Subdeacon Joe Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 Yesterday in the way home from w**k I was following some sort of fire engine. I was looking at how things were stowed aboard it and noticed some movement on the top. After following it through several stoplights I realized that it was a water cannon and it was free to pivot. I would think that something like that would be dogged down so it couldn't swing freely like that. Can anyone tell me what standard practice is?
Chief Rick Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 Our water monitor was always secured when in transit.
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 9, 2021 Author Posted April 9, 2021 I sent a message through one of the Santa Rosa Fire Department FB pages and got: "Hey! Thanks for the message, do you remember what engine it was? Normally the “deck gun” up top is secured and isn’t able to swing free, but they can come loose. Thanks for the message. Equipment checks occur daily and it would have been caught this morning. Have a good evening."
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 There will be an extra inspection in the morning.
Calamity Kris Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 Typically, everything is secured after the end of a call, before heading back to the station. Then things are inspected again after the wet hose is removed and exchanged for dry, air tanks refilled etc. They should have caught it at one of those checks. I'll bet they catch it now.
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted April 9, 2021 Posted April 9, 2021 As a retired cop who was forced on occasion to endure civilian ride-alongs, I always wondered if firefighters have sleepovers as an equivalent
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