Rossmoor, Buscamos por ti!
January 21st, 2012“Fire service is becoming more of an all-hazards organization,” said Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Fire Chief Daryl Louder.
Firefighters are now trained in myriad ways to attend to emergencies of all sorts, ranging from vehicle and technical rescues to hazardous materials response, dijo.
In the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, every firefighter is now also trained to deal with
- at a minimum as an emergency medical technician (EMT) capable of providing basic life support (BLS), or as a paramedic, capable of providing advanced life support (COMO).
Rossmoor ha visto la necesidad de esta formación médica de emergencia mucho más a menudo que la extinción de incendios. De hecho, durante el último año fiscal, 83 por ciento de las llamadas a la Rossmoor han sido para las emergencias médicas.
With a fire station right outside Rossmoor’s gates, the response time is minimal, insuring residents will be tended to rapidly.
But some residents have voiced concerns. With only one engine company available at any given time, how will residents be served if there are two medical emergencies at once? Or what if there is a fire and an accident? Could there not be an independent paramedic vehicle to provide that emergency medical help when the engine is otherwise occupied?
“The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is committed to providing excellent service to our customers,” Louder said. “We attempt to be flexible and respond to the all-hazards mission with the limited resources that we have available.”
See the article at the Rossmoor News site .
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