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Show Callups hit paramedics, police Deserf Sform raids local agencies By JUDY JENSEN Asst Managing Editor FARMINGTON Operation Desert Storm is missing some local law enforcement agencies and taking its toll on others. Cap. K J). Simpson of the Davis County Sheriff's Department said the emergency services personnel have been hit hard. "We've got one paramedic who has been serving since August and two ambulance technicians have been activated and one more was called yesterday. ' ' Simpson said in addition, four more ambulance technicians are on standby at this time. The department depart-ment has three full-time and 25 part-time emergency technicians. "With this recent call we're going to have to start replacing the men we've lost," Simpson said. He added add-ed the replacements will need to be state certified Emergency Medical Technicians. He said his main concern right now is with the ambulance service. "I don't think we'll be replacing our paramedic although we just got word that his tour had been extended extend-ed nine months," Simpson said. Another paramedic who was called was able to stay due to family hardships, hard-ships, "but we don't know if he will be able to stay indefinitely," Simpson Simp-son said. South Davis police departments have not been greatly affected by the action. North Salt Lake Police Chief Val Wilson said he lost one man for only one month. That officer offi-cer has now returned, but it is unknown if he will be called again. "Other than, that we haven't been affected," said Wilson. There are no other reservists on the force. . "We've been lucky," Wilson said. Luck has been with other police r departments. Centerville Police Chief James Oswald and his detective detec-tive Chris Symes are both members of the reserve. Although neither has been put on standby at this time, they are both anxious about the future. West Bountiful also has one reservist re-servist on the force. Officer Ty Berger is watching developments in the gulf very carefully, but his unit has not yet been put on standby. Bountiful, Farmington and Woods Cross police departments should be spared from the effects of Operation Desert Storm. None of those organizations have reserve officers on the force. Capt Clarence Montgomery of Woods Cross said he hopes the department will remain re-main intact. "All of our guys are over 30 so even if they do a general draft we should be OK," he said. In North Davis County the news is the same. Kaysville Police Chief Dave Helquist is in the reserves, but his unit is not yet on alert "I'm a member of the security police unit at Hill Field and we haven't been called," he said. There are no other reservists on the Kaysville police force. Layton has four police officers in the reserves, but none are on standby stand-by at this time, said Lt. Morton Sparks. The same is true in Clearfield. Clear-field. There is only one reservist on the force. Layton Fire Chief Alan Peek said he thinks bis department is safe. ' "Unless they start calling up Vietnam Viet-nam vets, we'll be OK," he said. None of his EMT's are reservists. Clearfield Fire Chief Roger Bodily Bodi-ly has not been so lucky. None of his EMT's are reservists, but three of his part-time firefighters are now serving in the gulf. |