The eighteen month old baby was turning blue when the firefighters arrived. There was a life and death decision that had to be made and the Virginia firemen chose to transport the baby in the fire truck in order to get it to the hospital as quickly as possible.
James Kelley, the twenty-year veteran fire fighter and his colleague had to make a calculated choice to drive the child to the hospital, as waiting for another emergency vehicle to arrive to transport would have put the baby’s life in grave danger.
The fire fighters have now been suspended because of their choice to transport the child in the engine. According to Kelly, he and his colleague were suspended because the engine in not a licensed transport unit.
Instead of being haled heroes for making this choice and ultimately saving the baby’s life, they are now having to sit at home and wait for their suspension to be lifted.
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They’ve been reinstated!
Unfortunately there is a punishment for making that decision. The rules are set for a reason although most do not agree. If the outcome had been the death of the child a Lawyer would have sued them for negligence.
Must allow first responders to exercise their judgment. Robots will never do their job. Did he violate protocol? Yes. Did that violation save a life? Most likely.
This is wrong on so many levels. What this man did was wonderful, now he’s being punished! SMDH!
Bureaucrats cannot even begin to grasp the job of first responders.
SOME CRY BABIES THINK Donald J. Trump SPEAKS TO HARSH ?? WHAT THE HELL DO THEY THINK GEORGE WASHINGTON SOUNDED LIKE WHEN GETTING PEOPLE TO STAND UP AGAINST THE BRITISH.. IF HE HAD NOT RAISED HIS VOICE IN ANGER ? YOUR ASSES WOULD BE BOWING TO A QUEEN..
Who are these stupid people that are ruining the careers of these people that want to help others and do the right thing???
STUPID! If it had been the bureaucrats kid, I wonder if they would have been suspended?
What in the world is going on
Agan no good deed goes unpunished