Firefighters and paramedics who spend their days rushing to emergencies are busier in D.C. than those in most other parts of the country.
A survey found that four local fire stations are among the 13 busiest in the country, with D.C.’s Fire Station 30 answering the fourth most calls in the nation.
Station 30, based in Northeast just a few blocks from the Benning Road Metro station, is home to Engine 30, Truck 17 and Ambulance 30.
According to the 2018 National Run Survey, the station went on 22,319 runs last year. “A lot of those were medical calls,” Vito Maggiolo, a spokesman for D.C. Fire and EMS, said.
The large proportion of medical calls was also reflected in D.C.’s Ambulance 6 in Shaw, which was the fifth busiest ambulance in the country last year, according to the survey.