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Early origins of LAFD EMS

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Early origins of LAFD EMS

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April 5th, 2012 // By davidb

Today, the LAFD responds to more than 920 Emergency Medical Service (EMS) calls per day. More than 500 people are transported to LA hospitals in every 24-hour shift period. EMS calls make up an average of 85% of the Departments responses.

In the early days, the LAFD used ambulances to primarily take care of injured firemen. Let's take a look back in time and see what the LAFD medical response capability was like...



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