Officials debate whether ambulances should automatically respond to reported gas leaks
A Blacksburg representative urged limiting automatic ambulance dispatches to gas-leak calls—citing roughly 70 yearly calls and few patient transports—while other commission members pointed to safety risks highlighted by a Northern Virginia explosion that killed a firefighter; no policy change was adopted.
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A representative of Blacksburg fire operations proposed that ambulances not be dispatched automatically to every reported gas-leak call unless there is evidence of patient need or an on-scene hazard.
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