BlackSheep2

In my rural county, 2010 will see the demise of volunteers-both fire and rescue-after over 50+ years in service. We have a hot shot new fire chief from the big city, a new arrogant county administrator and a bunch of good old B.O.S. boys who jump every time a taxpayer whines. We now have 24/7 career coverage most of who would rather get a PT refusal than transport to the closest hospital-40 miles away. We have a bunch of paid EMT/FF who all pile on an engine and respond to calls, overwhelming most PT's. I'm a 10 year volunteer who see's the light at the end of the tunnel-and it's a train.

Our county's emergency dispatch center recently started texting both fire and EMS calls-as soon as a call is saved into the computer, a text message is sent to a provider's cell phone. Does your city/county's dispatch center offer this?