Rescue crews ask motorists to be courteous of ambulances

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — As Tim Curry, a paramedic and training officer with the Marion County Rescue Squad, listens for reports over the scanner, he mentally prepares himself for the next call.

It could be a heart attack.

It might be a vehicle accident.

It could even be a call about someone falling.

But when that call comes in, seconds matter.

After running down two flights of stairs and into the agency's garage, Curry jumps in an ambulance while more information is relayed through a scanner that hangs around his shoulder.

Once the garage doors go up, Curry and an EMT head toward the call.