Fire Dept. Manpower  – What is the Current Fire / EMS Manpower Situation?

 

Details of Oakland Township staffing

Station#1 – Collins Rd.

1 Paramedic / Firefighter 24/7. This takes three full-time personnel each working (24×7)/3 = 56 hours per week each.

Station#2 – Rochester Rd.

1 Paramedic / Firefighter 24/7. This takes three full-time personnel each working (24×7)/3 = 56 hours per week each.

During daytime hours these two are also on duty at Station #2, if not attending county meetings.

Paul Strelchuk – Fire Chief

Greg Ball – Paramedic / Firefighter / EMS Coordinator

Greg does it all. He was driving the fire truck to our last fire on Bear Creek Ct.

 

This chart below shows the staffing per station for Oakland Township and four similar townships. This data was collected by the Fire Department and included in a 10-Year Strategic Plan that was never reviewed by the Board of Trustees and therefore neither accepted nor rejected.

The fire Department web page shows our Fire / EMS personnel qualifications and year of hire: http://www.oaklandtownship.org/township_departments/fire_department/personnel.php