Emergency Services
Available Classes:
Firefighter - Fire Forensics
- Fire Police
- Smokejumper
- Smoke Eater
Paramedic
Police Officer - Bomb Squad
- K9
- C.S.I.
- Negotiator
- Patrol
- S.W.A.T.
- Undercover
F.B.I.
| Firefighter |
| A firefighter,
fireman, or firewoman is a person who is trained and equipped to put out
fires, rescue people, pets, aid and assist during natural disasters and,
increasingly, provide emergency medical services. The three main goals in firefighting are (in order) life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation. Every country has its own fire service though organisational structures may vary. |
| Step 1: Attributes |
| +1 to PS and PE, 35 SDC. |
| Step 2: Skills |
| Gain the following
skills at +30%; Climb Basic Electronics First Aid Engineer Industrial Investigative Offensive Driving Pilot Truck Radio Basic Running SCBA Sign Language WP Axe Choose 1 POS and 8 secondary skills with any additional Espionage gaining +15%. |
| Step 3: Starting Equipment |
| Tools are generally
carried at all times and are important for not only forcible entry but also
for self rescue. A Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) delivers air to
the firefighter through a full face mask and is worn to protect against
smoke inhalation, toxic fumes, and super heated gasses. A special device
called a Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) is commonly worn independently
or as a part of the SCBA to alert others when a firefighter stops moving for
a specified period of time or manually operates the device. The PASS device
sounds an alarm that can assist another fighterfighter (Firefighter Assist
and Search Team) in locating the firefighter in distress. Firefighters often carry personal self rescue ropes. The ropes are generally 30 feet long and can provide a firefighter (that has enough time to deploy the rope) a partially controlled exit out an elevated window. D10 x $100 in savings. |
| Available Firefighter Occupational Specialties |
| Choose from one of the following FOS's for his area of specialty; |
| Fire Forensics |
| This form of forensics
deals with arson, accelerants and pyrotechnics.
Gain the following skills at +30%; |
| Fire Police |
| Fire Police are
utilised to assist in ensuring that the scene of an incident is safe for
those working in the vicinity. They are often the first point of contact and
as such must have good public relations skills. Fire Police may be asked to
guard an area in order to prevent looting or theft. They receive special
police training and are are responsible for traffic control, crowd control,
fire and incident scene security, apparatus security, and station security
during calls for service. They also assist regular Police when needed,
performing road closures, traffic control, crowd control at public events,
missing persons searches, parade details, salvage, security, etc.
Gain the following skills at +30%; |
| Smokejumper |
| A smokejumper is a
firefighter who parachutes into a remote area to combat wildfires.
Smokejumpers are most often deployed to fires that are extremely remote. The
extra risk and trouble associated with this method is justified by reaching
a wildfire shortly after ignition when it is still relatively small. Another
argument for delivering wildland firefighters by parachute is the fact that
the fixed-wing aircraft that carry smokejumpers are cheaper to operate over
long distances, carry more personnel and equipment and have higher top
speeds than the helicopters often used for other fire deployments. Once on
the ground, smokejumpers normally use hand tools such as pulaskis (a
combination axe and mattock), shovels, chainsaws and portable pumps to
attack the fire. Often the first action is to attempt to cut a firebreak to
contain the spread of a wildfire. Explosives are sometimes used in this
role.
Gain the following skills at +30%; |
| Smoke Eater |
| This is the standard
firefighter. Take this FOS if no other category is chosen.
Gain the following skills at +30%; |
| Paramedic |
| The goal of paramedics
is to provide early treatment to those in need of urgent medical care, and
ultimately rapid transportation to an Emergency department. Stabilizing
patients early (within the golden hour) significantly increases their
chances of survival, particularly in the event of a heart attack, diabetic
emergency, or severe physical trauma. This can also require him to extricate
the patient from where they are whether it is in a tight location in a home,
or from a vehicle using the jaws of life. A paramedic is an Emergency
medical technician certified to the highest level of training and responds
to medical and trauma emergencies in the pre-hospital setting for the
purpose of stabilizing a patient's condition before and during
transportation to an appropriate medical facility, usually by ambulance.
Paramedics also work in the inter-facility transport environment where a
paramedic will continue or upgrade medical care to a higher level while
transporting a patient from one healthcare facility to another. They perform
many more duties than in the past, and responds to many types of emergency
calls, including medical emergencies, hazardous materials exposure,
childbirth, child abuse, fires, rescues, injuries, trauma and psychiatric
crises.
Every country has its own ambulance service though organisational structures may vary. |
| Step 1: Attributes |
| +1 to PP and PE, 30 SDC. |
| Step 2: Skills |
| Gain the following
skills at +30%; Biology Bureaucracy Climb Drugs Investigative Land Navigation 2 other Languages Offensive Driving Paramedic Pilot Auto Pilot Truck Psychology Read Sensory Instruments Toxicology Choose 11 secondary skills with any additional Medical gaining +15%. |
| Step 3: Starting Equipment |
| D10 x $100 in savings. |
| Police Officer |
| Police forces are
government organizations charged with the responsibility of maintaining law
and order (law enforcement), and protecting the general public from harm.
Police may also be known as a constabulary, trooper, sheriff, marshal and
ranger. Every country has its own police force though organisational structures may vary. |
| Step 1: Attributes |
| +1 to PS and PE, 30 SDC. |
| Step 2: Skills |
| Gain the following
skills at +30%; Bureaucracy Detect Ambushes Drugs First Aid HTH Expert Interrogation Investigative Law Offensive Driving Pilot Auto Survival, Urban WP Blunt WP Pistol Choose 1 POS and 7 secondary skills with any additional Espionage gaining +15%. |
| Step 3: Starting Equipment |
| Uniform, utility belt, pistol, nightstick, handcuffs and radio. D10 x $100 in savings. |
| Available Police Occupational Specialties |
| Choose from one of the following POS's for his area of specialty; |
| The Bomb Squad |
| Bomb disposal is the
process by which hazardous devices are rendered safe. "Bomb disposal" is an
all encompassing term to describe the separate but interrelated fields of
military (IEDD, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, EOD), public safety (Public
Safety Bomb Disposal, PSBT, Bomb Squad) and civilian (Unexploded Ordnance,
UXO) operations. Contrary to Hollywood lore, the role of the Bomb Technician is to accomplish their task as remotely as possible. Actually laying hands on a bomb is only done in an extremely life-threatening situation, where the hazards to people and critical structures can't be lessened. The Bomb Squad also disposes of old or unstable explosives, such as ones used in quarrying or mining, as well as old or unstable fireworks and ammunition. They escort VIP's and dignitaries. They assist SWAT, raid and entry teams with boobytrap detection and avoidance. And finally they conduct post blast investigations. Gain the following skills at +30%; |
| Canine /K9 |
| Police dogs have been
trained to guard their handler and to find, chase, intimidate, and hold
suspects who are attempting to elude the police. Modern police dogs are not
vicious animals and are trained to enjoy their work, with chasing and
grabbing introduced to them as tricks or games that can be played only when
the handler (a police officer) gives the appropriate command. The dog's goal
is not to bite; it is to grab and hold on at all costs until the handler
gives the release command. This means that the dog grabs hard, and a fleeing
suspect can be bitten when attempting to avoid or fight off a dog and the
dog is attempting with full speed and energy to grab the suspect. Law enforcement also use dogs for tracking suspects or finding missing persons or objects, or for detecting drugs or explosives. Bloodhounds are often used for the former, although most breeds have an outstanding sense of smell and can be trained to follow scent trails or to detect certain kinds of odours. Some dogs, called cadaver dogs, are trained in detecting the odour of decomposing bodies. Dogs' noses are so sensitive that they are even capable of detecting bodies that are under running water. For some sniffer dogs in environments where it is perceived that a criminal may attempt to kill the dog to prevent detection, a bodyguard dog is assigned with the sniffer to intimidate and if necessary attack anyone who would attack the sniffer. Gain the following skills at +30%; |
| Crime Scene Investigation |
| Forensic science
(often shortened to forensics) is the application of a broad spectrum of
sciences to answer questions of interest to the legal system. This may be in
relation to a crime or to a civil action. It is used to answer questions
relating to examination and comparison of biological evidence, trace
evidence, impression evidence (such as fingerprints, shoeprints and tire
tracks), controlled substances, firearms, and other evidence in criminal
investigations. Typically evidence is processed in a crime lab. Some of the
forensic science disciplines are:
Forensic accounting is the
study and interpretation of accounting evidence. Gain the following skills at +30%; |
| Negotiator |
| The purpose of the
Police Negotiator is to safely resolve critical incidents, hostage and/or
crisis situations, sieges, suicidal people and terrorist acts.
Gain the following skills at +30%; |
| Patrol |
| This is the standard
beat cop. Take this POS if no other category is chosen.
Gain the following skills at +30%; |
| Special Weapons And Tactics |
| SWAT ( originally
Special Weapons Assault Team) is a specialized unit in many United States
police departments, which is trained to perform dangerous operations. These
can include serving high-risk arrest warrants, performing hostage rescue,
preventing terrorist attacks, and engaging heavily-armed criminals. SWAT
teams are equipped with specialized firearms including submachine guns,
shotguns, carbines, tear gas, stun grenades, and high-powered rifles for
marksmen (snipers). They often have specialized equipment including heavy
body armour, entry tools, steel reinforced boots and night vision optics.
Other countries have similar units; in Australia its the Star Force, in England CO19, in Canada ERT, in Israel Yamam, in Germany SEK and in France GIGN. Gain the following skills at +30%; |
| Undercover |
| Undercover officers
disguise their own identity or use an assumed identity for the purposes of
gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret
information or evidence. A separate technique is wearing plainclothes. Many countries allow the use of undercover law enforcement officers solely or primarily for the enforcement of laws against the use of certain drugs. Many of these officers are allowed to commit crimes if it is necessary to maintain the secrecy of the investigation, or in order to collect adequate evidence for a conviction. Gain the following skills at +30%; |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| The mission of the FBI
is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign
threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and
to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state,
municipal, and international agencies and partners.
Other countries have similar agencies; in Australia its the AFP, in England Scotland Yard, in Russia the GRU and in France the DST. |
| Step 1: Attributes |
| +1 to PS and PE, 30 SDC. |
| Step 2: Skills |
| Gain the following
skills at +30%; Bureaucracy Cryptography Forensics HTH Expert Intelligence Interrogation Investigative 1 extra Language of choice Law Optic Systems Photography Research Surveillance Telegraphy TV/Video WP Pistol Choose 10 secondary skills with any additional Communication gaining +15%. |
| Step 3: Starting Equipment |
| Pistol and D10 x $300 in savings. |