And someone is required to escort them. Tonight, I-Team reporter Laure Quinlivan reveals that airport policy may be delaying emergency response time. You're at the airport and you have a heart attack. The airport fireman. These paramedics and rescue workers average six calls a day when they're not on a run.
Firemen exercise to stay fit.
And they train. They fight practice fires like this so they know what to do if your plane crashes. But our investigation finds the Cincinnati airport is forcing its firemen into another duty. An airport fireman is inside, but this is no emergency. He's watching over the Pittsburgh Pirates as they board their charter flight.