Does Your Department Issue Minitiors Out to Explorers???

[CAPTAIN -SFD EXPLORER 775]

Just wonderin if any depts. issue or "Lease" minitior 4 or 5's to their explorers who have been there awhile orall in general. In my dept. our chief dosennt back our program, and if we wanted to present this to him he wouldnt even give me a chance to explain. Just wondering what you other stations do....:confused





" MY VIEWS DO NOT RELFELCT THOSE OF MY DEPARTMENT, OR EXPLORER POST 2107"

[RyanK63]

Most juniors in our department aren't even issued a pager. If they are, it's after a 1 year probation period and they are trusted enough to be given one. At that time they are given usually Minitor 2s or 3s. You should be happy with whatever you are given considering you're only juniors. If your department issues pagers to juniors...and it alerts for a call...be happy.

[EastKyFF]

First reason there is no rush

Second reason

Third reason

You need to be a more experienced driver AND a legally recognized adult before you worry about a pager.

[nr9306]

When I was a junior, I was issued a minitor IV the second day I joined. Juniors are expected to go to fire calls on my department when they can, as this is how they get experience. I credit a lot of my junior experience to the knowledge that I have today.

[ElijahRobinson]

yup, I'm a Jr. Firefighter in a Suburban Pennsylvania town outside of Philadelphia and I got a MINITOR V two drill days (two weeks) after i was voted into the Company.

[KnightdaleExplorer1]

no we are not issued them but if we buy a new or used one they will program it for us

[J22]

We get one when we join.

[Sharkbait411]

We have cell phone notifications. You dont get a pager until your 18. No need for a pager when you cant be on a call anyway.