The Corpus Christi Fire Department (CCFD) is a public safety organization dedicated to protecting the lives, property, and assets of the city. They provide a range of services including emergency medical services (EMS), fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials response. The department also focuses on fire prevention, public education, and enforcing fire codes.
Our department is ok at best. The promotional structure incentivizes those who just want to get off the ambulance so leadership positions by majority are those who do not have a positive attitude towards EMS. Many within the department do not prioritize training on even the most basic of skills where the basics are the most common fire ground mistakes we see here. We have administrative staff that are so far removed from the field that any positive feedback from crews on new tactics, techniques, or equipment are stifled and told to just make due with what you have on a routine basis. Our ambulance riders are driven into the ground by the high volume of EMS calls with the only avenue out is to promote or demote. All specialty stations are given preferential treatment and everyone else is left behind despite pulling the weight of the department. There is a lot of potential for our department to be great but the biggest challenge is changing the culture. A culture of laziness, complacency, and lack of initiative.
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Our department is ok at best. The promotional structure incentivizes those who just want to get off the ambulance so leadership positions by majority are those who do not have a positive attitude towards EMS. Many within the department do not prioritize training on even the most basic of skills where the basics are the most common fire ground mistakes we see here. We have administrative staff that are so far removed from the field that any positive feedback from crews on new tactics, techniques, or equipment are stifled and told to just make due with what you have on a routine basis. Our ambulance riders are driven into the ground by the high volume of EMS calls with the only avenue out is to promote or demote. All specialty stations are given preferential treatment and everyone else is left behind despite pulling the weight of the department. There is a lot of potential for our department to be great but the biggest challenge is changing the culture. A culture of laziness, complacency, and lack of initiative.