2 hurt in Chesterfield crash
A Chesterfield County fire truck responding to an apartment fire collided with a car on Jefferson Davis Highway last night, injuring the car's two occupants.
The crash victims were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, said Chesterfield fire Capt. Robby Dawson. The three firefighters on the truck were not hurt, he said.
The wreck occurred about 6:25 p.m. as a fire engine from the department's Dutch Gap station was on its way to a reported kitchen fire at Winchester Green Apartments, Dawson said.
The fire truck was heading north; it was not immediately clear what direction the car was traveling or how the two vehicles collided.
"Typically, when we're involved in any kind of accident, we step away from it and let the police department handle it," he said. "They've got their crash investigators looking at the scene and talking to the witnesses."
After impact, the car came to rest sideways in the middle of the northbound lanes, Dawson said.
The blaze to which the fire engine was responding was quickly brought under control by other units.
The wreck occurred near the Holiday Bowl in the 11400 block of Jefferson Davis Highway.
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Blackbeered your right there arent as many fires now as it used to be but most fire departments run ems calls now and they respond to medical emergencies. As for being over paid I wish I made what people think I make.
As CSA FD posted when something like this happens we are the scum of the earth but when you need our services you are glad we’re there.
blackbeered, i have worked FD/EMS for almost 20 years off and on, i lost 3 friends @ THE WTC on Sept. 11, 2001. two were secretaries, (one killed when the plane hit, the other trapped above and jumped) and the 3rd was PAPD Officer in the subway trying to help evacuate when the tower came down. i personally am hurt by your comments. we risk our lives to save people we dont know (sometimes we do know them) we train daily to avoid these situations such as driving(unforunately they do happen). i ussually am in an Unmaked car which means if you arent familar with the term POV (privately owned vehicle) also meaning i have lights and sirens. as the other said “Soundproof cars” those are a problem, they cant hear us coming. and the lights/sirens are not saying “hey get out of my way” they are saying “someone is in trouble and needs our help, please let us by” ive been behind thousands who know im trying to get some where but dont care, what if you needed us and we didnt come? then what? what if your house was on fire with your child inside? wouldnt you want us there? what if you were in a car wreck and pinned where you couldnt get out? on 9/11 people loved us, on 9/12 they forgot us. if we’re so bad about trying to be bullies on the road with our Engines/Ladders then why dont you berate the cops as well by saying all of them are brutal thugs and have a badge and can do what they want, some do yes,....BUT NOT ALL of us! wether it be Firefighters, Police, or EMS crews. We try to save lives. yet people like you hate us when something like this happens.
Sorry gutbox, but I couldn’t be more sincere with my comments.
These are the most over-paid and under-utilized public servants on the payroll.
At one time they deserved “hazardous pay” because they had a dangerous job. Now the rule is “property can be replaced” and they sit on the sidelines “containing” damage ... how is that hazardous?
Many communities are awakening to this fact and asking ... why not drastically reduce “fire” personnel and have their “make work” Hazmat and EMS duties assigned to the specialized departments that we’re already paying?
Sorry, but I’ve watched too many houses burn down, cars incinerate, and too many people drown as these yoyos struggled to open up and don the latest and most costly paraphenalia.
Let ‘em be permanent guests on Emeril Live.
@blackbeered:
These underpaid men and women undergo years of training and are under constant scrutiny, especially when it comes to driver safety. In a world where cars are built to be so soundproof that you cannot even hear an approaching fire truck, ambulance or police car, these folks do everything in their power to stay safe. If you actually did a little bit of research before making a stupid comment like that, you would understand this. I do not wish bad things upon people, but I part of me hopes that one day, you find yourself in need, and in the middle of the night a firefighter or medic comes to your aid. If God forbid that happens, I hope that for at least one second you regret what you’ve written on this page, reach down way deep inside and say thank you to the men and women of the fire service.
The firemen who drive these trucks are menaces.
And they really don’t have jobs anymore as fires are such a rare event [what with all the safety features built into devices and homes].
I’m all for scrapping the whole notion that society needs these workfare jobs. With the savings, we can reduce the burden on each taxpayer by $300 a year.
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