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Originally Posted by rubicon
I had an opportunity to listen to the head of this Department. It took me by surprise to hear him say that given the costs of fire trucks he was not about to let them sit idle. According to him 90% of calls were medial and 10% fire oriented. It would seem that given the critical response time for a medical emergency time would be a major factor. Perhaps I am wrong but it would seem that a fire truck would never be able to beat the response time of medical emergency vehicles??????
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Spent a long time in EMS, almost always the engine was first on scene. An engine is always easier to see and most give way to a fire truck quicker than an ambulance. It is rare that an ambulance will beat an engine but it is a race to save a life, not for a trophy. Plus in most jurisdictions u r supposed to go the speed limit or maybe 10 over.