Fire Truck Stolen

[Richard B the EMT]

Timing is everything.

I just saw one of those "Incredible Videos" shows on SPIKE TV, and they had a woman who stole the police car she was cuffed into!

Anyone who steals a cop car usually has potential to make the fastest getaway known!

[Mateo_1387]

Most of that was sarcasm, even though you can't read sarcasm, I was hoping it was obvious.

Oh.......... :?

[speedygodzilla]

I've heard a story at work where a criminal stole the ambulance outside a pt's residence. The funny part is all of our ambulances like many have GPS tracking. To say the least he was unable to hide .

Different incident:

I also recall dispatch asking a unit "why is the sup vehicle moving?" (The sup was working a code with the unit) The units response was that the fire department was taking it to their station till sup is done. Dispatch was relieved to find out why the vehicle was moving on their computer screen.

[Richard B the EMT]

Didn't the vehicle have a device to allow the engine to run on, with the key removed? Most of these systems have a safety device to kill the engine when the vehicle's brake pedal is pressed to enable the gear shift to shift out of park, when the key is removed on activation of the system.

Therefore, if a fire fighter attempted to move the command car, it would have automatically stalled. Further, if the fire fighter was able to move it, it must mean the supervisor left the key in the ignition. I see a charges package being prepared against the supervisor, by HIS supervisor.

[speedygodzilla]

I am not sure how the sup vehicle works rather than just looking like an SUV with a light bar, siren, stickers, and paint job. As for the ambulances we have, none in our area, nor have I seen this feature in person on any of the other local crews.