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Fighting fires with Cop's? Is it safe?
Okay, First I want to say I like cops. I need them at every Haz Mat I go on! (LOL) Anyway, my town has decided to go from a Fire/Rescue Department to a "Public Safety" department. This means the small town cops will be trained as firefighters and respond to firecalls when they are on shift. We will also have the Police Cheif over the Fire side of things. I have worked with some of the cops that are/were firefighters in the past, they are okay. BUT!!!! What if he forgets to put his gun away somewhere and brings it in a fire with him? I won't go in a fire with a gun! Nor someone with a gun. Has anyone out there worked on a "Public Safety" department? Did it work? Any input is nice because the town is being tight liped over the whole thing. All we were told is "it starts in May" WTF???!!!!?? I need cops to do scene safety for the public...help me by keeping the public away from my fire truck! Don't grab MY tools on a car wreak! Block traffic so my guys are freed up and safe! Than we ALL GO HOME SAFELY! I guess time will tell, I'm just venting here and looking for other peoples feedback.
In closeing..I will stay away from the shootout till first responders are called in to clean up the mess...Thats my job! Do Yours, not mine! -Matt
In closeing..I will stay away from the shootout till first responders are called in to clean up the mess...Thats my job! Do Yours, not mine! -Matt
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Comment by Marie on April 7, 2008 at 2:44pm
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Honestly i think it all has to do with who's trained and competent in what. For instance, My county only has a helicopter unit PD side not fireboard, so all the cops that are on the helo are cross-trained as medics and in swift water rescue in addition to all the PD stuff. I must say they do a good job. I also know a lot of cops in my county and in other counties that are volunteer FF's other places as well as Career FF's that are vollie cops other places.
It all boils down to one thing in the end, do you have adequate training and do you know how to use it???
I'm probably a bit biased in my belief because i've been a volunteer with both PD and FD with nothing but high remarks on either end, am in medic school, and am planning to go through police academy as soon as I am done medic school. But honestly, what says that just because a cop is a cop he is incapable of doing other things?
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