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Hey Gube, Bigdog and myself also worked for Westar Ambulance do you remember us? LMAO The Firestation in Tehachapi ran over 1,988 emergency calls last year. They also ran 100's of non-emergency calls. Like people locked out of their cars and homes, as well as many things like "help-up" calls. That's more then 6 calls a day. Some calls last one hour, some last many days. They inspect over 1000 businesses in Tehachapi as well as do school programs. We eat out at restaurants because the call volume has gone up so much we don't have time to cook meals ourselves. We pay for our own meals out of our own pocket. The Station on Curry is the 10th most busiest station in Kern County. Out of 10 Fire Departments in the State that are same size and type as Kern County, KCFD is #9 in pay! We may not have many House fires up here,( 296 last year) but we do run many many rescues. A rescue is where someone is trapped in their car after a car accident or hurt and trapped...

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