Data showed 22,628 calls in which firefighters waited more than five minutes at a scene for a Denver Health Ambulance to respond.
Denver firefighters waited more than 10 minutes at a scene for Denver Health paramedics nearly 8,000 times in 2021 and waited more than five minutes on roughly 16% of medical calls last year, according toIn addition to the data, Denver7 Investigates also combed through
several days worth of radio communications and emails, and found multiple instances of Denver firefighters expressing frustration that a Denver Health ambulance was delayed or not yet dispatched because none were available to respond to an emergency call. The database included:
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