WhopraysforthedevilCops shouldn't count as emergency services.
Diva (she/her)Like I know firefighter put out fires, but in the US at least departments are often instrumental in making sure city streets are as unsafe as possible so they can drive their enormous trucks down them.
They will even do shit like narc out renters who have too many roommates in single family neighborhoods to city authorities, like they’re not cops but some of them try really hard.
Dr. BobThat’s the Fire Marshall. They have are the enforcement arm of fire services. Do you think there is a reason so few people die in fires and maybe its tied to a strong regulatory regime? Like make sure occupancy limits are respected and fire exits aren’t blocked?
Making sure city streets are wide as a highway lane is integral to fire safety, maybe if they narrowed streets they would be responding to fewer grisly car crashes
otterAre you high AF? You start off sane enough, but rapidly scatter into wtf territory in multiple irrational directions at once.
Maybe come back to this thought after a rest. 🤓
In America, the fire department chief (unelected) often sits on the committee to determine what the roads look like, they will often be the ones demanding the roads stay as wide as possible and have zero traffic calming. For fire safety.
My point was that they respond to way more car crashes than house fires, and are in position to influence that, and choose to make things less safe for everyone.
pearsaltchocolatebarWider roads make things more safe for everyone. Your ‘fuck cars’ bullshit is no different than all of the annoying stoners saying weed should be legal in conversations where that point is irrelevant.
Found the guy driving a gender affirming vehicle
Nope, I drive a small truck because I do a lot of DIY projects and needed something to haul lumber in. It’s basically a hatchback with a short bed.
It’s comical parking next to gender affirming vehicles because it looks like a toy truck in comparison.
That’s cool, I prefer smaller trucks like that.
Wide roads suck ass for people walking, and are completely inappropriate inside residential areas.
Captain AggravatedThat’s why I like my S10. Easy to park, easy to maneuver, not a burden on everyone within 90 feet, etc.
Ewww I would never want fire chiefs elected. Also you’re just wrong in basically every assumption you make about how decisions get made.
Flying SquidI think some people believe we should live in some sort of Athenian democracy where we vote on everything and anything and who has the fucking time?
Assumption? I attend these traffic commission meetings lol
If your guy feels like showing up to those meetings they are an extremely rare exception. There is no rule that they be present, they just must feel like voicing their opinion.
They’re at pretty much every meeting, if so much as a speed bump comes up it’s vetoed
1984.world in action- stating how American municipalities work is misinformation
Are you high AF?
I was, this is how I solve problems:
Why’s it in Russian?
Because they’re likely a Russian troll
Do you think there is a reason so few people die in fires and maybe its tied to a strong regulatory regime?
we should make houses safer, AND prevent firefighters from interfering in housefires.
You know how mw make houses safer from fire? Fire Code. Know how who enforces Fire Code? Fire Marshall.
And it’s not only fires that require emergency vehicle access. If an ambulance is called to your house, the FD needs to know they can actually get it there.
And what if there’s a utility outage and an excavator and crane are necessary? What if the street needs repair and a concrete truck has to get access? There’s all kinds of reasons large vehicles need to access homes.
I don’t think the FD is responsible for the ambulance getting there. They are often the first responders because the locations are more distributed than ambulance dispatch.
Paramedics generally work for the fire department, and ambulances are dispatched from fire stations.
I guess it’s different depending on location. Here the ambulances are private companies and the FD has nothing to do with them
There are private ambulance companies, but those usually aren’t the ones that respond to a 911 calls.
In most areas, private ambulance companies either handle non-emergency medical transport or have contracts with places like nursing homes where they’re needed often enough that they can offer a less-expensive ride.
It depends.
A lot of FDs run the ambulance, a lot don’t.
In my area ambulance is seperate from fire, but fire crew responds to lift assists and certain other calls where we may need a driver or another set of hands for CPR. Some departments respond with a pickup/brush rig, and other respond with the full engine, just depends on manning.
St Louis City is one FD I am aware of that runs their own ambulance.
FDs also often run ambulance services and have their own EMTs.