If We Don't Talk About It, Is It Not A Problem?

[EMTbravo 312]

*Statement Only*

We're curious to know something.

As an Emergency Services COMMUNITY on this forum, if we do not discuss the problems we face together and work towards a solution together, then does the problem not exist?

It seems, as administrators of this forum, that many, especially "leaders", don't want issues and other items, even simple stuff as new and upcoming deliveries, discussed on this forum. For some reasons, we can completly understand why. Others,we cannot and am disgusted by.

How is it, that the Emergency Services Community as a majority, is so intolerant of any minor criticism or question about their agency or operations, even if it's completly innocent or curious in nature? As a provider of sevices people's lives depend on, shouldn't we look for any and every way to improve?

To those "leaders" who have told or threatened their members about posting on here, shame on you. I agree about representation of an agency and divulging information inappropriately, and that should be accepted, but on a personal level, a person's experiences should not be stifled and their right (privledge) to post on this forum should not be threatened just because "the leader" is trying to hide a problem that needs to be resolved or is embarrased or is trying to cover up their inadequencies? Is the public kept in the dark like this as well? If you truly believe in your decisions and actions, then shouldn't you stand behind them? Most departments have an officer that's a member here that's quite capable of sharing lessons learned at an incident....why don't they? Do they not care about anyone else?

To those who only browse (lurk) on the forums, whats keeping you from joining in on some discussions? We're tired of hearing "lurkers" complain....if you see something on this forum that is incorrect or inaccurate or you feel or know differently, there's no reason why you can't jump in and straighten things out. Complaining about the posts on here gets you and this forum nowhere, taking action and posting gets you somewhere and educates misinformed members.

So, we're curious to know why so many here, despite vast knowledge and opinions, keep things to themselves, especially experiences and things we can all LEARN from. Our Verified Member program allows you to know the level of the person you're having a discussion with. There's so much to learn, yet so many shut out this forum as a way of doing such. We work hard to try and keep this forum free of the problems that plague other forums. We strive to not tolerate negativity or bashing, and work to promote constructive threads and posts. Holding back information that could be useful, or trying to stop people from using this forum to help resolve a problem, in our eyes, is selfish and inexusable.

USE THIS FORUM AS A COMMUNICATIONS TOOL, THAT'S WHAT IT'S HERE FOR!!!

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