Parade Policy - Firehouse Forums - Firefighting Discussion
2006年7月13日 · We do use "lights and sirens" while on the parade route. The people still love it. One year, the "word" came down from City Hall to keep the trucks "on the quiet", as someone had...
Sirens In Parades? - Operations (Fire-EMS-Police-911)
2006年3月14日 · it appears that towns and villages with volunteer departments are less likely than cities with career departments to use horns and/or sirens. the fact that even during a parade an apparatus would be pulled from a parade to respond to a call may influence the use or non use of sirens and horns seems reasonable. if in this event, wouldn't it be se...
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2014年7月8日 · I have never understood what is so enjoyable about being 40' from a fire truck siren going by at 1 mph. Just about won't go to a parade just for that reason.
Siren Use During Parades - Operations (Fire-EMS-Police-911 ...
2006年6月28日 · I was at a parade recently, and the host department had every apparatus (about 10 in all) with the Q, electronic siren, air horns, and whatever else made noise all going at once on every apparatus. Not only was it uneccarily and obnouxiously, ridiculously loud, it really hurt the ears and damges hearing.
Sirens: Loud, Ineffective and Risky, Experts Say
2021年10月19日 · But for all the noise they create and attention they draw, sirens, combined with emergency lights and speeding, can be a force multiplier for more harm than good, some experts said. Emergency...
Fire Truck Lighting and History - Extreme Tactical Dynamics
Fire truck sirens are the attention getters; lights show the specific location of the vehicle, both are crucial components in helping first responders reach the incident in the absolute shortest time. Firefighters do a whole lot more these days than just putting out fires and getting cats out of trees.
Sirens: Let’s make some noise - FireRescue1
2013年8月6日 · Firefighters love them and more than a few in the general public detest them — as evidenced by letters to the editor in many daily newspapers. And lawyers have grown increasingly fond of sirens...
Lights & Sirens - Firehouse
2021年12月13日 · Bells, gongs, whistles and hand-cranked sirens were typical. Early electrical systems were rather primitive, and lights were few and far between. The first fire apparatus that I drove in my...
Fire truck parade brings sirens, solidarity | Coronavirus ...
2020年4月13日 · Fire trucks and other equipment from the Cumberland Head, Plattsburgh District #3 and Morrisonville fire departments paraded around the Town of Plattsburgh fire district Saturday to help...
Sirens and Lights: What to do When Emergency Vehicles Approach
2018年9月12日 · If you find yourself in front of an ambulance, fire truck, police car, or other lights-and-sirens vehicle, the first thing that you need to do is to stay calm and take a deep breath. Don't panic, because your reaction may be dangerous if you do.