Why did a fire truck respond to my house when I called for an ambulance?

The Cherokee County 911 center screens all calls and when it is determined that the medical call is severe enough and the local fire department can provide basic life support they are dispatched. The Gaffney Fire Department responds to all severe life-threatening emergencies. All firefighters are trained in CPR and basic first aid. We carry AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillator), oxygen, first aid supplies, and CPR equipment on all first out equipment. This is a service we provide the citizens of the district. The fire department can be closer than the ambulance to provide these services in a quicker response.

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1. Do you install smoke detectors?
2. Do you have an open burning policy?
3. Why do fire trucks respond to wrecks?
4. Why did a fire truck respond to my house when I called for an ambulance?
5. Why do I see the fire trucks out when there is not an emergency?