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Permalink Reply by Kirk D. Baughman on June 25, 2009 at 7:09pm

we use red lights and white on our trucks. i think jrs should not use lights because just that they need to be more trained in what we do. now we have a few vol. that has light on their pov's but they are red. thats pertty much how we can tell fire from police.

Permalink Reply by Adam Verducci on June 25, 2009 at 10:20pm

im in nj, its only blues and i herd you can use the an electronic horn (form a siren) but cant use the siren tones

Permalink Reply by Mike on June 26, 2009 at 12:05am

I dont know about your state laws but in Pa, blue lights have to be registered with the state police. they do not give you the right away and you still have to obay all traffic laws. as for jrs having blue lights. no go. you get there when you get there. be safe. remember how many ff are killed in accdents each year.

Permalink Reply by Terry on June 26, 2009 at 12:58am

juniors shouldn't even be allowed to carry flashlights===much less blue lights. Don't get me wrong, i'm not saying we shouldn't have juniors/explorers but they should be there to watch and learn. In my state if you are a junior/explorer then you have not been to the FIRE ACADEMY yet. So of what benefit would it be to the rest of the dept. or the community to have a teenager going 80mph with flashing/strobing/rotating/alternating/wig-wag blue or red lights endangering other people or possibly their self on the roadway enroute to a fire call and when they get there all they can do is just stand back and watch. Going into a fire scene when you haven't been to the academy and trained is not only dangerous but could also be a liability. Same goes with passing out emergency lights and allowing someone who just got their driver's license 1-2 years prior to go 90 to nothin'. Dangerous and a liability!!!

STAY SAFE BROTHERS & SISTERS

Permalink Reply by Tim on June 26, 2009 at 4:42pm

You guys have got to remember if you dont let us expeirience anything we will never learn.
I agree no lights though. Stay safe

Permalink Reply by Ben "Batman" Barry on June 26, 2009 at 4:47pm

i would say being from a jr. dept if the perason is 17 and has trainig and a clean driving record.

Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on June 26, 2009 at 5:44pm

If the "perason" is 17 and has a clean driving record? You mean after they've been driving for a whole year? How much driving experience does a 17 year old have?

Permalink Reply by Ryan Rex on July 6, 2009 at 4:30pm

no juniors should only ride on apparatus to calls

Permalink Reply by Jon Heckler on July 6, 2009 at 7:39pm

my dept. allows for blue lights for jrs. only if they are on scene i feel that running with a blue ligt on to a no crop grass fire or no structurs involved then no and as far as trucks responding to same i feel they should go on the quiet

Permalink Reply by Daniel Plavin on August 23, 2009 at 8:38pm

I think its a great idea to have jrs rin blue lights, however i do see some problems with. Jrs are reckless inexpierienced drivers who hit the gas pedal a little two fast when the tones go off. No offense to anyone i am also a Jr. The way my dept works is upon evaluation by the chief you are allowed to run lights.
and in response to terry "juniors shouldn't even be allowed to carry flashlights===much less blue lights" dude chill out many adults shouldnt be allowed to run blue lights either they drive just as bad.

Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on August 23, 2009 at 8:39pm

Humm? seems to be a theme here. And why should Jrs even consider lights?

Permalink Reply by wayne rudolph on August 23, 2009 at 9:10pm

i am from ny and all of are vol depts run blue light with a blue light card from your chief and only the chief and asst chief can run red light jrs cant run anny light at all police in ny are only allowed to have one blue light in the back window and in ny you cant go throw a red light with your blue light you have to wate for the light to change to green than you can go

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