I was watching old episodes of Emergency! recently...

[TheMightyFavog]

And I noticed that every time there's a cop, he's wearing a helmet. What the fuck's up with that? I could understand a motorcycle cop wearing a helmet, but an average everyday patrol officer wearing a helmet on duty? What the fuck?

[Lost in CT]

1. The seventies were a rough time... now if someone could explain why

they send giant fire trucks on Ambulance calls... (Not on the show mind you but in real life. I know there aren't many fires and you guys are bored senseless but the truck ain't needed. No heart attack victim requires 2000 gallons of high pressure water.)

[WolverineDG]

2. Because paramedics are usually also firefighters?

IIRC, paramedics originally had to also be firefighters.

dg

[Lost in CT]

3. So take a little truck... why bring out the pump truck.... nt

[WolverineDG]

5. ya got me?

maybe they might need more than 4 hands on deck? :shrug:

dg

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

7. yes, I can... and you will understand too

it is a manpower thing... sometimes it can take several people to carry a large person, of which there are more and more of requiring assistance... also, you can't split up an engine company... if they had to go to a fire from a medical call they would be pretty useless without their truck, wouldn't they?

having worked for a long time in a non-fire EMS system (NYC EMS, back in the bad old days) there were many times I wished we had more help on scene.

[oshyposhy]

4. I had the biggest crush on Randolph Mantooth

I mean when I was like 3.

[WolverineDG]

6. take a number

me too. :) Him & the dark haired guy on Adam-12.

dg