If Lydia Warren ever needs an ambulance, she wants to know one will reach her fast.

Its very important, she said. Gives me a sense of security.

In Hillsborough County, an effort is underway to improve response times across the county.

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is preparing to launch a new division, dubbed the Peak Rescue Division, which will include 46 paramedics, one chief, a training officer and ten roving ambulances that wont be tied to particular stations.

As Public Information Section Chief Rob Herrin explained in an interview with Tampa Bay 28, the new division will give the department great flexibility.

Instead of waiting at a building, these crews will constantly move throughout the day with the ability to shift to where call volume is spiking.

These folks are already o

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