Fire departments may be requested to respond to a scene and begin care until EMS personnel arrive because fire department personnel:
A. can provide law-enforcement capabilities.
B. may have down-time and need to log calls.
C. often are better-qualified than EMS in many jurisdictions.
D. often are able to respond faster than EMS in many jurisdictions.
D
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