Why do fire trucks often accompany ambulances?

Nowadays, many jurisdictions will set up a system where all or most of the ambulances are BLS and many of the fire trucks will be ALS - with ALS gear and providers. They will often respond to the scene and, if needed, ride with the ambulance to the hospital to upgrade to a higher level of care. read more

Red Wing’s firefighter/paramedics are cross trained to respond to fire and emergency medical incidents. Emergency medical equipment is carried on all, first response, vehicles so that medical care can be initiated immediately, regardless of what vehicle arrives first. read more

When a 911 call comes in, dispatchers often are not given precise or complete information. As such, units are dispatched on a worst-case scenario. read more