Seattle Fire Department personnel and a private ambulance crew assist a seizure patient before he is taken to the hospital. Since this particular patient was in stable condition, he was transported to the hospital by private ambulance. Patients suffering from critical ailments are transported by fire department paramedics. Private ambulances are used in King County in part to save on costs to the public system, but also increase the availability of public emergency service workers. Aaron Hale/Staff

Photo by AARON HALE

Seattle Fire Department personnel and a private ambulance crew assist a seizure patient before he is taken to the hospital. Since this particular patient was in stable condition, he was transported to the hospital by private ambulance. Patients suffering from critical ailments are transported by fire department paramedics. Private ambulances are used in King County in part to save on costs to the public system, but also increase the availability of public emergency service workers. Aaron Hale/Staff

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