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Re:Firefighters say they’re swamped by calls for routine car... by gruez on Sunday October 03, 2021 @11:29PM (#28742729)
> Playing devils advocate here but maybe we have too many fire fighters?

It sounds like the type of service that you want to over-provision for. What if a major fire broke out and you needed all of them?

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Re:Firefighters say they’re swamped by calls for routine car... by pishpash on Sunday October 03, 2021 @11:35PM (#28742771)
Have a reserve, like the military?
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Re:Firefighters say they’re swamped by calls for routine car... by mtnGoat on Sunday October 03, 2021 @11:49PM (#28742862)
The only time this really happens is wildland fires, which are historically understaffed and underfunded anyways.
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Re:Firefighters say they’re swamped by calls for routine car... by BrianB on Monday October 04, 2021 @12:18AM (#28743005)
9/11 took every firefighter
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Re:Firefighters say they’re swamped by calls for routine car... by notriddle on Monday October 04, 2021 @12:23AM (#28743032)
This is exactly the problem, I guess. Demand for fire fighters is so incredibly spikey that there is no such thing as “the right amount.” We’re trying to adapt an economic system that’s designed for factories and farms, and fire fighting just doesn’t work like that.
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Re:Firefighters say they’re swamped by calls for routine car... by mtnGoat on Monday October 04, 2021 @10:14AM (#28746982)
9/11 is an extreme edge case, I would say.
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