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Christiana hired its first two full-time Firefighter/EMTs in 1994 to offset daily Fire/EMS staffing. Over the past 30 years we have gradually increased our career staff to 35 full-time employees.
In 2004 Christiana Career Staff started the first I.A.F.F. Union Local in Delaware for combination department firefighters, which has grown to over 150 members throughout New Castle County, also followed suite in Kent and Sussex Counties with their own locals.
CFC was the first combination department in the state to promote career employees into the officer ranks in 2012 with our first Career Assistant Chief, followed by our first Career Lieutenants in 2015.
Our career staff work seamlessly alongside of our volunteer officers and members to ensure we have a minimum of 1 Duty Chief, 1 Engine, 1 Ladder, and 3 BLS units staffed 24/7, 365.
Christiana strives to be the example of a successful combination system for our state and nation.
We currently employ:
1 Career Assistant Chief, 3 Captains, 1 Lieutenant, 16 Firefighters, 12 EMTs, a full-time administrator and a full-time mechanic. CFC also employs over 30 part time EMTs for BLS staffing.
Our Career Fire/EMS work a 4 Platoon rotation of 24hrs on and 72 hrs off. Each shift has 1 Capt./Lt. (Shift Commander), with 4 Firefighter/EMTs & 3 BLS EMTs.
Tamara Skis
Tamara has been a member of the company since 2009, and is currently serving as EMS Captain. She is an active EMS volunteer and held the office of EMS Lieutenant for 4 years. Miss Skis is responsible for managing the EMS training at CFC as well as facilitating the Field Training Program. Capt. Skis also acts as a representative for CFC with local group Attack Addiction, which strives to educate the public about opiate addiction. Capt. Skis is an active volunteer with Special Olympics of Delaware, providing medical staffing during their events. She is also an instructor for Trinity EMS Educators. Capt. Skis has worked on the DuPont ERT on their Fire Brigade, EMS, and HazMat Teams. Capt. Skis works for a former DuPont company, Axalta Coating Systems where she engages in research and development of new products.
For any questions regarding CFC EMS, please feel free to email her at [email protected]
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