can work.
EMS
Rescue 1
F-600 ambulance for medical calls and transports.
Rescue 2
Second ambulance for busy nights.
Wound and treatment system
Wounds, a medical window, stretchers into the ambulance, SCBA and smoke injuries.
Station alarm
Red alert lights in the bays when a call comes in.
Rank structure
Chain of command
Pay is per paycheck. Paychecks come every 20 minutes.
- Firefighter-EMT$1,500
- Lieutenant$1,750
- Captain$2,000
- Chief$2,250
Operating procedures
SOPs
Coming before launch.
The Fire and EMS standard operating procedures will be published here and pinned in the department's Discord channel. Applicants are expected to read them before their first shift.