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Multiple responders better in emergency, officials say

By June Watanabe

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 05, 2013

~~<p><strong>QUESTION:</strong> Could you please help me understand why many times I have heard or seen an ambulance and firetruck respond to the same emergency call? I have seen one or the other get there soon after each other, then the firetruck leaves.</p>
<p><strong>ANSWER:</strong> We did a Google search and found that yours is a common question across the nation, because having both ambulance and fire crews respond to an emergency is not an uncommon practice.</p>
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QUESTION: Could you please help me understand why many times I have heard or seen an ambulance and firetruck respond to the same emergency call? I have seen one or the other get there soon after each other, then the firetruck leaves.

ANSWER: We did a Google search and found that yours is a common question across the nation, because having both ambulance and fire crews respond to an emergency is not an uncommon practice. Login for more...



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