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Fire Chief censured for requesting air ambulance company
9-1-1 in the News | Greg | July 14, 2009 at 8:17 am
The State of Arizona has cited a fire chief for unprofessional conduct in requesting an air ambulance from a particular company respond to an accident scene — even though there was another much closer.
In Southern Arizona, when first responders need a helicopter air ambulance, there’s a dispatch system in place to call closest available helicopter to the scene — no matter which company runs it.
Whetstone Fire Chief Pete Bidon doesn’t agree with that. He says it was a matter of getting better service from one provider over the other.
“I think we should do away with this protocol. I think when we utilize an air ambulance, I’m the customer. And if I’m not getting the service they say they’ll provide or be there for, then why continue using them?” Bidon said.
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