The MTFPD Board of Trustees has authorized hiring an additional 6 full-time firefighters. This will increase the number of full-time personnel on shift from 45 to 51. Our current eligibility list is exhausted, so 6 firefighters will be hired immediately off the new list.
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#1 by Pat on June 14, 2024 - 8:27 AM
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Question about McHenry, they are running 7600 calls a year and 4 of their 5 firehouses are jump companies? if they is still true, are they planning on changing that?
#2 by Mike on June 13, 2024 - 1:40 PM
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Michael M. That is exactly where station 6 is going. They have property by the hospital already. The 1997 reserve is a workhorse. They use it for training also. I don’t see that rig going anywhere soon. Maybe with station 6 you may see the tower move there and that would be the fire company from that house. I guess we will see.
#3 by michael m on June 13, 2024 - 10:33 AM
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Since they have plans for a station 6, where would they build it? Would it be somewhere around the hospital on the south side of town? I do believe they have two reserve engine. I believe one of those reserves is a 1997 and the other might be a 2009. I am guessing if they do not have any new engines on order, they will eventually have to order new rigs.
#4 by Mike on June 12, 2024 - 7:31 AM
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Michael M. They still do have part timers, but like everywhere else their ranks have dwindled. Plus with them being as busy as they’re now, last year they ran over 7,600 alarms from 5 firehouses. Scheduling and other functional issues happen. With 17 full time employees per shift assigned my guess is they are allowed 3-5 off so they probably have 1 part time spot per firehouse. Their shift staffing minimum is 18.
As far as new apparatus, other then some ambulances I have not heard anything about engines or the tower. The tower doesn’t really run much but that may change also as they have plans for station 6 and I don’t remember when they are supposed to break ground on that.
#5 by michael m on June 11, 2024 - 1:20 PM
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Do they have any part time firefighters on their roster, did all the part time firefighters convert to full time?
I am guessing they converted to full time because their district is getting busier and they can justify a full time department.
How many runs did McHenry Township have last year?
Any plans to buy new engines? I believe their last engines purchased are now 10 years old. I believe the engine at station 5 is a 2009 and their tower is a 2008. I am sure they have rigs that are getting close to the end of their front line service life.