When people call 911, they expect a rapid response from police, fire or EMS crews.For the most part, the first responder community is at the ready.

But I came across a study that looked at which states have the highest and the fewest number of emergency responders per capita and where the first responder community is taking the most weekly calls on average.

The number of Emergency Response Workers in Washington state is not good

Washington has 33.9 first responders per 10k people, which is below the national average of 47.6 and the 2nd lowest nationwide.

Washington has the 2nd least amount of police officers per 10k with 14.59.

With only 7 .59 EMS workers per 10k people, Washington also has the 6th lowest amount in the country

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