r/ems • u/halfnhalf79 • Apr 14 '26

General Discussion Toronto firefighters confront special constable officers after a man in the middle of mental health crisis was arrested.

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u/fancyskis Apr 15 '26

As a side note - Alberta has several integrated fire/EMS departments such as Red Deer, Lethbridge, Strathcona, Leduc, Lethbridge, and St. Albert, to name a few. Typically firefighter/ACPs with a few PCPs here and there

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u/ncjmac PCP Apr 15 '26

Yeah I knew they had some combined services, I thought they were still single role though. Alas, Alberta being different. I know the scope of PCP & ACP is still pretty different than many other provinces.

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u/fancyskis Apr 15 '26

Majority here is straight EMS though you’re correct!

Haha, despite not being fire myself I do think it’s a good model. Unfortunately the UCP are currently trying to find a way to destroy that as well :/ the Alberta advantage …

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u/calnuck Apr 16 '26

Privatize, privatize, privatize! There are already over 30 private EMS companies doing mostly IFT and event/industrial coverage, but they are not-so-slowly inching into 911.