Share 'Dual 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…