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 to .
In 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.
One correspondence noted a 25-minute response time.
Data showed 22,628 calls in which firefighters waited more than five minutes at a scene for a Denver Health Ambulance to respond. The database included:
- 7,816 calls in which firefighters waited more than 10 minutes.
- 1,621 calls in which firefighters waited more than 20 minutes.
- 459 calls in which firefighters waited more than 30 minutes.
- 141 calls in which firefighters waited more than 40 minutes.
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