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Public Safety Staffing
Monday – Friday Day (0600-1800) -  Two per-diem personnel often members from the call company; one being a Paramedic and the other an EMT with at least one of them cross trained as a fire fighter.

Monday – Friday Night (1800-0600) - There are assigned night crews of call company personnel. Each crew currently has 4-5 people, when on a call all people are paid hourly. When not on a call only the one person from the crew that is at the station (each crew rotates members that stay at the station) receives the stipend to be with the truck. The remaining crew that is either at home or could be at the station does not receive any compensation until they go on a call.

Monday – Thursday (0730- 1700) - Are the regular administrative hours for the two
full-time employees; the Chief of Department and Public Safety Captain.

16 hours during the Week – Fire Inspector responsible for safety inspections, Fire Prevention and Public Education.  

29 hours a week – Animal Control Officer/EMT, schedule is flexible based on calls for service.

Live in Student Program – 3 Students at Central Station and 2 Students at North Gorham Station from 2200-0700 Sunday – Thursday and one covering the weekend from Midnight to 0700 on Saturday and Sunday.


Weekends – There are 4 weekend crews with 4-5 people that cover from 0600 on Saturday Morning to 0600 on Monday morning. During that time there is one person (each crew rotates members that stay at the station) at the station in 12 hour shifts covering 0600-1800 and 1800-0600 the remaining crew that does not have to be at the station does not receive any compensation until they go on a call.

Fire Responses are handled by cross trained personnel that may be on duty along with call company personnel.

Dispatch – 24 hour coverage from 4 full time dispatchers and 7 part-time dispatchers, shifts running from 0600-1400, 1400-2200 and 2200-0600


 
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