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11-26-2021, 03:35 PM #1UnregisteredGuest
Marine Unit & FWC
Do we have a contract with FWC to cover the majority of waterways in Pinellas County? It just seems that anytime there is some kind of call on the water that the Marine Unit's first question is "Check with FWC and see if they have a boat in the water." It seems as if anything in Tampa Bay, much of which is our area, is on it's own if FWC doesn't have a boat in the water. I haven't heard any Marine Unit activity anywhere down by the Sunshine Skyway unless a person has dove off the bridge. And even then it's never just, "we are 51." It's a bunch of questions. So basically if the Marine Unit is hitting anything it's pretty much south of Clearwater and north of St. Pete Beach. Hell, TI's boat gets more action that the ten or so Marine Unit Deputies we have. I'm sure the long lunches and the slow boat washdowns at the end of the day account for the lack of "Ten Fifty Bravo" we used to hear more often. They probably start their day from home and count the BS traffic stops they pull on their way in as time worked. Can patrol start asking FHP to send a unit to a call that's too far away for us to drive to also? That's pretty much what the rule in Marine is and it apparently is okay.
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11-26-2021, 05:37 PM #2
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11-26-2021, 08:04 PM #3
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11-26-2021, 09:44 PM #4UnregisteredGuest
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11-26-2021, 10:30 PM #5UnregisteredGuest
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11-26-2021, 11:46 PM #6UnregisteredGuest
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11-27-2021, 01:29 AM #7UnregisteredGuest
The PCSO Navy is growing! They should ship them to the jail to help out with the staffing shortage.
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11-27-2021, 04:04 AM #8UnregisteredGuest
How do I sign up for the PCSO Navy? I could use a few years off.
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11-27-2021, 07:52 AM #9UnregisteredGuest
Pre-check:
1) Are you comfortable not making arrests or issuing citations?
2) Are you comfortable coming in late and going home early?
3) Are you comfortable not responding to calls unless another unit is at the scene snd verifies the boat is sinking and there are people in the water snd they are intact in distress and neither FD nor FWC have a boat in the truck-county area?
4) Can you float in water if necessary?
5). Do you fish in your days off?
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11-27-2021, 08:28 AM #10UnregisteredGuest
yeah basically, people sign up for the marine unit to chill on a boat all day, shoot some photos and flirt with the babes.
super relaxed job in my opinion...marine officers at any department know how to make the most out of their days on the force in my opinion. Can't hate on that
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