Pros And Cons Of Rural Firefighters

For many Americans the reason for having a phone is strictly for calling 911. First responders and all emergency personnel work long days and even longer nights. Many rural area rescue, police, and fire departments are not taken care of like they should be. Many don’t think 9/11 was handled correctly. Research has shown if things were handled differently than many lives could have been saved. Training and the proper skills are not brought to the surface for both rural and large city communities.
Did you know each year about 105 firefighters die while on duty? Or 69% of rural emergency places do not have the proper capacity for any kind of dramatic disaster. (History) The reason why rural communities do not get the attention many other larger communities get is due to the lack of need for major situations. Even though rural communities are not as needy as other larger ones the resources are still limited. Small communities are hurting in many ways. They don’t have nearly the people needed and this makes scene safety very difficult, the money isn’t granted to rural communities like large communities, and training must be more in depth and include protocols. There is a very large debate on whether first responders and volunteer personnel should …show more content…
817 World Trade Center workers died. 400,000 were being monitored and 20,000 were being treated for various issues. Rescue and fire departments were exposed first and for the longest. Almost 70% of personnel have lung problems. Nearly a decade later personnel are still being closely monitored from this horrific tragedy. Treatment is the most important thing of all. All EMS personnel that shows signs of any sickness were treated. Of course anyone involved also got treatment. The “World Trade Center Cough” has become a chronic thing for all people involved in the whole process of 9/11. The cough came from damage to people's lungs do to all the