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Frustrated fire crews required to ‘babysit’ impaired drivers for police – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] A Winnipeg firefighter says crews are being forced to “babysit” some suspected impaired drivers — sometimes for hours — until police arrive, preventing them from responding to other calls. The firefighter said the lengthy waits are wasting taxpayer-funded fire resources at a time when the city’s limited emergency services personnel are already stretched. “When…