Again....as the others have said this is standard operating procedure and not some "government" thing to get more $$$. They did it this way up north, where we moved here from. One of my brothers in law works for a 911 service in the state of WA....he said that one has the EMT's and the other's the first responders. Which ever one comes first can stabilize the patient until the others get there. I don't remember which one comes first...at any rate we all should be happy that TV has very good emergency personnel.
I too had to be cared for by them....the firemen leave once they see they aren't needed. The ambulance is for further care and transporting to a hospital.
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