r/Firefighting • u/MarcuzFireREDDIT • Jun 02 '25

Videos What happens in a situation like this?

Entitled prick blocks a bus because she supposedly wasn't let on. A fire truck is behind - full lights blaring but refuses to move. No space for the truck to pass due to the congestion.

Would anything at all be able to be done? It's times like this that really piss and stress out firefighters, and I'm sorry people like this exist. Hopefully a big charge came her way, but nothing new as of yet as this happened yesterday I believe.

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u/DrGearheart Jun 03 '25

I would assume, if the delay of an emergency vehicle caused an emergency issue to be worse, or someone lost their life, then the person blocking the bus would be facing potential criminal charges, if not just civil.

It really depends on the city/local government and how they would want to handle it. But because there is a singular person causing the hold up, they can theoretically bring the hammer down on them, whereas in general traffic, who are you going to charge with a criminal act?