Response Times

[maxwellpaine]

What are the response time limits for your juniors?

[jake_WVFD17]

6 AM to 9 PM during the school year. During the summer it is 24/7.

[donfoster14]

ours is 6am to 10pm schooldays weekends and summer vacation 24/7

[RyanK63]

7 AM to 10 PM during school week. Weekends and summer 24/7.

[ATFDFF]

I set these rules for my Explorers/JR FFs:

If you're on Honor roll at HS 24/7 entire year (yes lots of freedom, but you do you need to keep that 3.5 GPA up)
If you're not on Honor roll, Sun Night-Thursday Night, 6 AM to 10 PM. If you get a call before 10 PM, you stay the duration of the call, regardless of time. Friday Morning-Sunday Morning: 24 hours. Also, regardless of day of the week, if you do not have school, youre free to respond whenever, no later than 10 PM if you have school the next day

[FWDbuff]

I set these rules for my Explorers/JR FFs:

If you're on Honor roll at HS 24/7 entire year (yes lots of freedom, but you do you need to keep that 3.5 GPA up)
If you're not on Honor roll, Sun Night-Thursday Night, 6 AM to 10 PM. If you get a call before 10 PM, you stay the duration of the call, regardless of time. Friday Morning-Sunday Morning: 24 hours. Also, regardless of day of the week, if you do not have school, youre free to respond whenever, no later than 10 PM if you have school the next day

Don't know what State you are in, but you may want to double check your child labor laws. Many states have limits for response times for minors during the school year; in Pennsylvania if I remember correctly minors between the ages of 16 and 18 may not respond between the hours of 2300 to 0600.

[ATFDFF]

Don't know what State you are in, but you may want to double check your child labor laws. Many states have limits for response times for minors during the school year; in Pennsylvania if I remember correctly minors between the ages of 16 and 18 may not respond between the hours of 2300 to 0600.

Checked into that a few years ago. But thanks for the heads up. Just FYI: Illinois child labor laws apply to children under the age of 16. To date we haven't had a JR FF who has completed the required tests for riding "full time" (if you will) before their 16th birthday.

[Northern Lights FF]

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[AndrewR]

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Seriously just stop reading posts in this area on the forums. All you do is whine and complain.

[Northern Lights FF]

...........'s ARE A COMPLAINT? seriously?

I will post anywhere I like....same as "juniors" have posted into every board or topic on here!...even though they don;t "qualify" to do so...

and for the record, I have seen SOME VERY logical and respectful posts by what I would consider Juniors or explorers with the right attitude...others seem to just wanna play "dress up" and get in the way..

IF a Junior or Explorer has PROVEN they can be of benifit at a scene , then under PROPER supervision then perhaps they could be of benifit..HOWEVER, just handing kids a pager and saying come to a call is rediculous. Do you all have LIMITS on the number of kids running around a fire scene? 5, 10 or more?...how many specifically dedicated supervising Firefighters?

And beyond that, seriously, can ANYONE of you read through the posts in this section and NOT SEE how full of complaining and demanding the posts often are...so bad that even other Juniors ( again those same ones I would consider to have a good attitude and grasp on reality) try to put them in their place.

I read through this to try to see what and how these "Juniors", the ones that will be trying to join the ranks of Firefighters in Departments all over the country think and act.....and for the most part simply shake my head..

[nr9306]

...........'s ARE A COMPLAINT? seriously?

I will post anywhere I like....same as "juniors" have posted into every board or topic on here!...even though they don;t "qualify" to do so...

and for the record, I have seen SOME VERY logical and respectful posts by what I would consider Juniors or explorers with the right attitude...others seem to just wanna play "dress up" and get in the way..

IF a Junior or Explorer has PROVEN they can be of benifit at a scene , then under PROPER supervision then perhaps they could be of benifit..HOWEVER, just handing kids a pager and saying come to a call is rediculous. Do you all have LIMITS on the number of kids running around a fire scene? 5, 10 or more?...how many specifically dedicated supervising Firefighters?

And beyond that, seriously, can ANYONE of you read through the posts in this section and NOT SEE how full of complaining and demanding the posts often are...so bad that even other Juniors ( again those same ones I would consider to have a good attitude and grasp on reality) try to put them in their place.

I read through this to try to see what and how these "Juniors", the ones that will be trying to join the ranks of Firefighters in Departments all over the country think and act.....and for the most part simply shake my head..

CALM DOWN. Instead of just uselessly barking at people, maybe you should use some of your infinite wisdom and experience to help people, not just putting them down.

[Northern Lights FF]

Do you all have LIMITS on the number of kids running around a fire scene? 5, 10 or more?...how many specifically dedicated supervising Firefighters?



Still no one answered that question?.....WELL, lets see.......ANY Minors / Non Firefighters that are on SCENE NEED to be offically and completely SUPERVISED by an authorized Firefighter or Officer ( Adult)..NOT a Junior Officer.....SO....how may kids to each supervising FF/Officer?.....more than 5?

Funny, even REAL FF's are supposed to have one officer for every 5 firefighters depending on the legislations....SO, IF these kids aren;t being properly supervised, then THEY ARE FREELANCING!.....

I just find it hard to believe that any Dept. or Officers would WILLINGLY, at a Fire Scene, dump the responsability of watching "juniors" on a Firefighter(s)...given "today's" liabilities and "openly critical of the Fire Services" attitudes in the public......

More than anywhere, HERE the "risks certainly outweigh the benifits"......

As a Fire Officer and a father ( 15, 7, 4 and 1 mnth olds...al boys) I would not / will not allow MY kids to be a part of something like this...it's not right nor fair to the Department members to dump that kind of responsability on them...I have, do and will continue to tell my kids to wait, when they are 18, then JOIN a Department as a Firefighter....do it for real, don;t "play" at it...

And maybe, just maybe, IF some just tried to see and understand some of the issues as I do and have tried to explain them..then they would see that it isn;t "putting them down"....it's explaining a point of view...and trust me...I am calm....I don;t / won;t get all "upset" by a bunch of "Juniors" that I will never meet and have no personal interest in the situation.....

And I am using my "experience and wisdom" in looking at the situation, and in voicing my concerns....Take it or leave it I don;t care....but maybe the issue is in YOUR perception...maybe YOU should try to LEARN from another viewpoint...especially one that doesn;t agree with yours...maybe wonder...HMMM, could there be some valid points here?......critisism and accepting differing viewpoints are a way to LEARN, and a sign of maturity....

[nr9306]

Do you all have LIMITS on the number of kids running around a fire scene? 5, 10 or more?...how many specifically dedicated supervising Firefighters?



Still no one answered that question?.....WELL, lets see.......ANY Minors / Non Firefighters that are on SCENE NEED to be offically and completely SUPERVISED by an authorized Firefighter or Officer ( Adult)..NOT a Junior Officer.....SO....how may kids to each supervising FF/Officer?.....more than 5?

Funny, even REAL FF's are supposed to have one officer for every 5 firefighters depending on the legislations....SO, IF these kids aren;t being properly supervised, then THEY ARE FREELANCING!.....

I just find it hard to believe that any Dept. or Officers would WILLINGLY, at a Fire Scene, dump the responsability of watching "juniors" on a Firefighter(s)...given "today's" liabilities and "openly critical of the Fire Services" attitudes in the public......

More than anywhere, HERE the "risks certainly outweigh the benifits"......

As a Fire Officer and a father ( 15, 7, 4 and 1 mnth olds...al boys) I would not / will not allow MY kids to be a part of something like this...it's not right nor fair to the Department members to dump that kind of responsability on them...I have, do and will continue to tell my kids to wait, when they are 18, then JOIN a Department as a Firefighter....do it for real, don;t "play" at it...

And maybe, just maybe, IF some just tried to see and understand some of the issues as I do and have tried to explain them..then they would see that it isn;t "putting them down"....it's explaining a point of view...and trust me...I am calm....I don;t / won;t get all "upset" by a bunch of "Juniors" that I will never meet and have no personal interest in the situation.....

And I am using my "experience and wisdom" in looking at the situation, and in voicing my concerns....Take it or leave it I don;t care....but maybe the issue is in YOUR perception...maybe YOU should try to LEARN from another viewpoint...especially one that doesn;t agree with yours...maybe wonder...HMMM, could there be some valid points here?......critisism and accepting differing viewpoints are a way to LEARN, and a sign of maturity....

You are still not helping. And yes I have learned something from you. I learned that I should not join your department because I would have to deal with someone who is already prejudiced against all juniors/explorers. From what you have said, (I may be wrong) it appears that you have not dealt with juniors/explorers and therefore have no experience with them on a scene. Let those who deal with juniors/explorers voice concerns that actually exist and that you don't just make up from thin air. SOPs, SOGs and bylaws are in place to address your "issues," so take your prejudices somewhere else. FYI I am one of three juniors, am fully insured (and the only one with a driver's license), and I answer to anyone above me from a regular FF to incident command as well as the captain in charge of the juniors. Our department understands the issues and has dealt with them accordingly. BTW, another great way (and the best way) to learn is through experience, something you clearly don't believe in.

PS: IF YOU HAVE NO PERSONAL INTEREST WHY ARE YOU WRITING ABOUT IT?

[ChiefKN]

And I am using my "experience and wisdom" in looking at the situation, and in voicing my concerns....Take it or leave it I don;t care....but maybe the issue is in YOUR perception...maybe YOU should try to LEARN from another viewpoint...especially one that doesn;t agree with yours...maybe wonder...HMMM, could there be some valid points here?......critisism and accepting differing viewpoints are a way to LEARN, and a sign of maturity....

Settle down, Francis.