Rural Metro is a private fire service formed in Phoenix Arizona in 1948, funded by master contracts and individual property subscriptions. The Central Arizona operation currently serves across unincorporated Maricopa and Pinal Counties with 9 stations and 11 ALS Engines.
I’ll start off by saying Rural Metro has some of the best firemen around and a genuinely fun culture within the firehouse. I’m proud of the people I work with. But the leadership is where it all falls apart.
Leadership does not seem concerned with the fact our frontline engines are in the shop more often than not, and our spares are older than most of our probies.
There hasn’t been a new station added to service in over a decade despite service areas growing and population growth. Leadership has been full of empty promises with new stations and apparatus getting pushed back year after year. Chief Soule seems to be in denial of the population boom and call volume.
Staffing comes in waves from times of zero available overtime to weekly mandatory.
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I’ll start off by saying Rural Metro has some of the best firemen around and a genuinely fun culture within the firehouse. I’m proud of the people I work with. But the leadership is where it all falls apart.
Leadership does not seem concerned with the fact our frontline engines are in the shop more often than not, and our spares are older than most of our probies.
There hasn’t been a new station added to service in over a decade despite service areas growing and population growth. Leadership has been full of empty promises with new stations and apparatus getting pushed back year after year. Chief Soule seems to be in denial of the population boom and call volume.
Staffing comes in waves from times of zero available overtime to weekly mandatory.