Thank God/Allah/Buddha that you dont work here:

[crotchitymedic1986]

Its bad enough that they didnt think the situation through before they made the order, but the fact that they have been working on a solution for two years, and needed to form a committee to solve the problem is just unbelievable.

http://www.tristate-media.com/articles/200.../news/01ems.txt

[akflightmedic]

Can I thank myself?

Anywho, funny article. A committee to decide what to do, hmmm, seems simple enough to me.

"Well below the 15 response time which is average for the state".

[firedoc5]

Did they not consider building a new bay at their own ambulance building? Or is that not an option?

[Richard B the EMT]

Or one of those garage/tents, with the meds taken inside the station in some kind of carry-box between calls?

Even the FDNY uses a fenced in "cage" to street store apparatus when the stations they were housed in were being renovated.

[Arizonaffcep]

What ever happened to "Hey, the bay will only accomodate a box this tall..." during the bidding process?

[Richard B the EMT]

Sounds like bad planning, or a lack of communications with those who did the bidding, and those at the station where the ambulance was to be garaged at. You know the deal I always mention for New York City, "If it makes sense, it is against some regulation, protocol, or law." Perhaps they practice that where this happened.

I can tell you that my Chevy Venture, my POV, is 16 and a half feet long. If it had not been measured, as well as the garage I store it in, I might not be able to close the garage door, as the garage floor is only 16 feet 7 inches long.

[Steve Whitehead]

“We carry about 60 different emergency medicines,” he said

... but no covered parking?

[brentoli]

"Hey guys, this truck is 2 feet taller than our garage door!"

"OMFG LOL No way!"

"Totally"

"Let's make a comittiee to fix the building"

"O Rly?"

[Dustdevil]

One word:

FAIL

[FireMedic65]

What a bunch of idiots... I wonder if they had a secret ballad for a committee to make the committee