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Originally Posted by Fire
Ok genius! (you should edit your post to reflect the correct spelling of that word)
If she wasn't talking about the ambulance service.. then who was she talking about??? Did she expect the politicians at the Emergency Preparedness Department to really give a shit?
Do you work in or run some part of new orleans' emergency response systems?
When she saw her homeless man there were two numbers she could call.. one a 565-xxxx .. and that number will get nothing done.. typical government slackers.. the other was 911.. which would activate EMS, Fire, or Police.. and I already described the EMS situation for you.
They will run some RTA buses and church vans to take special needs persons to safe areas of refuge. If you can find that number, maybe you can put your name on a list. That number will not be in the phone book under EMS no matter what you think the letters stand for!
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I didn't call the EMS you refer to. I used the acronym improperly. However, I did call the local city hall and police department (not 911) and was bounced around to so many different numbers until I managed to find the right place. I was disappointed in the fact that no one at any of the numbers I called seemed to care that someone didn't have proper shelter during a hurricane.
I would have
never called Emergency Medical Services to inquire about shelter for a homeless man. I highly respect what you do and know that some people abuse your services. I am not one of them.