City extends Alternative Response Unit pilot - June 19, 2014 at 10:10 a.m. - Alternative Response Units send smaller vehicles staffed by a single EMT or Paramedic to non-life threatening medical calls
Dispatching a more flexible, reliable response - September 16, 2013 at 1:15 p.m. - SFD is now dispatching sport utility vehicles, known as Alternative Response Units (ARUs), staffed by a single firefighter, to less severe incidents.