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Magic Moments Wrote:

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> one of the firemen said that she would be OK. I

> must admit I was surprised by the amount of

> emergency vehicles that attended. Three fire

> engines two police cars three ambulances and the

> air ambulance.


Good grief. She's lucky to be in London. Where I grew up you'll have to wait 20 minutes for emergency arrival - if you're found.

one of the firemen said that she would be OK. I must admit I was surprised by the amount of emergency vehicles that attended. Three fire engines two police cars three ambulances and the air ambulance.


I am so happy that we have the funding to allow such a comprehensive response. Imagine if we had to put up with a situation in which money was scarce and it was even wasted....

Nigello Wrote:

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> one of the firemen said that she would be OK. I

> must admit I was surprised by the amount of

> emergency vehicles that attended. Three fire

> engines two police cars three ambulances and the

> air ambulance.

>

> I am so happy that we have the funding to allow

> such a comprehensive response. Imagine if we had

> to put up with a situation in which money was

> scarce and it was even wasted....


I suppose we don't know the full story.


When my neighbour (with Alzheimers) went missing a big response was made to search then for some reason.

Nigello Wrote:

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> one of the firemen said that she would be OK. I

> must admit I was surprised by the amount of

> emergency vehicles that attended. Three fire

> engines two police cars three ambulances and the

> air ambulance.

>

> I am so happy that we have the funding to allow

> such a comprehensive response. Imagine if we had

> to put up with a situation in which money was

> scarce and it was even wasted....


That's rather sniffy, if I may say so. I don't know about current operating procedures, but years ago when I knew someone who worked in emergency dispatch she told me that if there were two or three units in the vicinity of an incident they would all be directed towards it as they couldn't be sure - especially in rush hour traffic - who would get there first. As for the multiplicity of services attending, ambulance for obvious reasons, police to check there hasn't been foul play and to keep onlookers back, fire as it sounds like a situation where lifting gear may well have been needed. From the OP's "The fire service, police and air ambulance are all trying to reach her" it sounds like a complex situation which may well have needed such a large response. Unless you're certain of all the circumstances and have the expert knowledge to know what sort of response was required I don't think you're in a position to accuse the emergency services of wasting money.

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