Definitions for the staffing table below:

Service Company: Two people assigned to a unit that is used as a utility company. They will not transport patients to the hospital and are unable to initiate a basic fire attack on their own. They will however respond and begin treatment, or do the initial situation analysis on a Fire call.

Combination Company: Three firefighter/paramedics assigned to a station. They will respond to EMS or Fire calls in the appropriate apparatus (Ladder Truck or Engine for fire calls, Ambulance for EMS). The station is then left unmanned for the duration of that call.

Shift Commander: 1 member (usually a Captain) He responds in the Shift Command SUV and is responsible for commanding the entire shift that day.

Full Staff Fire Company: 6 members assigned to a Station, 3 members for each apparatus. The 3 members on the Engine/Ladder company will also be responsible to run the back up ambulance in the event of multiple EMS calls at the same time in the city.

4-people at Station 1 denotes a Shift Commander and 1 Combination Fire Company.

3-people at a Station denotes a Combination Fire Company.

2 people at a Station denotes a Service Company.

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The above chart reflects the number of firefighter/paramedics in the Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department since 1986 and the number of emergency responses each year. Staffing in 1986 was 79, and staffing currently is 79. The number of emergency calls has increased over the same time frame from 3734 in 1986 to 7900 in 2009, for an increase of 111.57%, with an average yearly increase of 3.37%.

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