Why did so many firetrucks come when I just had a fire on my stove?

The fire department bases its fire response on the type of call reported to us. In the event of a stovetop fire, we are dealing with a fire in a structure. These fires have the potential to become very serious very quickly, endangering occupants' lives and property. We are not on the scene and have no way to judge how serious the call is until we arrive. Therefore, our goal is to have 15 firefighters on the scene of your fire within minutes of you calling 9-1-1.

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1. Why does a fire truck respond with the ambulance?
2. But what can a fire truck do for me if I am sick or hurt?
3. How may I get a tour of a Fire Station?
4. Why is it necessary for Fire Fighters to break windows and cut holes in a roof?
5. Why when I call for an emergency, do I sometimes see an ambulance or fire truck from another Fire Department or City?
6. Why do I sometimes see fire trucks or ambulances running with their lights and sirens on, and then suddenly they turn them off?
7. When I am driving and I am approached by an emergency vehicle, what should I do?
8. How do I check my smoke detector?
9. Does the fire department do free blood pressure checks?
10. How do I refill or check my fire extinguisher?
11. Why do we see fire department crews at the store or restaurant?
12. Where can I get child locator decals?
13. How many smoke detectors do I need in my home and why is my smoke alarm making a funny sound (chirping)?
14. What is the best kind of fire extinguisher for my home?
15. Why did so many firetrucks come when I just had a fire on my stove?
16. How do I obtain a copy of my EMS report?
17. How do I get a copy of a fire report?
18. How to obtain a transport record?
19. How to obtain a EMS transport record?