Responding to a commercial fire

Responding 3rd due, arriving 2nd, to a commercial fire with an officer trainee in the front. I didn't need directions since I knew exactly where we were going.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• fire
• responding
• engines
• commercial
• structure
• dtvfd

[jsj297]

If a guy is beating you to death with a baseball bat, and the cop is 3-5 miles away. He can make it there in 5 minutes, or 3, which would you prefer? Same thing with fire trucks, your trapped in a dark smoke filled room, cant see anything, it getting really hot, cant find your way out. You got 3-5 minutes to live. How important is the 2-3 minutes they save now? I would be cool with them driving 80-100mph if they felt safe doing so. Just something to think about, not looking for an arguement. :-)

[bossman380]

look at the description, a building is on fire, do you want them to take their sweet ass time and get there when its too late

[NikofromGTA]

Good video, a little fast at times... also not looking for an argument. fire doubles every minute.. its worth the attempt, and youre a great driver. doesnt mean civilians dont make mistakes. Stay safe family.

[gtasalova6969]

@kornwallace04 (cont) neither one of the accidents were my fault. I had red lights, everyone yielded except for the one person... I live in a no fault state, but since i was an on duty officer, they got cited for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and wreck less driving. You apparently don't know the laws.

[gtasalova6969]

@kornwallace04 You know nothing about your laws or safety. This video was a GREAT response! Full time PD and paid first responder in my city.... I know my intersections, the blind spots, how well my sirens can be heard and from what distance. I know how visible I am. My point is, EVERY response is different. Each driver knows their own cities/counties. I will respond through some intersections at full speed, others I'll slow down. I've been in 2 accidents in my 15yr career, (cont)

[gtasalova6969]

Great response guys, stay safe!!!

[oopie41091]

thanks to all fire fighter and ems personnel you all have my respect!



[kornwallace04]

@corinthianimp Your statement of law is very incorrect. Here is an example. Buckoke v GLC [1975] Know your law before you state it. I am a career driver and volunteer chief. In every aspect of training, whether career or volunteer status, we learn that the vehicle in opposition of the fire truck at a red light must give right of way to the emergency vehicle. There are plenty of cases that affirm this. One that happened one to two years ago where a grandfather and grandchild were killed.

[kornwallace04]

(Cont) Don't defend them. If the driver was to hit a vehicle by running a red light, as seen in this video, in court, he would be at fault. Period. I support all fire service personnel, but at the same time, we must learn from our mistakes.

[kornwallace04]

(Cont)of way when an an emergency vehicle is responding is incorrect. The non-emergency vehicles, no matter how much it feels wrong, must give the right of way to emergency vehicles. It doesn't mean that the emergency vehicles responding to a call automatically have the right of way. Also, the drivers main concern should not be being the first on scene, it should be getting his crew safely to the scene. You may have been lucky this time, but you must learn from your mistakes. (Cont.)

[kornwallace04]

I'm a driver in a career department and a chief in a volunteer department. You should never approach a red light at high speeds such as that. What good will you do if you do not arrive at the call. Also, instead of assisting in the original call, you pull additional resources to your location due to an accident, resources that may have assisted at the original call. All personnel will be more worried about what is going on with their own every time. And to say that no vehicle has the right(Cont)

[gunner18ful]

@LolzeroDePP I agree but either way that wasn't my point, my point was fire trucks should treat every stop light like stop signs, it makes for a safer trip. Like i said what good does it make if the fire truck gets into an accident on the way to a call.