Sounds very familiar. In our county the paramedics are contracted by the county and even if you were a qualified paramedic (as opposed to an EMT) you would not be allowed to practice at the paramedic level if you were on duty as a firefighter.
Oddly enough, during the course of a conversation with a Chief a few days ago, I learned that the Firefighter/EMT was giving way to the Firefighter/paramedic in some locations and many feel this will be the norm within a decade.
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