Early Friday morning, a Youngstown man woke to find his brother face down and unresponsive. He was having a heart attack and an ambulance was called. 
 
"I'm talking to them on the phone and I'm asking them, where is the ambulance? Why is it taking so long," said Youngstown resident Maurice Evans. 
 
We've reported on extended emergency response times in the past. Youngstown Fire Chief Barry Finley says they've been responding to medical calls to assist the city's private ambulance service, up until last Tuesday, when the Ohio EMS Board put a stop to those efforts because you must be under protocol to administer that kind of help. 
 
Youngstown's Fire Union released a statement that reads in part, "The Youngstown Firefighters share the same concerns and frustrations...the firefighters have always been willing and ready to help the citizens. In order to do that, proper planning, procedures and protocols have to be in place."
 
Chief Finley tells 21 News in the meantime, they are working to get proper certification so that they can continue to provide first aid care to people in the city of Youngstown. Finley says it might take a while though, because he has to go into negotiations with the fire union and that won't be for the next 4 or 5 months.