A further, more specific, breakdown of the numbers and information shows the following:

Position Types
Chief Officer: 6; Line Officer: 15; Firefighter: 32
Line Officer, in this writing, refers to traditional sub-command positions (i.e. captain, lieutenant, and corporal) as well as “station chief” as it was listed congruent with “firefighter”.

Of the 32 firefighters, I include air crew positions in wildland firefighting aircraft as well as the one fire-police position and the one probationary firefighter. It is interesting to note, Continue reading →