Tractor-trailer spills crushed cars

[Applejuice]

For those of you idiots like Queen Can Post and Butthead who are truly clueless, listen up:

Fire police officers are sworn by the governing body in which their fire department resides and are in charge of crowd and traffic control at an incident. If he closes a road and you disobey orders and proceed, you will be reported to local police. If a motorist gets into an altercation with a FP officer, the penalties are as severe as assaulting any other law enforcement official including troopers.
It's a felony in Pa. and disobeying the orders of an officer is the equivalent of disobeying a cop. They can detain but not arrest you when a cop is not available. If you flee, expect to see local cops waiting for you at home. If you think I'm making this sh** up, check with local police.
Fire police aren't supposed to speed to the scene. The reason they want to get their fast is to insure there are no further accidents or to keep motorist or crowds away from a potentially hazardous situation. Would it hurt for you to just pull over and let the guy pass? Are you that much of a moron?
They know how important YOU are and that YOU have to get to the daycare center to pick up your precious kid on time. FP know your business can't operate unless you are there. But remember, if you encounter an FP, you better know the consiquences of your actions.
I know some of these guys don't look as clean cut and smart as you do, but that doesn't change the fact that they are first responders who are working to keep everyone safe.

[towngal]

nice wrote:

and the reason it caught fire is because newcomers is too lazy to drain gas tanks before they haul. its dangerous, yes they make more money bc they can do things quicker bc draining the tanks can take a while still...

Nice,
That is quite an assumption you are making, that "Newcomers is too lazy to drain gas tanks before they haul". How would you know? Do you know what slander means?

[Not moving for blue light]

Nah, not buying it. I don't care if this person is the 'best d*nm fire police in this county' or not. Driving like an idiot and potentially causing another accident is no excuse. But then again, you fellers hate to be last one at a fire, even if you set it yourselves.
The laws apply to everyone, even to those with the the stupid blue lights.

someone who knows wrote:

The guy that drives the ford probe is the best d*mn fire police this county has. I know him and he does not drive like a idiot. Maybe you should shut up and join the fire police and then you well understand that being a fire police is not an easy job and they get NO respect. They get yelled at, cursed at all because you people are in such a hurry to go nowhere. Maybe if you all slow down and stop driving like idiots yourself then there would no reason for fire police.
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[Watch out]

I have often thoght about joining a dept. or even the fire police but I don't really want to deal with politics involved. If I could join ,get trained and actually be helpful that would be great, I just don't want to deal with the politics.

[omg]

Oh...My...God! There's an acutal story to the caption! Yoo-Hoo!

[316 Driver]

I have encountered these trucks on 316,and the drivers drive these heavy trucks way too fast for that road. 316 is in bad shape from grindstone hill to Waynesboro. I have had to eat the stones on the shoulder more than once because of one of the trucks from newcomers driving down the center of the road way across the center line in their big truck. I knew it was going to happen sooner or later,just glad the fool driving the truck did not hurt or kill anyone. Just think at the same time I am heading home from work,school buses are on 316,AND ALSO the haulers coming from newcomers. Not a good situation at all.

[fire police wife]

Thank you......what you said is 100% true

Applejuice wrote:

For those of you idiots like Queen Can Post and Butthead who are truly clueless, listen up:
Fire police officers are sworn by the governing body in which their fire department resides and are in charge of crowd and traffic control at an incident. If he closes a road and you disobey orders and proceed, you will be reported to local police. If a motorist gets into an altercation with a FP officer, the penalties are as severe as assaulting any other law enforcement official including troopers.
It's a felony in Pa. and disobeying the orders of an officer is the equivalent of disobeying a cop. They can detain but not arrest you when a cop is not available. If you flee, expect to see local cops waiting for you at home. If you think I'm making this sh** up, check with local police.
Fire police aren't supposed to speed to the scene. The reason they want to get their fast is to insure there are no further accidents or to keep motorist or crowds away from a potentially hazardous situation. Would it hurt for you to just pull over and let the guy pass? Are you that much of a moron?
They know how important YOU are and that YOU have to get to the daycare center to pick up your precious kid on time. FP know your business can't operate unless you are there. But remember, if you encounter an FP, you better know the consiquences of your actions.
I know some of these guys don't look as clean cut and smart as you do, but that doesn't change the fact that they are first responders who are working to keep everyone safe.

[A Rational Person]

In response to "Applejuice": I don't doubt that PA has made the mistake of giving these unqualified people authority to detain you. the fact still remains that most of them don't have a clue about what they are doing. Making a bad situation worse doesn't solve anything. This is not about people wanting to get somewhere in a hurry to pickup johnny it is about people wanting to get somewhere safely. I am sick to death of these people accusing me and the people of having disregard for officials because we only care for ourselves. If the FP weren't so incompetent people would not become so impatient. One leads to the other. Get these people (FP) some training in traffic and crowd control and maybe just maybe the public would respect their efforts more. Get rid of the Napoleon wanna be's and get some serious people in there. This is a generalization i know but the fact still remains that a few bad apples spoil the whole bunch.

[Queen can Post]

I stand corrected on the ambulance.

By the way, my husband is a Lt with the fire police. The only time he runs his blue light is when he is at the scene to let traffic in the area know that there is an emergency in the area.

He has been spat on, run into, yelled at, and had burning cigarettes thrown at him because drivers were delayed momentarily.

He has also been praised for going out of his way to locate a woman who lost her cell phone on the roadway.

While I don't get out there and direct traffic, I too, am involved with the Fire Police with getting them the very best in training.

Let me see your arse stand out there in sub freezing or 100 dregree temps, snow or rain, for hours on end while waiting for the coroner or electric company to show up to clear the scene.

We'd love to get you trained and have you volunteer your time!

[nice]

i would know because they dont, because it isnt cost effective and time consuming! if you ask anybody who works there they will tell you we dont not drain, we crush and load, the barrels underneath the press are there to catch the liquids, the residual will always be in the tanks! Draining tanks may not be cost effective and time consuming but it helps in situations such as wrecks like these.

[jen]

I moved to Chambersburg six years ago... I have lived in California, Montana, Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska... NEVER have I seen so many people so disrespectful of emergency vehicles. I have found when I pull over... people behind me pass me! They don't pull over for anything here... Never would you see this anywhere else... I don't understand why this is. How can Chambersburg traffic be worse than SanDiego? How can people refuse to pull over for an emergency vehicle?? These people who go into the emergency response field are not there for their own health I am sure. I just pray that the day you chose not to pull over for an emergency vehicle that the person you cherish the most in this world isn't the one who is waiting for someone to come to them and hold their hand while they are dying, or your house isn't the one on fire that they might be the first one there to help pull out your precious cat or dog... because you aren't home. I think we all just need some basic courtesy here. I do not work in this field and never will... I could never do what these emergency responders do and I appreciate them being willing to do a job that most people would never do. Thank you for all you do! I wish that the police would start sending tickets out to the idiots who refuse to pull over.

[towngal]

nice wrote:

i would know because they dont, because it isnt cost effective and time consuming! if you ask anybody who works there they will tell you we dont not drain, we crush and load, the barrels underneath the press are there to catch the liquids, the residual will always be in the tanks! Draining tanks may not be cost effective and time consuming but it helps in situations such as wrecks like these.

Since you sound like you work there, and are an expert on vehicle recycling, you would then know that the shredders that buy the crushed vehicles won't except the vehicles if they still have the fuel tanks attached.

[Grammie Bystander]

It's unfortunate that a story, such as this one of a truck overturning, could generate such hateful, rude comments about volunteers. I am the daughter of a volunteer firefigher who also is a member of the special police. He is 87 years old, and no, he is no longer one of the idiots many of you reference above. He is a decent, hard-working man who raised six children while giving his time to the local fire department. He left his fields of hay stand and corn unpicked to respond to fires and calls for fire police presence. He left hot meals setting of the table so that he could respond to scenes many of you would shutter to witness.

It is so easy to sit back and judge folks from the one or two (or three or four) instances you may have witnessed or had with the fire police. There are "bad apples" in every walk of life. Unfortunately, the bad ones are the ones who get the publicity.

The fire police do a job that for many years was done by the police (state or local). Now, with their numbers dwindling, folks, who are volunteers in this service, are called upon to perform some of those duties.

Instead of ranting and raving at them, how about appreciating the fact that they are willing to step up and give of themselves. It's just as easy to smile and say "thank you" as it is to make a negative comment and rude gesture.

I pray that none of you have the need of one of these men or women. But, on second thought, if you did, perhaps your level of appreciation for what they do would improve.

Personally, I would like to thank all the men and women out there who give of their time to do a job I would never want. Thank you!