Cecil County for ALS

medic_andy · #1 10-30-2009, 03:17 PM

Now here is a serious question. Why is Lancaster County Dispatching a Cecil County Medic unit from Station 8 into Lancaster County? Are they staffed 24/7 and can they be out the door in 3 minutes or less?

Tommahawk · #2 10-30-2009, 03:34 PM

If YumYum is staffing it, then yes I would send em.....

medic_andy · #3 10-30-2009, 03:39 PM

This is true but Yum Yum is a Career Paramedic for the County that is staffed 24/7 and 365 days per year (366 days per leap year). Actually, I think, he is a Lt. Paramedic for the Cecil County. The units being alerted are not staffed 24/7. Heck they are lucky if they can get out on a call in their own county.

silenthunder777 · #4 10-30-2009, 03:45 PM

i think you should start up the welky ambulance service and run a paramedic unit from the tanglewood area.......i know of a partner that you could have!.....lol

And your right 90% they dont make the response and are covered with 94 or 7-7-8.....or cancelled due to eta and hospital destination

medic_andy · #5 10-30-2009, 03:54 PM

Nice! Thanks!! But that is my point...they hardly ever if ever make the response. Why has LCWC not done anything with it??

Jeffu80 · #6 10-30-2009, 04:34 PM

Actually half the time a SVEMS medic clears the city and takes it and meets them coming south. Easy solution, quit calling for them. Even better solution, a career county EMS program. Hear that sound? Thats the ptssss of a can opening. Here come the worms.

medic_andy · #7 10-30-2009, 04:43 PM

I was not even going there but you did!!

I think the big wigs at LCWC need to see what the heck is going on and stop having them dispatched!

Jeffu80 · #8 10-30-2009, 05:23 PM

By the way, that YumYum character...he's a jackass. His partner at work is a good looking guy.

medicyum · #9 10-30-2009, 05:31 PM

You don't want to get off your probationary period do you!!!!

77EMT21 · #10 10-30-2009, 06:13 PM

Andy I agree and continue to agree. I have said something to the hire ups at SVEMS before to start a dual dispatch. Then if Cecil is not getting out there is a unit already starting that way. Rather than waiting 12 minutes into the call to say ummm D@mn we dont have a medic going to an ALS call. I dont see why nothing has been changed. Maybe somebody from 5-13 EMS can say something to LCWC and have something changed to try and help the situation.