HotelCo
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Why not call for mutual aid when you realized you didn't have a driver? If the driver showed up and the mutal aid was still farther away than your location, have dispatch cancel them.
Keep Mutual Aid Responding, Or Cancel Them?
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Fireguy
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The original poster stated they had mutial aid dispatched after three tone outs. Being from a rural 100% volunteer service I understand it usually takes about three dispatches to realize if you will have crew or not. This is because volunteers can live up to ten miles out from the station. Additionally we have a few FFs who dont like running EMS but will drive if they hear an EMT is there but none of the usual drivers are showing up.