Unit Service (continued)

In addition to keeping in close contact with your unit and unit commissioner, you'll be keeping in touch with the leaders of chartered organizations. By maintaining good communication with everyone, you'll be in an excellent position to monitor the health of each unit and to act quickly when a problem arises. That is when you become what is sometimes called - a Scouting paramedic.

These are situations, which can threaten the life of a unit. You have to go into action fast. When a unit has a life-threatening problem, the unit commissioner gives it top priority.

The unit commissioner works with the unit's leaders, asking questions, making suggestions, but not taking over or assuming control.