One paramedic told FOX 11 that 911 calls have doubled in the time they've been with the LAFD, all while staffing levels have decreased and the number of fire stations has stayed the same.
'People are gonna die': LAFD paramedics raise warning signs about increasing 911 response time
"My son was screaming, ‘Where are they, where are they?’ He kept running through the house, ‘Why can’t they save my daddy? Why is no one here?" said Bannos. Michael Davis died waiting for that ambulance. He had suffered a heart attack. Now, Bannos keeps wondering if her husband would have survived if only the ambulance had arrived earlier.
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