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Post by 3105 on Dec 7, 2007 11:06:31 GMT -5
 Someone is obviously looking for a brief vacation in the burn ward... Let's post our classic "What the Fudge?" pictures here along with appropriate comments |
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Post by 3105 on Dec 7, 2007 11:13:33 GMT -5
 A classic illustration of how we sometimes allow the little head to make all the important decisions...I can't help but laugh whenever I see this one....it ain't HOW you're doing, it's just WHETHER you're doing... |
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Post by 3105 on Dec 7, 2007 11:14:48 GMT -5
 Unfortunately a oft-repeated scene on many firegrounds: the official "Chief Officer PPE Exemption Rule: "I'll put my gear on when I'm done" At least he's wearing gloves..LOL |
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Post by 3105 on Dec 7, 2007 11:17:21 GMT -5
 Now I can't honestly say if this firefighter has been properly trained to perform this kind of work but the one question I keep asking myself is "Why WOULD you want to do this?" |
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Post by hp4l on Dec 7, 2007 13:57:46 GMT -5
 Got this from ff close calls. |
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Post by hp4l on Dec 7, 2007 13:58:50 GMT -5
 Pissing in the wind so to speak. |
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Post by FirstDue312 on Dec 7, 2007 18:40:54 GMT -5
not to mention collapse zone?
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Post by voyager9 on Dec 7, 2007 23:24:47 GMT -5
All I gotta say: 1-800-Car-Fax
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Post by ENG27SQ on Dec 7, 2007 23:27:30 GMT -5
I got one for you...from 1900s vehicle "White Helmets Kill Brain Cells". Now this isn't attacking ANY or ALL white helmets. Just those who do this crap.. I didn't know water was supposed to go into ventilation holes..  |
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Post by ENG27SQ on Dec 7, 2007 23:28:08 GMT -5
Aren't we suppose to WATCH where we are cutting and where our body is??  |
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Post by PtFireGuy on Dec 8, 2007 0:59:31 GMT -5
not only that, but where's the PPE?
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Post by 3105 on Dec 8, 2007 6:25:45 GMT -5
I'm going to stir-up the ant hill and make a blanket statement that white helmets are hopelessly habitual offenders of the PPE rule...and I'll even include myself in that (at times).
For some it's nothing but sheer laziness...as well as an expression of power: "Hey, do as I say, not as I do" type of thing. Others simply believe the rank makes them exempt from the laws of physics and probability.
Now, having said that, I've been guilty of doing a quick size-up sans gear but always try to make a point to get into ASAP, believing that I'm supposed to be setting an example. Personnally, I even want the chiefs standing around the CP in gear...
To me, it's a question of leadership, not coolness or power expression. How the hell are you supposed to listen to someone without gear tell you to put your safety glasses on? Safety is part of a white helmet's job and quite frankly, you ain't doing your job if you're walking around without gear!
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Post by thelurker on Dec 8, 2007 13:10:47 GMT -5
I got one for you...from 1900s vehicle "White Helmets Kill Brain Cells". Now this isn't attacking ANY or ALL white helmets. Just those who do this crap.. I didn't know water was supposed to go into ventilation holes.. Thats not a vent hole, it is about 1X2 if that...last I checked vent holes are 4x4 for residential or 8x8 for commercial. If that is a vent hole it will be woefully ineffective. I won't defend the gear thing, but if that's a vent hole, he better pull everyone out of the inside because they are not properly relieving the products of combustion. |
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Post by FirstDue312 on Dec 11, 2007 2:57:41 GMT -5
 I really hope this guy isn't the Safety Officer, this would just be terribly ironic. |
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Post by Maverick27 on Dec 27, 2007 13:50:15 GMT -5
 how not to turn off the gas! I hope this picture is a joke... |
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Post by Maverick27 on Dec 27, 2007 13:54:07 GMT -5
 how many people do we need on a roof to cut a hole?? |
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Post by 3105 on Dec 27, 2007 16:50:29 GMT -5
Some great posts...here's some more of my collection:  [glow=red,2,300]"Situational Awareness: Don't Get On The Truck Without It"[/glow] |
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Post by 3105 on Dec 27, 2007 16:51:19 GMT -5
Guys...I think you forgot something.....  |
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Post by 3105 on Dec 27, 2007 16:52:15 GMT -5
Wear Your PPE!  |
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Post by hp4l on Jan 2, 2008 11:47:46 GMT -5
These aren't pictures, but still make you think WTF?!?! after reading them. Both are from the secret list.
TEXAS FD Involved Fatality:
In a very tragic accident, Firefighters in San Antonio (Texas) responding to a fire call Monday evening accidentally struck and killed a woman in a wheelchair. The woman was struck as the apparatus was leaving a bank parking lot. The crew from SAFD Station No. 44 was responding to a brush fire when they thought they hit something, but reportedly didn't see anything until they noticed sparks coming from underneath their fire apparatus. When they stopped to check their rig, Firefighters found an empty wheelchair under the vehicle...and when the crew returned to the scene, they found the victim lying decapitated in the street.
ANOTHER FIREFIGHTER: ON DUTY DUI & DRUG POSSESSION:
A West Wilmerding (PA) Volunteer Firefighter drove fire apparatus to an early morning fire call on Sunday and was then arrested on charges of drug possession and driving under the influence.
According to the North Versailles PD, FF Shawn Dixon, 27, was arrested at the scene of the fire in North Versailles after cops said they smelled alcohol on his breath and he failed a field sobriety test. According to police, cocaine was also found on Dixon. Wonderful.
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