Quote Originally Posted by Airmutt View Post
Yay, saw those accidents too. Warbirds use volunteers as fire guards. There are volunteers who work in the first aid stations. Auto racing uses volunteers on their courses. Also remember when the A26’s nose gear folded up and they couldn’t get off the wing. Personally I would have a couple of trained volunteers with fire bottles nearby rather than wait 20+ minutes for the professionals to show up.
Only the inane racing venues use "volunteers" for rescue. The best series carry an entire safety crew with them. The lesssr series (unfortunately, this include NASCAR) delegates the authority to the individual venue which could get you anything form the local Bubbas-in-a-box to some of the best EMS in the country.