MEMORANDUM ;
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Mayor and Council December lith, 1978

W.S. Wingrove
Fire Chief

Re: Manpower Needed for Proposed Aerial]. Platform

The question was asked if additional firemen would be required
to operate this vehicle. Most Fice Departments operate an aerial as a
separate and specialized peice of equipment. This is fine for large
departments that have at least seven men on duty from one hall. Smaller
departments depend on backup from another hall or use the aerial as the
first response vehicle. We specified in our Tenders for a complete
vehicle, that is one that has a pump, water tank, booster hose reel,
‘required hose for a pumper and hand ladders as well as the aerial ladder
so that it would be used as a first response vehicle. Our present shifts
would be adequate to handle this vehicle if used this way.

I would be remiss if I did not mention that some Fire Department's
Unions have grieved equipment manning or have made it an issue during
Bargaining. There is no provision in our Contract for equipment manning.
Two Fire Departments who are bargained for by the G.V.R.D. went to arbitration
over manning and both cases were resolved in’favour of the City. One more
Department has gone to arbitration, but no ruling has resulted.

Respectfully submitted:

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