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Should the fire service follow the lead of the Navy in dealing with incompetence?
The U.S. Navy fired the captain and executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington because of a massive fire that damaged the ship in May, Navy officials said. Both the captain and executive officer were relieved of duty after a fire damaged the ship in May.
The two were fired because of practices on their ship that Navy investigators believe led to the fire, Navy officials said.
The Navy officials said investigators believe the fire was started when a cigarette ignited material stored in an engineering room.
Investigators found flammable liquids stored in an engineering area of the ship, which is strictly prohibited. Investigators also found that sailors were allowed to smoke in the same engineering areas, considered another violation.
It is estimated that the damage to the ship will cost about $70 million to repair, the Navy officials said.
Is it time for the fire service to follow the lead of the Navy and hold officers and leaders at all ranks accountable for not only their actions but also for their non actions when safety violations and common sense has fled out the window?
Why should we, or why should we not, follow this lead to save lives of our firefighters?
The two were fired because of practices on their ship that Navy investigators believe led to the fire, Navy officials said.
The Navy officials said investigators believe the fire was started when a cigarette ignited material stored in an engineering room.
Investigators found flammable liquids stored in an engineering area of the ship, which is strictly prohibited. Investigators also found that sailors were allowed to smoke in the same engineering areas, considered another violation.
It is estimated that the damage to the ship will cost about $70 million to repair, the Navy officials said.
Is it time for the fire service to follow the lead of the Navy and hold officers and leaders at all ranks accountable for not only their actions but also for their non actions when safety violations and common sense has fled out the window?
Why should we, or why should we not, follow this lead to save lives of our firefighters?
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Permalink Reply by turk182 on
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I agree with lutan1 the members also need to be held accountable for the actions as well.
In a volunteer department the officers can train the memmbers and beat safety in their heads every chance they get but if the chief officers are working and can't leave to go to the call they have to hope that the lower officers or members follow the training and work as safe as they can.
I can not see hanging the chief officers if they are not there and their personnel do not follow what they were trained to do.
There has to be accountability in the fire service not only on the fire ground. "If" the personnel are trained andthey screw up then they should have to face up to their actions not pass the blame.
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Permalink Reply by lutan1 on
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Spot on- and this in every aspect from correct wearing of PPE, driving of vehicles and dare I say it? The wearing of seatbelts.
We have to stop passing the buck and blaming the Chiefs for everything (Sure I agree that ultimately it stops with them, but...).
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Permalink Reply by Smokeyjoe85 on
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Yes I think they should. All people with-in the fire service should own up to thier own faults. I know at our Dept,we do just that. Saves the lives of fellow fire fighters,and those of the victims.
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