I'd have to give the driver the benefit of the doubt, thinking that there were numerous times that the rescue/fire personnel left their family at home to go to an emergency.
I have seen LEOs pick up their kids in squad cars. :shrug:
I thought one was dropping off his kids when he was behind me in the drop off line. Turns out he was pulling me over.
I agree, but here is my take. This person may be a chief, station officer etc who is on duty to respond. It is common for them to take the vehicle home for their run shift. However it doesn't do them any good to respond lights and siren, speeding etc with their own kids in the vehicle.
He didn't look old enough to be someone in charge. He wasn't in uniform.
I have seen LEOs pick up their kids in squad cars. :shrug:
For someone to pick up their kids from school in a HVFD emergency command vehicle? I can understand parking in front of the grocery, stopping for food, etc... But picking up your kids from elementary school?
How is it okay at the grocery store, stopping for food, etc.. but not okay to pick their kids up? They are either allowed to make side stops or they are not.. If they are, I don't see what the big deal is....
June
I was just seeing that too, wondering why they take firetrucks to grocery stores and such. I'm sure the trucks get enough action so that they dont' sit idle and dry rott tires etc.. I guess it's ok though, if it's used every day, then you're more likely to find problems with it during a non emergency.
Not to be snarky but what business is it of anyone if one of the volunteers uses a non-county vehicle to pick up their kid from school?
Those volunteers are not county employees, your tax dollars are not being spent on those vehicles so what if one of the volunteers uses it to pick up their kid because something may have happened to prevent someone else from picking the kid up. What would rather have happen the kid sit at school because daddy can't come and get him/her because he's volunteering to help in the event of an emergency.
Maybe instead of asking if it was ok, you say thanks those volunteers for they serve to help you because they volunteer to be there to help you in your time of need.
St. Mary's has a fire tax. Taxpayer dollars do go to purchase the vehicles. The taxpayers do have a right to question their use.
http://www.stmarysmd.com/docs/Trans...Procedures Manual Final October -2010.pdf.pdfRegistration of non-County owned vehicles is the responsibility of the owning entity (i.e., Volunteer Fire Departments and State-owned Health Department vehicles).
I tried to research that and found a 2010 document that said those vehicles are not county owned.
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http://www.stmarysmd.com/docs/Trans...Procedures Manual Final October -2010.pdf.pdf
I am probably wrong about the tax dollar thing but my statement about who's business is it still stands.