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

Joe, do you have some mango chutney to go with those red herrings? There are many reasons to combine fire and EMS, and many good reasons to not combine fire and law enforcement. Track record of most fire/law enforcement combination departments -...

1 hour ago

Joe P. replied to JEMS Web Team's discussion 'IAFF, IAFC Fire-based EMS'

So the entire stance that you've taken that fire/EMS saves money on support costs are really a lie then?

1 hour ago

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

Most of the places that tried combination fire/police services were small towns or mid-sized cities. Most of those places didn't have lots of administrative staff to begin with. The fire/LEO combinations mostly ended up just being police departme...

1 hour ago

Joe P. replied to JEMS Web Team's discussion 'IAFF, IAFC Fire-based EMS'

See... doc... we've hashed this out before. EMS and fire support services are somehow magically different when compared police support services. Completely different 'skills' needed to sign checks, do background checks (I'll admit that police chec...

2 hours ago