Is the Fire Department automatically dispatched when a call goes into Central Dispatch (911)?
A.No Central Dispatch and/or medical dispatch make a determination based on caller information what resources should be dispatched to an incident. This happens very quickly and is heavily dependent on what the caller is telling the dispatch operator. We must respond based on the information being given by the caller. This sometimes results in a downgraded response, which is why you sometimes see a truck returning to the fire station having left only a short time ago. Q.How many Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) on duty during the day in the Fire Department? A.12 of our 23 personnel are licensed Emergency Medical Technicians. With the exception of two new hires, the balance are licensed Medical First Responders (MFR). During the day, there are typically only two EMT’s on duty. Q.Why does the fire department need a Humvee as opposed to a regular truck? A.In late 1998 administration decided to begin planning for the ultimate replacement of the fire departments brush unit, which in 1998
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