I saw a fire truck at a local supermarket, and some of the crew was inside buying food. Why do firefighters use fire trucks to tend to non-emergency business?

To ensure the most effective service at the time of an emergency, our crews must remain with their fire apparatus during their entire shift. Our crews work 24-hour shifts, and they have no scheduled meal breaks. It is possible that on the way back to the fire station after a call, the crew could stop to pick up food or supplies for the station. Each shift, firefighters and their crews pay out-of-pocket for groceries and meals.

They maintain constant radio contact with the communications center and will respond to any emergency, regardless of current location or non-emergency assignment. They don't necessarily have to be sitting in the fire station to be dispatched to a call. Very often, our firefighters spend long periods of their day training, running calls, without returning to the station, or stopping to eat

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1. Does the Fire Department help get cats down from trees?
2. How do I obtain a copy of the fire report after having a fire at my property?
3. How do you become a firefighter?
4. I saw a fire truck at a local supermarket, and some of the crew was inside buying food. Why do firefighters use fire trucks to tend to non-emergency business?
5. Is it illegal to burn leaves and brush on my property?
6. What should I do if I have questions about my ambulance bill or I am unable to pay my ambulance (Medic Unit) bill?
7. Why do firefighters break out window and cut holes in roof during a fire?
8. Why do firefighters get upset when you drive over fire hoses?
9. Why do firefighters’ shop at the local grocery stores?
10. The fire hydrant in front of my house has started to leak. Do you take care of that?
11. Why do you send a fire truck along with an ambulance (Medic Unit) to a medical emergency?
12. Why do so many fire trucks respond when we call 911?