Residency Requirements

[firenresq77]

How does everyone feel about residency requirements? To clarify, I'm talkimg about Full-Time or Part-Time firefighters, not POC or Volunteer. That is a whole other issure.

The local "Big City" FD says you must live in the city, but gives waivers out after 10 years. There are others that utilize a radius. Some say you must live in the same or adjacent counties, yet others just have a random list of locales.

Do you agree with them? What do you think the requirement should be?

[Weruj1]

can I reply ?????? :D ........if it were me I would give them a thumbs down !

[WTFD10]

For the most part, I don't like residency requirements but it depends on how the department is run.

There is a smaller city to the north of us who's second alarm is to recall the previous shift. However, they do not have a residency requirement so it takes quite awhile to get everybody in since most of them don't live in the city. A residency requirement would make sense for them (but then again, so would calling the neighboring departments for a 2nd, even if they are "just vollies" :rolleyes: )

[PFD109NFD107]

Oh boy a topic that is to my liking!!!!!!:(

Residency requirements are useless. It is nice to see that many municipalities in NW Ohio are getting rid of them. I can only hope that one more falls very very soon....

[firenresq77]

Originally posted by PFD109NFD107
Oh boy a topic that is to my liking!!!!!!:(

Residency requirements are useless. It is nice to see that many municipalities in NW Ohio are getting rid of them. I can only hope that one more falls very very soon....

I thought of you when I posted this........

[PFD109NFD107]

Originally posted by firenresq77


I thought of you when I posted this........

Thanks for caring!!!!!

[ff7134]

Ours requirement is you must live in a county bordering our county. That is how its handled here. I think that a residency for FT and PT is stupid.....I know of 2 departments near me that you must live in that area or your not hired.

[Weruj1]

the only .....and I feel only drawback could be that obviously if you dont live where you work you cannot vote on items that may effect your job like tax items etc.

[WTFDChief730]

You know my feeling on this issue...our department cant use the recall excuse during an emergency because they rely on the neighboring departments to bail them out for 6 hours like a few weeks back.

In reality though, Josh your right about the voting issues that may affect our jobs that we would not have a say in, that is a draw back. In my opinion this day and age I really dont agree with them, I dont agree with being told where I have to live based on my employment. Obviously my department beat this issue to death and we finally got the 10 year rule. I have a waiver, but I'm in no hurry to leave living in the city. At one point I did think for a minute that if I'm going to be a volunteer FF on my days off, I may as well move to Rossford and join their department and make the big bucks while I'm at it too ;) :D :)

[kghemtp]

I Left a couple thoughts on this in another thread. I'm not from Ohio, but ya said "everyone" right?

The residency issue rears its ugly head in a few NH cities. My question is this: Who's to stop me from running a landscaping business that keeps me tied up for the 6 days I have off in an 8 day cycle? In working that job, I'd be completely unavailable for callback at times other than overnight or held over on a shift. So whether I live IN town & have another job that doesn't allow me callback, OR I live an hour away and STILL make it to my shift 45 minutes early, what's the freakin difference?

[WTFD10]

Originally posted by WTFDChief730
At one point I did think for a minute that if I'm going to be a volunteer FF on my days off, I may as well move to Rossford and join their department and make the big bucks while I'm at it too ;) :D :)

I'll go with you. We'll take turns being the tillerman, right Josh? ;)

One thing though, can you be a sparky and an iaff'er at the same time? :p

[firenresq77]

Ya'll don't wanna go to Rossford......... I hear there's more freedom in Northwood.:p Plus they have top of the line apparatus!


kghemtp............. Come join us anytime........ We're a friendly bunch!!

[firenresq77]

Like this.........

http://www.geocities.com/northwoodfire/images/802.jpg

[WTFD10]

Originally posted by firenresq77
Ya'll don't wanna go to Rossford......... I hear there's more freedom in Northwood.:p Plus they have top of the line apparatus!


Yeah I heard you guys are having a major recruiting drive because you have to use truly old school methods to get the mini-pumper to fires! :D ;)

[Weruj1]

CHA CHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROLFMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG !!!!!!!!!:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :eek:

[Weruj1]

it appears that someone else started CPR over here .....http://cms.firehouse.com/forums2/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56030&perpage=15&pagenumber=2