Update on delayed call in Lovettsville, VA

I talked late this afternoon to the president of Lovettsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Bill Mungovan. He says the company is looking into the cardiac arrest call last Saturday where there was an almost 13-minute delay before an engine crew left the firehouse. An ambulance responded on the same call driver-only.

Mungovan tells STATter 911 Lovettsville has requested the dispatch audio to determine if there is any discrepancy between the transmissions and the CAD notes. Lovettsville has also asked for a peer review.

President Mungovan says he also wants to talk to the crews involved and pointed out it would be premature to make further comments until all of these steps have been completed.

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