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Old 07-16-2024, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by bopat View Post
I often see the big fire trucks responding to calls and I wonder why such a big truck is going out? Is there some huge building on fire? Or is it something that requires so many supplies or people that can only be housed in a huge fire truck?

I wonder if they have smaller trucks they can send out, smaller trucks might be more agile and a lot more economical.
it’s quite normal to send an engine with an ambulance on a medical call. It provides extra manpower to transfer a patient. Also it’s common that an engine is available when an ambulance isn’t. All engines in The Villages have Paramedics. They can start treating a patient and wait for the ambulance if transport is required. This is standard procedure across much of the country.
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