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Originally posted by tree68 View PostThere are those who have rued the advent of home alerts, and then pagers, as members no longer had to go to the fire station to find out it was "only" a car fire...
I don't actively run (ie, take shifts) with the not-for-profit ambulance I helped form because I can't see sitting around for 8 or more hours watching TV when I could be home doing something constructive. I know, I could be training, but that gets old, too.
True, that. At well over a half million a year to staff a single engine company 24/7, it'll be a long time before departments covering a hundred square miles on bake sales and raffles can go paid. Adding that engine company would triple my fire tax, for 200 calls a year, maybe.
Absolutely accurate!!! It would cost waaayyy more than our yearly budget to staff our station, for 152 calls last year.
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Originally posted by PhillyRube View PostBut like others here have said, take away my lights and make me sit in the station, "I'm outta here."
I don't actively run (ie, take shifts) with the not-for-profit ambulance I helped form because I can't see sitting around for 8 or more hours watching TV when I could be home doing something constructive. I know, I could be training, but that gets old, too.
Rural areas, will depend on volunteers for many years.
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Originally posted by FWDbuff View PostJust today I almost got T-Boned at an intersection in Bucks County Pa by a volly running a red light. I have said it before, I am saying it again.....Pa would be doing everyone a favor if they just made blue lights illegal.
Rural areas, will depend on volunteers for many years.
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Originally posted by JSJJ388 View Post
True. I value being in the dept, so I keep my ducks in a row. I live close to the chief, usually end up right behind him heading to calls.
Our chief usually responds to scene, for the same reason most of us do. Its quicker to let the guys close by the station grab the trucks. Hes brought trucks as well though. I see no problem with the chief working like the rest of us.
Yea, people are pretty good at yielding for red lights here. If they werent, I wouldnt run them.
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Originally posted by tree68 View Post
Adrenaline is a funny thing...
Here in NY, you don't see as many blue lights as you used to - of course that could be in large part because you don't have as many volunteers as you used to.
As chief, I run red - but usually only if I'm going to the scene. Regardless of how some folks feel about chief's driving apparatus, I'd rather be driving the pumper than sitting on the scene wondering when it will arrive... And I only live a couple of blocks from the station.
Any more, when people see a blue light coming, they'll usually give way. OTOH, I've had people ignore my red lights and siren when they were firmly mounted on a very large fire truck...
True. I value being in the dept, so I keep my ducks in a row. I live close to the chief, usually end up right behind him heading to calls.
Our chief usually responds to scene, for the same reason most of us do. Its quicker to let the guys close by the station grab the trucks. Hes brought trucks as well though. I see no problem with the chief working like the rest of us.
Yea, people are pretty good at yielding for red lights here. If they werent, I wouldnt run them.
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Originally posted by JSJJ388 View Post
Or just punish those who act like idiots...
Here in NY, you don't see as many blue lights as you used to - of course that could be in large part because you don't have as many volunteers as you used to.
As chief, I run red - but usually only if I'm going to the scene. Regardless of how some folks feel about chief's driving apparatus, I'd rather be driving the pumper than sitting on the scene wondering when it will arrive... And I only live a couple of blocks from the station.
Any more, when people see a blue light coming, they'll usually give way. OTOH, I've had people ignore my red lights and siren when they were firmly mounted on a very large fire truck...
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Originally posted by FWDbuff View PostJust today I almost got T-Boned at an intersection in Bucks County Pa by a volly running a red light. I have said it before, I am saying it again.....Pa would be doing everyone a favor if they just made blue lights illegal.
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Just today I almost got T-Boned at an intersection in Bucks County Pa by a volly running a red light. I have said it before, I am saying it again.....Pa would be doing everyone a favor if they just made blue lights illegal.
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Originally posted by PhillyRube View PostThere was a big crackdown out near Pittsburgh a few years ago, where PSP was writing volunteers for interior lights.
You could look at Honolulu PD, they allow officers to use their own cars on duty. They have a strap rig that holds the light to the roof, then easily removed.
Thanks for your info on Honolulu. I looked at it, but don't think it'll work for me because I have roof racks on my car.
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Originally posted by JSJJ388 View Post
Nope. But I think I found the full time jackass!Last edited by PhillyRube; 05-20-2019, 08:52 PM.
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Originally posted by JSJJ388 View Post
Thats unrealistic here. Our trucks hold two people. And unless you pay me, Im not sitting at the station for a "shift" regularly. We do that only when we are in "storm mode". Yet, we still manage to get 3-4 trucks en route in three minutes. Everyone but the ones grabbing trucks go to scene.
And that is the exact reason we run lights. In NC, you are allowed to go over the limit and pass as long as you use "due regard". In other words, dont be an idiot. They are also very strict on not being an idiot. If you get caught being stupid at the very least you lose the ability to run lights, and could be booted.
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We are fortunate to have enough volunteers that can respond quickly during the day. I say enough, but I mean the bare minimum usually. Our deputy chief actually works right next door to the station, so he's there. Myself and two others work 1/2 mile away, and there's another guy that works for the town, so he's usually close by.
Now, I use my red and white lights mostly at night, because I live at the other end of our road from one guy and the station is in the middle so we can see each other responding. I see flashing lights, I know it's Barry, so I don't need to call for a driver.
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