Excerpts from wcia.com:
While responding to an emergency on East John Street Wednesday morning, Champaign Fire Department’s Ladder 161 was involved in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Neil and Green streets.
A firefighter and the occupant of the second vehicle were both treated on scene and were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.
Ladder 161 was eastbound on Green Street and collided with the southbound blue Chevy Malibu at the Neil St. intersection. Both vehicles sustained moderate damage and had to be towed from the scene.
Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
thanks Chris
#1 by Cmk420 on February 14, 2022 - 12:43 PM
Agree with Mike L.
Harry–No one really cares that you can tell which ambulance it is just by the siren. I live by a hospital too & hear sirens all the time. I don’t sit in my home office & try to figure out which department or private service it belongs too.
You have some intelligent things to say at times, but that last part of your siren comment is truly a “head-scratcher.”
#2 by Mike L on February 14, 2022 - 8:32 AM
Please stop, Harry. Normally we are all in awe of your knowledge and wisdom of how much you don’t know but these comments of yours here take it to a new depth.
#3 by harry on February 13, 2022 - 6:30 PM
and something i have always learned is if there is one emergency vehicle responding code 3 always expect more usally if it is a fire alarm or fire its muliple units and just ems call just fire rig and ambulance and i can tell by the siren what town it is i work in elk grove by the hospital and everytime an ambuulance goes past i can tell b4 seeing it which one it will be
#4 by harry on February 13, 2022 - 6:27 PM
but also if you see flashing lights or hear sirens pay attention all around u just remember where a civillan is going is not as important to where the emergency vehicle is goiing
#5 by Retired ff on February 13, 2022 - 2:44 PM
The officer of the apparatus also has a responsibility to make sure the driver/operator stops at red lights and stop signs.
#6 by BMurphy on February 13, 2022 - 10:13 AM
Opticom offline?
#7 by Localguy on February 12, 2022 - 6:10 PM
So clearly CFD is at fault here. To learn form this incident. Station one in Champaign responds with four apparatus. An engine, a tower, a squad, and the battalion chief. Typically the tower is third in line responding to an alarm on campus. Just because the chief and the engine cleared the intersection doesn’t mean people are anticipating a third or even forth apparatus coming thru. Yeild EVERYTIME people. You’re no good to anyone if you don’t make it there. Yes, if you watched the video it wasn’t the tower in the accident. This is a reserve.
#8 by Tim on February 12, 2022 - 4:13 PM
Jim S. You’re right it is super important to train apparatus drivers. But I think the problem is the thing we do the most (drive) we train on the least. And the things we do the least (Technical rescue, Haz Mat, etc.) we train the most. This is clearly the engineer’s fault (unless he had some type of medical emergency.)
#9 by Jim S on February 12, 2022 - 3:56 PM
The local news agency WCIA captured video of the the crash on their buildings security system. The video shows the car had the green light and shows the ladder truck going through the red light. It’s a shame that with the emphasis on reducing apparatus accidents that things like this still occur. This is another example of why it’s so important to train apparatus drivers to drive defensively and stop at RED lights and stop signs and not just blow through them.