Cops shouldn't count as emergency services. - eviltoast
  • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
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    16 days ago

    I don’t think the FD is responsible for the ambulance getting there. They are often the first responders because the locations are more distributed than ambulance dispatch.

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      15 days ago

      Paramedics generally work for the fire department, and ambulances are dispatched from fire stations. The driver on the ambulance is often just a regular fire department chauffer who drew the short straw and is working ambulance duty that shift.

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          15 days ago

          There are private ambulance companies, but those usually aren’t the ones that respond to a 911 calls.

          In most areas, private ambulance companies either handle non-emergency medical transport or have contracts with places like nursing homes where they’re needed often enough that they can offer a less-expensive ride.

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      15 days ago

      It depends.

      A lot of FDs run the ambulance, a lot don’t.

      In my area ambulance is seperate from fire, but fire crew responds to lift assists and certain other calls where we may need a driver or another set of hands for CPR. Some departments respond with a pickup/brush rig, and other respond with the full engine, just depends on manning.

      St Louis City is one FD I am aware of that runs their own ambulance.