How you can help increase EMT responding time?1. If it's dark leave a light on outside or have someone look out for the ambulance.“Many people will call at night and tell us they live in a pink house,” said emergency medical technician (EMT) Walter Brangman. “At 2 o'clock all the houses look black.“The solution can be as simple as leaving a light on outside as an indication. “When we arrive and everywhere is in blackness but we see a light on we'll be able to say that must be the house. If there are several people in the home, having someone look out for the ambulance will help.”2. Ensure there is a clear path to the injured party, large enough for a stretcher to get through. This may include moving your vehicle from your driveway and moving furniture inside your house.“Most times we get there and we have to start moving furniture out of the way,” added Mr Brangman. “Able-bodied people are there and we are moving tables and chairs. If you know we have to get the stretcher in the house just start moving the furniture.”This is especially helpful where the patient is overweight or obese, he said.3. Secure animals. “Many people don't realise their animals' commitment to protect them,” said EMT David Pilgrim. “People will say their animal is not going to bark, but when they sense that their owner is in danger, and they see us a stranger they will bark and they will come at us to protect their owner.“When you are need of help, the animal becomes defensive and what's normal becomes a hazard to us.”