On snowy days like Monday firefighters and emergency crews are on high alert because calls tend to pick up when the snow comes down.
Christopher Ryland is a paramedic and said, "You get the kind of calls where there happens to be furnace fires.
Then you get some of the cold calls too, people who got stuck outside in the cold so long they get things like frostbite."
Paramedics at Easton Emergency Squad and firefighters at the Easton Fire Department work together to keep everyone safe during snow emergencies.
When 911 calls come in, a plow truck at the fire department paves the way so paramedics can rescue people.
Matt Keim is a firefighter for Easton Fire Department and said, "During snow emergencies we use the plow truck to gain access to the address to shovel the sidewalks so squad members can render aid."
Firefighters and paramedics are on call 24 hours throughout the storm, eating and sleeping at the station house, because as they know, emergencies can happen at any time.
Crews also said car accidents rise during snowy weather, but they also commented that drivers are being more careful during this storm because they haven't gotten as many calls as they usually get when the weather gets wintry.
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