What's the point in having all this kit if you only have four paras and ten or so techs to use it? Are there seriously only 6 ambulances sent? When do you need more officers than medics?anesti said:on a 10-60
EMS resources assigned on a 10-60 include:
1 - EMS Division Chief
1 - EMS Deputy Chief
2 - EMS Division Captains
3 - EMS Conditions Officers
1 - Haz-Tac Officer
2 - ALS Ambulance
4 - BLS Ambulances
1 - OMA Response Physician
1 - Logistical Support Unit (LSU)
1 - Major Emergency Response Vehicle (MERV)
1 - Mobile Respiratory Treatment Unit (MRTU)
tbendick said:The problem with EMS, (has been better lately) was that they would send units and say check and tell me what you need. I don't know how many times I responded to things and never got close to what the Matrix said. We asked they would say it's a recommended guideline only. It wasn't like the FD, were you give the signal and the dispatcher fills it out based on the matrix. I would say the recently it has been alot better and you do get more units then in the past.
The 10-60's are used for building collapses and things like that. Ambulances will be called as needed and the 4 and 2 is just the basic they want sent.
HelsinkiVolunteer said:Just btw. what is the main difference between a MERV and a MRTU?
what is the current ems response to a 10 75