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Unread postby BabyPeanut » Tue 05 Apr 2005, 13:44:55

http://www.wral.com/news/4333418/detail.html
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'H')igh Fuel Prices Hitting City Emergency Vehicle Fleets
POSTED: 6:54 am EST March 31, 2005
UPDATED: 6:57 am EST March 31, 2005

RALEIGH, N.C. -- With gas prices spiking recently, commuters aren't the only ones feeling the crunch.

As prices top out at over $2 a gallon, it costs around 90 bucks to fill up an ambulance.

Many government agencies are finding their fuel budgets are almost running on empty.

The Raleigh fire department's burning through its budget. It costs nearly $5,000 to fill up the fleet.
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Unread postby RonMN » Tue 05 Apr 2005, 14:35:00

it would be quicker to order a pizza & pay the delivery person to drive you to the hospital :-D
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Unread postby BabyPeanut » Tue 05 Apr 2005, 14:44:19

Taxi?
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Unread postby Riverside » Tue 05 Apr 2005, 15:02:17

So that's why they charged me $2.38 per mile.

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Unread postby RonMN » Tue 05 Apr 2005, 19:42:06

It is my opinion...and ONLY my opinion...that the pizza person will get ya there faster than a cab :)
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Unread postby RonMN » Tue 05 Apr 2005, 19:45:07

Think about THAT while making your next life/death decision... :)
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Unread postby BabyPeanut » Tue 05 Apr 2005, 22:56:34

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Riverside', 'S')o that's why they charged me $2.38 per mile.

Carla

Oh, were you in an ambulance recently, Carla?
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Unread postby lotrfan55345 » Tue 05 Apr 2005, 23:03:24

They should get hybrid-diesels.
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Unread postby BabyPeanut » Wed 06 Apr 2005, 09:22:48

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('lotrfan55345', 'T')hey should get hybrid-diesels.

They can't replace their fleets. They could replace end-of-life vehicles with efficient ones but for the most part they are stuck in the previous investment trap.
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Unread postby aahala » Wed 06 Apr 2005, 09:45:47

The government's fuel budget is running on empty? Who's isn't??

I would think ambulance service is one of the least sensitive to gasoline
prices. What's an extra 50 cents compared to $100-$250?
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Unread postby frankthetank » Wed 06 Apr 2005, 10:32:53

What about cop cars? I bet there budgets are getting stretched a little.
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Unread postby aahala » Wed 06 Apr 2005, 10:37:16

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('frankthetank', 'W')hat about cop cars? I bet there budgets are getting stretched a little.

They're possibly covering that with the decline in doughnut prices. :-D
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Unread postby frankthetank » Wed 06 Apr 2005, 10:57:32

Or there just parking the squad cars, tilting the seat back and leaving there sunglasses on so that people don't realize what there really doing is sleeping.
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Unread postby DriveElectric » Wed 06 Apr 2005, 11:20:25

Fire trucks, ambulances, police cars...

Makes you consider where you want to live.

I actually checked this out before I moved. I am within 1/4 mile of the closest fire station. I am within 1 mile of an emergency care facility.
1/4 to my son's elementary school.

Things to think of for your home.
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Unread postby GD » Thu 07 Apr 2005, 12:17:10

Actually, this highlights what could be a top opportunity to bring the issue to the fore of government / public debate.

Does anyone know anybody in the emergency services?

I know an ambulance driver, I could maybe convince him to put it to his colleages and their union.

They could then in turn question the authorities about the long-term ability to keep the fleet running.
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Re: Ambulance Crisis

Unread postby Ferretlover » Tue 10 Jun 2008, 19:10:35

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')mbulance companies struggle with high gas prices
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
TOLEDO, OH (WTVG) -- The high price of gas is creating an emergency situation for many private ambulance companies. MedCorp is one of the biggest ambulance companies in the United States. It has offices in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky.
It's headquartered here in Toledo with about 1,000 employees. The owner says the bottom line is that if something doesn't change soon, this company could be out of business. Filling up the tank these days is draining a lot of wallets. …
About forty employees at Rumpf have been laid off in the last year. The fleet has gone from six to two ambulances. ...

Future ambulance availability?
"Open the gates of hell!" ~Morgan Freeman's character in the movie, Olympus Has Fallen.
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Re: Ambulance Crisis

Unread postby Schadenfreude » Tue 10 Jun 2008, 19:13:43

Whatever happened to BabyPeanut?
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Re: Ambulance Crisis

Unread postby SILENTTODD » Wed 11 Jun 2008, 03:15:22

It always amazes me here in So. California, whenever some old codger (somebody over 70, I'm 53) catches a heart attack they send a big honking pumper truck that maybe gets 5 mpg max with the EMT riding it!!

I've seen as many as 3 pumper trucks go to the location of a reported heart attack (I know, I asked).

Not to be factious but I hope they just let me pass on if this happens to me and save the fuel for living who'll need it. And I get the bonus of not having to face peak oil!
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Re: Ambulance Crisis

Unread postby kpeavey » Wed 11 Jun 2008, 08:36:13

Limits to Growth world3 standard run includes medical services as a variable. Declining resources contributes to a decline in medical services, which contributes to a rise in the death rate.

What does a city with a limited budget cut back on first? It's police force (control) or its ambulance crews (service).
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Re: Ambulance Crisis

Unread postby Arsenal » Wed 11 Jun 2008, 11:05:37

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kpeavey', 'L')imits to Growth world3 standard run includes medical services as a variable. Declining resources contributes to a decline in medical services, which contributes to a rise in the death rate.

What does a city with a limited budget cut back on first? It's police force (control) or its ambulance crews (service).


They will cut back on the service sector first. Here is what I will see.

First cutbacks... Ambulances except for "real" emergencies without sending any fire apparatus.

Second cutbacks.. Fire services except for bare essentials to keep towns from burning down. I.E. no rescuing cats out of trees.

Last to go will be police. TPTB always want to control the masses. Police will be sent for major crimes only. Traffic tickets, seat belt enforcement will be non-existent. Looting, rioting, murder will still be covered but with a slower response time. Use of deadly force will increase!

My two cents. :)

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