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herkalurk t1_j2qmmvo wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in San Francisco bicyclist fumes over ambulance parked in bike lane by philamignon

They need to be parked in a parking area. I used to be an EMT, and worked with all sorts of people who get a sense of entitlement that they don't need to follow the same rules as everyone else because of the vehicle they're in. This lady went about it the wrong way though. Needs to just take the video/pictures and time stamp them and send them off to her city rep. If it's a decent city rep they follow up with the city fire chief who will delegate it to someone to find out if they actually needed to be there, and hopefully let them know it's not acceptable to park in a no parking area when there isn't an emergency.

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[deleted] t1_j2rle9g wrote

Yeah, I think definitely taking a picture and sending it to the fire chief so he could give no fuck at all was absolutely the right way to go. Because this was some total bullshit, and she is out of her mind to walk up and start shouting at him like that.

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Legitimate-Most4379 t1_j2tuhr2 wrote

I don't think you understand. There is always an emergency. The documentation is what they do right before running off to the next emergency.

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herkalurk t1_j2tvxdd wrote

I don't think you understand, I'm a former EMT, there is not always an emergency, and paperwork is never an emergency. Plus you don't do paperwork in the ambulance outside a random building unless it was a non transport. If you actually performed medical care you'd be at a hospital.

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Legitimate-Most4379 t1_j2txobh wrote

The nature of the previous call has no bearing on how quickly they'd need to clear for the next call, though.

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herkalurk t1_j2u0ir5 wrote

It's not about being ready for the next call in this situation. They're just choosing not to move and sit in an illegal place to park.

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