Re: Cops 6: The More You Pay, The Faster We'll Come!
I had to live in my city when I was hired as an FF, by the time I got out, we were at a 15 mile radius from town. Chief still has to live in the city. Having been in charge of recruiting for my dept. It was very difficult to recruit candidates who wanted to live in our urban inner ring suburb. The money involved in recruiting and training a cop or firefighter is higher than most would expect, alot of the urban centers end becoming stepping stone departments where a candidate will get his POST or FF certification and then move on to a less busy or better paying city. In the Fire Service, Paramedics are at a premium, they are actually head hunted by other departments who don't want to pay for the two years of college level education to become qualified. I always tell kids who want to be a FF to become a Paramedic first, if you are physically fit, it almost guarantees you a job. New Haven just cut out their Paramedic level service because of cost this week, out sourcing to for profit. AMR. All that said, I lived where I worked my entire 32 year career.