His engineering responsibilities entail operating any apparatus that has pumps, primarily the fire engine. Parlick also is responsible for driving and maintaining it. Maintenance involves checking things that may or may not have broken between shifts (such as fluids and lights) to make sure everything is operating properly.
Working the traditional 24 hours on, 48 hours off allowed Parlick the chance to sit down and talk with fire protection columnist and specialist Mark Bromann, SET, CFPS, about Parlick’s work and his important role in fire protection of the public.