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Pittsburgh woman says crews told her to walk up hill for ambulance

Emergency vehicles increasingly fail to reach people in need during snowstorms

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PITTSBURGH — Channel 11 News learned of another case Thursday in which an ambulance failed to make it to people in need during the snowstorms.

Denene Hefflin, the foster mother of 11-month-old twins who have heart problems, said her daughter Jade developed a high fever overnight on Feb. 8 and started vomiting.

Hefflin said she dialed 911 and waited. Then she got a call back and Hefflin said the medics told her to come to them.

Full story: Hefflin: It took two and a half hours to dig car out to drive to hospital