Auxiliary fire department
- Auxiliary fire department
Auxiliary fire departments are found throughout the United States, mostly in larger cities with origins in the Civil Defense preparation of the Cold War.
These departments are usually overseen by local emergency management organizations (formerly civil defense). Auxiliary fire departments were intended to aid regular fire services in case of nuclear attack when it was expected large numbers of fires would result from nuclear blasts overwhelming full time services. Most still in existence run support vehicles such as lighting trucks, air supplies, rehab units, and the like.
An Auxiliary fire department may also be used similarly like a "reserve" fire department or a "volunteer" fire department.
See also
*Volunteer fire department
External links
* [http://www.cafd.us Cambridge, MA Auxiliary Fire Department]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Auxiliary Fire Service — The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was first formed in 1938 in Great Britain as part of Civil Defence Air raid precautions. Its role was to supplement the work of brigades at local level. In this job it was hampered severely by incompatibility of… … Wikipedia
Fire department rehab — is a vital firefighting service on the fireground, providing firefighters and other emergency personnel with immediate medical attention including rehydration, treatment for smoke inhalation, and the prevention of such life threatening conditions … Wikipedia
Buffalo Fire Department — Motto: Ut Vivant Alii Established 07/01/1880 Staffing Career Stre … Wikipedia
Combination fire department — A combination fire department is a type of fire department which consists of both career and volunteer firefighters. In the United States, combination fire departments are typically tax supported in some fashion, and generally have an annual call … Wikipedia
Volunteer fire department — See also the Firefighter article and its respective sections regarding VFDs in other countries. A volunteer fire department (VFD) is an organization of firefighters who have joined forces to perform fire suppression and other related emergency… … Wikipedia
Moyers Corners Fire Department — Established 1948 Staffing Volunteer Strength Over 130 Firefighters … Wikipedia
Rockville (Maryland) Volunteer Fire Department — From a modest beginning of fifty one men and one pumper, Rockville Volunteer Fire Department (RVFD) has grown to four stations, 200 members, and a frontline fleet of 4 Engines, 1 Rescue Engine, 3 Ladder Trucks, 1 Heavy Rescue Squad, 3 ALS Medic… … Wikipedia
East Meadow Fire Department — InfoboxFireDepartment name = East Meadow Fire Department motto = established = 1922 annual calls = staffing = Approx. 250 Members strength = stations = 5 (and 2 offices) engines = 5 trucks = 2 squads = rescues = 1 bulldozers = airplanes =… … Wikipedia
Shaker Road-Loudonville Fire Department — InfoboxFireDepartment name = Shaker Road Loudonville Fire Department motto = established = 1932 staffing = Volunteer strength = 50+ stations = 2 engines = 4 trucks = 1 squads = 1 rescues = 1 helicopters = EMSunits = per shift =… … Wikipedia
Webbs Mills Fire Department — www.webbsmillsfire.comWebbs Mills Fire Department was the first fire department in the town of Southport, New York. It was organized on November 27, 1933. The cited reason for its creation was because of the lengthy response time from the nearest … Wikipedia
