Failure to use firefighters to fill NSW Ambulance Service shortfalls is 'costing lives'

By James Robertson
Updated August 30 2015 - 10:08am, first published 9:46am
The Ambulance Service is under pressure to reduce waiting times. Photo: Darren Pateman
The Ambulance Service is under pressure to reduce waiting times. Photo: Darren Pateman

The state government's failure to fully implement a plan to send firefighters to treat critically ill patients in place of ambulances is costing lives, experts say.