Is there a place for MBAs in EMS management?

[dougd]

This thread has me wondering... if someone was interested in EMS management, especially with so many municipalities having rolled EMS in to fire (at least where I live), what would be a better advanced degree - an MBA or an MPA (Master's of Public Administration.) I've never really looked much in to where the two overlap or how much, but there's certainly a degree of finance and accounting skills that apply to both. In the long run, would an MPA be desirable for someone looking for a job as, say, a suburb's safety director? Does it really matter given the amount of political cronyism involved?

Honestly, I don't know, I'm just thinking out loud...