MVA on Downtown Connector

[Metrofire31]

Did anyone else happen to monitor Atlanta Fire traffic this afternoon around 1330. There was a MVA on the Downtown Connector northbound - somewhere north of Courtland St - and if I heard correctly, there were about 15 patients needing transport. When I heard them, 7 had already been transported and AFD was scrambling trying to find 8 more med units. Grady responded to AFD that they not only had no more ambulances but didn't have access to any back-ups.

God help us if we ever have a real disaster in the city. I felt very sorry for the AFD crews trying to help the victims

 

[pachanga22]

All the more reason for me and my family to NOT venture inside 285.

 

[b7spectra]

Well, after the contracts were all "re-negotiated", Grady takes care of most all of the City of Atlanta. Rural/Metro is everything north of Weiuca Road. All they would have had to do is call one of the many private services to come and run what we called a "Grady Backup" call.

 

[Metrofire31]

That's what I thought. But I heard Grady Dispatch tell the scene commander that Grady doesn't have any backup providers. Couldn't believe what I was hearing. At most any time of the day, there are probably 5-10 Metro and other ambulance providers on the Emory campus somewhere. Another situation where our interoperability is helping us communicate better.

 

[pachanga22]

There you have it! Your tax dollars at work...or are they sleeping on the job?

Did y'all read about the MVA/fatality on 85 up in Jackson Co.? My nextdoor neighbor's 5 year old was in daycare and they pulled a little girl out of his class, her Daddy was the fatality.

 

[b7spectra]

I was working in DeKalb County (a private service there) in the 80's, and we were called in for a Grady Backup in South Fulton! A 20+ minute response time and when we are pulling up on the scene, we got a call from Grady advising it was a full arrest! Needless to say, the patient didn't make it and on the way there, we actually passed 2 Grady and 1 Atlanta South ambulances that were not on calls.