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Joined: Mar 03, 2006 Posts: 65 Location: Penryn, Cornwall
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject:
Today I saw something that mad my blood boil, maybe this post was heavy on my mind, partly because I’m sometimes guilty of not belting up. But driving behind a couple today it was clear that the child was not belted in, bad enough but the child was pointing to the sunroof and after a while the passenger (I assume the mother) opened it. The what happened, made me want to get in front of them, and mouth off, the little girl stood up between the front seats and put her head through the open sunroof. Something needs to be done to make these parents see what they are doing.
Chris you are a stronger man then me, to cope with what you’ve seen and still be a volunteer, fair play to you _________________ Clive
Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 160 Location: Highlands of Scotland
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:46 pm Post subject:
matb wrote:
sometimes this hardness can come across to those directly involved as we dont care. this is not the case, and it is what you dont see after we have left the scene, after you have all long gone that would shock you.mat
As a retained fire fighter myself I can fully understand the anguish that witnessness and helpers prior to the emergency services arrival must go through. We arrive at a scene, be it accident, fire, entrapment in machinery etc and we go into work mode. If we were to consider everyones feelings (our own included) we would struggle to meet our prime objective that is to save life. That's not to say we don't care, we very much do care. Sometimes, as mat has alluded to, it takes more than tea and sympathy to put into perspective what you have seen and done at a scene of descruction.
Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 628 Location: West Yorkshire
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject:
Trajet wrote:
matb wrote:
sometimes this hardness can come across to those directly involved as we dont care. this is not the case, and it is what you dont see after we have left the scene, after you have all long gone that would shock you.mat
As a retained fire fighter myself I can fully understand the anguish that witnessness and helpers prior to the emergency services arrival must go through. We arrive at a scene, be it accident, fire, entrapment in machinery etc and we go into work mode. If we were to consider everyones feelings (our own included) we would struggle to meet our prime objective that is to save life. That's not to say we don't care, we very much do care. Sometimes, as mat has alluded to, it takes more than tea and sympathy to put into perspective what you have seen and done at a scene of descruction.
I have the upmost respect for anyone who is in the business of saving lives like this - it can't be an easy job.
I have to say the organisation and professionalism of the emergency services were spot on. _________________ Thanks,
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