Another one for the "FTP" crowd

[UserX]

I want more info before saying FTP. If the fire truck was blocking more lanes than absolutely necessary, it should be moved. I'm all for protecting the victims and rescue crew, but traffic needs to move as well. The number of cars on the road in SoCal is mind blowing and the traffic is already horrible as is. In other words, if you can get everything done safely blocking one lane of traffic, why block more?

[Sleeper]

The cop just needed a months paid vacation time is all.

[CexMashean]

Beats going to jail cause some pissed off cop said to move your truck.. In the old days that would have been a fight....

30 minutes the the back of a cop car ≠ jail.

[jefehbk]

Ftchp

California is one seriously fucked up place. I just always assumed that police and fire worked hand in hand dealing with accidents, fires, etc. I guess commiefornia is the exception to the rule.

I see F.D. trucks around d/fw always park their in a manner to provide that protective barrier so that firefighters can do their jobs.

If people in general were not such idiots and slow down on highways, pay more attention, and not be in such a gd hurry all the time..... firefighters would probably not have to respond to as many calls for accidents and such.

[lowthreeohz]

Fuck that shit... That whole cops hate FD is bull... I have worked at two cities and we get along great. My current city, I run on all fire and medical calls. We bullshit around. Maybe this is a northeastern/monstrosity sized city thing??? Hell, we had some FD on the swat team I was on. Only difference was they were red and we were blue. Other then that, we were golden. Bam. Just got deep there.

I've worked with LOTS of different PD/FDs and you're right some get along wonderfully, but there are for sure a lot of depts that do not like eachother one bit. Budgeting is usually the root cause of it all.

[90MarkVII]

I want more info before saying FTP. If the fire truck was blocking more lanes than absolutely necessary, it should be moved. I'm all for protecting the victims and rescue crew, but traffic needs to move as well. The number of cars on the road in SoCal is mind blowing and the traffic is already horrible as is. In other words, if you can get everything done safely blocking one lane of traffic, why block more?

As long as there is active patient care going on, or extrication or such, there is no such thing as "blocking more lanes until necessary".
Protecting the patients and the F.D. (and ambulance) trumps everything else.
Peroid.

[UserX]

As long as there is active patient care going on, or extrication or such, there is no such thing as "blocking more lanes until necessary".
Protecting the patients and the F.D. (and ambulance) trumps everything else.
Peroid.

I think you can protect everyone with a firetruck as a blocker without shutting down an entire five lanes of traffic. But without pics of how it was parked, no sense debating the issue.

[dcs13]

As long as there is active patient care going on, or extrication or such, there is no such thing as "blocking more lanes until necessary".
Protecting the patients and the F.D. (and ambulance) trumps everything else.
Peroid.

You sound like a fireman...Full time or volly ?

[lowthreeohz]

You sound like a fireman...Full time or volly ?

If he's who i think he is, he's a full time FF. damn good guy, too.

[dcs13]

As long as there is active patient care going on, or extrication or such, there is no such thing as "blocking more lanes until necessary".
Protecting the patients and the F.D. (and ambulance) trumps everything else.
Peroid.

Somebody didn't attend the FIMS training then....

[Gasser64]

Cops aint too bright.... might just need help one day and oops sorry couldnt make it. Stuck in traffic.....


Even hells angels are smarter they used to say theyd never bother doctors or nurses cause they might end up on the operating table

[Baron Von Crowder]

If he's who i think he is, he's a full time FF. damn good guy, too.

You are correct, if you are thinking correctly.

[lowthreeohz]

chances are slim.

[90MarkVII]

If he's who i think he is, he's a full time FF. damn good guy, too.

I appreciate that.

Fort Worth F.D. for 16 1/2 years.
Lt. on "B" shift, Station 7 (John T White and Morrison). We are also one of the Swift Water Rescue/SCUBA Recovery teams.
I've worked here and Station 9 (I-35 and Meacham..sorta) and both can be Wreck Central.
It has gotten to where it is as dangerous -probably more, I don't have any hard stats right now- to work a highway MVA than to go into a fire. People just don't give a shit anymore, and we HAVE to protect the patients and ourselves.
I have had someone drive through the cones I had set out (back when I was a Driver) and run over the fire hose with a Fireman in the nozzle covering an Extrication.
If you do not CLAMP DOWN your protective zone people will run right through the scene, endangering all involved.

[90MarkVII]

Somebody didn't attend the FIMS training then....

What training?