Although they advertise this as streamlining now-mandatory fire/ems reporting for agencies that have heavy loads, it would almost certainly benefit rural agencies that, because of their low loads and volunteer personnel, are out of practice with the use of Image Trend’s reporting system. Rural agencies can ill-afford to lose the funding that comes with compliance with mandatory reporting.
As just one example: We were advised not to bother trying to raise money from farmers because they are being squeezed financially. Well, guess who benefits most from rural volunteer fire departments? We recently had a brush truck put in danger from overheating because a near-harvest corn field was on fire during high winds. About half our fire calls are from farmers whose fields are on fire. The Feds control the trickledown from The World Reserve Currency and they are anything but sensitive to the very base of civilization.
