09/19/1983 PERSONNEL BOARD Minutes

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Personnel Board Minutes of September 19 , 1983 Page Motor vehicle operation will be tested on a standard shift vehicle (possibly a van type truck) . He said that he would prefer a can- didate that is familiar with the operation of a standard vehicle . Chief Hartin explained that the test procedure was abstracted from the national professional qualifications for firefighters and that it would be comparable to the test given for a class II driver ' s license . Bob - suggested .that the chief look into using the coast Guard Beach for the swimming test and the motor vehicle test . Caroline asked if they have five to tern call firemen that want to come on Chief Hartin replied that there are ten to fifteen - who want full- time- . He said that he hoped to establish a list for a period of two years ; thereby , filling any vacancies from the list , Chief Hartin said that he would prefer to hire nationally regis- tered paramedics as that would , hopefully, take the strain off the paramedics presently . He said that those people who pass the exam that are paramedics would be favored. The chief said that another question that would be asked is if the candidates are interested in part-time or full-time . Caroline commented that there was a rove on to have a Large con- stringent of volunteer men. Chief Hartin said that there are a number of individuals interested in becoming full-time firefighters who would be willing to start off as call firefighters . Paul Frazier commented that Falmouth has twenty call men per station . Chief Hartin said that the call members will be filling gaps , He said that if three members on a duty shift had an emergency, and three members are called in , currently one , two or three respond and sometimes nobody responds . The first call goes to career peo- ple ; the second and third call does to call members and the all available manpower call does to both. Paul Frazier said that most towns have permanent firefighters and call people in existence. The chief explained that there were three levels in the national professional qualifications for firefighters and that he would ex- pect a full-tire firefighter to meet firefighter level 3 within the lst year . call members would have to meet the minimum standard of level 1 (which would be performing activities under supervision ) . He commented that a call member might prevail himself to coo to level. .