8B - The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine - Thursday November 5, 1998 PHOTOSTORY BY NTHANERRFFE "Rescue!" A voice from the Ann Arbor Fire dispatcher blares over the intercom. Memb Eof the first response rescue truck leaves the 4 and slides down the fire pole to the waiting ries below. The engine roars to life, the ig] % A3 are activated, and the crew races through th A Arbor traffic. 889 Despite the high number of cars on the roa hour and the maze of cross streets and one- Ereue tuc cnr arritve almos ranywh ere in Ep least First Response Medical Training and ~ to help immediately once they get to the sc gency. The crew of the rescue truck is mosti help that arrives in the critical minutes afte 145 a 9 4~~~~~ Tf s~Xr F1 E' "R ~~~~~~~~ ~ 4 Pt £ f 4 !. Ir 0 0 0 The Michigan Daily Weekend Maga2 ES Department's ers of the crew ir warm dinner truck three sto- hts and sirens e thick Ann I during rush way roads, the the city in four" )artment has at so they are able ene of an emer- t often the first r a 911 call. (clockwise from upper right) Members of the Ann Arbor tire Department's rescue crew often work hand-in-hand with Huron Valley Ambulance paramedics. left to right) Lt. Mike French, Fire Fighter Amy Schnearle and Fire Fighter Dan Campbell attend to a senior citizen. (left to right) Fire Fighter Matt Hughes, Fire Fighter Gianna Bommarito and Driver/Operator Jim Budd rest with the rescue truck in the background. Fire Fighter Matt Hughes pays basketball to keep in good physi- cal shape. Fire Fighter Amy Schnearle pats Fire Fighter Dan Campbell on the back for a job well done while Lt. French secures the completion of the scene.