Originally Posted by
fadecfault
Most of the time, an Ops or ARFF vehicle will be up on freq and roaming around anyway, so it's no trouble for them to accommodate.
They’re “roaming around” because they’re doing or documenting their morning runway inspections. These are routinely done before the first Part 121 departure.
Also, the frequency of inspections has nothing to do with towered vs. non-towered.