Five fire marshals will take part in three-day rifle training

[Stumpy]

Five fire marshals will take part in three-day rifle training

Five fire marshals will take part in three-day rifle training - Mywesttexas.com: Top Stories

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Yep, I never realized all the LEO training required to be a Fire Marshall, until the son of a man I work with, needed to take all the classes for a business he is starting up.

 

[matefrio]

Nice.

 

[cougartex]

 

[Texas1911]

At first I thought, "What a waste of taxpayer funds!" ... then I remembered that alot of these towns and counties don't have large police forces, and alot of land to cover, this just makes sense ... take existing people and train them.

I think it's funny that it made the "Top Stories" ... I would think Mr. Redneck would be the top story out there :P

 

[Texan2]

Fire Marshalls in Texas are Peace Officers and have all of the same arrest authority any other cop has.

 

[MR Redneck]

A retired fireman friend of mine who was one of the EMT's told me that they were often requesting to carry guns.
The emergency guy's often get the a scene where a crime has happened but only to be armed with "nothing".
Kinda stupid if you ask me. These guy's never know what their going to get into.

 

[Texan2]

No EMT I know can go into a crime scene until LE has secured it and deemed it safe.

 

[MR Redneck]

No EMT I know can go into a crime scene until LE has secured it and deemed it safe.

Some of them I know tell me all kind of crap that happens when the medics are called. Pissed off wife or pissed off husband.
They even made comments about some of the dirtbags they have calls on. Kinda makes them wish they were armed.
Also heard a few stories about "Secured" crime scenes going south and all hell breaking lose.
I see no reason why they shouldnt carry arms for protection. Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

 

[lalonguecarabine]

Uh oh.
This isn't one of the five fire marshals, is it?:

 

[London]

At first I thought, "What a waste of taxpayer funds!" ... then I remembered that alot of these towns and counties don't have large police forces, and alot of land to cover, this just makes sense ... take existing people and train them.
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When I was a firefighter someone told me about a job in which you were a park ranger, firefighter, EMT, and heli-rescue all in one. Pay started at $80/yr, which I'd guess is less than half of what it would cost to pay four people specializing in each. Whoever has this job is a real bad-ass!

 

[Texan2]

The other side of that coin in that they become a jack of all trades, master of none. I would rather have a really good full time EMT saving my life, not one that does it part time amongst his other duties.

 

[DoubleActionCHL]

Excellent! Now, let's hope the budget includes room for drills and practice to maintain these skills.

 

[lalonguecarabine]

The other side of that coin in that they become a jack of all trades, master of none. I would rather have a really good full time EMT saving my life, not one that does it part time amongst his other duties.

That's a really good point.
I think it's always good to cross train, so you know other essential skills that may be necessary some day.
It's another thing to expect someone to perform all the jobs at the exact same time.

Like texascop2 hinted at: someone who knows a bit of everything is indeed useful. But someone who specializes in one specific job is probably gonna be more preferred when the chips are down.

 

[shipwreck]

I see the local marshals practicing at the indoor range here all the time...