| MIDLEGO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT SRT |
| THE MIDLEGO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THE MIDLEGO CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH 3 PARAMEDICS WHO ARE ABLE TO LEAVE THEIR DUTIES AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON A MOMENTS NOTICE FOR SWAT CALLOUT. THESE MEDICS ARE ALL ON OPPOSITE SHIFTS TO ENSURE THE DEPARTMENT NEVER FALLS BELOW MINIMUM STAFF ON PARAMEDICS. THEY TRAIN WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SRT (SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM) EVERY FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. THE MEDICS ARE NOT POLICE OFFICER'S BUT THEY ARE CONSIDERED POLICE RESERVES TO GET AROUND STATE LAWS SO THEY CAN ON SWAT CALLS ONLY PLACE SUBJECTS UNDER ARREST. THE MAIN DUTIES THEY HOLD ON SWAT CALLS OTHER THAN MEDIC ARE SHOTGUN DOOR BREACH FOR THE ENTRY TEAM, AND ONE OF THE MEDICS IS AN ENTRY TEAM LEADER, AS THIS MEDIC IS AN EX NAVY SEAL PRIOR TO JOINING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE MEDICS ARE REQUESTED FOR ALL SWAT CALLS RANGING FROM HIGH RISK WARRANT'S TO HOSTAGE SITUATIONS, AND METH LAB BUSTS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE AROUND THE CLOCK ON THEIR OFF DAYS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND ARE USUALLY GIVEN A MAXIMUM OF 1 HOUR FROM TIME OF CALLOUT TO BE AT P.D. THE SWAT MEDICS TO DATE HAVE OVER 100 MISSIONS SERVED SUCCESSFULLY. THESE MEDICS IN ADDITION TO AN AUTOMATIC 2-1/2 HOUR OVERTIME FOR ANY CALLOUT WHILE OFF DUTY ALSO RECEIVE DOUBLE THE HAZARD PAY SINCE THEY ARE GOING ABOVE THEIR NORMAL DUTIES AS FIREMEN. TO DATE THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ONE INJURY TO A SWAT MEDIC. |
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| THE SWAT MEDICS SEEN WITH THE SWAT AMBULANCE. |
| THE WHOLE SWAT TEAM |