2024-05-17T02:38:01Z https://my.firefighternation.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=responder+safety&rss=yes&xn_auth=no tag:my.firefighternation.com,2009-03-29:889755:Video:3685533 2009-03-29T16:23:14.476Z Firefighter Nation WebChief https://my.firefighternation.com/profile/webchief

<a href="https://my.firefighternation.com/video/chicago-fire"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="90" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1940830959?profile=original&amp;width=120&amp;height=90" width="120"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>One person died and 3 others were injured, including a Chicago Firefighter, following two separate accidents on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway at 75th St. around 1:45 a.m. Saturday March 28, 2009.<br></br> <br></br> CFD Engine 122 responded to a roll-over crash with multiple ejections, and while on scene, the Engine was struck by a drunk driver attempting to exit the expressway at the 71st St. The…

<a href="https://my.firefighternation.com/video/chicago-fire"><br /> <img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1940830959?profile=original&amp;width=120&amp;height=90" width="120" height="90" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />One person died and 3 others were injured, including a Chicago Firefighter, following two separate accidents on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway at 75th St. around 1:45 a.m. Saturday March 28, 2009.<br /> <br /> CFD Engine 122 responded to a roll-over crash with multiple ejections, and while on scene, the Engine was struck by a drunk driver attempting to exit the expressway at the 71st St. The DUI driver was taken into police custody and failed the field sobriety test.<br /> <br /> At least two people were ejected from the roll-over crash, and one person was pinned in. The injured victims from the roll-over crash were transported to the hospital in critical condition.<br /> <br /> <strong>More: <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1500514,w-dan-ryan-crash-fatal-injuries-032809.article">Firefighter's Injuries Fairly Minor</a></strong><br /> <br /> Read <a href="http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/dsd_a207.pdf">Scott's Law</a>, a 2002 law in honor of Scott Gillen, of the Chicago Fire Department, who was struck and killed by a drunk driver while assisting at a crash on a busy Chicago expressway. tag:my.firefighternation.com,2009-01-18:889755:Video:3359157 2009-01-18T17:46:21.521Z Firefighter Nation WebChief https://my.firefighternation.com/profile/webchief

<a href="https://my.firefighternation.com/video/police-car-gets-honked-at-by"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="90" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1940818508?profile=original&amp;width=120&amp;height=90" width="120"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Originally found on YouTube by <a href="http://www.statter911.com">Statter 911</a>, this is a mildly amusing video of police blocking off the road at the scene of an auto fire -- and almost blocking out the fire truck responding to put it out. But, that is what the air horn is…

<a href="https://my.firefighternation.com/video/police-car-gets-honked-at-by"><br /> <img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1940818508?profile=original&amp;width=120&amp;height=90" width="120" height="90" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Originally found on YouTube by <a href="http://www.statter911.com">Statter 911</a>, this is a mildly amusing video of police blocking off the road at the scene of an auto fire -- and almost blocking out the fire truck responding to put it out. But, that is what the air horn is for. tag:my.firefighternation.com,2008-08-25:889755:Video:1344502 2008-08-25T01:53:52.826Z Firefighter Nation WebChief https://my.firefighternation.com/profile/webchief

<a href="https://my.firefighternation.com/video/889755:Video:1344502"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="97" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1940796785?profile=original&amp;width=130&amp;height=97" width="130"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Here's a video from YouTube posted a while ago that someone on the Watch Desk just posted a link to. It's a chief's vehicle running as a blocker ahead at intersections for a responding unit.<br></br> <br></br> Then he speeds up as the unit passes and then blocks the next one...and so on.<br></br> <br></br> What is your department's policy on this type of situation? If the responding engine/truck…

<a href="https://my.firefighternation.com/video/889755:Video:1344502"><br /> <img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1940796785?profile=original&amp;width=130&amp;height=97" width="130" height="97" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Here's a video from YouTube posted a while ago that someone on the Watch Desk just posted a link to. It's a chief's vehicle running as a blocker ahead at intersections for a responding unit.<br /> <br /> Then he speeds up as the unit passes and then blocks the next one...and so on.<br /> <br /> What is your department's policy on this type of situation? If the responding engine/truck is already going at or above the posted speed limit, what must the chief officer be doing to from full stop, to pass it, and then speed ahead to block the next intersection.<br /> <br /> Curious everyone's thoughts on this one ..<br /> <br /> Stay safe! Web Chief