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When Seconds Count
Matt BosterViewed: 6358
Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Sep 03 2014 7:56 AM
This was an article on NBC that effects everyone including us here in Dothan and Houston County. We arrive on a call and the family ask; what took you so long??? Well here is why.. Read the article and go click the link to see the video...
“Every day across the country, firefighters and paramedics respond to urgent calls for help. But many of those responders say it’s taking longer to make their way through congested streets and past inattentive drivers. There are simply more pedestrians, more drivers, more distractions, and more cars that are nearly sound-proof — making it hard to hear a siren.
Riding along with fire departments in Chicago, Boston, Montgomery County, Maryland and Orange County, California, NBC News mounted GoPro cameras on rigs to see what they’re up against as they respond to emergencies.
We saw fire trucks stuck in intersections with heavy pedestrian traffic, drivers who refused to move over for fear of missing a turn, motorists who seemed paralyzed — unable to move over for paramedic units — and many more delays that cost emergency responders precious seconds.
Click HERE to read more and watch the video....
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