Pay policies - Kent Fire and Rescue Service (fire-uk.org)
https://www.kent.fire-uk.org/jobs/pay-policies/
not really sure what this adds up to - it seems if this scheme was
applied to a US FD - we would add a station manager at each fire
station - and this extra chief would be available 24/7 to answer major
calls - but would nominally just be at the station weekdays
Comparing Boston to Kent County UK - I think the comparison would be -
firefighter - same Boston and UK
crew manager UK = lieutenant Boston
watch commander UK = captain Boston
station manager UK = no Boston equivalent
group manager UK = no Boston equivalent
area manager UK = no Boston equivalent
district chief and division chief Boston = no UK equivalent
Boston Chief of Field Ops = UK HQ staff maybe
I would have to see the UK staffing plan to make a good comparison
Lets look at Boston Station 4 - there are 4 platoons - each platoon
has 1 District Chief + 1 District Chief Aide + 1 Ladder Captain + 1
Engine Lieutenant + 6 firefighters
the district chief and aide will travel in the "District 3" SUV
the Ladder Captain and 3 firefighters will travel on Ladder 24
the Engine Lieutenant and 3 firefighters will travel on Engine 4
each platoon is at the station for 24 hours and then are "off duty"
(not at the fire station) for the next 72 hours - most firefighters
have a non fire service job during the 72 hour period
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