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Wow N.C. Ladder truck roll over
Did yall see the video of the N. C. Ladder truck roll over...Scary...(its on firehouse.com) sorry no link for it..We have never rolled a truck but Ive been scared crapless by drivers..Yall ever rolled a truck or bout had a heart attack in a turn?
(Edit) It was late when I did this and put the wrong state.
(Edit) It was late when I did this and put the wrong state.
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Permalink Reply by Fire Chick on
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never rolled one.. but have been scared quite a few times.. but is just me cuz usually i dont make truck i go in pov..so when i do i just not used to the drivers..
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Permalink Reply by Rusty Mancini on
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TJ,I belive that was in NC.Your right that was Scary!Never rolled one thank God,and dont want to.
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Permalink Reply by Brandon on
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Never Rolled one but had a few scares going down some roads, alot of these truck aint ment to be on theses secondary back roads but hey with the way they make them and technology these days ill tell ya what. i do know 2 firemen personally that died in the line of duty though from a roll over while enroute to a workin house fire no one really knows what happend but its belived that a car pulled out in front of the tanker and it was all over from there, and yes the roll over was in Raleigh NC, it was thier one and only tiller company about $750,000 truck very scary ordeal
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Permalink Reply by FETC on
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They were obviosuly going too fast to make the turn. The yaw marks start before the apex of the turn and the rear is already flipping before the apex as well. Things we don't know was why the speed and last minute decison to turn, was it not knowing where they were going or something changed the travel route during response.
For the chief to say, human error is correct, but there are two drivers which can cause the error. I'm not a fan of tillers anyway, they look cool but they make tall ladders on smaller chassis now that can fit into the same tight spaces...
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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on
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The incident was in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Tractor-drawn aerials (TDAs) do indeed have two drivers that can contribute to accidents, but they also have two drivers who can assist each other and help make driving more safe. The issue is in the quality of the operation, not the number of drivers.
We operate a TDA, have a very specific training, skill set, and driver certification process for it, and it works for us.
We can also get the 105-foot TDA apparatus to spots that our 75-foot quints can't go, due to the additional maneuverability.
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Permalink Reply by Gregory R Bailey on
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Back in the seventies when I was a younger man We had no staion only trucks parked in the Chiefs carport and in the asst Chief driveway. I picked up an old tanker we had, an old gas delivery truck a real P.O.S. When I was coming to an intersection it was a right or left turn or goes across the highway to a 6 foot ditch. The brakes failed. I could not grind the gears to gear it down. I pulled up on the E brake ( not much to it ) it slowed me to about 5 or 6 mph I was only doing about 25 -30 mph. Any way I choose to turn right. I laid down on the Q and when I made the turn I rolled it over into the ditch. A fine upstanding citzen of the community made the remark if you drive that junk you would not have wreck. I went up the road to aply my fist to his nose. ( a wee bit pissed off ) The asst chief stopped me but not before I told him if people like you would support the dept and not run us off when we knock on your door for a donation we would not have to drive junk. The point I make by this story is all is not allways the drivers fault. although to many times it is. I hope now I am older and wiser about driving. Oh yes by now we are much better maintained with the state of our trucks. Be safe and maintain your fleet no matter how small or how big. PS it will scare the living #%it out of you.
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Permalink Reply by Timothy D. Stone Jr on
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Oh yeah..Your right I went back and checked. Its a N.C.. I was half asleep lol
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We had a Mutual Aid call about a year ago 10-70 fully involved. Our Engine is a 3 seater Kenworth and a member and I were going. He was driving, and I was looking for my seatbelt buckel. I was feeling around the seat and behind it. I couldnt find it. The driver took his eyes off the rd, we were running code 3, and took a hand of the wheel and started trying to help. I looked at him and told him to get his hand on the wheel and eyes on the road. He said dont you trust me. I said not when your not looking at the mother f#$king road. I always wear my seatbelt, and I try to get who ever rides or drives with me to as well.
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