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skyhighZJ said:
No they don’t. Sometimes they care about the safety of the scene and those involved keeping them as safe as possible from all the asshat, impatient fuckwads trying to get past the situation and the risk of a follow on incident due to their ignorance.
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I've seen em block 2 roads at an intersection near my house for a single person heart issue in a parking lot that had nothing to do with the roads. Should have been 1 ambulance, instead it was 2 ambulances, 3 cops and 2 firetrucks.
 
jeepinmatt said:
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I've seen em block 2 roads at an intersection near my house for a single person heart issue in a parking lot that had nothing to do with the roads. Should have been 1 ambulance, instead it was 2 ambulances, 3 cops and 2 firetrucks.
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Depending on how they answered the dispatcher's questions when they called 911, two ambulances and two fire trucks was the appropriate response for the call, at least initially. If a heart issue turns into a code blue issue you need all those resources for CPR. Now, once units arrive and assess the situation, they can cancel units not there.

And regarding blocking lanes on the highway, the general rule (at least for the agencies I've worked for/with) is the incident lane plus one. If the incident is on the right shoulder, then we block the shoulder plus the right lane. If it's in the right lane, we block the right lane and the middle lane or part of the left lane and move traffic onto the shoulder, so on and so forth. Slow traffic is less likely to impact the current incident or create a second one.

Do first responders do things that don't make any sense? Or do something out of spite to the public? Absolutely. We're human, and that's human nature. Do *most* of us do it? No, not even close. Does the public see us do something and not understand why we did it the way we did, and assume it's unnecessary or stupid? Every day.

Duane
 
CLRracer said:
Do first responders do things that don't make any sense? Or do something out of spite to the public? Absolutely. We're human, and that's human nature. Do *most* of us do it? No, not even close. Does the public see us do something and not understand why we did it the way we did, and assume it's unnecessary or stupid? Every day.
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You are correct. But it only takes one dumbass to ruin the perception of everyone. Just look at <insert name of political figure you hate>
 
jeepinmatt said:
You are correct. But it only takes one dumbass to ruin the perception of everyone. Just look at <insert name of political figure you hate>
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That's why zipper merge never works...that one dumbass
 
Nothing to see here, just the correct usage of the term "Breaking News"
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Southern_Transplant said:
What kind of dumb ass radiology tech doesn't check folks entering the room for magnetic material?

I guess they must have forgotten to post the big ass signs all over the double door entrance that say shit like "don't wear metal in this room". IDK, those signs are always present in the entry areas of the MRI rooms I've been to.
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I think he forced entry, most hospitals don’t have much of a security system once you get into the wing
 


Basically, CIA, Brennon and Obama conspired together on the “Russian Collusion” hoax in full knowledge it was wholly manufactured.

Referred to DOJ.

I do not for a second believe BO will go to jail but great theater.
 
CLRracer said:
Depending on how they answered the dispatcher's questions when they called 911, two ambulances and two fire trucks was the appropriate response for the call, at least initially. If a heart issue turns into a code blue issue you need all those resources for CPR. Now, once units arrive and assess the situation, they can cancel units not there.

And regarding blocking lanes on the highway, the general rule (at least for the agencies I've worked for/with) is the incident lane plus one. If the incident is on the right shoulder, then we block the shoulder plus the right lane. If it's in the right lane, we block the right lane and the middle lane or part of the left lane and move traffic onto the shoulder, so on and so forth. Slow traffic is less likely to impact the current incident or create a second one.

Do first responders do things that don't make any sense? Or do something out of spite to the public? Absolutely. We're human, and that's human nature. Do *most* of us do it? No, not even close. Does the public see us do something and not understand why we did it the way we did, and assume it's unnecessary or stupid? Every day.

Duane
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All ill say is, it ain't hard to see who has had to stand in the highway before and who hasn't. We've had the same tanker get hit twice on the same call.
 
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JSJJ388 said:
We've had the same tanker get hit twice on tge sane call.
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If that fat biache wasn't in the daggone road, it wouldn't have gotten whacked 🤦🏾‍♂️




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JSJJ388 said:
All ill say is, it ain't hard to see who has had to stand in the highway before and who hasn't. We've had the same tanker get hit twice on tge sane call.
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I assume that is somewhat directed at me and just want to make something clear. There are a bunch of non-driving dumbasses out there who still somehow have a license. I understand protecting yourself from them. At the same time, unnecessarily blocking lanes when the incident is completely clear of the travel lanes and there is a sufficient buffer is also a dumbass move because it can cause other accidents. My prior post about the lanes blocked being fake news was completely in jest, because obviously they need room for a wrecker/rotator (or two) to get in there and take care of the situation.
 
jeepinmatt said:
I assume that is somewhat directed at me and just want to make something clear. There are a bunch of non-driving dumbasses out there who still somehow have a license. I understand protecting yourself from them. At the same time, unnecessarily blocking lanes when the incident is completely clear of the travel lanes and there is a sufficient buffer is also a dumbass move because it can cause other accidents. My prior post about the lanes blocked being fake news was completely in jest, because obviously they need room for a wrecker/rotator (or two) to get in there and take care of the situation.
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Wasn't necessarily at you, you've got common sense enough to understand there's a lot of gray area. Personally, I'm taking the working lane plus one. Whi h typically means shutting down the road, at least to start. Yea it sucks and yea I still get aggravated when I come across a wreck thats got multiple lanes shut down. But, it is what it is. It sure beats turning into a grease stain.
 
Another note.

And isn't it amazing how bad the road can get backed up from an officer pulling someone over. They ran the move over campaign and it's gotten silly. Move over, if it's safe to do so, is overlooked to, get the fuck over! I'm gonna get a ticket! Or just flat out slam on the brakes because you see blue lights ahead.
 
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