I came so close to driving the Lifeliner to work today and low and behold we have a lady faint in the lobby. Of course the fire department shows up with EVAC and transport her to the hospital. 
Hang in there Richard, I'm sure your day will come soon. Look at me I lost count of all the trips I have ran with mine. Okay that was a selfish jab intending to provoke intense jealousy....but it was fun! Seriously though, trust your gut next time.
Richard.....Paul is right. the concept of using YOUR rig to run "hot" is cool to do but LEGALLY you could get in trouble big trouble. You are NOT an EMT, you are NOT a licensed ambulance service and you are NOT the local police chief like Ron Devies is. You could very well find yourself in jail and/or the ambulance being impounded.
Oh, that WILL help, I can almost guarantee....and the funeral home owner is the brother to the county sheriff. Not sure if this would help but never know until you try...
Yesterday while cruising a back road I did light her up and let the Federal Interceptor wail away with the Federal 28. It was a glorious minute.
I was on what I thought was a non popular road one time at night and had my lights going with red high beams and siren on a former car and met a county deputy at which point he turned his lights on and locked it up and after he saw it was me just went on. Love life in a small town.![]()