Where at?Wildcard:Two words, CROSS TRAINING.
Your not going to teach a Fireman CSI stuff or a LEO advanced medical stuff. LEO's and medical can be a legal nightmare. Been there and don't want to go back.
Gary D.
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Where at?Wildcard:Two words, CROSS TRAINING.
In Idaho the Sheriff is charged with all rescues. Some counties pass that duty onto FD's. Our county has worked on bringing all available units together to get the job done.Wildcard:CHP uses flight medics, medic first so they say. Fire fighters cross to Paramedic all the time. SWAT type teams use medics on there teams, all the time. In a perfect world, we would all work together but there are too many egos and turf wars to allow that to happen.
Home, Alaska home, the state troopers are in charge of all rescues. Why? Becouse they have guns, not becouse they are trained to do tech rescues.
I have had a lot of crime scene preservation training, so if I can do it, why not everyone else?
People that let their ego's get in the way of the jobs we do need to seek employment elsewhere.Wildcard:I concure on the forcing part. When Sacramento City fire decided they needed to go to Paramedic level, 80% failed...I have no desire to work crime scenes but end up being first in way too often...So is the solution a seperate team made up of cops, FFs and medics? I still see a lot of ego problems.
Let me know if you come up with an answer, Id love to hear it. As it stands, one agency should run things and cooperate with the rest, IMHO.
Gary D.:Where at?
Your not going to teach a Fireman CSI stuff or a LEO advanced medical stuff. LEO's and medical can be a legal nightmare. Been there and don't want to go back.
Gary D.