adviceman49 answered Wednesday February 1 2012, 10:23 am: I'm a volunteer with the County Fire Department. This means I fight fires, pull broken bodies out of wrecked cars and provide emergency medical assistance all at no cost to those we serve.
Fact is no matter how much money a person has they all receive the same service. If two calls come in at the same time the dispatch center triage's the call. The most serious call is given to the closer station. The other call is given to the next closest station. It matters not which call is in the more affluent part of town.
Our job is to take a tragic situation and make it better. By making it better we are hopefully restoring happiness. No one can buy this service as it is a needs based service. The most needy come first though all are serviced. No calls for fire or medical service are ever put on hold but the most in need of a service gets the closest units regardless of their affluence.
I have over simplified how the fire service works. Fact is we never run out of resources. If we need more resources we have what is called a mutual aid pack with surrounding communities. Under this agreement if we need to we can dispatch units from another town or county if their equipment is closer to call then any units we may have available. No one is ever denied or asked to wait longer than is acceptable to standards for service.
babymoby answered Tuesday January 31 2012, 11:46 pm: Helping others can be lifting a feather for them or making their bed in the morning. There's s saying that goes "Money can't buy you happiness". If a person makes you happy just think they werrn't bought. Helping isn't money it's trying. [ babymoby's advice column | Ask babymoby A Question ]
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