As I understand the argument, each emergency medical call needs 4 people as apparently the two on the ambulance are not deemed sufficient. If that is the case, why not then put 4 EMTs on the ambulance and keep the fire truck in its centralized location? Perhaps the argument is that the firefighters spend so little time actually in fire action, that this is a way to utilize that manpower. It certainly makes sense to have more than two persons available at the scene. For those who know, does the fire truck leave once the EMTs determine that all is under control or does the truck remain for the entire duration of the run? I'm sure it comes down to money and utilizing manpower balancing community safety.
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