Fire based EMS

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Good for AFD. Over 80% of emergency calls are medical. Fire departments get

there faster because of a stronger infrastructure that has allowed better

placement of stations. To say that fire based EMS, is jack of all trades, master

of none is an uneducated insult. They have same equipment, training and

abilities as ambulance drivers. My paramedic exam, didn't have " dumbed down for

firefighter " on it. Im held to the same training and certification hours as my

ambulance based counterpart. In my experiance the private owned Ambulance

companies, hire a lot of off duty firefighters. It's also my experience that a

lot of professional ambulance drivers can't pass a fire based PT. Cities and

Local governments can no longer afford the luxury of separate services, so I

guess some of y'all better learn to jack a few more trades and hit the gym.

Romy son