Some Fort Worth firefighters critical of ambulance call prioritization changes

FORT WORTH (CBSNewsTexas.com) — Ambulances are getting to the most critical emergency calls faster over the last month in Fort Worth. However, the union for fire fighters in the city says the change may be leading to longer waits for those who don’t fall into the most urgent category. MedStar, the ambulance service for the city, started reprioritizing calls March 1, doubling the number of categories a call could fall into, in an effort to give the sickest patients, the highest priority for lifesaving service. The change reduced Priority 1 calls, the most critical category, by as much as 30%,…