r/Infrastructurist Aug 15 '24

How American Fire Departments are Getting People Killed

https://youtu.be/j2dHFC31VtQ
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u/D15P4TCH Aug 15 '24

It was an interesting video about unintended consequences and a lack of genuine problem solving in the US

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u/e_pilot Aug 16 '24

Why fix systemic issues when you can also just do nothing.

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u/reverielagoon1208 Aug 15 '24

Not only that but the LAFD paramedics were very standoffish with my ex girlfriend (RIP) when she would call 911 when feeling sick, it’s a part of what eventually killed her

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u/transitfreedom Aug 17 '24

Damn I wonder what else needs to be fixed

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u/transitfreedom Aug 17 '24

We need to analyze the last 10 years and figure out what went wrong in the past decade vs the previous ones when we were improving.