[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Joan A Doyle

Having been married to a firefighter, this is how they answer a call: The firefighters on duty take a engine to any calls, and the group on duty goes together. Reason for this is if they get a call (emergency, fire, medical emergency), they are all together and respond to the call. This saves precious seconds, minutes and perhaps a life. If you think about it, it's common sense and maybe you might have been the one on the other end of that emergency!

Still, it seems that they could have a better system set up for just this service.
An off duty fire fighter who would like to get a couple hours of overtime for example. Schedule several of these calls once a week.

My understanding is that the costs involved every time a truck goes out is enormous. I'm surprised that I see them picking up lunch. Am I wrong about this? Would paying a few hours overtime once a week be less expensive than sending a truck out every time someone calls?