Ambulance Heartland + 2 Ambulances AmeriCare Muncie
2,703 views · Published 6 June 2017 · 1:33 · Indexed 24 October 2026
Channel: EnjoyFirefighting - International Emergency Response Videos · 2017 · Autos & Vehicles
Ambulance 3091 from the Heartland Ambulance Service and two ambulances 2731 and 1394 from the AmeriCare EMS, both based in the city of Muncie, Indiana, arriving on scene of an evacuation in New York City, almost 700 miles away from home. There was no standby-area for new arriving units for the evacuation, located some blocks away and from which they could have been dispatched to proceed. Basicly every arriving unit went directly to the scene and parked whereever it was able to fine a more or less free spot, with no organisation at all. The Avnue has three driving lanes + 1 bus lane + 1 parking and loading lane to the right + 1 driveway to the right + 1 parking lane to the left + 1 bicycle lane to the left. With emergency vehicles being parking in the loading zone, driveway in front and all around the hospital and in two to three driving lanes, only one to two lanes remained free for the passing traffic. This caused an enormous traffic jam which again made it harder to further emergency vehicles. However, the greater problem was: since arriving units simply parked where they wanted to, they blocked some ambulances which picked up their patient and were ready to leave the scene but simply couldn't get out of there
