article_snippet: this's a medical emergency.
article_snippet: You have yet to call for ambulances or fire crews.'
article_snippet: The inquest heard that a request for a fleet of ambulances to attend Hillsborough was made around two minutes and 40 seconds after the call for back-up from dog-handlers.
article_snippet: Jurors were also told that an officer at the scene of the disaster made a call at 3.13pm for fire crews equipped with cutting gear to attend the scene of the disaster.
article_snippet: Mr Menon pointed out to Mr Duckenfield that the request for fire service assistance came up to eight minutes after the semi-final was halted.
article_snippet: Mr Duckenfield agreed that the eight minutes represented a 'serious amount of time' lost in the effort to save lives but said Mr Duckenfield was making decisions in a 'very critical' situation.
article_snippet: The incident commander remains in the control room because if I am not in the control room I can't make decisions.'
article_snippet: The inquest heard that a request for a fleet of ambulances to attend Hillsborough was made around two minutes and 40 seconds after the call for back-up from dog-handlers .
article_snippet: Accusing Mr Duckenfield of showing little, if any, organisation or control while in the control box, Mr Menon asked the witness: 'Your leadership and co-ordination and emergency response was woefully inadequate from start to finish?'