How many people makes up a Squad?
Oh haha, the Squad is short of Rescue Squad!
Our station runs the following units 24/7: Paramedic Engine (4-5 personnel), Medic unit (2 personnel), Rescue Squad (4-5 personnel). Those are run by the career staff who are paid by the county and they work rotating 24hr shifts.
The volunteer side can put the following units into service: 2 ambulances, 1 Engine.
Usually we run 1 volunteer ambulance every night, and all weekend long.
Those two ambulances, and that engine, can all be "upgraded" by adding in a paramedic.
So basically (making up the unit numbers because people could google the unit type and number and see what station i work out of) these are what run from where I work.
Rescue Squad 123, Medic 123, Paramedic Engine 123
Ambulance 123, Ambulance 123 B(ravo), Engine 123 B(ravo)
Whenever you have two of the same unit with the same number, the second one is ALWAYS designated the Bravo unit. For example, if we had a medic on our ambulance, instead of being another going from Ambulance 123 --> Medic 123... it has to change like this Ambulance 123 --> Medic 123 B. This because we already have a Medic 123 that operates from our station.
Our Bravo engine isn't usually in service due to the fact that we don't have enough volunteer Firefighters or drivers who are able to staff it regularly.
(Forgot we have other units here too)
Adding this in, we also operate the Boat Support Unit, Urban Search and Rescue Task Force One, Support Unit/Utility vehicle, and Duty Vehicle.
So the TLDR of this is: A Rescue Squad has 4-5 Fire Fighter/Rescue Technicians on board XD
Our station runs the following units 24/7: Paramedic Engine (4-5 personnel), Medic unit (2 personnel), Rescue Squad (4-5 personnel). Those are run by the career staff who are paid by the county and they work rotating 24hr shifts.
The volunteer side can put the following units into service: 2 ambulances, 1 Engine.
Usually we run 1 volunteer ambulance every night, and all weekend long.
Those two ambulances, and that engine, can all be "upgraded" by adding in a paramedic.
So basically (making up the unit numbers because people could google the unit type and number and see what station i work out of) these are what run from where I work.
Rescue Squad 123, Medic 123, Paramedic Engine 123
Ambulance 123, Ambulance 123 B(ravo), Engine 123 B(ravo)
Whenever you have two of the same unit with the same number, the second one is ALWAYS designated the Bravo unit. For example, if we had a medic on our ambulance, instead of being another going from Ambulance 123 --> Medic 123... it has to change like this Ambulance 123 --> Medic 123 B. This because we already have a Medic 123 that operates from our station.
Our Bravo engine isn't usually in service due to the fact that we don't have enough volunteer Firefighters or drivers who are able to staff it regularly.
(Forgot we have other units here too)
Adding this in, we also operate the Boat Support Unit, Urban Search and Rescue Task Force One, Support Unit/Utility vehicle, and Duty Vehicle.
So the TLDR of this is: A Rescue Squad has 4-5 Fire Fighter/Rescue Technicians on board XD
