). We cover 2 Major State Roads that have moderate to Heavy traffic across them.
Where I am from we have roughly 16 Volunteer Firemen/EMS on our local Department. We are allotted 24 Members, plus most anyone on here makes more than what are annual budget is. We cover about 50 Square Miles of Terrain, and live all over the coverage area. I can guarantee for a fact that no one on my local Department joined for the Title or the Siren (which is not allowed for a volunteer to use on a private vehicle
We speed, We try to be courteous. But time counts especially when everyone else on the Department is at their Job and you just have 2-3 People to get the Equipment to the Problem.
All for a couple hundred dollars a year...
Sometimes it ain't about the Money or the Authority. Sometimes it is just because it is a job that needs done and there is no one else to do it...
Yeah, that's exactly why.
Such holding true, the same types of characterization could be said of every individual involved in every altruistic act, duty, position, or responsibility. After all, Mother Theresa got into her profession for just the prestige...not.
in my book; it's not your responsiblility to hinder them; they're taking whatever risks they have chosen, and are speeding in an effort to get to someone who needs help quickly. As they say, in a life or death situation, seconds count.
