I'm a lieutenant with my fire department, which means on calls I ride shotgun with the radio and help the the driver find the house, and I cannot begin to say now much of an unimaginable pain in the ass it is to try and spot a house that has its numbers hid for aesthetic purposes. I agree 100%
Perhaps, yes, if it's far enough along. A lot of times, you may not. If it's a room and contents fire, or in its incipient stage, you could walk right past it. Plus, firefighters also run EMS calls nowadays, so we'd need to know for that purpose too.
GPS take time to load, locate satellites, and can be out of date or incorrect due to anything. They seem nice on paper, but for all practical purposes that often don't fit in emergency services except to give you a very rough idea where you're going.
Well mine on my iPhone 5s works 110% perfectly fine. Up to date and very efficient thank you very much. Also gives you shorter routes, which could mean something, when seconds matter.
love your username! cause the guest probably hates you now
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· 10 years ago
Your phone is still an electronic device. For those in emergency services, at least myself and some in my station, it isn't wise or advised to totally trust anything that runs on a battery.
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