To SCBA or to not SCBA
Jeff Turner - QEM Fire
Interesting from Fire Fighter close calls…
In a response to actions demonstrating (and a photo showing) failure of self discipline, failure to follow policy and simply not "getting it" by at least 1 Officer and FF, the Charleston (S.C.) FD has suspended a Fire Captain for failure to wear his SCBA at a car fire. The event was made public after a photo of the crew operating that way at a car fire was printed in the newspaper. The captain was given a 2 week suspension without pay a 2nd Firefighter will receive a written warning. Both violated a department policy that requires firefighters wear and use all their protective gear, including SCBA, at all related emergencies.
Jeff Turner
Probationary FireFighter
QEM Fire Protection District
Jersey County, Illinois
