Recently I visited a good friend who is a firefighter in Providence, RI. He works at Fire Headquarters where there is an Engine Co (Engine 3), a Truck Co (Ladder 1), a Heavy Rescue Co (Special Hazards 1), a Division Chief (Division 1), and a Rescue Ambulance (Rescue 4 - one of seven ambulances used to transport patients).
He took me around and he showed me an area that as a buff, I was quite familiar with. About a four or five block area in the 300-400 numbers on Broad St. This area is known for what is sometimes referred to as "Frequent Flyers", by people who abuse the 9-1-1 system requesting to be taken to the hospital by ambulance, rather than get on a bus or walk to the nearest walk in clinic.
Here is a brief story written by a Providence firefighter. But I'm willing to bet, anyone who works on an ambulance serving the public in many places will be able to relate to this.
http://providencejournal.com/opinion/20160924/michael-morse-firefighters-padding-numbers-or-saving-lives
He took me around and he showed me an area that as a buff, I was quite familiar with. About a four or five block area in the 300-400 numbers on Broad St. This area is known for what is sometimes referred to as "Frequent Flyers", by people who abuse the 9-1-1 system requesting to be taken to the hospital by ambulance, rather than get on a bus or walk to the nearest walk in clinic.
Here is a brief story written by a Providence firefighter. But I'm willing to bet, anyone who works on an ambulance serving the public in many places will be able to relate to this.
http://providencejournal.com/opinion/20160924/michael-morse-firefighters-padding-numbers-or-saving-lives
