Photos from Tim Olk of a car fire in Dolton (5/29/17)

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Photos from Tim Olk of a car fire in Dolton (5/29/17)
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#1 by B Murphy on May 31, 2017 - 10:15 PM
Now, with these comments having been said, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
BE THE EXAMPLE. DO THE RIGHT THING. AT EVERY CALL. ALWAYS.
Call those out who refuse to protect themselves (and by extension you, your families, the public). Don’t tolerate it- no matter age, seniority or rank.
IT STARTS WITH US.
#2 by Chuck on May 31, 2017 - 7:37 PM
They cry about cancer but they love having their picture taken covered in insulation and plaster and soot and overhaul debris. Can’t have it both ways.
#3 by Brian Kazmierzak on May 30, 2017 - 4:18 PM
I have been on plenty of car fires, roofs, etc – the smoke ALWAYS changes – never one time have I seen it not change, esp once water is applied. This comes down to culture and laziness. Folks – its not immeadiately dangerous to life and heatlth anymore that we are concerened about, its EVENTUALLY dangerous to life and health we need to worry about!
#4 by Chris on May 30, 2017 - 1:52 PM
Where I live, SCBA’s have been required on car fires for well over twenty years.
#5 by Daniel Hynd on May 30, 2017 - 10:03 AM
I think it might come down to what the firefighters decide to do. In this case, the smoke from the fire was moving the opposite direction from the firefighters, so they probably thought that it wouldn’t affect them, and the same can be said for roof ventilation or any situation when they’re operating outside and the smoke is blowing the opposite direction. Though they should always wear their SCBA’s when at a fire.
#6 by BMurphy on May 30, 2017 - 8:37 AM
Organizational culture changes (I.e., cancer and disease prevention) start at the top and are driven by management.
In most other far less hazardous workplaces you could be disciplined or fired for not wearing PPE.
How can we and the public take us/ourselves seriously (i.e., requests for funding for safety gear, better equipment, cancer reduction legislation) when we fail to protect ourselves in the most simple and basic ways? Our source of funding- the taxpayers and politicians- do notice these things whether we realize it or not.
I once had a 1st grader at a pub-ed event ask me why he saw firefighters working on a smokey roof without their ‘oxygen tanks’ on. I was at a loss as to what to say.
What would you have said?
#7 by Brian Kazmierzak on May 30, 2017 - 7:15 AM
We want Cancer Legislation but we don’t wear SCBAs on car fires? I don’t get it.