Here in Florida basically every unit is known as a Rescue with a few exceptions calling them Medic. Typically duel certified FF/EMT, FF/PM. Many Departments in the southern end of the state staffing them with 3 members FF/EMT, FF/PM and a Lt./Cap. FF/PM. With a few more Departments going to the 3 staffed Rescues in other parts of the state besides the southern end. Which is a win win for patient care, resources on scene and protection for frivolous lawsuits. Pretty much the same setup as in the video. With some carrying high rise packs, dive gear and some extraction equipment.
3 person medic units shouldn't be unique, they should be the norm. Praise the department's near you for doing that and write the other's to urge them to do it. By staffing with 3 people per medic, it cuts the work load into 3rds and reduces the stress level of everyone in the company. This, along with better pay, benefits and working hours, might actually finally solve the problem that's been plaguing EMS nationwide since the 90s: burnout and lack of qualified people. It would also allow departments to stop forcing people to cross train and let them focus entirely on fire and rescue if they want.
100% fan of fire based EMS here. As it is always said, train as you do, when the poop hits the oscillating blades, it is fire there usually to assist us while PD is making sure we are safe. So, having fire and EMS together just makes perfect sense to me! Great video work to Mike and the team at HND!
@@tomlevey2594 Oakland County (where Madison Heights is in) is mostly fire based EMS with a few private EMS companies helping with capacity and transport for some departments and non-emergent transport. In fact, it's very difficult to find a full-time firefighter position in that county that doesn't require you to be a paramedic.
Wanna see more rescue ambulances? Come on down to Hillsborough county Florida and go to station 46 it’s the biggest one or 28 with 2 rescue ambulances!
To be honest, I'm watching these just to stay more accurate game roleplays, and as soon as I thought of doing some sort of rescue ambulance roleplay this video got released. Perfect.
I live in AZ and this is pretty much the same setup as most departments out here. Typically, if an ambo is staffed by sworn personnel, they are known as "Rescues". If an ambo is staffed by civilian personnel, they are known as "Medics". At any working fire, a rescue would essentially become attached to an engine company and work under that crew. We need to get Mike out here to AZ
Here in the Chicago area. Most of the Suburbs and the City of Chicago use the word Ambulance as the description. Most of the burbs area cross trained FF/PM. Some have contracted paramedics to run their ambulance. Just depends on the municipality. Rescue trucks in the city and burbs are known as squads. The term Rescue is not really used. Then using MABAS guidelines it's all spelled out as far as vehicle types. Engine, Truck, Tender, Squad, Ambulance etc.
The department where I live at, the City still has a traditional separate Fire Department and a separate ambulance. They tried to merge together in the past, but it was unsuccessful.
It really doesn't matter either way it paramedics or firefighters work on an ambulance we have them here at our fire department we have firefighters on our ambulance
Will there be an episode for Toronto's (ontario, canada) brand new 230 ft bronto aerial truck? Maybe another with their trench rescue truck or fire boat??
Madison heights lacks any heavy rescue units but in the Metro Detroit Area, Heavy Rescue or Squad is often used. Detroit Fire uses the term Squad for their Heavy Rescue Squads, for example.
This idea is not new. In Arizona we have been running a rescue ambulance concept since 1989. Why do we call the "rescues" 1. Because FF/PM or FF/EMT are staffing them. There attached to a station and run as separate units and on any fire calls the rescue are attached to there engine or as command needs task completed. Come out to AZ and see where that concept was developed.
No one is saying it's new, but most people in the Eastern US aren't familiar with it. Also, outside this corner of Michigan the term Medic is used in many other places across the state and across the Midwest, so really, it's pretty rare to see. Detroit Fire is one of the few in Metro Detroit to use the Medic designation, most of the surrounding departments use Rescue for ambulances, and I believe Southfield FD uses the term Life for theirs (Ex. Life 1, Life 2, ect.).
So who picks up the EMS work at the scene of a fire or other simultaneous ems incidents during a fire, while the ambulance(s) are essentially unavailable? If the department runs 2 engines, and 2 ambulances and everyone acts as firefighters once on the scene of a fire, there is no longer anyone staffing the ambulances. How does it work if the ambulance is out on an ems run and a fire incident occurs? Does the engine respond staffed with 2? What happens when the engine and ambulance are on an ems run together? Does that leave the municipality with one engine to cover every fire incident?
Great question, so if all units are on scene of a fire and doing operations we will have mutual aid come in from other cities to help. If all units are tied up on a fire or other major incident we can call neighboring OAKWAY departments to cover our are in a change of quarters. This is where they stage at our station until our units are clear of the incident. Hope this answers all your questions. Thanks Tom
Thanks for the reply. I figured there had to some type of automatic aid in place. I wasn’t sure if there was any type of off duty recall in place first. I know in my area off duty recalls don’t happen unless fires have reached multiple alarms.
I think it's a benefit to the taxpayers and citizens to have fire medics. In this department featured, it sounds like there are 4 members that take out 2 rigs. This could definitely be a cost saving strategy to maximize equipment on scene while not sacrificing man power in the "first due engine" sense
