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It's been a while, but and every Department is different. In general though:TexasJohnBoy wrote: In general, what is required to become a volunteer fire fighter? I live out in the county and before this became a thing I was playing with the idea of volunteering for the VFD closest to me. I wonder if VFD would be more rewarding/impactful than CERT?
Being an emergency responder won't be good enough. The exemption will only kick in if actually responding to an emergency as an emergency responder.casp625 wrote:This is a great bill! Going to look into requirements for becoming a volunteer emergency service personnel so I can legally walk past 30.06 & 30.07 signs without repercussions!
I firmly support that a firefighter or ems personal shouldn't need to look for 30.06 signs before rushing into a building.NotRPB wrote:not being sarcastic, the answer is I don't know what cannot be anticipated or foreseenIs CERT really likely to need this exemption?
I have no idea, I wouldn't have imagined a fireman getting shot last week either though
This was the type of answer I was looking for. Thanks! It dawned on me after I posted that staging is often done at schools or even courthouses.NotRPB wrote: If a building collapses on people and there's a 30.06 sign at what was the entrance, do you need to store your gun in a gunsafe in the car before running in to clear debris and swat rattlesnakes in it away from trapped people?
We also need to be careful whenb carving out exceptions for certain people. HB435 seems like a good thing to me, but it also deserves some scrutiny when exeptions are being carved out for a certain few. My understanding of the types of responces that CERT responds is limited.NotRPB wrote:
I have no idea what "needs" are that cannot be anticipated, why would there be a "NEED" to prohibit or to NOT be armed should be the question when depriving one of a right to defend themselves with a constitutionally protected RKBA tool
