Transplanting a Seattleite

Online fora where people are talking about building codes in France vs. Germany vs. etc. don't seem to have the same opinion of France's building code/building practice. But you know, online discussions, right?

I think I have found an answer to the why is the ladder truck at a car accident question. 911 dispatchers have some rules about how many _people_ need to be on scene for various things (cardiac arrest, etc.). Those bodies are assigned to various vehicles as part of their daily job. So it isn't that the ladder truck was needed -- it was that the guys who are responsible for the ladder truck that day were needed at the scene. You might ask, but why bring the truck? Presumably because if their call is interrupted by or followed rapidly by a need for the ladder truck, they don't need to be chasing back to the station to get the equipment.

At least, that's what I think I've figured out. There's a whole open question in my mind about why we supply emergency medical transport through the fire department vs. through the police department or a third option. Presumably historical accident.