Firefighters rushed to a pre-dawn blaze, a fire at a vacant house was extinguished and nobody was injured. Overall, the response by Pennsauken crews could be considered a success.
There’s just one thing: Did they have to break two windows on an illegally-parked car to douse the fire?
“This person made the conscious decision to park in front of the fire hydrant. Windows can be replaced; people cannot,” Pennsauken fire Chief Jospeh Palumbo said.
Firefighters rushed to a pre-dawn blaze, a fire at a vacant house was extinguished and nobody was injured. Overall, the response by Pennsauken crews could be considered a success.
There’s just one thing: Did they have to break two windows on an illegally-parked car to douse the fire?
“This person made the conscious decision to park in front of the fire hydrant. Windows can be replaced; people cannot,” Pennsauken fire Chief Jospeh Palumbo said.
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Navy_LCDR_Ret says
While there is some joy in breaking the windows: “Look what I did with the halligan!”, Mr. Smith with be plenty pissed ANd we will wind up with bad press and possibly paying for the windows.
Gary Staten says
I’m not familiar with the call or the area. Was this structure known to be vacant or was the family just not home at the time? Was there an exposure risk?
R michael says
I would have pushed it out of the way. Had it towed and impounded. Had him cited for blocking a hydrant and charged him for damage to the truck bumper…..he got off cheap with 2 windows….. lesson learned.
Eugene C. Rasband says
I, too, am a grammarian! Bravo!
Claude Kerley says
@ Mac, Would you feel that way if it was your mom’s car, or Heaven forbid, yours…