r/Firefighting • u/The_Road_is_Calling NH FF • Nov 25 '24

News Ohio fire department confronted about response to double fatal fire

https://chroniclet.com/news/411559/wakeman-fire-board-meeting-ends-in-shouting-match-over-fatal-fire/
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u/dwil22 Nov 25 '24

What am I missing. A volunteer department got there in 3 minutes and 30 seconds? That seems like a very appropriately timed response.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '24 edited Nov 25 '24

There station was 2 minutes away and it was 8:15am so I'm thinking this may have occured during a training drill or event as this took place on a Saturday.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '24

Or everyone is already awake, dressed, ready for their day and out the door when the call comes in. Most had probably just got to work at that point. Response times are always quicker that time of day on our department it seems. The ones in the middle of the night tend to trickle in much slower.

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u/Indiancockburn Nov 26 '24

Or chief's vehicle showed up, and couldn't do shit. 2nd (1st apparatus shows up) next and doesn't have enough staff to enter. 3rd apparatus shows up and possibly something can be done - but questionable with the training level of volunteers.