11-24-2018, 02:50 PM
The fire department needs to justify their budget and salary. They do this through tierd response. It increases their call for service numbers for the year. If they weren't responding to medical calls, the number of calls for service would be dramatically reduced. The reality is we shouldn't be sending huge trucks with 4 to 5 people on board for a medical call. And, if there is any safety concern, they stage and wait for the police so there is no medical advantage to the victim because by then the EMS are on scene. The reality is we should have more EMS,not firefighters. This would be a dramtic change in business which the firefighters have no appetite for. Nor to the cities because the fire department is the one major service they provide that the region doesn't. It gives them identity. There are many more factors as well but I don't have enough time