"Have you noticed how 30-foot, $1 million+ fire engines show up to minor traffic accidents and first aid calls? There's a reason (they need to look busy)."
(Disclaimer: I am a volunteer firefighter in California)
They do that because they can't be caught without the engine if they get an actual fire call. They would leave directly from the accident/medical/CatInTree in the engine and go directly to the fire.
That's why you see them drive to the grocery store in the fire truck. You can't wait for them to go back to the firehouse to get the engine ...
(Disclaimer: I am a volunteer firefighter in California)
They do that because they can't be caught without the engine if they get an actual fire call. They would leave directly from the accident/medical/CatInTree in the engine and go directly to the fire.
That's why you see them drive to the grocery store in the fire truck. You can't wait for them to go back to the firehouse to get the engine ...