Some people have heard that, though the city is taking Engine 8 out of the Whitney Ave station, the city will put in an ambulance, and they have therefore concluded that everything will be OK.
Unfortunately, in thinking that, some people have fallen for a bit of comforting misinformation (or disinformation -- in the case of those who are repeating this and should know better).
Here's the thing: Engine 8 is a fire and rescue unit that also provides basic life support, and its home territory is right here. That means it is not just a fire truck. It can provide basic life support -- which means that it can give the first and most immediate response to keep you alive. And it can do it fast because its home territory is right here.
The critical difference is this: the ALS (advanced life support unit, aka, "ambulance") that the city has said it will put at the Whitney Ave. station will not be locally based. It will answer calls all over the city It will not have a "home" territory. Which means it will not be "home" at the station most of the time.
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