To quote Hughes 500 - "Question for you, your daughter is in an RTA, The Brigade has no cutting tools the only way is getting them is Mr Paxton's helicopter so presumably you would say NO".
Sorry, but every frontline fire engine, (not 'specials' like turntable ladders), carries cutting gear, so your imaginary scenario just would not happen. What do you think we carry in all those lockers? As I have stated previously, Avon did a carefully arranged trial, carefully arranged as in the aircraft could land right next to the incident. Because that happens ALL the time, people who have RTC's always have them in places you can land a helicopter right next to. Oh, no they don't. BUT, you CAN get a fire engine close to them, and, if they are off the beaten track, we have 4x4's to carry equipment. Or we can call on the services of a professional organisation, like the RAF, for example. You can read my previous post for other exapmles about why the fire service doesn't need helicopters. You need to be supporting frontline fire services, NOT vanity projects. It's us that'll save you in the event of a crash, not Stringfellow Hawke........