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Old 09-05-2013, 08:31 AM   #44
flatlander02138
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Default Easier for u transport to mainland and meet EMS

As a Firefighter it is hard to hear someone had such a bad experience or they had to wait an hour. However I also started my carreer as a small town volunteer Firefighter in NH and must defend them.

In a nutshell, you get what you pay for. If you want to pay for fulltime ALS certified firefighters to sit at the station between the two calls per day on average you can. If you want to have a fiberglass cuddy cabin rescue boat at every dock you can. The fact is that being a volunteer takes hundreds of hours of training and then hundreds more away from your family, doing calls and administrative crap.

So if ur loved one codes or breaks a leg I would call 911 and load them in a boat headed for the mainland ASAP (with a sober operator) to meet the ambulance. Thats what most people do.

Yes if you have a neck or spinal trauma suspected it may be best to shelter in place but most times getting to the main land speeds up service.
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