This is something that you need a hospital for," says an LAFD paramedic. But there was a problem; Station 8 did not have a rescue ambulance. It's not busy enough," says an LAFD paramedic. Personnel was on the scene within six minutes, but 107's rescue ambulance was busy dealing with an emergency in a different district. "It's very tragic, and it's very sad, but unfortunately, that's just the norm," said an LAFD paramedic.