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Michigan Firefighter Suspended For "Flashing" Lights
LEON HENDRIX
WOOD TV
Reprinted with Permission
ALPINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - An Alpine Township firefighter was suspended after turning on his fire truck emergency lights to prompt a truck driver to drive more appropriately.
Kent County Sheriff's Department officials told 24 Hour News 8 the firefighter saw a truck he thought was driving recklessly. He turned on his emergency flashers.
The driver of the truck, Jacob Stiles, believed the firefighter, who was wearing a security uniform, was trying to pull him over.
But investigators don't believe that's the case.
Stiles followed the firefighter back to the Alpine Township Fire Department, then called the police.
"After I passed him, he got behind me," he told 24 Hour News 8, "flipped his lights on and there were red lights in his dash and in the rear window."
Fire Chief Ronald Christians said the firefighter should have thought through his actions more thoroughly. "He was probably provoked and, much like in human nature, we also teach these persons that you need to keep control."
The unnamed, paid-on-call firefighter has been indefinitely suspended during the investigation. The reports have been forwarded to the prosecutor's office and could result in misdemeanor charges against the firefighter.
WOOD TV
Reprinted with Permission
ALPINE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - An Alpine Township firefighter was suspended after turning on his fire truck emergency lights to prompt a truck driver to drive more appropriately.
Kent County Sheriff's Department officials told 24 Hour News 8 the firefighter saw a truck he thought was driving recklessly. He turned on his emergency flashers.
The driver of the truck, Jacob Stiles, believed the firefighter, who was wearing a security uniform, was trying to pull him over.
But investigators don't believe that's the case.
Stiles followed the firefighter back to the Alpine Township Fire Department, then called the police.
"After I passed him, he got behind me," he told 24 Hour News 8, "flipped his lights on and there were red lights in his dash and in the rear window."
Fire Chief Ronald Christians said the firefighter should have thought through his actions more thoroughly. "He was probably provoked and, much like in human nature, we also teach these persons that you need to keep control."
The unnamed, paid-on-call firefighter has been indefinitely suspended during the investigation. The reports have been forwarded to the prosecutor's office and could result in misdemeanor charges against the firefighter.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Mackie on -
and THAT folks, is the no. 2 reason why many are against the use of lights / siren in their pov!!
Of course the first is because those "whackers" are a danger to motorists..
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Permalink Reply by kara-lee allen on -
am i misreading?? i think he was in a FIRE truck.................. no??
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Permalink Reply by Mike France on
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No Comment
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Permalink Reply by Chaplain Mike on -
I am just going to bite my tongue . . .
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Ok , i'll say my peace , Have we not learned our lessions yet , No offense taken but where are these whackers coming from. i swear to god , when is going to end.
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Permalink Reply by Ken Johnson on -
Lights and sirens in pov can be benificial when used appropriately. It's a shame some individuals abuse them. There are times when I might be the first on scene and I want other drivers to see my vehicle for my safety.
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Permalink Reply by mike on -
thoses wackers hu well there gos another moron who asome day will be saved by a wacker [ moron]
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Permalink Reply by T. Stone U#713 on -
Yeah he shouldnt have done that.
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Permalink Reply by mike on
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why dont we stone him in the town square u people sound like a witch hunt from salem take him a side and talk to him like adults i HAVE 39YEARS IN FIRE SERVICE SEEN IT ALL DONE IT ALL AND U PEOPLE ARE AN EMBARESSMENT TO THE FIRE SERVICE
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Permalink Reply by T. Stone U#713 on
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So because were saying Dont Abuse your Red lights we are an Embaressment to the Fire Service....Oh god nobody say always wear the right PPE
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Permalink Reply by Brian Mackie on
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Mike
I beg your pardon!!!! YOU have DONE IT ALL and SEEN IT ALL and therefore WE are an embarrassment?
Pulllease tell me that I misunderstood your comment!
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