Being on standby
When in service, you and your partner wait, either at the base or in the truck, for calls to come in. As long as you remain near your truck, you will be able to respond to a call quickly.
When a call comes in, you’ll receive a phone call from a dispatcher, giving you the address and the nature of the call. The information you get is usually short and vague, but it gives you a rough idea of what to expect.
The calls you respond to are usually not directly life-threatening. Paramedics respond to those calls.
Since response times are very important in medical assist calls, you will get on the road as quickly as you can.