Actually, this will increase the number of responders on the road - and NO - I am not a fan of Abramson nor have I ever voted for him. He screwed up royally putting EMS into Fire, originally, had he left it alone, we'd have continued to have a superb urban EMS. Richmond had an excellent reputation with the EMS providers in New York (yeah, I've got friends there - they were moaning about losing him) - so he can do the job, IF the administration would let him and not have so many reasons why he can't