swatlord Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 So, it's not LA Mod, but it is CA. Found this earlier this morningSTOCKTON, Calif. — Stockton firefighters are no longer able to perform paramedic services on the public.Wednesday at 7 a.m., more than 40 firefighters certified as paramedics will have to take their paramedic equipment off of their fire engines."I am just worried that the public is going to be at risk," Stockton's Fire Chief Ron Hittle said.The move is the result of a four-year legal battle between the city and the county."It's totally asinine that the city and the county should be fighting at each other in court," County Supervisor Larry Ruhstaller said.The city wants to keep their firefighters working as paramedics, but the county has contracted with American Medical Response, a private company, for paramedic service.To make matters worse, the fight gets bigger. The county wants AMR to run 911 dispatch instead of having the city do it.The battle of emergency dispatch and paramedics is far from over."We've just run out of time and patience. We just want to resolve this issue. If this is how we bring everybody to the table, then that's what we'll do," Ruhstaller said.For now, firefighters can no longer be paramedics in Stockton."We are not going to be able to provide it tomorrow (Wednesday). That's the tough part. You don't sleep well and you worry about every instance the bell hits if it going to be one of those calls," Hittle said.The reason for the Sept. 1 deadline is the end of a two-month extension the county gave the city after the court said the issue had to be resolved.The city is appealing it.Original article:http://www.firerescue1.com/fire-ems/articles/874077-Calif-firefighters-barred-from-paramedic-duties/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theparanoid Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 How those a battle between the county of San Joaquin and Stockton CA have to do with LA County and LA City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matte31 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Only in america.. I wonder how they think when they made that decision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xplorer4x4 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 So, it's not LA Mod, but it does concern LA and future iterations of LA.I would love to know how a city 300 miles away facing a ruling by there county government has anything to do with LA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swatlord Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 How those a battle between the county of San Joaquin and Stockton CA have to do with LA County and LA City. I would love to know how a city 300 miles away facing a ruling by there county government has anything to do with LA?Ok, you got me. I was tired this morning when I read this and wasn't paying attention much. The original post has been edited to reflect as such Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
