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During this period, the influential Fire Commissioner Edward Sutherland pioneered the creation of an integrated telephone-reporting system, and by 1910 every city block in major Arcer cities (save for Easthampton) had a dedicated fire notification phone for the purpose of notifying a switchboard operator of an emergency. During this time, the first mountain rescue team was established in Easthampton to facilitate assistance for an increased number of Occidental tourists travelling to visit the city and trek in the Aileach Mountain Range. Sutherland also oversaw another increase in the manning for the Fire Service, which by now required 15,000 firemen to staff all of its various departments. Sutherland also implemented a formalized progression and compensation system, which structured the ranks within the Fire Service, and received approval from the Treasury Office to create the Fireman's Pension Fund, which after 20 years of service offered a pension. One of the first civilian services to offer this, as at the time the Army's pension was still based on a payout of land deed, livestock, and farming equipment to assist with the settlement of Northlea Governorate. | During this period, the influential Fire Commissioner Edward Sutherland pioneered the creation of an integrated telephone-reporting system, and by 1910 every city block in major Arcer cities (save for Easthampton) had a dedicated fire notification phone for the purpose of notifying a switchboard operator of an emergency. During this time, the first mountain rescue team was established in Easthampton to facilitate assistance for an increased number of Occidental tourists travelling to visit the city and trek in the Aileach Mountain Range. Sutherland also oversaw another increase in the manning for the Fire Service, which by now required 15,000 firemen to staff all of its various departments. Sutherland also implemented a formalized progression and compensation system, which structured the ranks within the Fire Service, and received approval from the Treasury Office to create the Fireman's Pension Fund, which after 20 years of service offered a pension. One of the first civilian services to offer this, as at the time the Army's pension was still based on a payout of land deed, livestock, and farming equipment to assist with the settlement of Northlea Governorate. | ||
=== Divestment and Decay (1948-1967) === | === Divestment and Decay (1948-1967) === | ||
With the conclusion of the Second Great War, many firefighters who had gone off to fight in [[The Cape]], or other Arcer expeditionary operations in [[Levantia]] or the Carnish Civil War returned either wounded, unwilling to resume firefighting duties, were killed in action, or were wounded and physically unable to return to duty. During this time, the vast amount of younger firemen had received a Parliamentary Furlough in order to man the [[Structure of the Arcer Army|Reserve Brigades]] of the [[Arcer Army]]. This meant that a large number of departments had to leverage veteran firefighters too old for military service, or call-up part time firemen to ensure the Fire Halls and departments were still at an acceptable level of manning. However even with the return of several thousand firemen, many chose to take post-war pensions, remain in the Army, or pursue other careers not in Firefighting or Search and Rescue. This created a crisis in the Fire Service, the resulting fallout which was the divestment of almost all of the city and municipal firefighting duties to part-time or volunteer departments. | With the conclusion of the Second Great War, many firefighters who had gone off to fight in [[The Cape]], or other Arcer expeditionary operations in [[Levantia]] or the Carnish Civil War returned either wounded, unwilling to resume firefighting duties, were killed in action, or were wounded and physically unable to return to duty. During this time, the vast amount of younger firemen had received a Parliamentary Furlough in order to man the [[Structure of the Arcer Army|Reserve Brigades]] of the [[Arcer Army]]. This meant that a large number of departments had to leverage veteran firefighters too old for military service, or call-up part time firemen to ensure the Fire Halls and departments were still at an acceptable level of manning. However even with the return of several thousand firemen, many chose to take post-war pensions, remain in the Army, or pursue other careers not in Firefighting or Search and Rescue. This created a crisis in the Fire Service, the resulting fallout which was the divestment of almost all of the city and municipal firefighting duties to part-time or volunteer departments. | ||
The nearly twenty years following this period were epitomized by a lack of direction, funding, implementation of technology, and a lack of manpower. The Fire Service gradually became irrelevant as it no longer had to crew the city fire services, and the Search and Rescue services along the coast and in the mountains had long been a secondary task, and therefore not received enough funding or equipment to be effective. This trend would continue to correlate with negative impressions of the Fire Service, and recruitment initiatives and non-competitive pay discouraged new applicants. Additionally, the baby boom experienced in Arcerion post-war resulted in many young adults by the 1960s joining other federal services (such as the Army, which was currently fighting the [[Arcer Bush Wars|Fourth Bush War]]), or pursued other civilian private-sector employment in the economic boom during the antebellum period. | The nearly twenty years following this period were epitomized by a lack of direction, funding, implementation of technology, and a lack of manpower. The Fire Service gradually became irrelevant as it no longer had to crew the city fire services, and the Search and Rescue services along the coast and in the mountains had long been a secondary task, and therefore not received enough funding or equipment to be effective. This trend would continue to correlate with negative impressions of the Fire Service, and recruitment initiatives and non-competitive pay discouraged new applicants. Additionally, the baby boom experienced in Arcerion post-war resulted in many young adults by the 1960s joining other federal services (such as the Army, which was currently fighting the [[Arcer Bush Wars|Fourth Bush War]]), or pursued other civilian private-sector employment in the economic boom during the antebellum period. | ||
=== Modernization and Expansion (1967-2000) === | === Modernization and Expansion (1967-2000) === | ||
The Fire Service received new direction and by extension, new life in 1967. A significant drought in Northlea Governorate resulted in the outbreak of an initially small wildfire 150km from Presdale. However, fast-moving winds and a significant amount of dead foliage and dry underbrush meant that this quickly turned into what would be categorized later as the first Category 5-fire. Multiple towns were caught in the firestorm, and dozens of Arcer citizens were burned to death. The Fire Service deployed almost all of its available manpower, most arriving by Arcer National Railway Service coaches, and over the course of three weeks, fought the 1967 Wildfire to a standstill 14km from Presdale, saving the booming Arcer Heartland town from burning down. | |||
This prompted quick action from the Confederate Parliament, who lauded the on-scene commander, then-Captain John Francis Frederickson. | |||
Frederickson was the revolutionary, dragged the RAFS out of irrelevancy (died 1999ish) | Frederickson was the revolutionary, dragged the RAFS out of irrelevancy (died 1999ish) | ||
=== Emergency Services Act (2000) === | === Emergency Services Act (2000) === | ||