Tuesday, March 07, 2006
A shameless plug for the Maryland State Police
Personnel from Aviation Command of the Maryland State Police pulled off a spectacular rescue this past weekend in Moundsville, West Virginia.
Baltimore Sun: From 1,000 feet high, only way down was up - State police copter plucks 3 from fiery smokestack
Maryland State Police Aviation Command on the Web
In all seriousness, we frequently hear demands for dedicated [taxpayer] funding to pay for this and that. In Maryland, Aviation Command is funded by a fee that's paid every time that motorists renew vehicle registrations - in other words, a dedicated tax. Since many of the people that get treated by Maryland State Police flight medics and transported by the MSP helicopters are victims of highway crashes, this is a direct benefit to users of the highway system - notwithstanding the non-highway rescues (such as this one!) that they also perform.
And for the record, I live in Maryland, but I've never worked for the MSP.
Baltimore Sun: From 1,000 feet high, only way down was up - State police copter plucks 3 from fiery smokestack
Maryland State Police Aviation Command on the Web
In all seriousness, we frequently hear demands for dedicated [taxpayer] funding to pay for this and that. In Maryland, Aviation Command is funded by a fee that's paid every time that motorists renew vehicle registrations - in other words, a dedicated tax. Since many of the people that get treated by Maryland State Police flight medics and transported by the MSP helicopters are victims of highway crashes, this is a direct benefit to users of the highway system - notwithstanding the non-highway rescues (such as this one!) that they also perform.
And for the record, I live in Maryland, but I've never worked for the MSP.
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