Emergency crews respond to calls regardless of the weather; however, severe winter weather could potentially affect call times for fire officials and paramedics, especially when emergency calls are for neighborhoods.
"Anything above six to eight inches of snow, a lot of times we'll send our plow truck, just to make sure that we have enough salt, enough shovels and enough manpower to get our ambulances crew to the door of our patients house", said Freeport Fire Marshal, Hillary Broshous.
The drive to and from emergencies likely will not slow crews down, although they do take extra caution while driving in these conditions. The severe weather has potential to slow down response times when crews respond to a scene.
During the winter months, emergency vehicles are equipped with extra shovels and salt to clear pathways in residential areas.