Narcisse asks why nearby engine could not transport injured child
Narcisse asks about the engine company near a school and whether it could rush a child to the hospital. Esposito says the engine was not assigned because the call was not life-threatening, and even if sent it could not transport and would be tied to the scene.
Thank you, Chair.
I heard about the engine, like, that was next to where the school, not too far.
So what are the steps someone can take, like, in the case of an emergency?
Like, you can't, the engine cannot call and say this is an emergency.
Let's say if there's a rotation, they can call and say that there is an emergency here.
One of us got to run with the child.
Is that possible?
In that case where engine 44 is, if they, because it's not a life-threatening call, the engine doesn't get assigned.
Once we was to send them there, even to confirm, but...
Then they would be tied to that scene and they're not able to transport that.
That child needed transportation to the hospital.
The engine's not able to do that.
So they would just be waiting there, and that's why we reserve them for the serious life-threatening calls so they can provide life-saving care until that ambulance gets there.
There's not much that engine could have done for that boy with the broken leg.
Got it.