Originally Posted by ArthurDPage

may possibly be joining your profession soon if i get around to deciding if that is something i want to accomplish

Originally Posted by stm4710

Huh, What ,Duh?

Originally Posted by ArthurDPage

law enforcement runs in my blood but i love my current job and company. I get great benefits and the fringe benefits are great (24/7 co. vehicle, my own truck, if i want to attend a training course all I have to do is ask) but just put my application in for the local FD and have been considereing becoming an EMT, but the classes are intense and the require a lot of studying. don't want to stretch myself too thin and will not start something i can't finish. so i'm considering it, probably after the FD training (1 year of intense work as well) so i'll let you know

Originally Posted by ArthurDPage

ya i might be freeloading on others

Originally Posted by no$.10

Arthur,

You need the lights.

Good luck at the Fire Academy. The EMT course can be difficult.

Sounds like you know quite a bit about towing, don't you think that is a "unique way to help people?" Most people are pretty happy to see the truck show up, aren't they? There is quite a bit more to getting hired on a Fire or police department. You will really need to make up your mind which one you want to pursue. Either will frown if you tell them you are considering the other in the hiring stages. People are also happy to see the Fire trucks show up. People are not happy when the police show up. Ever. FYI- all police academies are pretty heavy handed on writing , as police reports are introduced as evidence in court. I don't mean to sound condescending, but it would appear that grammar is maybe not your strong point.

Cheer up, most cops don't know a thing about the lights and the 36 inch rule, that's why people don't get written up for it. But you do, so...Good luck.

Originally Posted by ArthurDPage

ya i might be freeloading on others

and hey did i mention i love wireless internet all i have to do is be there. i'm suprised some of you gents don't do this in your crusiers over the graveyard shifts...

Originally Posted by ArthurDPage

Did any of the classes in the academy cover anything related to towing?

Originally Posted by ArthurDPage

Also if the moderator for this forum could change this heading from "looking for someone from MSP D Troop" to something along the lines of "towing information" it would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by ArthurDPage

Really, I know they have a limited time to try and teach you everything that you may encounter (i'm sure they try but textbook and reality, 2 different animals) Do they even touch on the subject? Some of the things I've seen others (including myself before I was properly trained) have a good potential to be fatal. The devices and equipment used on a truck (wrecker and flatbed alike) are all designed to be used. Some sort of training by the PD's should be (in my respectful opinion) developed. There are many dynamic uses for the equipment but the basics should be understood. I've had officers call for a bed when a wrecker would have been totaly acceptable and in certain instances easier to remove the vehicle. I don't blame the departments because I realize there is only so much information that an officer (or any person) could possibly retain. Also with all the budget constraints placed upon different departments I don't expect this either. Especially with NIMS soon being required by the Feds. (NIMS can very intense because of all the reading and remember involved.)

Also if the moderator for this forum could change this heading from "looking for someone from MSP D Troop" to something along the lines of "towing information" it would be appreciated.