Take a look at the front page. Station closings, layoffs, increased reliance on mutual aid. Big problems for us. What would cost saving do for us?
One county wide dept everywhere.
Hell, in some states, a state wide dept. One turnout gear spec, one apparatus spec, one EMS spec, so on, and so forth.
No worrying about mutual aid (unless its REALLY big), or radio interoperability, or playing nice with other depts.
Not to mention (sorry!) getting rid of one station FDs with their own Chief and Assistant Chief.
I think the cost saving and ease of use will outweigh the initial growing pains, but that my opinion.
Lets hear it from the rest of the nation.....
One county wide dept everywhere.
Hell, in some states, a state wide dept. One turnout gear spec, one apparatus spec, one EMS spec, so on, and so forth.
No worrying about mutual aid (unless its REALLY big), or radio interoperability, or playing nice with other depts.
Not to mention (sorry!) getting rid of one station FDs with their own Chief and Assistant Chief.
I think the cost saving and ease of use will outweigh the initial growing pains, but that my opinion.
Lets hear it from the rest of the nation.....
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