Park ranger vs state trooper

Differences between park ranger and state trooper duties and responsibilities

Park ranger example responsibilities.

• Lead ranger-guided canoe, kayak, and bike tours as well as nature walks and hikes.
• Manage rental property for RV property which include maintaining logs for permanent tenants and for visiting tenants.
• Manage emergency calls, medical incidents, and SAR operations, including coordinating responses with local agencies and other park departments.
• Manage and staff park entrance station facilitating camping reservations and assisting day use visitors.
• Evaluate students on leadership, time management, organization and ability to accomplish missions.
• Maintain POS and ticketing system.
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State trooper example responsibilities.

• Administer CPR and Narcan injections for drug overdoses.
• Answer calls for service, provide assistance to strand motorists, DUI detection and drug interdiction.
• Monitor potential driving under the influence motor vehicle suspects, and subsequently make DUI arrests when appropriate.
• Require to undergo firearm proficiency/self defense tactics and be able to operate a departmental cruiser safely during patrol.
• Provide patrol personnel with the information concerning activities of patrol, work directives and sensitive information pertaining to criminal activity.10.
• Qualify and utilize firearms provide emergency assistance, conduct investigations, report writing and presenting testimony in a court of law.
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