First responders like Emergency Medical Technicians and firefighters always stand at the ready for the next call for help, and now in Trenton they're helping in new way.
It's all thanks to a partnership between the Trenton Fire Department, Trenton EMS and Thomas Edison State University that is designed to help nursing students gain valuable experience through a new ride-along program.
When the radio call comes in the crew goes into action. Along with the EMT's on this call, a nursing student from Thomas Edison State University.
In a partnership launched earlier this year with the city and part of the school's accelerated nursing program, the Ride-Alongs are another teaching tool to give nursing students on the ground experience beyond the classroom. And so far the Trenton Fire Director says it's been a win-win for everyone.