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Originally Posted by Neil
I think if I was working for them and facing large cuts to manpower I would be turning it into a major incident with every man and his dog called out trying to prove that number of people were required.
All those people may have been needed but the response has certainly given people an excuse to say they need all the people they have
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Oh yeah...can't you just hear the operator.....
Ring..Ring..
'which emergency do you require'
'erm.. all of them i guess, a roof has collapsed in a theatre with over 700 people inside'
'oh and how many are still inside'
'erm.. dunno, there's a bit of screaming and scrambling and some guy just went past me covered in blood holding his unconscious son in his arms'
'well could you go back inside and count how many are trapped, see if they need digging out, while you are there could you check if there is any damage to the myriad of electrical systems within the theatre that may cause a fire. Could you also count the number of people injured and needing medical attention? When you've done all that call me back and I'll be able to send the correct number of fire engines and ambulances.'
