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David W. Harper II
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Dual roled firefighters. Continuing national trend or pitfall of the service?
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Good morning, 1.) What are the thoughts on dual-roled firefighters? (Firefighter/ Medic) 2.) Do you see this trend continuing in the future?3.) Does the community seem to benefit from this type of…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by yang jin Nov 18, 2011.
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David W. Harper II replied to David W. Harper II's discussion Dual roled firefighters. Continuing national trend or pitfall of the service?"Just to answer how our rotations work. We do not have riding assignments and work a 3-4 schedule. They may come in the future, but right now you might ride the medic one day, the engine, ladder or both for the next two cycles. Our…"
Scott Widby replied to David W. Harper II's discussion Dual roled firefighters. Continuing national trend or pitfall of the service?"In baseball, basketball, and soccer you have to play both offense and defense at times, but you're still a team. In football you have an offense AND a defense yet they are still a team and work together to win the game. Our goal, as…"
Richard C. Berger replied to David W. Harper II's discussion Dual roled firefighters. Continuing national trend or pitfall of the service?"A question within the original question: Does any agency with crosstrained FF/EMT or FF/EMT-P personnel have a system of one week, an individual is on an engine, the next, the ladder/truck, the next, on the ambulance, and finish with a week on the…"
Timothy Rankin replied to David W. Harper II's discussion Dual roled firefighters. Continuing national trend or pitfall of the service?"We have a mix of cross trained and straight fire. About half the officer corps is cross trained. For a small dept. Cross trained personnel are vital to us. In the future here cross training to atleast EMT basic will grow. With fire calls down and…"
"We work dual roles , but the Sr. FF on shift has the choice of being the Medic , all are EMT's with 1 Medic per shift. It' sthe way things are going due to the times"
David W. Harper II's discussion was featuredDual roled firefighters. Continuing national trend or pitfall of the service?
Good morning, 1.) What are the thoughts on dual-roled firefighters? (Firefighter/ Medic) 2.) Do you see this trend continuing in the future?3.) Does the community seem to benefit from this type of service? 4.) What draw backs to this trend have you noticed? I am with an organization that has had FF/Medic's in our system since 1995. I myself, am a cross trained officer and came in under this new program. There have been several noted draw backs, but I would like to hear others input/…See More
David W. Harper II replied to David W. Harper II's discussion Dual roled firefighters. Continuing national trend or pitfall of the service?"Thank you for the responses! I appreciate the time you took from your busy day to assist in discussing the issue.
In 1995, when the transition occurred, we had a premier EMS and Fire division. The EMS providers were forced…"
Will Billau replied to David W. Harper II's discussion Dual roled firefighters. Continuing national trend or pitfall of the service?"1. The system I work in is a dual role model. It works well and has developed over the years into what I consider a premiere service to the citizens we serve. A trend that is impacting all departments is the financial loss that we are…"
Scott Widby replied to David W. Harper II's discussion Dual roled firefighters. Continuing national trend or pitfall of the service?"It depends on the culture that your department has towards either discipline as Chief Halton has indicated. Austin (TX) has a third city service system and it works well for them. Most of the Departments in north Texas are combined…"
Bobby Halton replied to David W. Harper II's discussion Dual roled firefighters. Continuing national trend or pitfall of the service?"
<p>I do not see the trend of firefighter medics in particular changing at any time in the future for most organizations that are currently using them. I see our roles growing and other particular areas of homeland security as time goes…"
Richard C. Berger replied to David W. Harper II's discussion Dual roled firefighters. Continuing national trend or pitfall of the service?"I'll start with my opinion that departments that want to add EMS on their own usually seem to fare better than departments that are forced by the elected legislators to start doing EMS, at least within my personal observations.
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David W. Harper II posted a discussionDual roled firefighters. Continuing national trend or pitfall of the service?
Good morning, 1.) What are the thoughts on dual-roled firefighters? (Firefighter/ Medic) 2.) Do you see this trend continuing in the future?3.) Does the community seem to benefit from this type of service? 4.) What draw backs to this trend have you noticed? I am with an organization that has had FF/Medic's in our system since 1995. I myself, am a cross trained officer and came in under this new program. There have been several noted draw backs, but I would like to hear others input/…See More
David W. Harper II posted a status"Getting ready to start the day with our recruits. Loss Control Quiz, Work Performance test 2, and Protecting Evidence/ Fire Detection."
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- Lives in:
- Gloucester, Va
- Department:
- Newport News Fire Department
- Title/rank:
- Basic Training Lieutenant
- Years of public service:
- 20- Combined Vol. & Prof.
- Agency structure:
- Paid fire department
- Top issues in your department:
- Pay, benefits, dual role proficiency and young officer development.
- Professional Qualifications:
- ISO, Officer III, NFA Leadership series, numerous other.
- Topics you provide training for:
- FF1 & 2 for new recruits. Quarterly training for department. Mayday, Vehicle Ext. EVOC.
- Areas of expertise:
- Jack of all trades it seems these days.
- Bio:
- Born in Augusta, Ga 1978. Raised in Ravenswood, Wv located in Jackson Co. Began my career in the fire service as a Junior FF with Silverton Vol. FD in summer of 1992 at the young age of 14. Currently still on roster in Wv with Ripley Fire Department assisting on calls while I visit family back home. Went career in 2002 with Newport News Fire Department. Was accepted to our Technical Rescue Team- 2003, with a subsequent FEMA US&R appointment in 2005. Progressed through FF/Medic to Senior FF/ Medic 2007 and promoted to Lieutenant 2010. Looking forward to furthering my career to Captain in the near future and possibly Battalion Chief towards the end of my career. Wife- Kim, and son- Will, are two of my most notable achievements and honors to date in my life. They are my calm in this storm of life.
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Dual role firefighters? Still in the cards for the future of the Fire Service, or obsolete cost saving system?
Good morning,
1.) What are the thoughts on dual-roled firefighters? (Firefighter/ Medic)
2.) Do you see this trend continuing in the future?
3.) Does the community seem to benefit from this type of service?
4.) What draw backs to this trend have you noticed?
I am with an organization that has had FF/Medic's in our system since 1995. I myself, am a cross trained officer and came in under this new program. There have been several noted…
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