Calvert tax payers, get ready....

[GregV814]

bogus information, narrator punished with a humiliating censure.

General information: St. Mary's County has NO paid firemen.

 

[Kyle]

The County is growing, the young kids aren't joining LIKE THEY USED TO,

Theres no App for it.

 

[OccamsRazor]

Calvert County is the only County that has no paid, fully staffed fire houses, rescue, etc...

Which of the fire houses in SMC are... paid??

 

[GregV814]

I dont know. I'm only relying on what a Calvert County ranking commissioner told me this morning.

 

[spr1975wshs]

SMC site, looks like all volunteer here.

St. Mary's County Volunteer Fire Departments and Rescue Squads - St. Mary's County, MD

www.stmaryscountymd.gov

 

[GregV814]

fine. I'm wrong.

 

[NorthBeachPerso]

I dont know. I'm only relying on what a Calvert County ranking commissioner told me this morning.

Which one? There are a couple who..............never mind, I don't want to get sued.

 

[GregV814]

Which one? There are a couple who..............never mind, I don't want to get sued.

re-address the post for additional information just added.

 

[stgislander]

SMC site, looks like all volunteer here.

St. Mary's County Volunteer Fire Departments and Rescue Squads - St. Mary's County, MD

www.stmaryscountymd.gov

I believe some of the SMC RS have paid paramedics during the day.

At least they do when grant money is available.

 

[DaSDGuy]

fine. I'm wrong.

No, the Calvert County ranking commissioner is wrong.

 

[Ken King]

I believe some of the SMC RS have paid paramedics during the day.

Aren't those paid members part of the county's EMS? I think the RS are still all volunteer.

 

[stgislander]

Aren't those paid members part of the county's EMS? I think the RS are still all volunteer.

I'll defer to you. All I know is sometimes the Second District ambulance has paid personnel, sometimes volunteer.

 

[Ken King]

I'll defer to you. All I know is sometimes the Second District ambulance has paid personnel, sometimes volunteer.

I think that started in earnest a couple years ago when EMS started billing insurance carriers to recoup some of the costs for their service. I think initially the county hired about 16 or so. Don't know if it has expanded or not.

 

[mdff2]

I may be wrong, but I believe all of the rescue squads in St. Mary's have career (paid) personnel. Listening to the scanner I hear a unit number followed by "Charlie" (Ambulance #98-Charlie) I inquired about this and was told the "Charlie" designation is for the career units. In Calvert, North Beach, Dunkirk, Prince Frederick and Solomons have career staff for the ambulances.

 

[NorthBeachPerso]

I may be wrong, but I believe all of the rescue squads in St. Mary's have career (paid) personnel. Listening to the scanner I hear a unit number followed by "Charlie" (Ambulance #98-Charlie) I inquired about this and was told the "Charlie" designation is for the career units. In Calvert, North Beach, Dunkirk, Prince Frederick and Solomons have career staff for the ambulances.

No, they don't. They may be paid working elsewhere (Prince George's). But regular ambulance runs are staffed by the volunteers.

 

[mdff2]

When as the last time you were there? The stations I mentioned are staffed by career EMT's and Medics, working a 24/48 shift.

 

[NorthBeachPerso]

When as the last time you were there? The stations I mentioned are staffed by career EMT's and Medics, working a 24/48 shift.

A couple days ago. The guys I see tooling around in the ambulance aren't career. Yes, a couple are stationed at those stations.

 

[GregV814]

this thread attempted to inform the pending CALVERT COUNTY plan to start a paid fire fighter rescue service. Little did the commissioner know he was misinformed about adjoining jurisdiction which have no impact on the CALVERT COUNTY tax structure.

okay? okay.

 

[mdff2]

A couple days ago. The guys I see tooling around in the ambulance aren't career. Yes, a couple are stationed at those stations.

North Beach-2 paid, Solomons-4 paid, Pr. Fred-4 paid (2-shift, 2 7a-7p), Dunkirk-2 paid. If you notice there are several ambulances running the roads of Calvert that have the lettering Calvert County Emergency Services and are a different color.