Well I hate to break it to you but there is a reason why Firefighter Pararmedics are sent to someones emergency when they dial 911, and not a Rickey Rescue single role. Thats because we are trained to handle all types of emergencies and incidents we don't just worry about one thing. The tax payers want someone that is experianced in handleing all types of emergency incidents, people that deal with it on a day to day basis, firefighters are not fire monkeys, as you say, they are trained in all aspects of emergencies. We don't just pick and choose what type of emergencie were going to act on, we handle the situation what ever the challenges without having to call people outside of our profession. When private medics get on scene and can't handle the situation they call the firemen in to take care of business. A true example of why there is little single role 911 medics on the west coast. The public and powers to be have come to the conclusion that paying for one firefighter paramedic that can do 20 different jobs, is much more benificial to a community then to pay a box jockey to say, "oh this isn't just a medical aid i need a enigne company to come rescue this person.