Fire Vehicle Crashes

[Western SMT]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/eur...ey/7823976.stm

[G-CPTN]

They are particularly keen to hear from the driver of a dark-coloured car which was travelling west and stopped next to the incident when it happened.
They also want to speak to a cyclist who stopped at the scene and spoke to fire service personnel following the collision.

So who didn't take the registration of the car and name and address of the cyclist?

[coastie]

I have always said that if anything like that was to happen to me and the Emergency Vehicle wasn't too badly damaged (and neither was I personally) then I would insist that the Emergency Vehicle carry on to their call.

[G-CPTN]

Probably not allowed - leaving the scene etc etc
What happens if a casualty dies (has a heart attack)?

[wilfo098]

Many years ago a fire engine had a terrible crash in Maidstone en route to a fire, hitting a tree close to the roadside.Mostly manned I think by retained officers there was a fire and loss of life. Some chaps that I worked with survived. We owe them so much! Regards Alan

[coastie]

Yes, we do.

I remember once during the Firemans strike in the late 70's that a Green Goddess on way to an Emergency call crashed and rolled over in a garage forecourt and there was loss of life. The real sickening thing was that the call they were responding to was a hoax.

[coastie]

Originally Posted by G-CPTN

Probably not allowed - leaving the scene etc etc
What happens if a casualty dies (has a heart attack)?

That's why, assuming the damage wasn't too bad, I would insist that the Emergency Vehicle carry on, it must still get to the incident a lot sooner than another dispatched Vehicle.