I have several instances of equipment failing in my department (when I say department, we have 430 stations)
But we range from farmers with 1 brush truck that might see daylight 2 times a year, to stations doing 500 calls a year. My own station has a weekly checklist done before going out to training, and yes we have those that sit around, but they tend to miss out on going out on the trucks at training, and stay behind to clean the toilets and doing paperwork etc. They soon get sick of that and start helping....or leave, which if they don't want to help out, then we really won't miss them.
There is a state level checklist when it comes to vehicle maintenance, but equipment wise, I can't say I have seen anything.
As for the fulltime side of it, they have no choice, its done every shift!!
But we range from farmers with 1 brush truck that might see daylight 2 times a year, to stations doing 500 calls a year. My own station has a weekly checklist done before going out to training, and yes we have those that sit around, but they tend to miss out on going out on the trucks at training, and stay behind to clean the toilets and doing paperwork etc. They soon get sick of that and start helping....or leave, which if they don't want to help out, then we really won't miss them.
There is a state level checklist when it comes to vehicle maintenance, but equipment wise, I can't say I have seen anything.
As for the fulltime side of it, they have no choice, its done every shift!!
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