From: fireman@wam.umd.edu (Aaron Joseph Peterson)
Subject: Re: Need info on FPE program at UMD
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 21:23:09 GMT

In article <1992Nov9.195442.23339@cs.odu.edu> thurs_j@aelle.cs.odu.edu (Jason Thurston) writes:
>I have seen quite a few people on here from the DC/MD area. I am
>hoping that someone on here can give me some information about the
>fire protection engineering program at University of Maryland-College
>Park. (i.e.--contact persons, admission requirements for transfer
>students, etc.) I would appreciate any responses pertaining to it.
>Please e-mail me if at all possible so we don't tie up the net.
>
>					Thanks,
>					Jason
>
>==============================================================================
>|  Jason Thurston                       |  thurs_j@cs.odu.edu                |
>|  Firefighter III/EMT-A                |____________________________________|
>|  City of Chesapeake Fire Department    \ Dial 911, make a firefighter come!| 
>|  Electrical Engineering (for now!)       \Paramedics save lives...         |
>|  Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va., USA\   EMT's save paramedics...    |
>==============================================================================

I graduated in August from the U.of MD and CPVFD here is the scoop.
The College Park Fire Department is a Prince Georges County (MD)
fire station (Station 12) manned by students enrolled in the
University of Maryland. The present facilities are capable of
housing 15 live-in students. The University of MD is presently
building a new fire station which will be able to house
approximately 2 dozen firefighters. Firefighters currently share
several different rooms. Some firefighters have their own rooms and
some firefighters share the larger rooms (everyone has more living
space per person than the typical dorm room). Rooms are assigned on
a seniority basis (meaning that seniors are usually living in rooms
by themselves). Each firefighter shares 1 large refrigerator with
2 other firefighters in the large kitchen. The kitchen has 3
stoves, 2 microwaves, a large ice machine and storage space for
firefighters food. The fire department owns 4 IBM compatible PC's
and an HP laser printer which the students are free to use. The
fire department provides laundry facilities for the members (also
free of charge). Volunteer firefighters are "on duty" from 3pm
until 7am M-F and 24 hours on Sat & Sun. Usually duty crews are
assigned M-F for "bullsh*t" calls and firefighters who are not on
duty may remain in bed for "bells" calls (usually on duty every
other night or less). There is no rent charged (just duty nights).
As you might expect, there are usually many more applicants than
spots to fill. The spots are filled in the following order.
1- CPVFD members, 2 - U.M. fire protection engineers, 3 - U.M.
students. Generally you must be enrolled at the University of
Maryland to live at the CPVFD.
Contacts- The College Park VFD      President - Frank Leser
          7507 Baltimore Ave.       Contact - Ted Clark (Bd of Dir)
          College Park, MD 20740
Phone number of CPVFD 301-864-1893

Tell them Aaron Peterson sent ya!   fireman@wam.umd.edu 

As for the Fire Protection Engineering Program, ask someone at the
CPVFD and they will help put you in touch with Dr. Bryan of the UM.