Responding for a person not breathing

responding to the far end of our first due for a person not breathing.

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[fattyabbo]

hi there,, im from the UK. Just wondered why u sent out fire trucks to medical calls?? is it because you closer to where the call is and therefore quicker (cos it looks like your really moving!!)??? It happens rarely in our country, we always send out ambulances,, but only fire engines if they are like 3 minutes away and quicker than an ambulance :L

[tomlillie317]

@fattyabbo In our county area if a fire engine is closer than the nearest ambulance then they get sent. If it's what is deamed an Advanced Life support call, in this case a person who stopped breathing, then it's sent to assit the Paramedic unit that's going to the call.

[creamyfilling102]

was this an ambulance or what?

[tomlillie317]

@creamyfilling102 It's our primary engine for the station we were responding from. It's a 2000 E-one Cyclone II

[lawnboy1010]

This is OWL isnt it lol. I am in Fairfax.

[tomlillie317]

@lawnboy1010 It's actually Dumfries-Triangle, comming from our station on route 1 in triangle.

[CCFRPUMPER111]

Not enough said... its dumb comments from people like you who aren't firefighters that make us want to run reds even more! As you can CLEARLY see... all people have stopped knowing a Truck was coming through... ALL FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAVE THE RIGHT AWAY AT RED LIGHTS... GRANTED THEY HAVE TO CHECK THE INTERSECTION BEFORE BLOWING ONE... BUT ALL DEPARTMENTS HAVE THE RIGHT AWAY AT A RED LIGHT WHEN RESPONDING CODE 3...

[jsj297]

I dunno, if a member of my family wasnt breathing, I would be cool with them  running the red lights fast, if they felt safe doing so. So how can I not be cool with it, just because it's somebody elses emergency? after 5 minutes, theres really not much to save after that. So a minute or two can make a huge difference. :-)

[adam022695]

The sound of angels

[JNHstudios]

If one of my family members wasn't breathing, this is how I would want the FD to drive. Enough said.

[LAFDExplorer58]

@fattyabbo It all depends on where you are. In Los Angeles, A fire truck or Fire engine is sent on almost every medical call, with an ambulance. This is because off Firefighters are EMTs (Emergency Medical Techs). Rarely do you see an ambulance without a Fire engine with it.

[adambrink20]

@CCFRPUMPER111

I dont know what state you are from but in Texas we dont. If people dont want to yeild at an intersection we dont have the "right away". The driver of the apparatus could face criminal charges if they cause an accident.

[squrt29batt12]

@fattyabbo Down here in South Florida, most "fire trucks" are ALS units equipped with Firefighter Paramedics. The emergency "ambulances" are called Rescues and belong to the Fire Rescue Departments, and are also staffed with Firefighter Paramedics, and are equipped with ALS gear, fire gear, scba, extrication tools, and fire hose/appliances. Hope I helped clear it up a little lol

[NYPD265]

Its amazing these people actaully got out of his way!!!

[lawdog53]

@fattyabbo Bro, go back to school, i learned this in the 7th grade, gosh man

[m2inla]

@fattyabbo i'm a paramedic in the southen US and i think i might have some insight for your question. in the US, fire responds to all medical calls. most firemen are trained emt-basics, meaning they can initiate cpr, assist ventillations via bag-valve mask, shock via aed, provide O2, spinally immobilize, (etc.) when indicated. There are more fire engines covering any given area, that i know of, than ambulances. they can initiate basic (and sometimes critical) treatment until paramedics arrive.

[pattarit]

@fattyabbo In U.S. Westcoast, it's regularly practiced that first ALS on scene is often fire crews, considering every communities will have a fire house, but not necessary an ambulance, the ambulance may responding from far away, up to 1-2 hours if the area is extreme rural. In this case, the ambulance arrived before fire crews which is quite uncommon.

[lawnboy1010]

@MrDyson01 - Yep.