r/Firefighting Jan 22 '24

Videos Drifting the new whip

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u/ofd227 Department Chief Jan 22 '24

Most people don't realize they are on icy roads until after the fact

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u/Mountain717 Jan 22 '24

Black ice is a bitch like that. And an emergency doesn't care if roads are icy. I'm not being critical of the driver at all, I was just thinking about how those conditions would impact possible deployment of the aerial.

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u/king-of-boom Jan 23 '24

Eh, I realized it stepping out of my front door this morning when my foot slid off the side of the sidewalk.