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Ben Waller replied to JEMS Web Team's discussion 'IAFF, IAFC Fire-based EMS'

Skip, Sorry, that doesn't wash. The evidence that the fire/police systems no longer exist is ample evidence of their failure. It's a simple nominal data set - to be successful, the system must continue to exist. Most fire/police systems have di...

13 minutes ago

Ben Waller replied to JEMS Web Team's discussion 'IAFF, IAFC Fire-based EMS'

Joe, that is complete B.S. It is easy to save operational costs primarily by not providing a street-level service (fire manpower) at all or at a very minimal level, which is what the typical police/fire combinations did with fire services. They w...

24 minutes ago

Skip Kirkwood replied to JEMS Web Team's discussion 'IAFF, IAFC Fire-based EMS'

Sorry, Ben - anecdotes are not evidence. Not one bit of evidence to demonstrate that moving from combined police and fire to separate police and fire had anything to do with "success" or "failure" - since those terms aren't even defined. Ditto fo...

27 minutes ago

Skip Kirkwood replied to JEMS Web Team's discussion 'IAFF, IAFC Fire-based EMS'

Sorry, Ben - anecdotes are not evidence. Not one bit of evidence to demonstrate that moving from combined police and fire to separate police and fire had anything to do with "success" or "failure" - since those terms aren't even defined. Ditto fo...

27 minutes ago