The LMRFD ambulance is a Business So Run It Like One

There was a typical ambulance call in Meadview this morning about 8AM. Dispatch paged Rescue 415 the LMRFD ambulance. After several minutes Rescue 415 advised they were in route.

The caller in Meadview must have figured out nobody was at the Meadview station and the ambulance was coming from Dolan Springs because they canceled the ambulance and took the patient by car.

I understand because fire dispatchers refuse to give you an ETA on the ambulance, something firefighters and law enforcement do all the time. It's also something callers like in Meadview who call 911 need to know.

You should be given the ambulances ETA so you can decide if you want to wait 30-45 minutes for the ambulance or drive the patient to the hospital. You can get to kingman in about an hour, or wait 30-45 minutes for the ambulance and still have the hour drive to Kingman.

This is another example of running the ambulance like a service rather than a business and loosing thousands of dollars a day because they don't actively seek volunteers.

Each time the ambulance isn't available because of lack of manpower we the taxpayers loose $2500.

Each time the ambulance isn't available because of lack of manpower and AMR responds from Kingman we the taxpayers loose $2500.

This happens all the time... 5 times is $12,500... Just 5 times a month is $150,000 a year.....