Well, he saved the Beer!

[Arctickat]

DJDudley...How does it make EMS look bad? He's a fire monkey on a volunteer squad, not a medic. EMS here has no affiliation with Fire at all.

Richard...He doesn't care and honestly has no concept that what he did was improper. Unfortunately, he is the higher up as well. He is the Fire Chief and has been for over 30 years. Since Fire protection is a municipal responsibility he is answerable only to the municipal government. Problem is, he's also the Mayor.

To answer a PM on this:

See above, a phone call to the local paper or the municipal govt is unlikely to be helpful. This is in a community of less than 1000 people, everyone knows everyone and relationships between drinking buddies is thicker than blood. The most disturbing thing about this town I live and work in is that I could make all the stink I want to and show all the evidence I have, but I'll be the one subjected to the hatred of the community for denouncing their beloved drunken Mayor and Fire Chief.

[emtdennis]

Artickat, I said that, because in a lot of areas FD and EMS are linked together or you have some guys and ladies working in both areas.

[Arctickat]

Understood, but that occurs less often in Canada. I understand though i didn't exactly clarify where I'm from.

[Chief1C]

I fail to see how this makes all volunteers look bad.

[Arctickat]

I fail to see how this makes all volunteers look bad.

I don't see anyplace here that anyone stated that this makes all volunteers look bad, I'd prefer this didn't degrade into another Vollie bashing thread.

Edited April 26, 2012 by Arctickat

[Richard B the EMT]

I don't care if the guy was volunteer, municipal, or contracted out. What he did was a disgrace to the uniform he was wearing.

Momma B was looking over my shoulder and asked what I was writing. She commented that he is a thief, as he stole the beer from the homeowner.

[Arctickat]

Indeed he did, and if the homeowner and he hadn't been drinking buddies he'd probably have been upset too.