Los Santos Fire Department

Los Santos Fire · July 8, 2023

Hello everyone!

We'd like to tell you a little bit more about what are the current events of the faction as of late and where its heading.

The premise for this group of leadership and the former FC Young is to completely change the LSFD from what it was, how it was perceived, and more than ever before to elevate the standards of roleplay to portray an actual Fire Department, with proper policies, guidelines, and for its members to represent the faction in a mature and professional setting both on duty and off duty.

The faction, as it is currently, is changing and modernizing many outdated procedures, rules, and SOPs that shift the emphasis from raising recruitment standards to enhancing retention and offering high-quality roleplay. Another one of our objectives is to preserve a focus on community outreach and a strong bond of firehouse roleplay that exists both inside and outside the station.

The Los Santos Fire Department has established itself in Rockford Hills, more specifically in Station 52, starting of July 4th. We've made every attempt to condense our resources into one city station and one county station, which is more centrally located, closer to the general public, and more accessible. (Paleto)

Task Force 52: Movie Star Rejects Official Thread

Inspiration

Beverly Hills is the inspiration for Rockford Hills. There are actually three stations there, with Station 1 on N. Rexford Drive acting as the model for our station 52. it houses multiple large firefighting apparatus such as ladder trucks, fire engines, and urban search and rescue rigs, in addition to the battalion chief who oversees the other stations and, of course, Rescue Ambulances.

Lore

Fire Station Fifty-Two is situated east of Rockford Hills in the northern region of Los Santos, bordering the Burton area. High-end stores and the occasional movie star passing by with an entourage of paparazzi are the main features of the neighborhood around the station. The station's size allows for plenty of space for both our heavy equipment and our employees, as well as an underground parking lot.

The station began on July 1, 1925, with a fire chief, two firemen, and one fire engine as the first crew. We've come a long way since then, with our station now employing over 60 employees in shifts to serve the city of Los Santos and its surrounding areas. As the Los Santos Fire Department grew larger, the same was merged with the RHFD (Rockford Hills FIre Department) in 1993.

Recruitment

It's true that some people have asked when our recruitment will open; however, we are unable to give a specific date at this time because we must be certain that we have all the necessary resources. This is because we want to prevent newcomers from feeling overwhelmed and because we want people to enjoy and embrace this type of roleplay and have fun with realistic characters.

What type of characters are we looking for? Lets take a look at some relevant information:

Employee demographics:

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For us, realistic characters are those who adhere to the data we present in terms of our IRL equivalent (LAFD). Despite being aware of the need for diversity hirings, less than 3% of the LAFD are women. Despite efforts to increase female employment. Almost half of the 3,200 uniformed LAFD employees are Caucasian, with white males being the overwhelming majority of any demographic across the organization. Those that do roleplay females, on the other hand, are closely scrutinized to ensure they are representing the faction in a mature and professional manner.

LAFD Sworn Workforce Racial Demographics
Caucasian - 48%
Hispanic - 31%
Black - 12%
Asian - 8%
Other - 1%

Character Story

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While it is by no means a problem, your story must be believable if your character is applying with prior knowledge or expertise in the firefighting or EMS fields. All of your required training will still be necessary within the faction, and proof will be requested during the employment process.

Although serving in the military is not unusual, we advise you to learn more about the subject of your roleplaying before starting. As we will also be looking into such information, it is advised to search the branch, ages, ranks, and what kind of MOS would go along with your narrative. The majority of military forces require a MINIMUM of four years of service, and the majority of university courses last three to four years or longer. As a result, you would need to be at least 22 years old to apply with such experience.

Keep in mind that you are not required to have any prior expertise to apply for the faction. We provide manuals, field training, and other material as well as in-game training to encourage new players to join regardless of their experience or knowledge both inside and outside of the game.

It's also crucial to keep in mind that you will be taking part in role-playing, which occasionally tends to get intense, graphic, brutal, and detailed.

Assets & Secondary Jobs

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It is no secret that firefighters and emergency medical technicians are not among the world's wealthiest individuals. Due to the way the script is structured, you will always have more money than your character would, but that does not mean you may spend it all. In the real world, your Firefighter I character probably wouldn't be living in Vinewood Hills and driving a fast car.

Housing can also be expensive to upkeep with rent, furniture, maintenance, security costs and general living such as food, clothes, outings, travel etc. Certain areas of the map are restricted to particular ranks - i.e Chumash, Vinewood, Rockford Hills - unless you are renting (so long as it's in a reasonable location). We understand that circumstances vary but, for the most part, discourage faction members to own properties in this area until our criteria is met.

Vehicles also need to be considered. A Firefighter's salary is incredibly unlikely to be able to afford high end cars like Jesters, Carbonizzares or VST-Rs. Planes and yachts also fall into the same category - your character is unlikely to be able to afford these along with all the upkeep and maintenance a vehicle like this would require from you constantly.

Secondary Jobs are permitted within the faction to a certain extent. It's not uncommon for a Firefighter or EMT to take up small gigs like bartending during their days off, but this would likely not be a full-time job. This highly relies on common sense. Bare in mind that faction leadership reserves the right to object to career paths which may harm the department.

FULL TIME SECONDARY EMPLOYMENT OR EMPLOYMENT INVOLVING ADULT ENTERTAINMENT OR MODELLING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

CHARACTER BEHAVIOR POLICIES

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Certain types of characters or roleplay are either restricted or require an application.

Transgender characters have unfortunately been known to be misrepresented throughout history, which has resulted in unfavorable events and consequences within the group. As a result, before submitting your application, if you intend to roleplay a transgender character, you must speak with and get the approval of a Chief Officer. This can be accomplished by sending a PM to the Chief Officers group containing the character's name, backstory, and motivations.

Characters who are overtly sexualized, regarded insane, or believed to be weeb or anime based are totally barred regardless of application and will not be endorsed by the faction in any way.

If it is discovered that you lied about your character's development/personality during your application, you will be immediately expelled from the faction on OOC grounds.

The new station gives us (leadership) and the faction a fresh start and lays the groundwork for what we want to see in the future. There is a lot of work to be done, a lot of things to improve on, and a lot of things that need help from the higher angels (devs) to become a reality for such a niche faction; this is by no means an easy feat and requires a lot of teamwork. Thankfully, many people in various divisions of the faction are working to make the shift possible and, more importantly, to change the roleplay mentality.

As for the community itself, we're intending to establish new venues of roleplay to interact with the public, that we will be announcing soon!

We appreciate you reading and hope to see you soon!

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(Questions & Answers Channel is available!)

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Edited July 8, 2023 by Los Santos Fire