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http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-fire-department-collecting-bunker-gear-from-paramedics/
This follows the removal of SCBA gear from city ambulances 2 years ago
For those of you not familiar with the structure of the CFD and the EMS operations within, CFD has single role medics who operate 75 ambulances citywide(not enough). FF/PMs also staff engines and trucks in houses without ambulances and other stations all over the city.
CFD medics often contend that they are treated as second class citizens despite having 2/3 of the call volume. My first hand knowledge is limited to a couple years riding on a CFD "Ambo." I didn't see any direct mistreatment of medics at the house level but it was clear that union negotiations and relinquishments were often made on the backs of Medics, versus the pure fire membership. Local 2 represents both medics and fire side and seems to vary in its effort depending on who you ask.
This follows the removal of SCBA gear from city ambulances 2 years ago
For those of you not familiar with the structure of the CFD and the EMS operations within, CFD has single role medics who operate 75 ambulances citywide(not enough). FF/PMs also staff engines and trucks in houses without ambulances and other stations all over the city.
CFD medics often contend that they are treated as second class citizens despite having 2/3 of the call volume. My first hand knowledge is limited to a couple years riding on a CFD "Ambo." I didn't see any direct mistreatment of medics at the house level but it was clear that union negotiations and relinquishments were often made on the backs of Medics, versus the pure fire membership. Local 2 represents both medics and fire side and seems to vary in its effort depending on who you ask.