Comments on: Quick Takes

By: Roy Edwards

Roy Edwards — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:30:29 +0000

did you hear the lady ask in a strong accent “where D fire department” and the dumb a$$ filming said “eating dounuts”.

By: Fire 21

Fire 21 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:53:39 +0000

Huge line of Storms had just rolled through the area. Many power lines down,tress down,lightning calls etc. and a collapse of a wall in a large commercial building. The Slime yellow rig first arrival is Hillsborough County FR. The red rigs are Tampa FD. The area is called New Tampa. Northeast of downtown. Not making excuses for operations, but every station for 20 miles was out of the house on calls.

By: Captain 11

Captain 11 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:37:37 +0000

They wouldn’t make wheel chock in a real fire department. Disgraceful!!!!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:15:41 +0000

slow as they may be but NO one seemed to notice the lack of fire surpression from the stations own system. Every major station with a canopy has to have one by law but this one never was used. Guess the attendent did now what the Big Red Botton on the wall labeled fire surpression was for or ment.

By: the ear

the ear — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:48:07 +0000

Typical Florida operation.The Tampa FD is no better than Hillsboro County. No emphasis on how to operate in the proper manner.

By: Thaddeus Fitzhume

Thaddeus Fitzhume — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:26:52 +0000

5 minutes of video elapsed before the first engine from Hillsboro County arrived and then an additional 2:45 before that engine started to apply water to the fire. Not a great show for the taxpayers who were standing there waiting for the crew to arrive and take action …