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The thirty-five volunteers currently active with the department are assigned to the fire station nearest their home. Career personnel are assigned to one of three shifts (A, B, or C) working a traditional Detroit schedule of 24 hours on duty followed by 48 hours off duty. A captain, a lieutenant, two firefighter/paramedics, and four firefighter/emergency medical technicians staff each shift. Minimum staffing presently consists of two career members at Station 72 and four at Station 71.
All 911 alarms are
dispatched by Kitsap County
Central Communications, commonly referred to as CENCOM, located
in Bremerton on the south side of the Warren Avenue Bridge. Several
radio towers located throughout the County allow CENCOM to
communicate with responding units. Most radio traffic to and from
Poulsbo Fire units is via towers on top of the Pugh Road water tank
or the Kingston Nike site. The Hansville tower best covers some
fringe areas along Hood Canal in Station 72's response areas.
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The two career staffed fire stations are located on Liberty Road off Highway 305 across from the Poulsbo Village Shopping Center (Station 71, Headquarters) and on Pioneer Hill Road just east of Mason Road (Station 77). The volunteer stations are located on Falkner Road off Highway 3 in Surfrest (Station 72), and Pacific Street off Washington Boulevard in Keyport (Station 73). The primary response area extends from Mountain View Rd. (top of Silverdale hill) north to Port Gamble and from Hood Canal east to the 4800 grid line (just west of Port Gamble Suquamish Road NE). This area consists of approx. 54 square miles with a population in excess of 25,000 permanent residents. The major population centers are Keyport, Scandia, Poulsbo, Belle Vista, Vinland, Edgewater, Lofall, Surfrest, and Port Gamble. Qualified volunteers may staff an engine, an aid car, or other response apparatus as needed. Volunteers while on duty are required to participate in shift activities such as fire inspections, public education presentations, physical training, hose drills, medical training and other duties in addition to responding on alarms. Qualified volunteers who are not on duty at Station 71 or 72 may respond to their assigned fire station when alerted by the 911 paging system. Equipment & Facilities
Administration
Mechanic -
Brett Annear 35 Volunteers
Typical Minimum 24-hour
staffing
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