Austin, Tx Fire/Rescue

[A/TCEMSPM]

Rick I think part of the reason Truck 1 became Quint 1 was call volume of the growing downtown area. If those two engines are out the quint can pump for itself. Those engines spend a lot of time chasing ambulances downtown, especially on the weekend. Also with that increasing call volume the only asset that was able to be added in an area where there has been a growth of 40,000 since the 2000 census was the relocation of Engine 35 to Station 22 as Engine 66. Granted the fire volume hasn't really changed but the engines in Quint 1s response area get beat chasing us around at EMS