How come I sometimes see fire engines and ambulances driving with lights and sirens and all of a sudden they turn them off and slow down?
• Sometimes emergency units are initially dispatched to a call and then cancelled before they arrive on scene. The first unit may have arrived on scene and determined that the situation could be handled without the need for further units to respond or that they can respond in a non-emergency mode. They would notify dispatch that the situation was under control and all other units would be returned to service, ready to respond to another call. How long does it take to respond to a 9-1-1 emergency call? It normally takes between 4-6 minutes for engines to arrive on scene after a 9-1-1 call has been placed. What is the work schedule for Cunningham Firefighters? There are firefighters on duty 24-hours a day, 7 days a week. There are three different shifts, each working 56 hours per week. A shift is for 24 hours from 7:00 am to 7:00 am the next morning. Do I need to put a smoke alarm in every room? Smoke alarms should be placed in each bedroom and outside each sleeping area and on every lev
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