Charles Lewis, the chief of the FPW Fire Brigade, says 90 per cent of the calls they receive are to medical events. (Emergency Health Services - image credit)A fire chief in Cumberland County says he's frustrated by long wait times for ambulances in his area, which have left his volunteers responding to more medical calls than fires. And we don't have the answers to tell them, I mean, it's just the wait times are just, it's way too much." More to be doneJeff Fraser, the executive director of the EHS branch for the province's department of health and wellness, said he understands Lewis's concerns about ambulance wait times in Cumberland County. I wish I had a silver bullet for Chief Lewis and all of the Nova Scotians," he said.

Source: CBC News October 11, 2023 18:49 UTC