Why do fire trucks respond to emergency medical calls?
New Hanover County firefighters are trained as EMT’s. Our primary mission is to provide supplementary support to New Hanover Regional EMS. With additional fire stations and personnel on duty, we can often arrive prior to the rescue squad and begin life saving techniques such as CPR and/or use defibrillators.
Firefighters are trained as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). Our primary mission is to provide supplementary support to our local ambulance personnel. With additional fire stations and personnel on duty, we can often arrive prior to the ambulance personnel and begin life saving techniques such as rescue breathing, CPR, and defibrillation.
As mentioned in the statement prior, firefighters are trained as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) or Paramedics. Our primary mission is to save lives and alleviate suffering. Due to the strategic location of Fire District 12 throughout the city, we can arrive quickly and begin emergency medical treatment or life saving techniques such as CPR and/or use cardiac defibrillators. Fire District 12 EMTs and Paramedics arrive on the scene quickly and stabilize the patient’s medical condition. Presently, the Fire District 12 does not provide ambulance services; therefore, a private ambulance company arrives later to provide transport to the hospital.
