GUNS AND INSPECTORS/PREVENTION OFFICERS

[Boots]

DO ANY OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS INSPECTORS OR PREVENTION OFFICERS CARRY WEAPONS WHILE IN THE PUBLIC AND WHY DO YOU CARRY THEM ?

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[9C7]

Nope.


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Stay Safe.
You asked for my opinion, now you have it. Any similarity to another opinion, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

[MetalMedic]

State Fire Marshal Investigators do... but inspectors???? Not around here.



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Richard Nester
Orrville (OH) Fire Dept.

[The Snake Man]

Oh my gosh, I'd have to come back to the office every hour to get another box of aimo. Much safer for the public if they didn't give me a gun....Totally kidding!

[FPOfficer308]

Snake Man would be shooting the tires off of vehicles in Fire Lanes!! LOL

Better to leave weapons with law enforcement.

[dch419]

Some of the larger cities around here do have their fire bureau personnel carries side arms, only because they serve as inspectors and investigators. In Ohio, in order to carry a side-arm in an enforcement capacity, you must be certified a peace (police) officer. And in order to hold a valid peace officer certificate, you must be commissioned. What this means is that they must go through a full police academy, become certified, and be on a police department roster. Many work 1 shift a year for the same city on the PD to maintain this so that they can carry a weapon on duty in the bureau and have full police authority (powers of arrest specifically).