Do our perceptions of the fears of crime, terrorism etc. make us too blasé about fatalities in these circumstances, ie. a sort of price that has to be payed?
Or ought we to be saying as a community, perhaps the threats we live under are not so signifiicant that they justify emergency vehicles hurling around every street corner with abandon.
What are the statistics that can inform this debate? What code or grades do the authorities apply to categorise emergeny response. Is every 'blues and twos' run a genuine emergency.
And what about the issue of 'presencing' which some say has sirens and flashing lights applied too often whatever the call ... 'so the public will know we're out there'.
Just some points for consderation:
Or ought we to be saying as a community, perhaps the threats we live under are not so signifiicant that they justify emergency vehicles hurling around every street corner with abandon.
What are the statistics that can inform this debate? What code or grades do the authorities apply to categorise emergeny response. Is every 'blues and twos' run a genuine emergency.
And what about the issue of 'presencing' which some say has sirens and flashing lights applied too often whatever the call ... 'so the public will know we're out there'.
Just some points for consderation:
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