Comments on: Morning Lineup – August 28 http://firegeezer.com/2008/08/28/morning-lineup-august-28-2/ The Fire/EMS Digital Dayroom Wed, 23 May 2012 02:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dal90 http://firegeezer.com/2008/08/28/morning-lineup-august-28-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1155 Dal90 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:24:40 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/2008/08/28/morning-lineup-august-28-2/#comment-1155 "Public Safety" departments have a role, but it's a limited role -- in fairly isolated communities where neither workload tends to be too high. Peaks Island in Portland, ME comes to mind -- it's not connected to the mainland, with a winter population of 1,000 rising to 5,000 in the summer. Portland PD has a small number (six?) officers who are assigned to live on the island, and are cross-trained to work with the volunteer firefighters. Many of Portland's other islands are protected by either small volunteer brigades who can handle an initial attack until a boat brings career firefighters over, or simply pre-positioned equipment manned that sits and waits for the career guys to arrive. “Public Safety” departments have a role, but it’s a limited role — in fairly isolated communities where neither workload tends to be too high.

Peaks Island in Portland, ME comes to mind — it’s not connected to the mainland, with a winter population of 1,000 rising to 5,000 in the summer. Portland PD has a small number (six?) officers who are assigned to live on the island, and are cross-trained to work with the volunteer firefighters. Many of Portland’s other islands are protected by either small volunteer brigades who can handle an initial attack until a boat brings career firefighters over, or simply pre-positioned equipment manned that sits and waits for the career guys to arrive.

]]> By: Dal90 http://firegeezer.com/2008/08/28/morning-lineup-august-28-2/comment-page-1/#comment-12886 Dal90 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:24:00 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/2008/08/28/morning-lineup-august-28-2/#comment-12886 "Public Safety" departments have a role, but it's a limited role -- in fairly isolated communities where neither workload tends to be too high. Peaks Island in Portland, ME comes to mind -- it's not connected to the mainland, with a winter population of 1,000 rising to 5,000 in the summer. Portland PD has a small number (six?) officers who are assigned to live on the island, and are cross-trained to work with the volunteer firefighters. Many of Portland's other islands are protected by either small volunteer brigades who can handle an initial attack until a boat brings career firefighters over, or simply pre-positioned equipment manned that sits and waits for the career guys to arrive. “Public Safety” departments have a role, but it’s a limited role — in fairly isolated communities where neither workload tends to be too high.

Peaks Island in Portland, ME comes to mind — it’s not connected to the mainland, with a winter population of 1,000 rising to 5,000 in the summer. Portland PD has a small number (six?) officers who are assigned to live on the island, and are cross-trained to work with the volunteer firefighters. Many of Portland’s other islands are protected by either small volunteer brigades who can handle an initial attack until a boat brings career firefighters over, or simply pre-positioned equipment manned that sits and waits for the career guys to arrive.

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