Whitman Fire/Rescue runs 2 ambulances, 2 engines, 1 ladder, 1 rescue truck and a forest fire with 4-firefighters and 1-officer on a shift.
If multiple calls come in at once, the fire station is left empty, with no one to answer the phones, no one to answer radio calls from firefighters and no one in the station to respond to other calls for emergencies.
When he station is left empty, it is up to off duty firefighters to come in and man the station.
In 2007, the fire station was left empty at least 165 times.
Whitman Fire/Rescue did at least 2,475 runs, both fire and EMS, in 2007.
Posted by Pat Travers
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