Many first responders, fire and ems, do wear armor now, particularly in
urban areas where potshots at fire trucks is becoming a fad.
The issue is arming them and giving them permission to kill. After the mid
term is over, the media frenzy of "kill ther perp" will go back to defund.
We do not want a defund the fire services movement.
I like the merging fire and police idea. Cops are more agile in their
vehicles. But then, it's a cop, and everyone is hating them.
One thing to note is fire fighting has changed, its fire science now. I've
literally watched buildings going to fully engulfed while the fire dept was
creating their suppression plan. It's not like when my dad was a fireman
and it was balls out, make hot cold, stop orange, make black, wet wet wet.
On Mon, Jun 6, 2022, 11:15 AM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Not a totally terribly idea..
>
> I should point out that the city of Sunnyvale California eliminated the
> "fire department" many years ago (we lived in Sunnyvale until 1996). They
> have "Public Safety Officers". These officers patrol the city in police
> cruisers, and where they roam is determined by an algorithm that attempts
> to predict where they might be needed. Each officer has their fire fighting
> gear in the trunk of the cruiser so that if there's a fire, they will be
> ready.
>
> They city saved an enormous amount of money by combining the two
> departments, and their success rate is very good.
>
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
> On 6/6/2022 9:05 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
>
> I may regret posting this but I had a thought.
>
> How about we let the fire department handle active shooters at schools.
> They know how to get there fast. They are ready to go at an instants
> notice.
> They know how to breach any building and rescue survivors.
> They have heavy protective gear on, just add a layer of kevlar.
> Or give them extra/different gear they can don on the way to the
> incident.
> They sure as hell don’t stand around outside discussing jurisdiction and
> strategy.
> They care more about rescue than they do about their own lives.
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