GRFD unveils its highway safety unit
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Uploaded by WOODTV8 on Aug 1, 2011
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - The Grand Rapids Fire Department has a new vehicle to protect emergency crews at crash sites.
A modified dump truck called Utility 2 will be used to divert traffic on busy roads while police and fire officials respond to accidents. The truck features directional arrow lights and an attenuator designed to absorb the energy of a crash in case another vehicle hits it.
Three different crashes in an eight-month span damaged fire trucks that were being used to divert traffic. The first caused more than $100,000 in damage to a ladder truck borrowed from Walker when a car struck it. The second crash caused nearly $20,000 damage to Platform 3, a GRFD aerial apparatus after a car hit it. The third caused about $30,000 to Platform 3 after a semi-truck hit it. No emergency workers were hurt in these crashes.
Utility 2 is a collaborative effort between the Grand Rapids Fire Department, Michigan Department of Transportation and the Kent County Road Commission.
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Nice Job guys!
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dougnieters 7 months ago
Way to go GRFD, now that's using your head. Everybody wins with this truck, because we Know they are going to get hit why not make the crash easier for everybody. I bet you in a couple of years Peirce will come out with a truck like this. Bravo!
turnoutcustoms 7 months ago
I don't like it because it's a dump truck that may take up too much needed room on a scene and or can definitely cause some money to be spent. Dump trucks with trailers should NOT be responding to vehicle accidents, especially on highways.
EarthlyDude501 7 months ago
Still, some yahoo will run into it.
mtnbkrid 7 months ago
Bravo!
Hope it saves apparatus and lives of IDIOTS who run into parked apparatus.
robertgift 7 months ago