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Bunkrooms come in many sizes, shapes, types of construction, and the way us firefighters modify it to make it a more "home like" atmospheres. I have been in open squad bay type (in the marines at MCAS Beaufort CFR), partition walls that are open on top (office cubicals), and small rooms with one bed. What would you concider going to far for comfort and welfare in the bunk room? Ours is a partition wall, office cubical style.
Our department has no written policy on the bunk rooms. Lights are off usually from around 7pm until wake-up at 645am. There are several cubes with reading lights, TVs, VCRs, Radios, PCs, Video Games, ceramic space heaters, fans, hanging lights, electric heating blankets, homemade shelves and bookcases and more recently in mine (and very short lived) a small 1.6 cubic foot fridge. Some have almost everything listed other are just a light and alarm clock (like mine).
I was told to remove my fridge because it was not authorized. My fire prevention Chief had no problem with it as long as it did not exceed the amps for the outlets. The fridge was very quiet. I bought it because my food in the shift fridge, even though marked, was being consumed by a rate that exceeded my personal consumption. (and yes, i had brought the issue of the theft of my food up several times to my crew leaders and nothing was ever done) The only consern from the fire inspector was the current draw from too many fridges (if every one bought one for example). I was willing to have the amps checked to make sure it would not pose any threats. I could not imagine it being anyworse that 8 TVs on on the same line.
Now, I have only two other personal things in my clean cube... a clock radio and a reading lamp with a 25 watt bulb. Other cubes have the contents in the above 2nd paragraph. One firefighter has wall to wall bags of garbage and clothing in his cube, another has it decked out with a hanging lamp (cut through the ceiling tile) and a personal computer, TV, VCR, and playstation, others are pretty scarey as well. There are also a lot of personal storage of mowers, R/C planes, bikes, canoes, and other stuff through out the fire station.
I complied with my supervisor wish to remove my unauthorized fridge. I do not feel that this is fair, but I shall comply. Two other firefighters have been asked several times in the past year to clean up and take down their things and they have not complied. Should I take action with the Union if they are going to make me remove and adjust my living space to comply with thier "rules" and not enforce others in the same manner? There are lots of personal property that is stored about the station (bikes, mowers, TVs, R/C airplanes, etc.) and it does not bother me if they are there and out of the way, I just am looking for equal and fairness across the board here! (and I know not everything can be fair!)
Dan
Our department has no written policy on the bunk rooms. Lights are off usually from around 7pm until wake-up at 645am. There are several cubes with reading lights, TVs, VCRs, Radios, PCs, Video Games, ceramic space heaters, fans, hanging lights, electric heating blankets, homemade shelves and bookcases and more recently in mine (and very short lived) a small 1.6 cubic foot fridge. Some have almost everything listed other are just a light and alarm clock (like mine).
I was told to remove my fridge because it was not authorized. My fire prevention Chief had no problem with it as long as it did not exceed the amps for the outlets. The fridge was very quiet. I bought it because my food in the shift fridge, even though marked, was being consumed by a rate that exceeded my personal consumption. (and yes, i had brought the issue of the theft of my food up several times to my crew leaders and nothing was ever done) The only consern from the fire inspector was the current draw from too many fridges (if every one bought one for example). I was willing to have the amps checked to make sure it would not pose any threats. I could not imagine it being anyworse that 8 TVs on on the same line.
Now, I have only two other personal things in my clean cube... a clock radio and a reading lamp with a 25 watt bulb. Other cubes have the contents in the above 2nd paragraph. One firefighter has wall to wall bags of garbage and clothing in his cube, another has it decked out with a hanging lamp (cut through the ceiling tile) and a personal computer, TV, VCR, and playstation, others are pretty scarey as well. There are also a lot of personal storage of mowers, R/C planes, bikes, canoes, and other stuff through out the fire station.
I complied with my supervisor wish to remove my unauthorized fridge. I do not feel that this is fair, but I shall comply. Two other firefighters have been asked several times in the past year to clean up and take down their things and they have not complied. Should I take action with the Union if they are going to make me remove and adjust my living space to comply with thier "rules" and not enforce others in the same manner? There are lots of personal property that is stored about the station (bikes, mowers, TVs, R/C airplanes, etc.) and it does not bother me if they are there and out of the way, I just am looking for equal and fairness across the board here! (and I know not everything can be fair!)
Dan
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