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Comment by james bruce on October 5, 2011 at 8:55am

i am sorry sorry to hear about what happened and i also hope that the firefighter is ok

Comment by Bill Deutsch on September 9, 2009 at 10:26am

Jim and penrhyn -- Touching does not convey the responses of support this crash elicited. Nobody stopped to check the SOG's. We flew one FF to a level 1 trauma center when on scene assessment suggested the possibility of major bone and nerve damage. There were Firefighters at both ends of the flight to support him and his family by the time he and they arrived. By the end of the day we received offers of open ended loans for everything needed to equip an engine -- some from hundreds of miles away. We share membership in a truly wonderful family. Amazingly, most of the contacts related to the FF's, and the Department needs came before the first story aired in the media, or the first Email notice thru the State Fire Commission. We don't need no stinking interoperability -- we got Firefighters!

Comment by Marvin Hawk on September 8, 2009 at 10:57pm

Funny how we will fight and piss and moan about each other till the poopie hits the fan.... then you get to see the real meaning of BROTHERHOOD FOREVER!!

Comment by Jim Rye on September 8, 2009 at 12:07pm

That my friends is how it should be done. In a time of need there was Career and Volunteer FIrefighters working together. And look even after the incident they are still helping each other out. Great job on the seatbelt use. Thank God on LODD's

Comment by Bill Deutsch on September 4, 2009 at 12:34pm

This is what happens when a 2000 Pierce Engine carrying 1000 gallons of water flips, rolls, and lands atop a 150 year old dry laid stone wall. The two FF's on board owe their lives to seatbelts. They made it out with minor injuries. A Board of Inquiry determined a rear tandem tire lost integrity of its bead. The Truck became uncontrollable, crashed and burned. The operating FF was commended for his skill in avoiding other traffic and more deadly landing places. Speed? under 45 mph. I wasn't happy to loose our first out unit, but we don't do LODD funerals for machinery. Responders from four volunteer Departments and three career Departments were on scene to suppress the fire, care for the firefighters, and help clean up the mess. A major metropolitan department had one of their engines in our house within 24 hours, and will extend the loan until our replacement engine is delivered. Thanks, Chief Bailey!