Big Island Size Creates Challenges for EMS Response

Hawaii County's emergency medical responders have some unique challenges because of the size of the biggest island in the state and long distances to hospitals. Hawaii Fire Department has the only combined fire-rescue-hazardous materials-medical response in the state, and they get high praise for their work. From Hawaii Island, HPR's Sherry Bracken tells us more.

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