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> I've loaded many a homeless into my fire engine Err... why? Were they on fire? Why is the fire department involved in homeless people?
by yuudu_literal 11y ago
> I've loaded many a homeless into my fire engine
Err... why? Were they on fire? Why is the fire department involved in homeless people?
- monknomo 11y agoThe fire departments in most towns in America provide emergency medical services. 911 calls about health related things often result in a fire truck arriving, rather than an ambulance.
- chei0aiV 11y agoWhat?
- monknomo 11y agoI don't know what the history is, I'm sure it's complicated. You've got hospital ambulances, private ambulances, city fire departments, county fire departments, volunteer fire departments and federal fire fighting organizations all potentially in the same place, all summonable by a 911 dispatcher. They all have EMT training and gear. Who shows up and how is it decided? Beats me.
- chei0aiV 11y agoWell, as long as whoever shows up has the required experience and equipment to solve the situation, great! I guess the fire fighting orgs have medical equipment and training too? Sometimes human organisation is baffling if you are seeing it from a step further out but makes complete sense when viewed from the inside.