alt Hacker NewsFirefighters do a lot more than you probably realize. For instance, who is carrying grandma with her broken hip down the rickety stairs from her top floor bathroom? It's probably not just the two-person ambulance crew. You going to get grandpa to help?
These are the kinds of routine jobs that fire crews handle everyday that are invaluable to society.
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mhb • yesterday at 1:07 PM
I realize it which is why their strategy is a good one. Does it make sense for the people who are able to do that job also all be able to put out fires?
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hovering_nox • yesterday at 12:21 PM
Yup, had this exact scenario across the street last week.
Don't forget all of those cats stuck in tree that get rescued by local FD. Recent stories of pets in storm drains being rescued as well. But as someone else already posted, most are responding to auto accidents. Nothing as useful for redirecting traffic and shielding first responders than a giant firetruck blocking the lanes.