Dept. Ranking

[loxfire6016]

Same question here, what is a Class C firefighter???

This is how is works here:

*Explorer
*Honorary member- given to honored retired members
*Associate member- does nothing but observe, and I don't know of any.
*Auxillary member
*Probationary Firefighter
*Firefighter
*Sr. Firefighter- if officer not present
*Lieutenant- there are two, which ever one is first on scene takes command until relieved by higher ranking officer.
*Captain
*Asst. Chief
*Chief

[HFDEXP777]

Originally posted by ullrichk


This is a new one for me. What is a Class C firefighter? If you unplug one does he/she become an ordinary Class A or B firefighter?



Seriously though, how does a class c differ from others?

well to be honest the only class c firefighter i know of for sure is my dad, who's on the fire police these days. i really dont know what makes someone a class c firefighter, but i'd have to assume it's mostly fire police and some of the older guys who have let the physicals and what not slide. my dad doesnt partake in the firefighting operations anymore, he does drive on occasion. i guess class c means stay away from the fire.

[Weruj1]

are you makin it up '??????????? not sounding to sure of yourself

[nbfcfireman]

Probie FF
Exterior Firefighter
Interior Firefighter
Sr. Firefighter
Lt. Firefighter
Captain
Sr. Captain
2nd Asst. Chief
1st Asst. Chief
Chief

[WTFD10]

Fire Piker (first four months on dept., don't ask me where the name came from)

Probationary Member (Next 12 months for a total of 16 months on probation)

Firefighter/EMT or Firefighter/Paramedic

Captain

Assistant Chief (3 of them: Fire Operations & Training, EMS and Fire Prevention & Arson Investigations)

Chief of Department

[hwoods]

Well, Let's See...........

From the top down, WITHIN the Volunteer Dept.....

Chief
Asst. Chief
Deputy Chief
Capts.
Lts.
F/Fs.

And now, our County Wide operation.......


County Fire Chief
County Deputy Chief
County Asst Chiefs (some Career, some Volunteer)
VFD Chief
VFD Asst Chief
VFD Deputy Chief
County Battalion Chiefs (some Career, some Volunteer)
Capts. (Career or volunteer)
Lts. (Career or Volunteer)
F/Fs. (Career or Volunteer)

When the rank is equal, the person from the first due station is in charge. I know that this would not work everywhere, but we have few problems with it, and those are usually younger "Ego trips". Stay Safe....

[BCmdepas3280]

Mayor
Common Council
Comptoller
Deputy Mayor
Public safety Chairman
Police Chief
Deputy Police Chief
Police Lt.
Police Sargt.
Detective
Patrolman
Department of Public Works Foreman
D.P.W. laborer
School Crossing Guard
Fire Chief
Battalion Chief
Lieutenant
Firefighter
Sparky the Fire House Dog (Can do all of the above Jobs except Firefighter)

[E229Lt]

Chief...
Leaps tall buildings with a single bound
Is more powerful than a ladder truck
Is faster than a speeding bullet
Walks on water
Gives policy to God

Deputy Chief...
Leaps short buildings with a single bound
Is more powerful than a pumper
Is just as fast as a speeding bullet
Walks on water if sea is calm
Talks with God

Assistant Chief...
Leaps short buildings with a running start and favorable winds
Is almost as powerful as a pumper
Is faster than a speeding BB
Walks on water in indoor swimming pools
Talks with God if special request is approved

Battalion Chief...
Barely clears straw huts
Loses tug-of-war with pumpers
Can fire a speeding bullet
Swims well
Is occasionally addressed by God

Captain...
Makes high marks on buildings when trying to leap them
Is run over by a pumper
Can sometimes handle a gun without inflicting self-injury
Dog paddles in swimming pools
Talks with animals

Lieutenant...
Runs into buildings when trying to leap them
Recognizes pumpers two out of three times
Is not allowed to use guns
Can stay afloat if properly instructed in the use of a life jacket
Talks to walls

Fire Fighter...
Lifts buildings and walks under them
Kicks fire engines and equipment out of the way
Catches speeding bullets in his teeth and eats them
Freezes water with a single glance
He is God

[Lewiston2FF]

Heres how it works with my VFD

Chief
1st Assistant Chief
2nd Assistant Chief
Safety Officer
Captains (3)
Lieutenants (2)
FF
Probationary FF
Junior FF

Artie,
LMAO. Although I am not too sure what that says about us.

[hwoods]

OOKKKKKKAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

YEAH, Artie!!

[FyredUp]

Well the traditional hierarchy in my volly FD is as follows:

Chief
Assistant Chief
Captain
Lieutenant
MPO
Firefighter
Probie

As Chief I prefer to look at it this way in the order of actual importance:

Firefighter
MPO
Lieutenant
Captain
A/C
Chief

It has always been my contention that if as a chief your primary job is to make the troops look good, you make the FD look good, and maybe by trickle down even make yourself look good too! If as an officer your primary goal is to make youself look good it isn't the best for the organization.

FyredUp