Cedar Point Fire Department

Is the Cedar Point Fire Department an actual fire department with fire trucks and all? I have seen the red pick up driving around but that is it. Does Sandusky provide the fire equipment? I believe the one station is just outside the park. How many members are on the fire department? Do they staff it all year round or just summertime. Does anyone have any info on it.

Thanks

Tuffy
*** Edited 7/13/2006 3:39:53 PM UTC by Tuffy463***

CPFD has their own equipment parked in a garage back by Gemini. Its not a lot so if there were an actual structure fire, I'm sure Sandusky would be on their way post haste. Also to note though, most any dispatcher in any state is gonna dispatch a second depart on "mutual aid" as soon as they tone out for a structure fire.

They have one fire truck that I know of.

I would agree with the "Mutual Aid" for structure fires, but what about the small car accidents in the parking lots, medical calls in the park, car fires in the parking lots etc.. Do they actually have a Pumper, or just that pick up?

They have an old time fire truck. I don't know what all it has or what it is as I've only been told about it... but it was like a real fire truck.

Medicals would be handled by first aid or the paramedics. They have their own ambulance.

Yeah they have a real pumper. It's been there since at least the 1970's, and they probably bought it used. They used to have practice drills on the bay side near the marina. Didn't do my confidence a whole lot of good when they were doing hose drills it would stall and they couldn't get it re started.

I think its a late 70's model Ford pumper. Last year they had the older stub-nose pumper from Sandusky. I assumed they bought it from them to replace the one they have now. But as of this season, Sandusky has it back at Station 3.

Remeber, Station 3 is jusr across the Causway from CP. If there was any sort of fire, they could be there in 5-7 minutes, tops. Most of the time all the CPFD has to deal with is false alarms in the dorms.

Yeah but those false fire alarms last forever especially in the 1400's but Sandusky fire responds too.

I work at CPFD. We are staffed with 2 firefighters 24/7 during the operation season. We are at the back of the park outside next to the Gemini. We have one of Sandusky's old engines that we bought this year and we used last year when ours was down for maintanence. The Ford was given to Park Services to use to wash down the midway or something. It is a real POS. We also have two ambulances and 4 scooters and a fire scooter to use inside the park. Most of the stuff is pretty beat up and pretty old. We also have two pickups, one the Safety Officer on duty uses and one we use for running around the park and to go across the bay for Alarm resets at commons and bayside. Since we do not generate any revenue, we are at the bottom of the list when it comes to buying equipment. Same with the cops. Basically we cover everything outside the park and from the Millenium tunnel to the Wiches Wheel inside the park for medical calls. All other areas are handled by Medics and EMT's from Main First Aid. At night it is just the two on duty after the park closes until then next morning. We do get pretty busy running calls all over the place.

If we get a fire that is more than the two guys can handle then we call Sandusky Fire for assistance. They are pretty busy as well and being on the penisula that is why Cedar Point has their own fire department. I think the other parks only have medical response and not their own fire equipment like us.

Hope that answers your question