Does look bad for that firefighter and thier department. However, I wasn't there. If that was me, I'd grab and help them out then mask up.
Have they been reprimanded before for not wearing proper PPE before crossing the IDLH threshold? Is his OIC a stickler for following SOGs to the letter? Was he scared about injuring himself? Who knows? Not me.
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u/_namechecksout Career Lieutenant/EMT 2d ago
Does look bad for that firefighter and thier department. However, I wasn't there. If that was me, I'd grab and help them out then mask up.
Have they been reprimanded before for not wearing proper PPE before crossing the IDLH threshold? Is his OIC a stickler for following SOGs to the letter? Was he scared about injuring himself? Who knows? Not me.
At the end of the day, the victim was saved.