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Soon EMS & firefighters everywhere will respond to a fire or accident wearing Kevlar helmets and ballistic vests!
'They' (DHS) claim having such gear available will help medical personnel get inside a shooting scene quicker to treat the wounded.
What's really scary is EMS & firefighters are conducting joint training sessions with police.
In June of this year I warned everyone how DHS has begun training EMS and firefighters for urban warfare in America:
DHS's new "First Responder Guide For Improving Survivability In IED or Active Shooter Incidents"
describes in great detail how firefighters and EMS personnel are being trained by DHS to work alongside law enforcement.
In it's "First Responder Guide" DHS claims active shooter incidents and IED's in America are increasing.
A collaborative group of public safety organizations—including fire, law enforcement, pre-hospital care, trauma care, and the military—convened in Hartford, Connecticut, in the spring of 2013 to develop consensus regarding strategies to increase survivability in mass-casualty shootings commonly referred as the Hartford Consensus.
New Hampshire is conducting its first joint training session with police and emergency medical services crews involving handling an active shooting scene and treating victims quicker.
“It goes over law enforcement tactics and the response to a shooter, as well as a new concept that is a best practice of what we call warm zone EMS, which is law enforcement securing the area in a building and allowing EMS to get into a building to treat patients quicker than waiting to search the whole building and deem the whole thing clear,” said Emily Martuscello, an exercise training officer with New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
How long before EMS/firefighters arrive at a vehicle accident or a fire in a tank wearing guns, Tasers and mace? It's already happening...
Updated 9/2/2015:
Chief Tim Holman of the German Township Fire Dept in Clark County, Ohio, is considering the merits of allowing concealed carry for ambulance crews. Chief Holman addressed the issue at last year's EMS World Expo in a presentation entitled, "Is It Time We Arm Our EMTs?" (please read the comments in the article)
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Ohio Medics Carrying Guns for Personal Protection:
"For about a year, the Bethel Township Fire and EMS Department has allowed first responders to carry concealed weapons on emergency calls as a way to protect themselves in an area where having law enforcement respond to calls in a timely manner when needed can be a challenge due to reduced staffing."
"The idea to let first responders carry weapons was hatched after budget cuts reduced the number of available officers in the response area served by the department, says Bethel Township Fire and EMS Department Chief Jacob King."
Proposal would allow Georgia firefighters to carry guns:
"Rep. Kevin Cooke, R-Carrollton, introduced a bill Thursday, called House Bill 807, co-signed by several other House members, to permit firefighters to carry firearms while on duty, if they wish, and if they have the permission of their superior officers."
Armed Tactical EMS Team Responds with SWAT in Hot Zones:
"Team members completed 40 hours of initial training from instructors Hammonds and Ashley Tordiff of the Collins Career Center Law Enforcement Academy, including courses in self-defense, legal aspects of tactical EMS, firearms recognition, advanced firearms, self-aid/buddy aid and an Ohio concealed carry permit class."
Training for the
TEMS unit continues following certification and is ongoing. Every week
the team participates in realistic simulations with the Lawrence County
SWAT team.
Firefighters carrying guns on the job:
"There are several departments who allow selected staff to carry a firearm and most of those are Fire Marshals and are generally commissioned officers with the police powers to arrest and even those individuals get into trouble if they misuse their weapons."
Police in California want to use an armored tank or a medevac vehicle to respond to accidents, etc.
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"About 100 people attended a meeting in San Leandro and people from the community expressed their concerns about a medevac vehicle the San Leandro Police Department says it wants to acquire."
"The armored vehicle was the subject of the special San Leandro City Council meeting. Police officers from the region said the vehicle would enable paramedics to help victims trapped in a hot zone, since EMS doesn't go into a hot zone unless it's been cleared. The medevac is able to withstand a rifle round, but is also equipped like an ambulance on the inside."
What are Hot, Warm and Cool zones? DHS/police have created these three "zones" to justify arming EMS & firefighters. Click here & here to read more.
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