Im not sure where all of you are from but I'm from a rural area and I've places lost and lives lost in surrounding areas due to long response times from departments. Not saying its their fault but the factor more is due to low membership counts in a lot of areas more so during the day. Also i think another reasoning for delayed response time is the amount of area one department must cover. This is just a quick post but I think it can be understood all across the country and I'm just wondering what fellow firefighters think about this and if there is any way we could change this. Just seeing where this topic goes and what kind of ideas are out there!

Thanks to all and have a safe day!!