Okay, I'm 'just' a fireman's wife, but let me see if I have studied up on the laws correctly. NFPA 1500 6.3.1 states " . . .standing or riding on . . . any other exposed position shall be specifically prohibited." To save space I left out much of the standard (you can find it on NFPA's website).
So, if I understand this correctly, why is it that so many departments paid and volunteer not only allow but REQUIRE their firefighter's to stand on a platform on the front of a booster truck, unharnessed, to fight wildland/brush/grass fires?
During the horrific, deadly wildland fires that the Texas Panhandle experience in March & April 2006, my husband was just so perched on the front of a booster truck while fighting fire. The fire truck hit some type of hole or something and threw my husband off the front. Luckily he was not killed or seriously burned, but he came close. He did receive serious injury to his shoulder, which look as if he will deal with for the rest of his life.
What can be done to stop the practice of riding on the outside of a fire truck? Who do we write to or contact. My husband has mentioned this to his superiors and now they are on a witch-hunt against him, threatinging demotion or termination (almost 18 years if service). So, obviously, we cannot handle this in house.
I appreciate your input and advice.
TexasFireWife19
So, if I understand this correctly, why is it that so many departments paid and volunteer not only allow but REQUIRE their firefighter's to stand on a platform on the front of a booster truck, unharnessed, to fight wildland/brush/grass fires?
During the horrific, deadly wildland fires that the Texas Panhandle experience in March & April 2006, my husband was just so perched on the front of a booster truck while fighting fire. The fire truck hit some type of hole or something and threw my husband off the front. Luckily he was not killed or seriously burned, but he came close. He did receive serious injury to his shoulder, which look as if he will deal with for the rest of his life.
What can be done to stop the practice of riding on the outside of a fire truck? Who do we write to or contact. My husband has mentioned this to his superiors and now they are on a witch-hunt against him, threatinging demotion or termination (almost 18 years if service). So, obviously, we cannot handle this in house.
I appreciate your input and advice.
TexasFireWife19
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