Fwd: Re: Re: HB495-Proposed Bill relating to EMS

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If I remember correctly, in one state law, private security officers were placed

right along with police officers for offenses against them while on duty. I'd

have to look to see which law this was. If we can put security in that group,

why NOT put ALL EMS personnel in this one. As I stated before in a post that

was censored by group police, you put on finger on a cop you get agg assault on

a PO. But you do the same to EMS and you get changed with simple assault. Talk

about an injustice.

Wayne

fremsdallas@... wrote:

To: texasems-l

From: fremsdallas@...

Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 04:08:00 EST

Subject: Re: Re: HB495-Proposed Bill relating to EMS

I strongly feel that no licensed or certified EMS provider should be

excluded from this Bill if it does become enacted--private, volunteer or

otherwise.

For any of our municipality employed brethren to suggest otherwise

demonstrates even further the " us versus them " syndrome that keeps us divided as

a

profession on the whole. Some of the same " exclude the private " commentators

are the same ones who preach " unity and the world " for EMS. Does that mean

" unity and the world--unless you a employed by a private service, volunteer

department or hospital? " Kind of like the founders of this country--All men are

created equal. Equal if you a rich, white. male landowner. It took almost

200 years for us to clarify that " Everybody is equal. " Even if you are a

privately employed EMT or Medic in Texas.

And by the way, not all privately owned services are corrupt or out to

fleece their employees, clients or the system. In fact, I started my service

with

a vow to myself to operate ethically, treat my employees well, pay them a

livable wage and respect them for the job that they do. I have worked for too

many services that were the opposite. In return, I have (in my opinion) the

best damned group of EMS PROFESSIONALS that I have ever had the Privilege to

work with. Every single one of them. My only regret is that I cannot do

more for them. Despite the typical " family bickering " we all pull together to

get the job done and it makes me proud to see that folks are proud to work at

FREMS. In fact, most of the employees who have left voluntarily have

reapplied within a few months. That says a lot about us as a team. And whether

they are working an MVA, a 911 mutual aid call, an assault at an event, a

psychiatric transfer or a simple dialysis call, I hope and pray that the

lawmakers

of this great state have the wisdom and the courage to extend that additional

protection to them and everyone else that is not municipally employed.

After all, they deserve it.

Bacco