Because of how St. Paul does EMS, every piece of primary apparatus has a pump and tank. All of the medic units are assigned to Engine companies (M-4,M-6,M-9,M-10,M-14,M-18,M-19,M-22,M-24), and when there is a EMS call, all four FF"S will jump off the engine and onto the ambulance. With EMS being 80% or more of the call volume, there could possibly be 4-5 engines out of service at any given time. There have been attempts in the past to change the system to a more traditional service, where the Ambulance and Engine crews do not run as one unit, but any change would involve staffing changes.
The three new squads have pumps, with Sq-1 & 2 having 750gpm pumps, and Sq-3 having 1250gpm. They do run on all Fires, Rescues and will also run as a EMS first responder, if a Medic unit is coming from a distance. Quite often a squad will pull the first line on a fire, but their primary duties would be a more traditional roll.
The three new squads have pumps, with Sq-1 & 2 having 750gpm pumps, and Sq-3 having 1250gpm. They do run on all Fires, Rescues and will also run as a EMS first responder, if a Medic unit is coming from a distance. Quite often a squad will pull the first line on a fire, but their primary duties would be a more traditional roll.
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