Nelson noted while questioning fire Capt. Jeremy Norton that it took the department 17 minutes from the initial call to reach Floyd. Nelson referenced an emergency dispatch log that showed the first call for emergency medical services at 8:20 p.m. — roughly 1 minute after Chauvin began pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck.
Step 2: Take Civil Service Exam When Offered by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) The civil service exam for EMTs and EMS Trainees is offered about once a year. It is scored based on education and experience. DCAS will contact each applicant regarding their official score and list number.
In common with other ambulance service trusts in England and Wales, the ambulance trust serving the study area had recently introduced strategies to attempt to meet the 8 minute response time target for category A emergency calls. This target was a particular challenge for the area which has a dispersed rural population and long journey times. Ambulance services are supposed to respond to category one calls within seven minutes. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images More than 500 deaths in England last year after long ambulance wait. 9 How long does an ambulance usually take? It should take 8 minutes for the ambulance to arrive if the call is life threatening or an emergency. Ambulance services often send more than one vehicle to try to meet the 8 minute target. TEDj6.