Why do fire trucks go through town with lights & sirens sometimes and other times they seem to drive normal?
When a call for service comes into our dispatch center (Whitcom) the dispatchers classify the nature of the call into either an emergency or non-emergency response prior to alerting the Fire Department, this is done to minimize the safety hazards associated with emergency responses of apparatus while at the same time assuring a prompt response. We will also turn off the lights and sirens at times when we are cancelled or someone deems it not necessary.
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