Quint Blows Red Light Intersection

From FirefighterCloseCalls.com

WITHOUT QUESTION.....
..we ALL want to respond to fires-get there quick-and do what we joined to do.
HOWEVER....
WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY ARRIVE.
EVERY YEAR ABOUT 25% OF US DIE NEEDLESSLY IN APPARATUS
AND RELATED EMERGENCY VEHICLE CRASHES....
and when that happens:
WE DON'T ARRIVE AT THE FIRE.
WE END UP HURT OR HURTING.
WE END UP DEAD OR WE END UP KILLING.

FOR WHAT ??

APPARATUS DRIVERS: SLOW DOWN-STOP AT RED LIGHTS & STOP SIGNS.
FIRE OFFICERS: ENFORCE THE LAWS AND FD POLICIES.
FIREFIGHTERS: SEATBELTS. NO LAME EXCUSES.

ENOUGH.

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Comment by jdstamp on September 8, 2007 at 9:10pm: It's pretty sad when what sounded to me as a young girl saying "he didn't even check the intersection"
The operator of the apparatus needs to know if the truck does not get there it will not do any good at all

Comment by Brian Ackley on September 7, 2007 at 6:20pm: well, there are some drivers in this world that actually stop at an intersection, but that guy dident even slow down, and that could cause the truck to make the ladder come out of its bed, and boom, no ladder. That driver needs a little more training

Comment by TWYLLA on September 7, 2007 at 2:16pm: WOW.. THAT'S REALLY ALL I CAN SAY...EXCEPT FOR TRAINING, TRAINING, TRAINING!!!!

Comment by Shana on September 7, 2007 at 10:18am: We have to come to a compete stop make eye contact with the other drivers letting them know that we need through but as safe as possable.

Comment by Jeremy Bourquin on September 7, 2007 at 2:24am: Yeah, we've got one too. I don't get scared very easily but one day I was in the pass seat of our ambulance and the driver blew through a red light at 55MPH!! Let me tell you, I had a few choice words with him after that one. I am the safety/training officer for our dept. so he got suspended from driving untill completion of a defensive driving course.

Comment by junior on September 4, 2007 at 4:33pm: Funny you put this up, I was just having a talk sesion with my chief and capt beacuse of this. We have a few drivers that fell they do not need to stop or even slow at intersection, and we all know what happens when we do not use smarts instead of adrelin to drive with.

Comment by Ricky Dale Maddox on September 3, 2007 at 1:42pm: wow!! its a wonder they wasnt involed in a wreck!!! They should have came to a complte stop and have made the intrsection was clear before going on through!!! Somebody needs driver training!!! No emergency is worth risking your ownlife!!!