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Old 09-19-2022, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Rainger99 View Post
I am new here so I don't know much about the current services.

Are people dying because of long wait times for ambulances or are houses burning down because fire trucks aren't getting to the scene on time? How do response times compare to the rest of Florida? Are we slower, faster, or about the same?
EMT/Fire are usually on the scene within 5-10 min.

It's not unusual for an ambulance to arrive (if needed) 30-40 min after EMT/Fire services arrive.

This obviously delays the patient reaching emergency/hospital services and ties up EMT/Fire services longer than necessary.