Yarmouth Fire Dept

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	Yarmouth Fire Department
	DEPARTMENT PROFILE
	Yarmouth Fire Department.............. Established in 1930.................. A combination paid & on call department.................. Providing Fire, rescue, and ALS EMS service..................... An area of 24.13 square miles with a population of approx 25,000 year-round residents and a large summer population.................. 3 fire stations................. 6 engines, 1 aerial, 2 brush trucks, 3 ambulances, a dive truck, specialized collapse trailer....................approx 5,000 annual responses..................

2 - Telephone

To Reach....	Dial....	Notes....
Emergency (local)	911	Yarmouth Police PSAP
Emergency (10 digit)	508-398.2211	Yarmouth Fire Department
Non-Emergency	508-398-2212
Administration	508-398-2212
Fire Prevention	508-398-2212
Dispatch	508-398-2212
Union	508-398-2212
FD FAX	508-760-4858
Fire Station #1	508-398-2212	South Yarmouth
Fire Station #2	508-	Yarmouthport
Fire Station #3	508-	West Yarmouth (unmanned)

Yarmouth Town Hall	508-
Yarmouth Police Emergency (local)	911
Yarmouth Police Emergency (10 digit)	508-771-1212
Yarmouth Police Non-Emergency	508-775-0445
Yarmouth Police FAX	508-775-4997
Yarmouth Water Department	508-

4 - Department Profile

Profile Subject....	Information	Notes
Department Name	Yarmouth Fire Department
Town Served	Town of Yarmouth
County	Barnstable County
Region	Mid Cape Cod area
Area Served	24.13 Square Miles
Population Served	Approx 25,000
Population Density
Town Established	1639
Department Established	1930
Service Provided	Fire-Rescue-EMS ALS-Prevention
Type of Department	Paid & on Call
Facilities	3 Fire Stations
Apparatus	21 units	6 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 Forestry, 3 Ambulances, 1 Dive truck, 2 boats, 1 collapse trailer, 1 Haz trailer, 4 misc vehicles
Personnel
Civil Service	No
Affiliation	IAFF Local 2122
Annual Responses
Administrative Head	Fire Chief Dennis E Brown	Car 51 (since 1995)

5 - Community Profile

Profile Topic...	Information...	Notes...
Name	Town of Yarmouth
Region	Mid Cape Cod
County	Barnstable County
State	Massachusetts
Town Incorporated
Fire Department Established	1930
Borders North	Cape Cod Bay
Borders East	Dennis
Borders South	Nantucket Sound
Borders West	Barnstable District, Hyannis District
Villages	Bass River, Englewood, Great Island, Hyannis Park, South Yarmouth, West Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Yarmouthport
Major Highways	Route 6, Route 6A, Route 28	Rte 6 Exits 7 & 8
Airport	Northeast area of Barnstable Municipal Airport
Rail	Yes
Shipping	Part of Lewis Bay (Hyannis Harbor), Bass River
Haz Mat	Yes.... Large LNG Storage facility
Schools	6 municipal	(1) D-Y Regional HS, (1) MS, (4) ES
Health Care	Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Centers
Golf Courses	4	Bass River, Bayberry Hills, Blue Rock, Kings Way
Other

6 - Communications

Profile Topic....	Information...	Notes...
Dispatch Agency	Yarmouth Fire Department
Dispatch Address	96 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth, MA 02664	Yarmouth Fire Headquarters
Dispatch By	Yarmouth Fire Dispatchers	(4) dispatchers/1 per shift
Service Provided	Fire-Rescue-EMS dispatch
911 PSAP	Yarmouth Police Department	508-775-0445
911 Secondary	Yarmouth Fire Department
911 Backup
Personnel	4 Dispatchers	1 per shift.... 10 hr days 0800-1800 14 hr nights 1800-0800.... ave 42 hr week............ 2 days-2 nights-4 off schedule
Alarm System	No street boxes...
Computer System	PC
Other Information	Yarmouth Fire Department served as the County Mutual Aid Center from the time of inception until November 3, 1991 when it was moved to the Sheriff's Dept.
Tone Test Time	1810 hours

7 - Radio

Profile Topic....	Information	Notes
Dispatch Radio	"Yarmouth Fire Alarm" KNCS 289
County Radio	"Yarmouth Fire" KNCS 289
Other Radio


Dispatch Freq Low	33.58 (PL 114.8)	Will be simulcast on 800 trunk Talkgroup 37872
County Freq Low	33.70 (PL 114.8)
Other Freq Low


Dispatch Talkgroup 800	37872	Will be Simulcast on 33.58
County M/A Talkgroup 800	38032	Channel A-8
Admin Talkgroup 800	37936	Channel A-10
Operations 1 Talkgroup 800	38064	Channel C-4
Opertations 2 Talkgroup 800	37968	Channel C-6
Operations 3 Talkgroup 800	38000	Channel C-8

Direct Freq 800	866.3125

Other Radio
Yarmouth Police Radio	855.2375 (KNPE 241)	Yarmouth Police Ops
Yarmouth Police County	(KCA 369)
Yarmouth Water Department

8 - Personnel

Profile Topic....	Information	Notes
Fire Chief	Fire Chief Dennis E. Brown	Car 51 (since 1995) C-1
Deputy Chief 1	Deputy Chief William A Greene Jr, EMTA	Car 52 (since____ ) C-2
Deputy Chief 2
Deputy Chief 3
Deputy Chief 4
Shift Officer 1
Shift Officer 2
Shift Officer 3
Shift Officer 4
Fire Prevention Officer	Capt Peter Raskio	Car 58 (since _____)

Total Personnel

Fulltime Personnel

Chiefs	1	Fulltime weekdays
Deputy Chiefs	1	Fulltime weekdays
Assistant Chiefs
Captains	4	1 per shift
Lieutenants	4	1 per shift
Sr Privates	4	1 per shift
Firefighters
Fire Prevention	1	Fulltime weekdays
Mechanical		contracted out
Training		Shift officers
EMS Officer
Fire Alarm Maint	n/a
Dispatchers	4	1 per shift
Admin Staff	2	(1) Clerk, (1) Secretary
Other Personnel

Firefighter Affiliation	IAFF Local 2122
Union Charter

Work Week	42 hour average	8 week cycle
Work Schedule	(2) 10 hour days 0800-1800, (2) 14 hour nights 1800-0800 (4) days off
Shift Staffing
Shift Minimum



Call Personnel

Officers
Firefighters
Rescue Members
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Certified Personnel

Certified Paramedics
Certified Intermediates
Certified Basics
Certfied First Responders
Haz Mat Techs
Rescue Divers
Technical Rescuers

10 - Apparatus Roster

TOUR - Take a Full Tour of all of the following apparatus...
County	Radio	Station	Type	Description
40
41	Ladder	SY-1	Aerial Ladder	1974 (1986) Seagrave 100' rm Aerial Ladder Truck (red/white roof/white stripe) Formerly FDNY Ladder 49
42	Engine	YP-2	Pumper/HR	1996 Emergency One Protector 4cf 1250/750/50 Pumper (red/white/white) Hurst Jaws of Life, O-Cutter, rams
43	Engine	SY-1	Pumper/HR	1999 Emergency One Protector 4cf 1250/750/50 Pumper (red/white/white) Hurst Jaws of Life, O-Cutter, rams
44	Engine	YP-2	Pumper	1987 Ford F8000/American Eagle 1250/500 Pumper (red/white/white)
45	Engine	SY-1	Pumper	1986 Pierce Arrow 2cf 1000/500 Pumper (red/white/white)
46	Forestry	YP-2	Forestry	1994 Ford F350/Fire Resources 250/175 Forestry Truck (red/white stripe)
47	Engine	WY-3	Pumper	1975 Maxim F 2cf 1000/500 Pumper (red/white/white)
48	Engine	WY-3	Pumper	1978 Ford F8000/Emergency One tm 1000/500 Pumper (lime)
49	Forestry	SY-1	Forestry	1980's Chevy 4x4 Pickup with 250 gal skid unit (red)
50	Squad	SY-1	Dive Rescue	1992 International/Road Rescue Type I former ambulance Dive Truck (white/red stripe)
51	Car	SY-1	Fire Chief	1993 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Fire Chief Dennis Brown (white/red stripe)
52	Car	SY-1	Deputy Chief	1998 Chevy Suburban 4x4 SUV Deputy Chief William Greene
53	Rescue	SY-1	Ambulance EMS 341	1997 Ford E450/Emergency One Type III Ambulance (white/red stripe)
54	Rescue	SY-1	Ambulance EMS 342	1997 Ford E450/Emergency One Type III Ambulance (white/red stripe)
55	Rescue	SY-1	Ambulance EMS 343	2000 Ford E450/Emergency One Type III Ambulance (white/red stripe)
56
57	Car	SY-1	Pickup Truck	2000 Ford F250 4x4 Pickup Truck (red)
58	Car	SY-1	Fire Prevention	2000 Ford Expedition 4x4 SUV Special Services/Fire Insp/Investigation
59

Boat 1	Boat	SY-1	Rescue Boat	1998 13' Inflatable Rescue Boat (orange)
Boat 2	Boat	YP-2	Rescue Boat	1970's 13' Boston Whaler Rescue Boat on Trailer/Johnson 25hp
Haz Mat	Trailer	SY-1	Polution Control	1992 Wells Cargo Polution Control Trailer (white/red)
Collapse	Trailer	SY-1	Collapse Unit	1993 Pace Arrow Special Tactics/Trench Collapse Trailer

16 - Mutual Aid Run Cards

District	Type of Incident	Area
District 1-2	Structure	South Yarmouth
District 1-3	Structure	South Yarmouth
District 2	Structure	Yarmouthport
District 3	Structure	West Yarmouth
Small Aircraft down	Aircraft	All of town
Large Aircraft down	Aircraft	All of town
Special Call D 1-2	Special Call	South Yarmouth
Special Call D-1-3	Special Call	South Yarmouth
Special Call D-2	Special Call	Yarmouthport
Special Call D-3	Special Call	West Yarmouth
		Cards in effect 10-12-93

CONTENTS
Patch	Address Information	Telephone Information
Online Information	Department Profile	Community
Communications Info	Radio Frequencies	Personnel
Fire Stations	Apparatus	History
Incidents	What's New	In the News
Photos	Run Cards	More...

1 - Mailing Address

Mailing Address	Street Address	Village, State, Zip
Yarmouth Fire Department	96 Old Main Street	South Yarmouth, MA 02664

3 - Official Websites

Website for....	Web Address	Notes
Yarmouth Fire Department	http://oncapecod.net/yarmouthfire/	Yarmouth Fire Dept site
Yarmouth Police Department

9 - Fire Stations

Fire Stations...	Address...	Village, State, Zip
SY-1 - Station 1	96 Old Main Street	South Yarmouth, MA 02664
YP-2 - Station 2	340 Main Street (Route 6A)	Yarmouthport, MA 02675
WY-3 - Station 3	14 Lewis Road	West Yarmouth, MA 02673

11 - Department History

Profile list.....	Information....	Notes.....
Department History
Apparatus History
Personnel History
Major Fires History
Major Haz Mat History
Major EMS History
Other History

12 - Incident History

Year	Total Responses	Fire Incidents	Ems Incidents
1980	2553
1990
1992	4074	1543	2531
1993	4343	1688	2655
1994	4651	1831	2820
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

13 - What's New

Profile Topic....	Information	Notes
Personnel
Stations
Apparatus	New Ambulance R55 placed in service	Summer of 2000
	New Aerial Ladder planned	Estimated delivery 2001

14 - In The News

Profile Topic.....	Information	Notes
Major Fires
Major Haz Mats
Major MVA
Major Medical
Other

15 - Photo Albums

Album Title	Topic	Notes
Fire Stations
Apparatus
Personnel
Hot Shots
Other