Six vehicles served the county in 1988, when 14,495 calls came in. But1996 had at least 26,000 calls -- and the final figures aren't in yet.
Wake County Manager Richard Stevens says it's a matter of growth, andthat it's necessary to respond to the demands of growth. The Wake CountyCommissioners have given initial approval for two more ambulances to beadded.
The EMS staff is doing the best it can with what they have, and so farno one has been in danger.
The vehicles and staff are deployed to help each other out whenthere are more calls than can be handled in one area. So if the vehicleassigned downtown is on a call, the one based out at the fairgrounds maybe called to back up another emergency in the downtown area.
Stevens says it is like dominos, with one county area helping another.But, as he says, "There aren't enough dominos."
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