What first responders need you to know ahead of storm

roads … especially fire and medical crews. krdo newschannel 13’s greg miller spene with firefighters as thesed to calls. he’s live – off fillmore – in a trouble spot for emergency crews. greg, they have their work cut out for them tonight. yeah james, we always say – don’t be out on the roads in these conditions if it’s not absolutely necessary. well, firefighters have to respond to your emergencies – and by the looks of it now – it won’t be easy. nats – you’ll sit in this r here, ckwas. no matter the weather, when called – they answer. 1:55 we’re just gonna go real slow, i know it sounds counter- intuitiave but we’ve got to get there to do our job. seconds matter – but navigating a storm takes a few more than usual. 1:30 it’s a slower is faster type of thing. we want to get there as fast as possible, that we’re there in time for the emergency. these bigger engines are rear-wheeled drive. but they also weigh 25-30,000 pounds but it’s stillbigg e 0:47 it doesn’t stop on a me i take my time and just drive a ttle bit slower. nat sot – you can see the chains lower. but geing there is only half the battle – from ice covered hoses … 5:16 we just have to be smart about howing se our hosto keeping patients warm while transporting… they have to keep themselves safe in the process. 5:28 the equipment freezes, but we do, too. making sure we’re not out there for a long time. and making sure they don’t become part of e gency. firefighters still ask you tobech out f them on the roads – go slower and still move over so those emergency responders can t through faster. live in cs, gm, nc 13. it’s been a whilnc