• tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    One day I called out a cop for this in my hometown. His explanation was that if they get an emergency call when they’re inside, they don’t waste time getting back to their car.

    It sounded like a sensible explanation.

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      3 months ago

      The average response time for the Fire Service in Ontario is 6.0 minutes

      the average overall response time for a call about a sudden cardiac arrest (ambulance) was seven minutes and 52 seconds

      close to the end of 2023, response times had crept up to over 22 minutes on average. Right now, Priority 1 response times are 18.1 minutes.

      Dates may vary, didn’t care to go too deep into the bs. I wouldn’t trust anything said by police, they aren’t here to service the public and are legally allowed to lie. Why trust anything they say. Documents on record or nothing.

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      3 months ago

      It’s really not. If that’s the case, then they shouldn’t be allowed to go into the coffee shop while on shift, they have to go through the drive thru. If they are taking work break, then they need to have coverage, just like other jobs!