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Ops Coord. Ralph Smith      C-
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   ON LINE PRESENCE
 

IAFF: Local

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Email Contact
General Info:
Fire Chief

 

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Total Personnel:   

Career Personnel: 
(   )   Fire Chief
(   )   Deputy Chiefs
(   )   Captains
(   )   Lieutenants
(   )   Fire Prevention
(   )   Firefighters
(   )   Admin Sec

Including:
(   )  Paramedics
(   )  Basic EMTs
(   )  First Responders

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Call Personnel:
(   )   Fire Chief
(   )   Deputy Chiefs
(   )   Captains
(   )   Lieutenants
(   )   Call Firefighters     

Including:
(   )    Paramedics 
(   )    Basic EMTs 
(   )    First Responders

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Staffing:
There are (   ) Groups of (   ) Personnel
Minimum staffing is (   ) per shift
Each group works an average (   ) hour week on a (   ) day totation
The work week includes (   ) shifts from ____ to _____
The work schedule is:

Station staffing is:      (   ) Station __  (   ) Station __
Minimum Staffing is: (   ) Station __  (   ) Station __

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Station:
Station (  ) staffing is:          (   ) Officers, (   ) FFs
 

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Dispatch by:
Dispatched by Dukes County Communications Center

E911 PSAP:          DUKES - Dukes County Communications
E911 Backup:        BSO - Barnstable Sheriff's Department
911 Secondary:     N/A - Dukes County Dispatches Fire Department

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NOTES:
Previous Officers

1979 APPARATUS ROSTER
COUNTY
M-60    Rescue #1 - Airport Crash Rescue. Dodge, AWD, Purple K & foam attack 90 sec.
M-        Airport Crash (no radio) Mil Surplus, 500gpm, 1500gal, foam
M-        Airport Crash (no radio) Mil Surplus, 2000lbs CO2 (to become tanker)
M-61    Tanker - 5000gal tanker. No pump. Needs tractor to pull
M-62 - M69 reserved for county. Not in use.

M-85    Radio Repairman

1995 APPARATUS ROSTER
MARTHA'S VINEYARD AIRPORT
M-66    T-941    1988 Walters 1000/1500/190 Crash Truck C-1. Lime, 2 door
M-61    T-942    1976 Dodge Twin Agent Crash Truck C-2 Lime

MVY ARFF Patch prior to Feb 2022

Martha's Vineyard Airport is protected by approximately 10 personnel assigned to Operations with 24 hour coverage at the airport - primary operational hours 0600-2200 hrs.  The airport dates back to the 1940s when the Navy operated it.  Some crash/firefighting equipment has existed at the airport since that time, although true ARFF capabilities date to the 1970s, and to a much greater extent since the airport underwent a major modernization around 2000.

Personnel operate (2) in service, modern ARFF units.  Both units have full ARFF capabilities and carry generator/lighting plants and Hurst Jaws tools.  One older ARFF truck is still on the property but is currently not in service.

Mailing Address: RR1, Box 850, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

Updated  02-28-22